England 295 for 6 (Strauss 126, Trott 53) beat Pakistan 294 for 8 (Kamran 74, Broad 4-81) by four wickets
Andrew Strauss delivered the perfect riposte to those questioning his place in England's One-day team with a polished 126 to help his side to a four-wicket win over Pakistan in Leeds on Sunday. After Pakistan, hopeless in the Twenty/20 internationals, had scored a testing 294 for eight, England were always close to their near six an over target as they moved 2-0 up in the five-match series.
Captain Strauss was the backbone and though it proved a nervous finale after the opener departed with 47 runs still needed, Michael Yardy and Tim Bresnan brought England home with three balls to spare. Despite the defeat Pakistan will have been pleased with their display, not least in the field where they were much improved.
They also produced one of their best batting displays of their long tour of England after winning the toss on a rare sunny morning in Leeds.
Kamran Akmal (74) and Mohammad Hafeez (43) built an opening stand of 122 in 23 overs with Akmal in particular punishing some loose England bowling with a slew of boundaries.
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