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Pakistan vs England ODI Series
Venue: Rawalpindi
Umpires: A L Hill, R E Koertzen
Result: England beat Pakistan by 6 runs
Series Result (ENG PAK): 2 - 3
Man of the Match: J M Anderson
Rawalpindi ODI England vs Pakistan
 England complete exciting victory
Pak wins series 3-2Dec 21, 2005
England ended their tour on a high with a six-run win in Rawalpindi following a mid-innings collapse by Pakistan.
James Anderson took 4-48 and Ian Blackwell three wickets in successive overs as Pakistan lost five wickets for 25 runs and were restricted to 200-9.
Yasir Hameed (57) and Mohammad Yousuf (54) put on 101 but fell to loose shots, and the rest followed suit.
Vikram Solanki top scored with 49 in England's 206-9 - debutant Mohammad Asif taking 2-14 for the home side.
On a slow pitch that made batsmen work for every run, Andrew Flintoff (39) and Solanki (49) shared a stand of 65 for the fourth wicket and Paul Collingwood made 33 as the innings drew to a close.
With Flintoff unable to bowl because of a sore ankle, things looked even tougher for the tourists.
Liam Plunkett was punished for erring too short early on, his first three overs costing 21.
But the Durham youngster, who hit 24 from 12 balls late in England's innings, bowled a brilliant final over, allowing just four runs with 11 needed.
Anderson and Steve Harmison, back from a bout of flu, dismissed Pakistan's openers early.
But Yousuf and Hameed were cruising at 122-2 in the 32nd over before the spectacular tumble.
Hameed was stumped by Geraint Jones after slashing wildly outside off stump, presenting spinner Shaun Udal with his first one-day international wicket since January 1995.
Younis Khan, stand-in captain with Inzamam-ul-Haq nursing a groin injury, lost his patience on 15 and cut a wide delivery from Blackwell to cover.
Yousuf, Shoaib Malik and Abdul Razzaq were all caught in the deep, despite the glaring distraction of the floodlights.
The crowd had clearly had enough at 170-7 when their hero Shahid Afridi was bowled through the gate with a little reverse swing from man of the match Anderson.
After being asked to bowl first, Pakistan could not only celebrate a good start but also an impressive debut from Asif, who took 2-14 in seven overs.
Asif moved into the line-up with pacemen Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Sami both rested.
Despite losing openers Marcus Trescothick and Matt Prior to the young fast bowler, the tourists rebuilt their innings three times, only to lose a crucial wicket each time.
Andrew Strauss was stumped for 27 after a 57-ball build-up, in spinner Arshad's second over.
Solanki's 18-over partnership with Flintoff was brought to an end when the Worcestershire batsman, one short of a fifty, lofted Afridi to cover.
Flintoff had only just found his feet when Rana produced some reverse swing to expose his attempted slog.
Plunkett enjoyed a cameo role with two fours and a six off the last three deliveries from Razzaq.
And he made another vital contribution at the end of the match with his final over to last-wicket pair Danish Kaneria and Arshad Khan which was filled with low full tosses and allowed just four singles to be taken when nothing less than boundaries would do.
