Alastair Cook became the first England captain to score consecutive ODI centuries. With the help of his century England set the taget 250 runs for Pakistan on Wednesday in the second one-day international in Abu Dhabi.
England's captain cook won the toss for the second time in the four match series, and he chose to bat first. Cook made 102 runs from 118 deliveries.
After set the 250 runs target it was turn for bowler to prove them self. Fast bowler Steven Finn then turned in another match-winning performance with four for 34 from 10 overs as Pakistan were all out for 230 from 49 overs.
When Kevin Pietersen reached on 26 Saeed Ajmal have sent back to the pavilion in one of the nicest ball nad kevin got out by LBW.
Ravi Bopara also played a nice inning and hit second consecutive half-century with 58 and Eoin Morgan struck a brisk, unbeaten 25.
Mohammad Hafeez (26) and Imram Farhat (47) gave Pakistan a steady start with 61 but suddently wickets then fell regularly as the England bowlers maintained a tight line and length.
Afridi struck 18 from as many deliveries and captain Misbah-ul-Haq kept his side in the hunt with 47 from 59 balls before he was brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter, who clung on to a skied mis-hit at full stretch off Stuart Broad.
England's captain cook won the toss for the second time in the four match series, and he chose to bat first. Cook made 102 runs from 118 deliveries.
After set the 250 runs target it was turn for bowler to prove them self. Fast bowler Steven Finn then turned in another match-winning performance with four for 34 from 10 overs as Pakistan were all out for 230 from 49 overs.
When Kevin Pietersen reached on 26 Saeed Ajmal have sent back to the pavilion in one of the nicest ball nad kevin got out by LBW.
Ravi Bopara also played a nice inning and hit second consecutive half-century with 58 and Eoin Morgan struck a brisk, unbeaten 25.
Mohammad Hafeez (26) and Imram Farhat (47) gave Pakistan a steady start with 61 but suddently wickets then fell regularly as the England bowlers maintained a tight line and length.
Afridi struck 18 from as many deliveries and captain Misbah-ul-Haq kept his side in the hunt with 47 from 59 balls before he was brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter, who clung on to a skied mis-hit at full stretch off Stuart Broad.
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