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Pakistan defeated England by 8 wickets in the 6th T20I match with 33 balls to spare and levelled the 7-match T20I series 3-3.

While England won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat first, they posted 169/6 with the help of skipper Babar Azam's unbeaten 87 run-knock from 59 balls. Among England bowlers, David Willey and Sam Curran picked two wickets each and also kept the run rate under control. 

In response, England opener Phil Salt looked in tremendous touch with the bat and took the game away from the opposition in rapid time. Thanks to his aggressive intent, the Three Lions were able to breach the 100-run mark (102/1) in just 7 overs.

Only Shadab Khan managed to pick wickets for his team while the rest of them like Mohammad Nawaz, Shahnawaz Dahani and Mohammad Wasim Jr leaked 105 runs in just 8.3 overs without picking a wicket which put the team under enormous pressure from which they couldn't recover.

Numbers and Stats from PAK vs ENG 6th T20I:

5 -  Babar Azam became the 5th batsman to smash 3000 runs in men's T20I. Along with Virat Kohli, he became the fastest batsman to reach 3000 runs in men's T20I.

Most runs in men's T20I:
Rohit Sharma - 3694
Virat Kohli - 3663
Martin Guptill - 3497
Babar Azam - 3035
Paul Stirling - 3011

Fastest to smash 3000 runs in men's T20I (by inns batted):
Virat Kohli / Babar Azam - 81 inns
Martin Guptill - 101 inns
Rohit Sharma - 108 inns

17 - England defeated Pakistan for the 17th time in men's T20I.

Most wins against a team in men's T20I:
India - 17 vs SL
India - 17 vs WI
England - 17 vs PAK

19 -
Phil Salt has smashed a fifty from just 19 balls.

Fastest fifty for England in men's T20I:
Moeen Ali - 16 balls vs SA in Bristol, 2022
Liam Livingstone - 17 balls vs PAK in Nottingham, 2021
Phil Salt - 19 balls vs PAK in Lahore, 2022

33 - England have chased down 170 runs with 33 balls to spare.

Fastest to chase 170 (or) more runs in men's T20I match:
Netherlands - 37 balls vs Ireland in Sylhet, 2014
England - 33 balls vs Pakistan in Lahore, 2022
South Africa - 32 balls vs England in Johannesburg, 2016

82/1 - England smashed 82/1 in powerplay overs.

Highest team score for England men's team in powerplay:
89/3 vs SA in Mumbai-WS, 2016
82/1 vs PAK in Lahore, 2022
73/0 vs IND in Bristol, 2018

556 - Babar Azam has smashed 556 runs vs England in men's T20I. He became the 4th batsman after Aaron Finch, Virat Kohli and Mohammad Rizwan to smash more than 500 runs vs England in men's T20I.

Most runs vs England in men's T20I:
Aaron Finch - 594
Virat Kohli - 589
Babar Azam - 556
Mohammad Rizwan - 521
Martin Guptill - 471

1745 - Babar Azam has smashed 1745 runs as captain in men's T20I.

Most runs as captain in men's T20I:
Aaron Finch - 2031
Babar Azam - 1745
Kane Williamson - 1674

Babar Azam has surpassed Kane Williamson in this T20I match.

Most fifty-plus scores as captain of Pakistan in men's international cricket:
Misbah-ul-Haq: 70
Inzamam-ul-Haq /  Babar Azam : 42
Imran Khan: 38