• Babar Azam praised Mohammad Rizwan and Aamer Jamal for their performances.
• Pakistan beats England by six runs in the fifth Twenty20 at Gaddafi Stadium.
• Pace bowler Mark Wood got 3-20 to disrupt England’s batting effort.

Babar Azam, Pakistan captain hailed wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan and all-rounder Aamer Jamal for their outstanding performances.

In the fifth Twenty20 International against England, which helped the Green Shirts win by six runs.

After express pacer Mark Wood got 3-20 to disrupt the host team, who were asked to bat first at Gaddafi Stadium, Rizwan’s 46-ball 63 was the cornerstone of Pakistan’s 145 all-out in 19 overs.

And, despite being struck for a six off the third ball of the final over, Jamal kept his cool, giving only eight runs to give Pakistan a 3-2 lead in the seven-match series.

“Proud of my team for giving absolutely everything,” Babar wrote after the match as Pakistan moved an inch towards sealing the series.

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Proud of my team for giving absolutely everything.@iMRizwanPak brilliant as always and proper nerves there from Aamir! 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/g8CifdyOIb

— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) September 28, 2022

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