Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
50 | 11 Runs | PAK: 247/8 | RR: 4.94

  • Umar Gul6 (3b)
  • Imad Wasim57 (41b)
  • Liam Plunkett9-0-61-1
  • Chris Jordan9-1-42-2

5.30pm: So, England will need 248 to win, Pakistan scrambling up towards respectability thanks to Imad Wasim's lively knock at the end. He's now scored 137 runs without being dismissed in the series, and has an average (71.33) that is higher than his highest score (63*) - not too shabby at all. Azhar Ali again weighed anchor with 80 but it was a familiar case of diffidence from most of the order, until Imad got going. Can England knock them off or do the Pakistan bowlers have something special in their locker? Join us in 30 mins or so to find out...

49.6
0
Plunkett to Umar Gul, no run, good length, fast outside off, and a swing-and-a-miss to finish the innings
49.5
6
Plunkett to Umar Gul, SIX, slotted over the straight boundary for six! Gul is a powerful slugger and he picks up Plunkett's attempted yorker and deposits it dismissively back over the bowler's end. Have some
49.4
1
Plunkett to Imad Wasim, 1 run, goes full outside off this time, makes room and clubs a drive to the cover sweeper

"Don't mention Kolkata please!" warbles Enigma's Fan. Sorry, the "Bengali ground"

49.3
0
Plunkett to Imad Wasim, no run, fired in full and slightly leg side, Imad was trying to reverse-paddle again, misses the ball - and Plunkett gets the benefit of the doubt from the umpire
49.2
2
Plunkett to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, full and straight, clubbed into the leg side and they hurry a second
49.1
2
Plunkett to Imad Wasim, 2 runs, oh, that's cheeky and it's also very good, gets the reverse-ramp away between gully and backward point for a couple

Liam Plunkett will bowl the final over, rather than Willey. Can Imad get Pakistan to 250?

END OF OVER:
49 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | PAK: 236/8 | RR: 4.81

  • Umar Gul0 (1b)
  • Imad Wasim52 (37b)
  • Chris Jordan9-1-42-2
  • David Willey8-2-40-0

"I guess Stokes and Jordan should be finishing end overs for England," squeaks avishek. "Isn't Stokes good enough to bowl at death?" I suspect he might want a wee bit more recovery time after that over in Kolkata

48.6
0
Jordan to Umar Gul, no run, on the stumps, blocked to the leg side and Jordan scurries after it - that's him finished, another solid death showing on his ODI return

In comes Umar Gul at No. 10

48.5
W
Jordan to Hasan Ali, OUT, the full toss does the job, Hasan slicing to backward point! The batsman was backing away to leg, swinging from the hip, flipped it high to Root's right for a running catch

Hasan Ali c Root b Jordan 9 (37m 19b 0x4 0x6) SR: 47.36

Lower-order impact

153

Runs scored by the 5th and 6th wicket for England in this ODI - most for a team in a match at Headingley; 103 runs for the 5th wkt and 50 for the 6th wicket.

Troubles at Headingley

4

No. of consecutive ODIs for England at Headingley with none of their top-three batsmen making 50+ scores.

Not out

137*

Runs scored by Imad Wasim in 3 inns of this series and he hasn't been dismissed yet. He made 17* in Southampton, 63* at Lord's and 57* today.

Another eighty

2

No. of captains to make two scores in 80s in a bilateral ODI series, including Azhar Ali. First was Ian Chappell vs NZ in 1973-74.

Nothing much at top

1

No. of 50+ partnerships for Pakistan for top-three wickets in this series. However for wickets 4th to 6th they have had 4 50+ stands.

England's leeds

7-3

Win-loss record for England in their last 10 ODIs at Headingley, before this. Against Pakistan they have a 2-1 record in 3 matches.