[Tobias Chuddlewick]

Unusual dismissal , rules book out for a bit of light reading !!!

[Lord Snooty]

Turning point of the innings as well. Bit of a collapse when he went.

[themaclad]

BBC REPORT

England 200 (19.5 overs): Buttler 59 (39); Hasnain 3-51
Pakistan 155-9 (20 overs): Mahmood 3-33, Rashid 2-30
England won by 45 runs

England's spinners squeezed Pakistan to claim an emphatic 45-run victory in the second Twenty20 and level the series at 1-1.

Although Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali and Liam Livingstone - who twice hit sixes out of Headingley - all sparkled with the bat, England failed to post a total that would have put Pakistan out of the game.

From 137-3 in the 14th over and 164-5 in the 16th, England lost their last five wickets for 36 runs to be bowled out for 200.

However, England's trio of spinners, led by Adil Rashid, superbly exploited a pitch that rapidly deteriorated.

Rashid claimed 2-30, fellow leg-spinner Matt Parkinson 1-25 and off-spinner Moeen 2-32 as Pakistan lurched to 155-9.

The series decider is at Old Trafford on Tuesday at 18:30 BST.


After the thrilling entertainment of Pakistan's 31-run win in the series opener, this was another thoroughly enjoyable contest, played in front of a full house on a baking hot day.

England stuck with their plan of experimenting with October's World Cup in mind. Captain Eoin Morgan was rested, Jonny Bairstow shifted down the order to number six and Moeen's off-spin employed after he did not bowl on Friday.

With the World Cup set to be played in the United Arab Emirates and Oman, most encouraging will be the combined performance of leg-spinners Rashid and Parkinson, who lined up in the same England team for the first time.

The hosts' total looked no more than par, only for Rashid and Parkinson to stifle Pakistan on a pitch that became increasingly responsive to the slow bowlers.

Fresh from his dazzling 42-ball century on Friday, Lancashire's Livingstone was again striking the ball with awesome power.

Buttler, captaining in his first match for a month because of a calf injury, added the early impetus with his 59 from 39 balls, putting on 67 with Moeen, who crashed 36 from 16.

But it was Livingstone, himself sharing 52 with Buttler, who provided the stand-out moments.

A first straight six out of the ground, off spinner Imad Wasim, was handsome, but a second, off the pace of Haris Rauf that went over the new stand and onto the rugby ground, was a massive hit.


Livingstone was run out for 38 from 23 balls when he failed to respond to Tom Curran's call, a signal for England to lose momentum against a Pakistan side that held their length with the ball and caught well in the field.

Still, England have not lost a T20 when they have posted 200 batting first, a record that never looked in danger.

England spinners stifle Pakistan
In hindsight, the way the pitch behaved suggested Pakistan made a mistake in fielding first after winning the toss, but that should take nothing away from the way England bowled.

Although captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan reprised their stellar opening partnership from Friday by adding 50 in the powerplay, after Saqib Mahmood had Babar miscue to extra cover the spinners took over.

Rashid bowls with a fizzing pace and possesses a dangerous googly. Parkinson is much slower, using his flight and guile. At one stage they bowled five overs in tandem that cost only 28 runs and brought two wickets - both to Rashid, one a superb caught and bowled to remove Rizwan. The life had been sucked from the chase.

Moeen followed up with two wickets in an over, while Parkinson finally got his reward from the last ball of his spell when Azam Khan was stumped.

In all, England sent down 11 overs of spin, the most they have bowled in a T20, before seamer Mahmood nipped in at the death for 3-33.


England captain Jos Buttler on BBC One: "I was a bit nervous coming into today but I enjoyed it. It was great to be back out there.

"We've got a lot of options and that's fantastic for us. It was nice to give Moeen that opportunity today. It was a great all-round performance from him and the leg-spinners bowled really well together."

Former England captain Michael Vaughan: "England were very, very impressive, particularly with the ball in hand. All the bowlers had a good afternoon out. And you expect that from England with the bat."

Former England batter Ebony Rainford-Brent: "It was a ruthless performance and England made it look easy in the end."

Pakistan captain Babar Azam: "We started well but they got 20 or 30 runs extra. After six overs of our chase we couldn't continue the partnerships."

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

That's a new one for me. I know I'm not an expert in the laws of cricket but, Livingstone run out when the lad running him out had broken the wicket with his foot.
But there was still one of the bails still in place, so when he swung round and broke the wicket properly, Livingstone was still short of the crease.
Verdict? Out!

