Pakistan lose by 169 runs as England seal series 3-0
Pakistan were all out for 275 in pursuit of a mammoth 445-run target against England in the third of the five-match ODI series on Tuesday at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
The defeat confirmed England as the series victors.
A 10th-wicket partnership of 76 runs between Mohammad Amir and Yasir Shah helped Pakistan avoid a heavier defeat.
Amir scored a quickfire 58 off 28 balls, while Shah contributed wih a 46-ball 26. The former's innings included five fours and four sixes.
At the start of their innings, the visitors seemed like putting up a fight when opener Sharjeel Khan smacked 12 fours and a six to take Pakistan to 83 before falling on the last ball of the 10th over.
He scored a 30-ball 58, his second half-century in the format.
The left-hander's wicket was followed by the departure of middle-order batsman Babar Azam (9) and veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik (1) who were dismissed by Ben Stokes and Liam Plunkett respectively.
Azhar Ali's men went into deeper trouble when wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz Ahmed top edged Adil Rasheed's delivery high up in the air only to get out caught by Joe Root at 38.
Sarfraz's oust meant Pakistan's tail was exposed — hence making Hasan Ali and Mohammad Nawaz as England's seventh and eighth victims respectively.
Opening the innings along with Sharjeel, Sami Aslam (8 off 13) lost his wicket in the fourth over when he pulled Chris Woakes for Moeen Ali to take an easy catch.
29 runs later, Azhar was caught at the third-man when he charged down the wicket to clear mid-off only to edge Woakes.
Woakes was England's most successful bowler, bagging four wickets at the expense of 41 runs.