Pakistan will face England in two Twenty20 internationals in Dubai; "home" skipper Shoaib Malik, standing in for the suspended Shahid Afridi, wins the toss and elects to bat first
Although Pakistan are still unable to play international cricket in their own country because of security problems, they still have plenty of supporters cheering them on in Dubai
Sporting a new, short haircut, Stuart Broad makes the breakthrough for England in the fourth over when he entices opener Imran Nazir to hole out to Joe Denly (not pictured) at square leg
England strike again in the next over when Nazir's opening partner Imran Farhat goes for an unwise single and is run out by a bearded Kevin Pietersen - Pakistan are 20-2 in the fifth over
Khalid Latif edges Luke Wright to keeper Matt Prior for four, then Pakistan are really on the rack at 39-4 when Umar Akmal is superbly caught by Broad at backward point off Graeme Swann; the Newcastle fan celebrates in the manner of his idol Alan Shearer
Captain Shoaib Mailk leads a recovery for Pakistan, adding 47 for the fifth wicket in partnership with Fawad Alam before he is caught by Paul Collingwood for 33
With Malik gone, Abdul Razzaq takes up the attacking mantle for Pakistan, swatting Stuart Broad for six and trying to help set a competitive total
But after Stuart Broad has Alam caught behind for 23, Tim Bresnan returns to strike twice in the 19th over as both Sarfraz Ahmed and Razzaq are caught at third man by Broad, who has three catches and two wickets
A tight last over from Ryan Sidebottom only yields a couple of flicked fours from Yasir Arafat; Pakistan will be disappointed with their total of 129-9 from 20 overs
But any hopes England may have had of a comfortable win are dashed when openers Joe Denly and Jonathan Trott - under pressure from the newly-qualified Craig Kieswetter - both fall cheaply to leave England 10-2
Captain Paul Collingwood is then run out for a duck to leave England 18-3 against the reigning ICC World Twenty20 champions, who triumphed at Lord's last summer
But Kevin Pietersen, who has recently been short of runs in England colours, steadies the England ship in an important fourth-wicket partnership with Eoin Morgan
Morgan, showing his usual range of orthodox strokes and unorthodox flicks, hits Umar Gul for six and is nearly run out after a mix-up with Pietersen but survives to reach his second international Twenty20 half century
Morgan finishes the match in style by hitting Umar Gul for two fours and a six; the unbroken stand of 112 is an England record in Twenty20 internationals, for any wicket
The England supporters in the stand celebrate the victory, and will hope to wrap up a 2-0 success when the two sides meet again at the same venue on Saturday
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