Fifth one-day international, Rawalpindi: England 206-9 (50 overs) beat Pakistan 200-9 (50 overs) by six runs
Scorecard
England won the toss and decided to bat
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206 for 9 (50.0 overs)
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200 for 9 (50.0 overs)
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| M E Trescothick |
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b Mohammad Asif |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| M J Prior |
c Salman Butt |
b Mohammad Asif |
9 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
| A J Strauss |
st Kamran Akmal |
b Arshad Khan |
26 |
57 |
3 |
0 |
| V S Solanki |
c Younis Khan |
b Shahid Afridi |
49 |
86 |
6 |
0 |
| A Flintoff |
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b Naved-ul-Hasan |
39 |
73 |
3 |
1 |
| P D Collingwood |
run out |
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33 |
46 |
1 |
0 |
| I D Blackwell |
lbw |
b Naved-ul-Hasan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| G O Jones |
run out |
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3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| L E Plunkett |
not out |
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24 |
12 |
3 |
1 |
| S D Udal |
c Yasir Hameed |
b Abdul Razzaq |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| S J Harmison |
not out |
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0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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4nb 8w 10lb |
22 |
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| Total |
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for 9 |
206 |
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Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| Naved-ul-Hasan |
9.0 |
0 |
37 |
2 |
| Mohammad Asif |
7.0 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
| Abdul Razzaq |
7.0 |
0 |
46 |
1 |
| Arshad Khan |
8.0 |
1 |
19 |
1 |
| Shahid Afridi |
10.0 |
0 |
37 |
1 |
| Shoaib Malik |
6.0 |
0 |
30 |
0 |
| Danish Kaneria |
3.0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 3 |
M E Trescothick |
| 21 |
M J Prior |
| 52 |
A J Strauss |
| 117 |
V S Solanki |
| 161 |
A Flintoff |
| 161 |
I D Blackwell |
| 169 |
G O Jones |
| 181 |
P D Collingwood |
| 192 |
S D Udal |
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Kaneria replaced Asif after 42 overs
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Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
| Salman Butt |
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b S J Harmison |
6 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
| Kamran Akmal |
c M E Trescothick |
b J M Anderson |
11 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
| Yasir Hameed |
st G O Jones |
b S D Udal |
57 |
105 |
9 |
0 |
| Mohammad Yousuf |
c J M Anderson |
b I D Blackwell |
54 |
79 |
3 |
0 |
| Younis Khan |
c P D Collingwood |
b I D Blackwell |
15 |
32 |
1 |
0 |
| Shoaib Malik |
c V S Solanki |
b I D Blackwell |
8 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
| Shahid Afridi |
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b J M Anderson |
4 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| Abdul Razzaq |
c M E Trescothick |
b J M Anderson |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Naved-ul-Hasan |
c P D Collingwood |
b J M Anderson |
13 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
| Arshad Khan |
not out |
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12 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
| Danish Kaneria |
not out |
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2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Extras |
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1nb 10w 3lb |
14 |
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| Total |
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for 9 |
200 |
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Bowler |
O |
M |
R |
W |
| J M Anderson |
10.0 |
1 |
48 |
4 |
| S J Harmison |
10.0 |
3 |
27 |
1 |
| L E Plunkett |
8.0 |
0 |
45 |
0 |
| P D Collingwood |
5.0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
| I D Blackwell |
10.0 |
3 |
29 |
3 |
| S D Udal |
7.0 |
0 |
29 |
1 |
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Fall of wicket |
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| 18 |
Salman Butt |
| 21 |
Kamran Akmal |
| 122 |
Yasir Hameed |
| 152 |
Younis Khan |
| 159 |
Mohammad Yousuf |
| 167 |
Shoaib Malik |
| 170 |
Shahid Afridi |
| 177 |
Abdul Razzaq |
| 191 |
Naved-ul-Hasan |
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Anderson replaced Flintoff at start of innings
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Umpires: A L Hill, R E Koertzen
Pakistan: Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, Yasir Hameed, Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Naved-ul-Hasan, Arshad Khan, Mohammad Asif, Danish Kaneria (sub)
England: M E Trescothick, M J Prior, A J Strauss, V S Solanki, A Flintoff, P D Collingwood, G O Jones, I D Blackwell, L E Plunkett, S D Udal, S J Harmison, J M Anderson (sub)
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Match |
Venue |
| Oct 31 - Nov 2 |
England vs Patron's XI |
Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| Nov 6-8 |
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Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore |
| Nov 12-16 |
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Multan |
| Nov 20-24 |
2nd Test |
Faisalabad |
| Nov 29 - Dec 3 |
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Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Dec 7 |
1 Day Warm Up |
Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore |
| Dec 10 |
1st ODI |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Dec 12 |
2nd ODI |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
| Dec 15 |
3rd ODI |
Karachi |
| Dec 19 |
4th ODI |
Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi |
| Dec 21 |
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Pindi Stadium, Rawalpindi |
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