England vs Pakistan: Hosts seal ODI series with 52-run win in second game

England’s Saqib Mahmood – who picked up four wickets in the first ODI – was the pick of the bowlers once again and he had Pakistan skipper Babar Azam trapped leg before and Mohammad Rizwan caught behind while Lewis Gregory finished with 3-44.

England’s second-string side beat Pakistan by 52 runs in the second ODI at Lord’s on Saturday (July 10) to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Chasing 248 for victory in a match reduced to 47 overs a side after rain delayed the start, Pakistan were bowled out for 195 in 41 overs after all five England bowlers picked up wickets. Pakistan failed to build partnerships and lost wickets at regular intervals, with their top four batsmen combining for only 35 runs. England’s Saqib Mahmood – who picked up four wickets in the first ODI – was the pick of the bowlers once again and he had Pakistan skipper Babar Azam trapped leg before and Mohammad Rizwan caught behind while Lewis Gregory finished with 3-44. Saud Shakeel was the lone warrior for Pakistan offering resistance with his maiden ODI fifty (56) while fast bowler Hasan Ali also scored a quick-fire 31 – which included 22 runs in one over – before he holed out to Craig Overton in the deep.