In the ongoing Pakistan vs England T20 series, this was the second match where England had put a mammoth total and given Pakistan 200 runs to Chase when the Pakistan opening pair came to bat in the second innings and got the team home.

Babar Azam scored a sizzling 110 off 66 balls while on the other end Rizwan put on 88 runs off 51 deliveries and the duo remained unbeaten and took their team over the line. Their partnership of 203 runs is now a world record for the highest partnership in a t20 chase. The previous record was also in the name of the same duo and that was for 197 runs.

With the valiant efforts of Babar – Rizwan Pakistan managed to level the 7 match series by one all at the deafening National Stadium in Karachi. This victory comes at a time when Pakistan has been devastated with floods and the situation is very grim.