Mushtaq brings tears to England's eyes

Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq's five-wicket haul dismissed England for just 158 in 42.5 overs in the third and decisive one-day international interrupted by rioting outside the stadium Monday.

Pakistani off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq's five-wicket haul dismissed England for just 158 in 42.5 overs in the third and decisive one-day international interrupted by rioting outside the stadium Monday.

Mushtaq grabbed a career-best 5 wickets off of 20 runs in a superb eight-over spell. The English batsmen failed to negotiate Pakistani spinners on a turning track with Shahid Afridi chipping in one wicket for 21.

Umpires Zafar Iqbal Pasha and Mian Aslam were forced to suspend play twice because of rioting outside the stadium that prompted police to use tear gas.

Fans, some with tickets and many without, rioted when police tried to stop them from getting to the stadium. Police said they were trying to keep those without tickets at least 500 yards away from the stadium.

The players used wet towels in a not entirely successful attempt to protect their eyes. Play was suspended in the ninth over for four minutes and again in the 41st over for five minutes.

Graham Thorpe was England's top scorer with 39. He was the last man out after facing 71 deliveries and hitting one boundary.

England ran into trouble before the half way mark of its 50 overs. It lost six batsmen by the 24th over with only 86 runs on board.

Moin Khan won his third successive toss and elected to take field first.

Opener Alec Stewart survived two close run out attempts by Imran Nazir, but could make only 18 runs before he got an edge off seamer Abdur Razzaq to Khan behind the wickets.

The slide began two runs later when captain Nasser Hussein fell to a contentious leg before decision by umpire Mian Aslam. Television replays clearly suggested that the left-arm paceman Wasim Arkram's delivery was pitched at least a foot outside the leg stump.

Graeme Hick and Graham Thorpe put on 25 runs for the third wicket before off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq dealt a blow in his first over to reduce England to 64 for four. Hick was bowled off a sharp off-spinner while opener Marcus Trescothick (36) lost his off stump off a similar delivery. Trescothick faced 48 balls and hit five boundaries.

Andrew Flintoff, the hero in England's victory in the first one-dayer last Tuesday when he hammered 84, edged leg-spinner Shahid Afridi after scoring just 10 runs while off-spinner Mushtaq removed Craig White for nought.

Razzaq claimed his 100th wicket in one-day international when he had Mark Elaham (23) bowled in the 37th over. Ealham, who was dropped by Khan off Afridi's sharp leg-spinner, put on 47 runs for the seventh wicket with Thorpe.