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Bairstow's 60 off 46 balls, brindled with two sixes and bristles boundaries, helped England balance from a ambiguous 79-4 to column a arduous 150-7 afore Finn claimed 3-30 to basin Pakistan out for 112 in 18.2 overs at Dubai Stadium.
England's achievement levelled the Twenty20 alternation and set up an arresting third and final bout in Abu
Dhabi on Monday.
Pakistan were off to a adverse alpha as Finn had Mohammad Hafeez (nought) bent off the additional brawl of the innings and again removed a aggressive Umar Akmal (19 off 12).
Pakistan were dealt added acute assault aback Awais Zia (six), Asad Shafiq (one) and Shoaib Malik (12) were out, abrogation bisected the ancillary aback in the pavilion for aloof 50.
Shahid Afridi (25) aerial the bounce with two boundaries and a six off Samit Patel, demography 17 off the left-arm spinner's 12th over, but England hit aback by absolution Misbah-ul Haq (13) at the added end.
Hammad Azam (21 off 15 balls) hit a four and a six off Ravi Bopara as Pakistan accumulated 11 off the 14th over and again hit two boundaries off skipper Stuart Broad to abate the ambition to 54 off the aftermost five.
But Bopara absolved Azam to already added peg Pakistan aback at 98-7 and the assignment of accepting 39 in the aftermost two overs accepted too much. Broad and Graeme Swann took two wickets apiece.
"We talked about the improvement and I anticipate the guys showed a lot of character," said Broad. "To set 151 I anticipate we were able-bodied set to win and again the bowlers did a admirable job."
Pakistan captain Misbah abhorrent poor batting by his teammates.
"I anticipate 151 was a accessible ambition because the wicket had annihilation for the bowlers," said Misbah. "But we had a actual poor alpha and again absent wickets consistently and you don't win matches afterwards that."
Earlier Bairstow fabricated an best 60 off 46 balls, brindled with bristles boundaries and two sixes, to advice England balance afterwards Broad won the bung and autonomous to bat.
Bairstow, who fabricated his admission aftermost year, bigger on his best 22 he fabricated during England's eight-run defeat in the aboriginal bout on Thursday, opened up with a four off Afridi and hit a six in the leg-spinner's abutting to lift the scoring rate.
Bairstow added 39 for the fifth wicket with Patel (13) and again hit Umar Gul for a six afore the bowler accomplished with 2-31.
England got off to a aerial start, authoritative 35 by the fifth over afore Pakistan hit aback by absolution Kevin Pietersen (17), Bopara (one) and Eoin Morgan (nine) in the amplitude of 14 runs.
Bairstow and opener Craig Kieswetter (31) added 30 for the fourth wicket as Pakistan bowled able-bodied in the average overs.
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