(REUTERS) – Alastair Cook became the first England captain to score consecutive one-day centuries yesterday to set his side up for a 20-run victory over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Abu Dhabi. Cook won the toss for the second time in the four-match series, then cashed in with 102, his fourth one-day century, from 118 deliveries in an England total of 250 for four.
Fast bowler Steven Finn then turned in another match-winning performance with four for 34 from 10 overs as Pakistan were dismissed for 230 from 49 overs.
Cook survived a chance on 30 to wicketkeeper Umar Akmal off Shahid Afridi during a technically assured innings against the spinners who had bowled their country to a 3-0 victory in the Test series.
His opening partner Kevin Pietersen reached 26 in a partnership of 67 before he fell in familiar fashion, lbw to off-spinner Saeed Ajmal for 26.
Ravi Bopara compiled a second consecutive half-century with 58 and Eoin Morgan struck a brisk, unbeaten 25.
Mohammad Hafeez (26) and Imram Farhat (47) gave Pakistan a steady start with 61 but wickets then fell regularly as the England bowlers maintained a tight line and length.
Afridi struck 18 from as many deliveries and captain Misbah-ul-Haq kept his side in the hunt with 47 from 59 balls before he was brilliantly caught by wicketkeeper Craig Kieswetter, who clung on to a skied mis-hit at full stretch off Stuart Broad.

ENGLAND innings
A. Cook c & b Afridi 102
K. Pietersen lbw b Ajmal 26
J. Trott c Akmal b Cheema 23
R. Bopara c Akmal b Cheema 58
E. Morgan not out 25
Extras: (b-1, lb-5, w-10) 16
Total: (for four wickets, 50 overs) 250
Fall of wickets: 1-67, 2-116, 3-194, 4-250.
Bowling: Gul 7-1-43-0, Cheema 9-0-49-29 (w-3), Hafeez 4-0-24-0 (w-1), Rehmann 10-1-36-0, Afridi 10-1-38-1, Ajmal 10-0-54-1 (w-2).

PAKISTAN innings
M. Hafeez c Trott b Anderson 26
I. Farhat run-out 47
A. Ali b Patel 31
Y. Khan lbw b Patel 5
M.-ul-Haq c Kieswetter b Broad 47
U. Akmal c Patel b Finn 21
S. Afridi b Anderson 18
A. Rehman b Finn 1
U. Gul lbw b Finn 5
S. Ajmal not out 7
A. Cheema b Finn 1
Extras: (b-1, lb-11, w-8, nb-1) 21
Total: (all out, 49 overs) 230
Fall of wickets: 1-61, 2-92, 3-104, 4-142, 5-179, 6-207, 7-217, 8-217, 9-222.
Bowling: Finn 10-1-34-4 (nb-1, w-2), Anderson 9-1-36-2 (w-2), Broad 10-0-54-1 (w-4), Swann 8-0-33-0, Bopara 2-0-10-0, Patel 10-0-52-2.