In the first cricket match to be broadcast live on the BBC, sharing coverage with Sky, since 1999, Babar helped Pakistan make an excellent start in his 56 off 44 balls before Hafeez took the baton in the second T20.
Hafeez clubbed five fours and four sixes in a belligerent 69 off 36 deliveries to help Pakistan to 195 for four, eclipsing the 173 for six they made against England in Cardiff last year.
England's seamers struggled with their lengths, with Tom Curran and Chris Jordan conceding 46 and 41 respectively to leave the hosts with a tough chase to move 1-0 up before Tuesday's decider.
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ENG 131/6 (16.1 overs)
Billings 3, Jordan 2
Valuable runs, straighter from Amir and flicks off the back pad of Jordan and beats Rizwan to bring four leg byes.
Another flies down the leg side and Rizwan goes up for a catch behind. Umpire signals wide but Pakistan want to review. Nowhere near it.
The rain is coming down heavier now and the cover is rushed on.
ENG 123/6 (16.0 overs)
Billings 3, Jordan 2
Chris Jordan is sent out ahead of Tom Curran. He’s got a job to steer England to a competitive total now. There’s a bit of rain about, too.
WICKET! Gregory st Rizwan b Imad 2
ENG 123/6 (15.3 overs)
Audition failed. More brilliant glovework from Rizwan, lovely bowling, too, and England are deep in the mire.
ENG 120/5 (15.0 overs)
Gregory 1, Billings 1
Two new men in the middle, Sam Billings joined by Lewis Gregory. Quite the audition for that finisher role…
WICKET! Moeen c Rizwan b Shadab 8
ENG 120/5 (14.4 overs)
This is a proper collapse now. Moeen tries to cut and gets an edge which Rizwan gobbles up at the second attempt. Smart keeping and England are five down.
WICKET! Morgan lbw Ahmed 14
ENG 118/4 (14.0 overs)
The skipper’s gone! Trying to sweep Ahmed he misses everything and is trapped as plumb as you like. The finger goes straight up and there’s not even a though of a review.
WICKET! Banton c Imad b Shadab 71
ENG 109/3 (12.3 overs)
A wonderful knock comes to an end. Bit of spin, skewed high into the Manchester sky and Imad take a simple catch.
ENG 107/2 (12.0 overs)
Banton 70, Morgan 11
Everything he touches, here. Another scoop, a little wider this time but it beats the chase of fine leg and brings Banton four more.
Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. Babar Azam sends the man back to the boundary but Banton repeats the shot and takes him on anyway. Clears the lot and it’s six.
ENG 94/2 (11.0 overs)
Banton 57, Morgan 11
Fifty up for Tom Banton, and it’s come off just 33 deliveries which is quite something given his steady start.
Morgan looks in cracking touch, he clubs Imad square for six to move to double figures off two deliveries.
Oh, this is the best of the lot. Banton flicks his wrists and sends six more miles over the long-on boundary.
ENG 79/2 (10.0 overs)
Banton 48, Morgan 4
Eoin Morgan is in at four and straight off the mark with an audacious flick behind square for four. Delicious, and Khan needs dragging.