Mo Ali cricket: English all-rounder scores fighting T20I half-century in losing cause vs Pakistan

Mo Ali cricket: The English all-rounder scored his second T20I half-century but failed to seal a 191-run chase at Old Trafford.

During the third T20I of the ongoing Pakistan’s tour of England in Manchester, England all-rounder Moeen Ali tried his best to make his team win form a losing position but couldn’t deliver when it mattered the most.

Coming in to bat at No. 5 in the eighth over of a 191-run chase, Moeen stitched a 57-run partnership alongside Sam Billings to give England more than just an outside chance of winning the match.

Coming on the back of scores of 0, 1, 8 and 1 in previous four international outings, Moeen turned the tables on the Pakistani attack. It was on the last delivery of the 12th over that the southpaw reverse-swept Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan for his first boundary.

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Moeen’s first signs of aggression came in the 14th over when he hit a four off Pakistan speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi to follow it with a dominating six down the ground. With England losing Billings (26) and needing 62 runs in the last five overs, Moeen hit Shadab for three sixes in the same over to accumulate 20 runs in the 16th over.

On the second delivery of the following over, Moeen completed his half-century with a single off Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf.

It was the experience of Wahab Riaz which put an end to Moeen’s potentially match-winning knock in the penultimate over as he scored 61 (33) with the help of four fours and sixes each.

In an anti-climax sequence, England pacer Tom Curran scored six on the penultimate delivery of the match but couldn’t score another one on the last ball against Rauf as Pakistan registered a five-run victory and draw level the series 1-1.

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