England win fifth ODI to seal series 4-0

Monday, 20 May 2019 09:21

England have beaten Pakistan in the fifth and final One Day International (ODI) at Leeds.

Batting first the hosts posted 351 for 9 with Joe Root and Eoin Morgan making half centuries.

Pakistan's run chase got off to a disastrous start when they lost their first three wickets with just six runs on the board.

However, they rallied through Babar Azam's innings of 80.

In the end, Pakistan fell 54 runs short despite captain Sarfraz Ahmed's heroic innings of 97.

The result means that England won the five-match series 4-0.

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