Pakistani skipper Babar Azam slipped another spot in ICC T20I rankings for batters, while wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan continues his reign on the top spot.

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Nawaz produced another stellar innings before Iftikhar Ahmed sealed victory with a six in the final over.

The India-Pakistan fixture the following night is also a sell-out with more than 90,000 fans set to jam the Melbourne Cricket Ground after additional standing-room tickets were snapped up within 10 minutes.

New Zealand will tour Pakistan twice from late December, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Monday, more than a year after abandoning a series there over security concerns.

The world's top-ranked T20 batsman, Rizwan batted through the innings in cold conditions at Hagley Oval, tallying seven fours and two sixes in a chanceless 50-ball knock.

England won the first, third, sixth and seventh games while Pakistan won the second, fourth and fifth.

Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan Cricket tea,, became one of the few players to surpass 3,000 runs in the T20 format.

Jamal kept his cool despite being hit for a six off the third ball, conceding just eight to give Pakistan a 3-2 lead in the seven-match series.

Haris Rauf grabbed three wickets as the hosts tied the seven-match series.

Alex Hales celebrated his return to the England team with a 40-ball 53 to anchor England's chase of a modest 159-run target in 19.2 overs.