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Phil Salt powered England to a series-levelling win over Pakistan with a ferocious 50 at the Gadaffi Stadium.
In what was the most clinical displays of hitting, the Lancashire batter comfortably surpassed the speed of his debut half-century against the West Indies earlier this year, trumping that 22-ball effort by taking just 19 against a Pakistani attack with its tail up after defending two modest scores over the previous few days.
For Salt, there had not been much to justify his selection on this trip and so this was a timely reminder of his game-altering qualities as the tourists romped to an eight-wicket victory with more than a quarter of the innings unused.
There is also just Sunday’s deciding match left now before the
