Lahore;(Sports Reporter/Webdesk)-Pakistan and England will be facing each other in the seventh T20I match at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore Today.
England won the sixth match level the series 3-3 on Friday, September 30 and enter the last and final clash as favourites
Pakistan captain Babar Azam scored unbeaten 87 runs off 59 balls to help the hosts to put up a 170-run target, while batting first. But wicketkeeper batter Phil Salt smashed 88 runs off 41 balls to guide England to a big win in just 14.3 overs.
England rested their key pacers Mark Wood and Chris Woakes and Pakistan played without their leading run-scorer Mohammad Rizwan and leading wicket-taker Haris Rauf. Both teams are set to enter this final clash with full strength, which means there will be a lot of changes to the XIs. Wood’s return will be a big boost for England who has taken six wickets in just two matches in this series.
The pitch at Gaddafi Stadium is batting-friendly for T20 games. The average first innings score here is 164 runs and both teams managed to score past average score in the last game. But with key pacers returning for this fixture, fans can expect them to create early inroads in the powerplay overs.
Pakistani skipper reached 3000 runs in T20I cricket during his unbeaten 87-run knock in the last match. He has scored 281 runs in the six matches during the series at an average of 70.25 and a strike rate of 144.10. Pakistan will be hoping for another big performance.
The English speedster made his return to competitive cricket after a big gap of five months and made a big impact for his team. He has featured in only two matches due to his recent return from injury and was rested for the sixth match on Friday. Wood has taken six wickets at an impressive economy rate of 5.50 in this series and will likely be returning for the final clash.
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