England which suffered an embarassing defeat in the hands of
Netherlands in the opening match, kept their ICC Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive by an impressive 48-run victory against
Pakistan. Batting first, a quick cameo of 34 runs in 16 balls by
Luke Wright and a responsible middle order knock by
Kevin Pietersen saw England score 185 runs in their alloted 20 overs. In reply, Pakistan stumbled to 137 runs and handed a 48-run victory.
England: 185/5 (20.0 overs)
Kevin Pietersen 58(38), Luke Wright 34(16),
Saeed Ajmal 2/23
Pakistan: 137/7 (20.0 overs)
Younis Khan 46*(31),
Salman Butt 28(23),
Stuart Broad 3/17
Result: England beat Pakistan by 48 runs
Player of the match: Luke Wright
