Pakistan beat England at Lord's by 38 runs to level the Natwest ODI series at 2-2 with one match remaining. Umar Gul clinched four wickets that caused storm for English batsmen.

Tonight it has been a wonderful game at Lord's. The advantage shifted from one side to the other and it was the Pakistani bowlers who held their nerves towards the end. A brilliant 117 run opening stand between Strauss and Davies put Eng on course early on but the bowlers came back, picked wickets at regular intervals causing some serious problems. It was all left in the hands of Morgan again but by then, it was all too late. Akhtar and Gul were fantastic, getting the ball to reverse, troubling the English middle order and suddenly, we see the series leveled 2-2. Nothing better could have happened to this tour for Pakistan after all the controversies.