England beat Pakistan by 6 wickets to take 2-1 lead

Sharjah, 17 November (CRICKETNMORE) : A four-wicket haul for Chris Woakes and an unbeaten 67 by James Taylor help England defeat Pakistan by six wickets to take 2-1 lead in the series.

Toss : Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first. 

Venue : Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah

Pakistan Innings : Brilliant bowling from Chris Woakes (4/40) helps England restrict Pakistan to modest 208. Mohammad Hafeez 45, Wahab Riaz 33 andk Skipper Azhar Ali 36 contributed with bat for Pakistan. David Willey,Reece Topley and Moeen Ali claimed 1 wicket each for visitors.

England Innings : Brilliant Innings from James Taylor (67 not out) and Jos Bauttler (49 not out) help England win by six wickets with nine overs to spare. For Pakistan 20 years old spinner Zafar Gohar claimed two wickets for 54. Mohammad Irfan and Shoaib Malik picked up one wicket eacch

MoM : James Taylor is the Man of the Match for his 69-ball 67

Series Result : England lead 2-1

Teams:

England (Playing XI): Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), James Taylor, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

Pakistan (Playing XI): Azhar Ali(c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Rizwan, Sarfraz Ahmed(w), Anwar Ali, Wahab Riaz, Zafar Gohar, Mohammad Irfan