Illustrated Story

Buttler ballistics secure England series win

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Alex Hales and Jason Roy walked out to open the innings after Eoin Morgan won his third toss of the series  Getty Images
Hales started fluently in a 54-run stand for the first wicket  Getty Images
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But Mohammad Irfan removed him for 22 to break that partnership  Getty Images
Roy, however, kept England's score ticking in the first half of the innings  Getty Images
He eventually brought up his maiden ODI century from 113 balls  Getty Images
Roy and Joe Root added 140 for England's second wicket  Getty Images
... setting the stage for Jos Buttler to unfurl his full repertoire  Getty Images
Eoin Morgan was stumped for 14 from 13 balls as England pursued quick runs  Getty Images
But Buttler kept powering along to an incredible 46-ball hundred  Getty Images
He crashed eight sixes and ten fours in an epic performance  Getty Images
Azhar Ali's 32-ball 44 gave Pakistan a flying start to their run-chase  Getty Images
... although David Willey's breakthroughs kept England in control  Getty Images
Mohammad Hafeez was run out for 37 to break a threatening stand of 65 with Babar Azam  Getty Images
,,, and Babar himself was caught for 51 by Alex Hales, who made amends for an earlier drop  Getty Images
Adil Rashid had Mohammad Rizwan caught behind for 11 as England chipped away  Getty Images
Shoaib Malik's 30-ball half-century kept Pakistan on course ...  Getty Images
... but his dismissal to a Reece Topley full-toss spelt the end of their hopes  Getty Images
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