Joe Root’s 85-run innings helped England set 251 run target to Pakistan in their World Cup warm-up match in Sydney on Wednesday.
Earlier, England won the toss and elected to bat first, with early blow as Moeen Ali lost his wicket on 4 runs.
Before the match Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq said that he was satisfied with the team’s performance. He said victory’s in today’s match would boost confidence of the players.
Both England and Pakistan have register wins in the warm-up games. England beat the West Indies by nine wickets while Pakistan downed Bangladesh by three wickets.
The victory will give Pakistan confidence before taking on title-holders India in their first World Cup game in Adelaide on Sunday.
England will face Australia in their opening World Cup game in Melbourne on Saturday.
Teams:
England: 1 Moeen Ali, 2 Alex Hales, 3 Gary Ballance, 4 Joe Root, 5 Eoin Morgan (capt), 6 Ravi Bopara, 7 Jos Buttler (wkt), 8 Chris Jordan, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 James Tredwell, 11 James Anderson
Pakistan: 1 Ahmed Shehzad, 2 Nasir Jamshed, 3 Younis Khan, 4 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 5 Sohaib Maqsood, 6 Haris Sohail, 7 Umar Akmal (wkt), 8 Shahid Afridi, 9 Wahab Riaz, 10 Yasir Shah, 11 Ehsan Adil, 12 Sohail Khan (AFP)
