Pakistan win final ODI and series
Pakistan beat England by six wickets in the third and final one-day match at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday to win the three-match series 2-1.
Set to score just 159 in 50 overs, the home team made 161 for the loss of four wickets in 43.3 overs, with Inzamam-up Haq scoring an unbeaten 60.
Earlier, Pakistan's off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq snared five wickets as England were restricted to a paltry total. He finished with career best 5-20 as the tourists again flopped against spinners and were dismissed in the 42nd over.
Graham Thorpe, Saqlain's teammate at Surrey county in England, held one end during his patient innings of 39 and gave the tourists' score some respectability with a seventh wicket stand of 47, with Mark Ealham, who made 23.
England, batting after losing the crucial toss, once again fell into the magical spin web woven by Pakistani spinners and never looked comfortable.
The tourists had to suffer an atrocious leg before decision against their skipper Nasser Hussain, who was given out by Pakistani umpire Mohammad Aslam for 1. Hussain, who made 73 and 54 in the first two matches, did not react but clearly looked unhappy as replays showed Wasim Akram's delivery hit him outside the leg stump.
England had a confident start of 36 before Alec Stewart miscued a drive off pacer Abdur Razzak and was caught behind for 18.
Pakistani spinners, who shared eight wickets among them in Lahore, then took control as wickets started to tumble.
Left hander Marcus Trescothick, who shaped well during his 36, became one of Saqlain's two victims in his first over. Off-spinner Saqlain bowled Hick through the gate for 3 and then beguiled Trescothick with a straighter one.
Trescothick, who made 65 in Lahore, hit five boundaries in his 48-ball innings.
England were reeling at 75-4 after 20 overs. They lost Andrew Flintoff in the 23rd over when the burly allrounder edged leg-spinner Shahid Afridi to slip where Azhar Mahmood took a well judged low catch. Flintoff, who blasted match winning 84 in the first match, went for 10.
Craig White misjudged a lofted drive off Saqlain and was caught at fine leg by a diving Mushtaq Ahmed for nought.
Thorpe found an able ally in Ealham and both took the total past 100 run mark in 28.2 overs.
Razzak completed his 100 wickets in the 69th match when he bowled Ealham, leaving England at 133-7.
Saqlain returned for a second spell and trapped Ashley Giles (11) and Darren Gough (0) in his eighth over to complete his sixth five wicket haul in limited over games.
Thorpe's 71-ball 39 with one boundary was wrapped up when he and Andrew Caddick finished at the same end and Thorpe was run out.
Pakistan made one change from their second match's line-up. Exeprienced opener Saeed Anwar who had fever made way for Imran Nazir. England's team remained unchanged.
The tourists won the first match at Karachi by five wickets. Pakistan levelled the series with an eight wicket triumph in Lahore.
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