England vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

ENGLAND WIN With 19 runs needed off the final over, Chris Woakes outsmarts Sarfraz Ahmed with a series of wide yorkers. Pakistan's skipper fails to get the better of him and Pakistan eventually lose the second ODI by 12 runs. That England managed to score 373 runs without even being the attacking-self and that Pakistan almost chased it down is enough a worry for all the bowlers heading to the world cup. Their variations proved ineffective today, a day when two centuries and five fifties were registered. Nonetheless, England outpaced the visitors and took a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

Asif Ali becomes the third Pakistani batsman to go past the 50-run mark today. His big-hitting remains the key for Pakistan as the required rate has now gone past the 10-run-an over.

WICKET Even as Asif Ali is going on the attack, wickets are falling from the other end for Pakistan. Haris Sohail falls. Stretching wide outside off, Haris slices the delivery straight to the sweeper cover.

WICKET England have struck again. Babar Azam falls soon after his fifty. Adil Rashid takes a neat return catch. Both the set batsmen back in the pavilion now.

FIFTY! Babar Azam, who was playing the second fiddle in the second wicket partnership with Fakhar Zaman, has brought up a run-a-ball half-century. It has been a good day for the batters and Babar has cashed in on it as well.

Pakistan have gone past the 200-run mark with only one wicket down. But the required rate has swelled to 8.77. Do they have the kind of firepower in their batting that England did in the middle order? Maybe not.

Fakhar Zaman, in quite a style that is not his, has brought up his fourth ODI century- off 85 balls. The southpaw has played a responsible knock so far to help Pakistan set a nice pad for a late assault. Pakistan 168/1, Fakhar 100*.