Never seen that before. Not out I would've said.

Law 29.1.1.5: The wicket is put down if a bail is completely removed from the top of the stumps, or a stump is struck out of the ground, by a fielder with his/her hand or arm, providing that the ball is held in the hand or hands so used, or in the hand of the arm so used.

I guess that the singular "a bail" is the key there, as one bail did remain in place for the fielder to dislodge legally.

[themaclad]

Third Vitality Twenty20, Emirates Old Trafford
Pakistan 154-6 (20 overs): Rizwan 76* (57); Rashid 4-35
England 155-7 (19.4 overs): Roy 64 (36), Hafeez 3-28
England won by three wickets
Scorecard
England overcame an almighty wobble to beat Pakistan in a pulsating final Twenty20 at Emirates Old Trafford and win the series 2-1.

Chasing 155 on a dry, turning pitch, England needed 61 from nine overs with eight wickets in hand after Jason Roy's 64.

However, with Pakistan's spinners applying a vice-like grip and Dawid Malan struggling to score freely, the equation went out to 39 from four overs before captain Eoin Morgan regained control.

In a dramatic penultimate over, Malan was bowled by Mohammad Hafeez, only for Liam Livingstone to hit his first ball for six then be caught off his next, leaving six required off the final over.

Although Morgan holed out with four needed, Chris Jordan got England over the line with two balls to spare.

England's own spinners were earlier at the fore, restricting Pakistan to 154-6. Mohammad Rizwan batted through the innings for 76 not out, but the tourists were shackled by Adil Rashid's 4-35.

The hosts end their white-ball summer with only one defeat from 12 matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, now moving on to a five-Test series with India which begins on 4 August.

Before then, English cricket takes a step into the unknown with the inaugural season of The Hundred, which starts on Wednesday with the opening match of the women's competition.

Oval Invincibles versus Manchester Originals begins at 18:30 BST and is live on BBC Two.

England win last-over thriller - watch highlights on BBC iPlayer
England v Pakistan - results & reports
How to follow The Hundred on the BBC
England come through dramatic examination
This was ideal preparation for the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman starting in October.

Although the deafening atmosphere is likely to be very different to what England will experience at that tournament, to win a high-stakes game by completing a tense chase on a spinning pitch against a skilful attack is an examination passed.

From a position where they were coasting, England were plunged into tension by some questionable strokes and the nous of the Pakistan bowlers.

Captain Morgan looked to have the game won when he flicked two sixes off Hasan Ali's 18th over, yet vastly experienced off-spinner Hafeez dragged Pakistan back into it.

Malan was bowled trying to make room, and rising star Livingstone heaved his first ball over mid-wicket, then sliced to short third man.

Morgan skied a missed chance from the first ball of Hasan's last over and ran two, then was caught, only for the nerveless Jordan to take the required four runs from the next two deliveries.

Spinners hold Pakistan again
England's 45-run win in the second match at Headingley on Sunday was partly engineered by the spinners, and they repeated the dose at Old Trafford.

Just like in Leeds, England sent down 11 overs of spin, with Livingstone filling the role of leg-spinner Matt Parkinson, who was left out on his home ground.

They were again led by the dependable Rashid, who returned his best figures in a T20 international, while off-spinner Moeen Ali conceded only 19 runs from four overs.

Rizwan swiped the majority of his runs through the leg side, but after he added 40 in the first five overs with captain Babar Azam, Pakistan slowed once Babar was stumped off a delightful Rashid googly.


'Completely outdone by a googly' - Rashid dismisses Babar
At one stage, England went through a 12-over period bowling 11 of spin, with Pakistan managing 85 runs for the loss of five wickets.

Hasan gave some impetus at the death when England returned to pace, taking Pakistan to a total that was almost enough.

England falter after Roy dazzles
The conditions and a Pakistan team full of spin options always had the potential to give England problems in the chase - the usually destructive Jos Buttler scraping 21 from 22 balls gave an indication of the batting difficulties.

Still, England were cruising as Roy swatted on the leg side and crashed through point for his highest score in a T20 international since February last year.


'He's on fire!' - Watch the best shots as Roy hits 64
His dismissal - miscuing leg-spinner Usman Qadir to long-off - was followed by Jonny Bairstow needlessly being caught at cover off slow left-armer Imad Wasim and Moeen being bowled hacking at Hafeez.

Malan managed 31 from 33 deliveries, but he at least provided a foil for Morgan, whose 21 from just 12 balls ensured England emerged from the chaos.

