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Patna : Pakistan beat England by 5 runs in the 3rd T20I at Emirates old Trafford, Manchester, UK, on September 1, 2020, late night, as Mohammad Hafeez, 39, scored an unbeaten 86 in only 52 balls with 4 four and 6 sixes, his second fifty in a row, and Haider Ali scored 54 in 33 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. The three-match T20I series ended in 1-1 as the first match was washed out due to rain.
England won the toss but opted to bowl. Batting first, Pakistan scored 190/4 in 20 overs with Mohammad Hafeez scoring an unbeaten 86. Captain Babar Azam fell to Tom Curran for 21 while Fakhar Zaman fell to Moen Ali for 1. The second Pakistan wicket fell when the score was 32. But, then Hafeez and Haider Ali added 100 run for the third wicket. Shadab Khan fell to Chris Jordan for 15.
Chasing a target of 191, England could score only 185/8 in 20 overs with Moen Ali scoring 61 in 33 balls hitting 4 fours and 4 sixes while opener Tom Banton made 46 in 31 balls with 8 fours. England captain Eoin Morgan was run out for 10 while Dawid Malan scored 7. Sam Billings made 26. Pakistan fast bowlers Shaheen Afridi and Wahab Riaz took two wickets.
Mohammad Hafeez was declared Player of the Match as well as Player of the Series.