Jos Buttler and Phil Salt led England to a dominant seven-wicket victory over Pakistan within the fourth and ultimate T20I because the hosts wrapped up a 2-0 sequence win at The Kia Oval days earlier than their T20 World Cup defence begins.
Captain Buttler (39), who returned to the England set-up following the start of his third baby, smashed seven fours and one six throughout his innings as he led the cost alongside Salt (45) in a gap stand of 82 in simply 6.2 overs.
Pakistan had no reply to England’s brutal batting as Buttler’s facet raced to 158-3 – after dismissing the vacationers for 157 – to safe a medical victory with four-and-a-half overs to spare, a day earlier than they fly out to Barbados for the T20 World Cup – reside on Sky Sports activities.
Earlier, Pakistan captain Babar Azam (36) and Mohammad Rizwan (23) made probably the most of being reunited on the high of the order, sharing a speedy 59-run partnership (36 balls) after being put into bat, earlier than Jofra Archer (1-31) and Adil Rashid (2-27) helped England combat again.
Some sloppy middle-order batting noticed Pakistan slip to 86-5, shedding Shadab Khan and Azam Khan for geese, with Liam Livingstone (2-17) then finishing a double-wicket maiden within the fifteenth over as he dismissed Usman Khan (38) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (0).
Adil Rashid (2-27) and Mark Wooden (2-35) each took two wickets apiece as Pakistan’s batting crumbled beneath the strain every week earlier than they play their first recreation on the World Cup in opposition to USA at Grand Prairie Stadium.
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Each match from the T20 World Cup is reside on Sky Sports activities between June 1-29, with England’s first match is in opposition to Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday June 4 (3.30pm UK and Eire time).
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