Rain was a misery for the Pakistanis as they’ll never forget this day after a death bowling kept them to 260-6, despite 82 from Azhar Ali and Sarfraz Ahmed’s 55.
England’s Jason Roy and Joe Root made 65 and 61 in a second-wicket stand of 89 before the weather intervened to reduce their target to 252 from 48 overs.
Fast and Furious, England fast bowler Mark Wood was playing his first international since October
Big luck for all of England’s dominance, they were aided by two bits of fortune.
The first came when Babar Azam, who made 40, was given out lbw off Adil Rashid despite getting an inside edge, while the second was a rain break that arrived in the 43rd over, stalling Pakistan’s momentum.
Three balls after the restart, on 34.3 overs, more rain ended the match with England well ahead on the DLS method.
The next game in the five-match series is at Lord’s on Saturday.
