Tuesday, August 29 2006 15:24 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Bristol: Pakistan puts their off-field worries to one side by winning their inaugural Twenty20 international with a five-wicket success against England at Nevil Road on Monday (28 Aug, 2006).

Set 145 for victory, Pakistan finishes on 148 for five as they win with 13 balls to spare after opener Mohammad Hafeez top-scores with 46.

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, still facing ball-tampering charges, is 11 not out and all-rounder Abdul Razzaq, who finishes the match with two successive boundaries, 17 not out.

England's total never looks enough after pace bowler Mohammad Asif lead the Pakistan attack with two for 21, including two wickets in two balls.

This match is Pakistan's first international since they forfeited the fourth Test at The Oval a week last Sunday (20 Aug, 2006) after refusing to take the field having being penalised five runs for alleged ball-tampering.

England debutant Stuart Broad takes two wickets in two balls to reduce Pakistan to 23 for two but the innings is then revived by man-of-the-match Shahid Afridi's quickfire 28.

Broad, the 20-year-old pace bowling son of former England opening batsman Chris, has Shoaib Malik lbw for 16 and next ball Younis Khan (nought) is caught hooking down the legside by wicket keeper Chris Read.

Afridi then survives the hat trick in flamboyant fashion by driving Broad high and straight over the bowler's head.

Sajid Mahmood goes for 22 runs in his first over.

Mohammad Hafeez sweeps his second ball for four over leg slip. Then, after a single, Afridi strikes the Lancashire quick straight over his head with immense power for four.

Mahmood, whose over also features two wides and a no-balled for the lack of a fielder in a close catching position, also sees Afridi pull him for four and then strikes another boundary next ball when he drives 'inside out' over extra-cover.

Broad too doesn't escape punishment, hoists for a huge six by Afridi over midwicket as 19 runs came off the next over, the sixth of the innings.

But Afridi is brilliantly caught by England debutant Michael Yardy running round from long-on, who holds on to a chance above his head as he hit the turf after the batsman had launched off-spinner James Dalrymple down the ground.

Afridi faces just 10 balls with one six and five fours, leaving Pakistan well-placed at 67 for three in the seventh over.

Veteran fast bowler Darren Gough, recalls for his first England international in over a year, returns to the attack with Pakistan needing 25 off the last five overs.

Inzamam then drove his first ball back over long on for six.

Hafeez is run out by Paul Collingwood's direct hit after lazily failing to make his ground.

Earlier, Pakistan held England to 144 for seven after the hosts win the toss.

Asif's fellow quick Shoaib Akhtar marks his return to international cricket after an ankle injury with one for 31 from his permitted four overs.

Medium-pacer Razzaq, who removes top scorer Marcus Trescothick for 53, finishes with three for 30.

Apart from Trescothick, only Dalrymple (27) and Yardy (24 not out) scores more than 23.

Pakistan reduces England to 40 for three with three wickets for one run in five balls.

Bell, promotes to open in place of captain Andrew Strauss, is caught, at the second attempt, by diving slip Younis off Akhtar for 14.

Then Pietersen is bowled for a first ball nought by an Asif delivery that cuts back and knocks out middle-stump. Two balls after that Strauss also falls for nought, caught by diving wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal and England were 40 for three inside six overs.

Trescothick completes a 33-ball fifty with nine fours before he too is caught behind, off Razzaq.

England and Pakistan now head into a five-match one-day series, starting at Cardiff on Wednesday (30 Aug, 2006).