'This win means a huge amount' - what they said
England captain Eoin Morgan: "This win means a huge amount. This was the worst possible pitch for the way we play, and we have won on a wicket which is slow and spins, so I am very proud.

"I genuinely don't think the ball will spin like that in UAE, but we are ready for any surfaces that do spin."

Player of the match Jason Roy: "I just went out there and tried to have a bit of fun. I was frustrated to get out when I did but the boys were good enough to get us over the line.

"We play incredible cricket on flat pitches and score millions of runs. For us to have a performance like that on a pitch like that is very rewarding. Today is going to give us lots of confidence."

England Test bowler James Anderson on their T20 World Cup chances: "They have got an absolutely fantastic chance. The quality they have got in their squad is as good as, if not better, than anyone else in the world.

"They have got the skills and the players to be able to perform in all conditions. They've got players who know how to win tournaments now."

Pakistan captain Babar Azam: "We were 10 to 15 runs short today. Our batting let us down, but we fought, our players fought well and you saw the fight from them which was good.

"We need to do better against spinners. We haven't batted as well as we could. Some days we have good days and some days we have bad days."

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Ben Stokes taking an indefinite break from cricket, missing the upcoming Test series, citing mental health and his finger injury not healing properly. Hopefully he'll be okay with a bit of time to work through this stuff. His dad's death last winter must have been difficult enough to cope with already, without the eco-bubbles and periods of isolation the players had to go through at the same time. All the best, Stokesy, and come back stronger.

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

India in England - Records





Highest Innings Totals

1. England 710-7d - Edgbaston, 10th August 2011
2. India 664 - The Oval, 9th August 2007
3. England 653-4d - Lord's, 26th July 1990
4. England 633-5d - Edgbaston, 12th July 1979
5. England 629 - Lord's, 20th June 1974


Lowest Innings Totals

1. India 42 - Lord's, 20th June 1974
2. India 58 - Old Trafford, 17th July 1952
3. India 82 - Old Trafford, 17th July 1952
4. India 92 - Edgbaston, 13th July 1967
5. India 93 - Lord's, 27th June 1936

9. England 101 - The Oval, 19th August 1971


Highest Individual Scores

1. Graham Gooch 333 - Lord's, 26th July 1990
2. Alastair Cook 294 - Edgbaston, 10th August 2011
3. Geoffrey Boycott 246* - Headingley, 8th June 1967
4. Ian Bell 235 - The Oval, 18th August 2011
5. Sunil Gavaskar 221 - The Oval, 30th August 1979


Best Bowling Figures In An Innings

1. Frederick Trueman 8-31 - Old Trafford, 17th July 1952
2. Alec Bedser 7-49 - Lord's, 22nd June 1946
3. Alec Bedser 7-52 - Old Trafford, 20th July 1946
4. Ishant Sharma 7-74 - Lord's, 17th July 2014
5. George Oswald Allen 7-80 - The Oval, 15th August 1936


Most Runs In A Series

1. Graham Gooch 752 - 1990
2. Michael Vaughan 615 - 2002
3. Rahul Dravid 602 - 2002
4. Virat Kohli 593 - 2018
5. Sunil Gavaskar 542 - 1979


Most Wickets In A Series

1. Frederick Trueman 29 - 1952
2. Stuart Broad 25 - 2011
3. James Anderson 25 - 2014
4. Alec Bedser 24 - 1946
5. Frederick Trueman 24 - 1959

14. Bhuvneshwar Kumar 19 - 2014


Most Runs In Total

1. Sachin Tendulkar 1575 - 1990-2011
2. Rahul Dravid 1376 - 1996-2011
3. Alastair Cook 1196 - 2007-2018
4. Sunil Gavaskar 1152 - 1971-1986
5. Graham Gooch 1134 - 1979-1990


Most Wickets In Total

1. James Anderson 84 - 2007-present
2. Stuart Broad 60 - 2011-present
3. Frederick Trueman 53 - 1952-1959
4. Alec Bedser 44 - 1946-1952
5. Ishant Sharma 43 - 2011-present

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

England win the toss and will bat first at Trent Bridge. Burns, Sibley, Crawley, Root, Bairstow, Lawrence, Buttler, Curran, Robinson, Broad, Anderson. No Hameed and no spinner.

[themaclad]

Pitiful playing white ball cricket for the best part of two months working well

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

And here was me thinking the Hundred was named for the number of deliveries in an innings, rather than the score the England Test team will routinely be bowled out for from now on.