England sweat to 2-1 T20 series win over Pakistan
The Peninsula
MANCHESTER, England - 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 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.
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