England vs Pakistan 3rd T20: Jason Roy, Adil Rashid power hosts to 2-1 T20 series win

Liam Livingstone came in to bat in the penultimate over, smashing his first ball for a mighty six and was then caught off the next, leaving England needing six runs from the final over. Eoin Morgan went with four runs still required but Chris Jordan and David Willey did what was needed.

A nervy England beat a battling Pakistan by three wickets, and with just two balls to spare, in a nail-biting thriller at Old Trafford on Tuesday (July 20) that sealed a 2-1 T20 series win. Pakistan, who won the toss and opted to bat in front of a noisy 20,000-strong crowd on a slow wicket, had set England a target of 155 at Old Trafford with opener Mohammad Rizwan top scoring with 76 not out. England were cruising but the loss of Jason Roy, caught by Fakhar Zaman on 64, at the halfway point led to a nail-biting and breathless finish as the Pakistan spinners went to work and wickets fell. Liam Livingstone came in to bat in the penultimate over, smashing his first ball for a mighty six and was then caught off the next, leaving England needing six runs from the final over. Eoin Morgan went with four runs still required but Chris Jordan and David Willey did what was needed. The white-ball match was the last home T20 for Morgan’s England side before the World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in October. “It means a huge amount,” said Morgan of the win. “The style in which we play naturally, and the game which we are best at, I think this is the worst possible wicket that we can actually apply it on.