Rawalpindi (Sports Desk): Pakistan set England a target of 303 runs in the second match of the tri-nation ODI series after scoring 302 for nine in their allotted 50 overs.
England won the toss and elected to field in the match played in Rawalpindi. Pakistan made a disappointing start as Fakhar Zaman was caught by Joe Root off Gus Atkinson on the first ball, while Saim Ayub fell to Sonny Baker after scoring eight runs.
Babar Azam scored 34, Saad Baig made 35, and Salman Ali Agha, who scored a century in the previous match, managed 16 runs. Pakistan had lost five wickets for 133 runs.
Hasan Nawaz played a crucial innings of 79, while Arafat Minhas scored 59 and Faheem Ashraf contributed 39 to help Pakistan post a competitive total. Shaheen Afridi added 10 runs and Haris Rauf scored four in the closing overs.
For England, Sonny Baker took three wickets, while Gus Atkinson claimed two. Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid and Sam Curran took one wicket each.
Pakistan had defeated Sri Lanka by 37 runs in the opening match of the tri-nation ODI series.