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England 130/3 Pakistan 129/8 England beat Pakistan by seven wickets.Pakistan was beaten in the first T-20 game against England being played in Dubai. Pakistan were overwhelmed by an unbeaten 112-run partnership between Kevin Pietersen (43) and Eoin Morgan (67).Pakistan bated first but they faltered from the start of their innings, with Imran Nazir (2), Imran Farhat (14), Khalid Latif (4), Umar Akmal (13). After the six Powerplay overs, Pakistan had limped along to 25 for 2, their slowest start in any Twenty20 match. Shoiab Malik (33), Abdul Razzak (22) and Fawad Alam (23) steered Pakistan to 129 for the loss of eight wickets.England made poor start to the run chase, slumping to 18 for 3 in 4.2 overs before Pietersen and Morgan turned the tide to impressive effect. Eoin Morgan was declared the man of the match for his unbeaten performance.
