After Two Whitewashes Series End With Decider

Abu Dhabi: After two whitewashes we now have a series decider following England's slick victory in the second Twenty20 international in Dubai.

The shortest format of the game has been the only one where both teams seem to be evenly matched. The series is level at 1-1 and fortunes have swung from one side to another in a short span of time. The fickle nature of the format also means that it will be difficult to choose a clear favourite before the decider.

Hammad Azam showed some spark in the second Twenty20 and while he was cutting loose, in a manner reminiscent of Abdul Razzaq, Pakistan were not out of the match.

The form of Shoaib Malik is causing Pakistan problems, which became even more acute when Misbah struggled to score in the second match. The middle order could do with some more kick and it may be worth promoting Azam.

On otherhand, With the series on the line England won't be tinkering as they did in the last ODI, which means Tim Bresnan is unlikely to find a place.

Graeme Swann was out-bowled in the Test series by Monty Panesar and often overshadowed by the quicks in the 50-over matches, but he has come into his own in the Twenty20s. His eight overs have brought figures of 5 for 30, which should provide him a nice rankings boost at the end of the series.

Teams from

Pakistan: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Abdur Rehman, Aizaz Cheema, Adnan Akmal (wk), Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Imran Farhat, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Hafeez, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul, Umar Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Wahab Riaz, Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik, Hammad Azam, Awais Zia

England: Stuart Broad (capt), Ravi Bopara, James Anderson, Steven Finn, Eoin Morgan, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Swann, Jonathan Trott, Tim Bresnan, Jonathan Bairstow, Danny Briggs, Jos Buttler, Jade Dernbach, Craig Kieswetter (wk), Samit Patel, Alex Hales

Pitch and conditions
In Dubai a score of around 140-150 proved defendable and the nature of the pitch at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi during the ODIs suggests something similar could be par for this final match. It will be another late finish for fans and players with an 8pm start.

Stats and trivia

• Pakistan's defeat on Saturday was Misbah's first as captain in a Twenty20
• In 16 innings on tour (including the warm-up matches) Eoin Morgan has made 190 runs with a top score of 31.

Match facts
Monday February 27, 2012 (day/night)
Start time 2000 local (1600 GMT)