Pakistan take 1-0 lead in series

Cricket : A superb display of fast bowling from Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif guided Pakistan to a seven-wicket victory over…

Cricket: A superb display of fast bowling from Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif guided Pakistan to a seven-wicket victory over England in the second one-day international at Lord's.

Pakistan lead the five-match series 1-0 after the first match was washed out at Cardiff.

In a match reduced to 40 overs a side because of rain, Pakistan reached 169-3 with 20 balls to spare, with their middle order steering them to victory.

Shoaib's 4-28 and Asif's 2-10, both from their allotted eight-over spells, destroyed England's batting and laid the foundations for the Pakistan win.

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Although seamer Jon Lewis removed the openers with just 30 runs on the scoreboard, Younis Khan top scored with 55 before Mohammed Yousuf (49 not out) and skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq (42 not out) steered the visitors past England's total of 166.