Cook and Finn star in England's first victory
Alastair Cook's career-best 137 and Steven Finn's four wickets propelled England to a 130-run victory against Pakistan
13/02Result
1st ODI (D/N), England tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Feb 13 2012
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![England]( "England")
260/7 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
130 (35/50 ov)
Player of the Match
13/02Result
1st ODI (D/N), England tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Feb 13 2012
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![England]( "England")
260/7 -
![Pakistan]( "Pakistan")
130 (35/50 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Captain Cook defies doubters
Cook may not be a natural at one-day cricket but he has worked hard to improve his game and carried his England team-mates to victory over Pakistan
Classy Cook above them all
ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the 1st ODI between Pakistan and England in Abu Dhabi
England need to defy history
Rarely can two teams so closely positioned in the ICC rankings have entered a series with one side so overwhelmingly fancied to win