Pakistan v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 – 2nd One Day International – Match Update
England 250 v Pakistan 230 - England won by 20 runs
On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, England registered their second successive win against Pakistan in the ongoing four-match One Day International (ODI) series after winning the second ODI by 20 runs at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
After winning the toss, English captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AN-Cook-c1026 chose to bat first in a bid to post a serious total on the board against a dangerous Pakistan bowling attack.
Openers, Cook and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KP-Pietersen-c1806 gave their side a stand of 67 runs as they countered the aggressive Pakistan bowlers with commendable confidence and technique.
All-rounder, Pietersen was the first causality of the day as he lost his wicket after playing an innings of 26 runs.
With 116 runs on the board, the batting side suffered the loss of their second wicket when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/IJL-Trott-c1576 perished after scoring 23 runs.
However, before Pakistan could make further inroads, the arrival of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 once again tilted the game in favour of England, as the batsman forged another productive partnership with his skipper.
With 194 runs on the board, Cook, after smashing a resilient innings of 102 runs lost his wicket, leaving his side in a comfortable position.
Bopara was the last wicket to fall after he hammered an innings of 58 runs, as England managed to post 250 runs on the board.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imran-Farhat-c64218 as they amassed 61 runs together, before Hafeez lost his wicket after scoring 26 runs.
Meanwhile, Farhat exhibited impressive touch with the bat as he smashed 47 runs off 71 deliveries before getting run out by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SCJ-Broad-c2465.
The middle-order once again showed its vulnerability as none of the batsmen managed to play a big innings, needed for winning the match.
English bowlers just had to watch their line, and wickets came at random. Pakistan skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972, was the lone warrior for his side as he stood defiant against the Poms in a bid to steer his side to victory.
Nonetheless, Pakistan could bolster only 230 runs in 49 overs before losing all their wickets and ending the match on a losing streak.
From England, pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ST-Finn-c2566 was the pick of the bowlers as he grabbed four wickets in ten overs.
Cook was named as the Player of the Match for another superb batting performance in the series.
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