Pietersen century and Cooks 80s wraps up series for England

 England 226 for 1 (Pietersen 111*, Cook 80) beat Pakistan 222 all out (Afridi 51, Finn 3-24) by nine wickets

Kevin Pietersen returned to form with his first ODI century in 39 matches as England cruised to a third consecutive win over Pakistan, clinching the series with a match to spare. Alastair Cook was also on form again but missed out on what would have been a record third century in a row. He made 80 and shared a record opening stand with Pietersen as England cruised home with 12 overs to spare.

Pakistan batted first for the first time in the series after Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss but England once again struck with the new ball, with Steven Finn taking three wickets, and restricted Pakistan to a modest target which the batsman made light work of.

England 149-0 (Cook 69*, Pietersen 73*) need 74 more to beat Pakistan 222 all out (Afridi 51, Finn 3-24)