England beat Pakistan in 2nd T20 by 45 runs, level series

Jos Buttler (59 from 39 balls) returned to the side as captain, with Eoin Morgan rested, and led England's batting effort with his 14th T20I fifty, sharing a 67-run stand with Ali (36 from 16) and a partnership of 52 with Liam Livingstone (38 from 23), who followed up his stunning century at Trent Bridge by clearing The Emerald Stand with one enormous six.

After setting the guests 201 run target, Adil Rashid (2-30), Moeen Ali (2-32) and Matt Parkinson (1-25) shared five wickets between them through the middle overs to leave Pakistan's chase in tatters.

Pakistan was well-placed at 71-1 in the ninth over before losing five wickets for 34 runs in an eventual total of 155-9.

After the ODI series whitewash, Pakistan came all guns blazing in the first match of the T20I series with a thrilling 31-run win.