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  England defeat Pakistan in rain-hit ODI

England defeat Pakistan in rain-hit ODI

REUTERS
Published : Aug 26, 2016, 2:20 am IST
Updated : Aug 26, 2016, 2:20 am IST

England beat Pakistan by 44 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis scoring method in a rain-affected first one-day international in Southampton on Wednesday.

England beat Pakistan by 44 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis scoring method in a rain-affected first one-day international in Southampton on Wednesday.

Pakistan made 260/6 in their 50 overs and England moved on to 194/3 in 34.3 overs, Jason Roy making 65 and Joe Root 61, before rain brought a premature end to the match.

Pakistan captain Azhar Ali, who won the toss, hit 82 to lead his team to a below-par total in bright sunshine and ideal batting conditions.

Azhar started slowly but increased the tempo to strike nine fours before top-edging leg-spinner Adil Rashid to Moeen Ali at short fine leg.

Babar Azam scored 40 and Sarfraz Ahmed 55 but the touring side never really broke the shackles imposed by a disciplined England attack in which Rashid was the most successful bowler with figures of 2/51. England lost Alex Hales for seven but Roy flayed six fours and a six and shared a second-wicket partnership of 89 with Root.

England (target: 151 runs from 34.3 overs): JJ Roy c Babar Azam b Mohammad Nawaz 65, AD Hales c Mohammad Hafeez b Umar Gul 7, JE Root (run out) 61, EJG Morgan (not out) 33, BA Stokes (not out) 15. Extras (lb 6, w 7) 13. Total (for 3 wkts, in 34.3 overs) 194. FoW: 1-27, 2-116, 3-158. Bowling: Wasim 5-0-23-0, Amir 6-0-33-0, Gul 6-0-46-1, Riaz 6-0-30-0, Nawaz 6.3-0-31-1, Malik 5-0-25-0.

Location: United Kingdom, England, Southampton