England beats Pakistan in 3rd ODI by six wickets

England beat Pakistan by six wickets to win the third one-day international at Bristol on Tuesday and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.

Earlier, Imam-ul-Haq made a career-best 151 in Pakistan’s 358 for nine, with England paceman Chris Woakes taking four for 67. The 23-year-old left-hander’s innings was also the highest individual score by a Pakistan batter against England at this level, surpassing the 138 made by his opening partner, Fakhar Zaman, in a 12-run defeat at Southampton on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Chris Woakes did his chances of being included in tournament hosts England’s final 15-man squad for the World Cup no harm with a return of four wickets for 67 runs in a maximum 10 overs, but Sohail’s excellent run-a-ball 41 came to an unfortunate end when called through for a single by Imam, he was run out by bowler Tom Curran kicking the ball onto the striker’s-end stumps.

Pakistan were then 95 for three in the 17th over.

But Imam and Asif Ali, whose 52 was his second successive fifty, repaired the damage with a fifth-wicket partnership of 125.

Imam, the nephew of Pakistan great and selection chief Inzamam-ul-Haq, went to his sixth hundred in 27 ODIs — and first against England — off 97 balls. Imam faced 131 balls including 16 fours and a six.