SOUTHAMPTON, England, (Staff Report) – England beat Pakistan by 44 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method to win the rain-marred first one-day international at Southampton on Wednesday.
Victory saw England take a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
England set 261 for victory, finished on 194 for three in 34.3 overs before rain which had twice stopped play previously, halted the day/night match for a third and final time at 9:37 pm local time (2037 GMT).
Man-of-the-match Jason Roy (65) and Joe Root (61) laid the platform for a successful chase with a second-wicket stand of 89 in 14 overs.
Pakistan, who won the toss, were held to a total of 260 for six in their full 50 overs. Azhar Ali, the Pakistan captain, top-scored for his side with 82 and Sarfraz Ahmed made 55. The series continues at Lord’s on Saturday.
Man of the match Jason Roy. England lead five-match series 1-0.
The match started at 06:00 pm as per Pakistan Standard Time and 03:00 pm local time.
PTV Sports and Ten Sports will broadcast the matches live in Pakistan and UAE, respectively.
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The Test series between Pakistan and England ended in a 2-2 draw.
Pakistan won the two-match ODI series 1-0 against Ireland after the second match was officially called off following persistent rain at Malahide on Saturday.
Pakistan: Sharjeel Khan, Azhar Ali (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Wahab Riaz, 9 Umar Gul, 11 Mohammad Amir
England: Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (capt), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood.
The remaining games of the five matches series will be played on August 27, August 30, September 1 and September 4.
The ODI series will be followed by a T20 game against England, which will be played on September 7.
