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Bridgetown (Barbados): Kevin Pietersen's commanding, unbeaten 70 off 52 balls led England past Pakistan by six wickets with three balls remaining in the first World Twenty20 Super Eights match at Kensington Oval on Thursday.

        Better hands in the field also proved the difference for England, who scored 148-4 to chase down Pakistan's 14-9 off 20 overs. 

         Pietersen hit two sixes and seven fours, and his match-winning single formalized the outcome that was more comfortable than it appeared. Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter laid the foundation for Pietersen with an opening partnership of 44 off 5.4 overs. Both made 25 but Saeed Ajmal dropped kieswetter twice and the left-handed Lumb once within the first five overs. Pakistan also put down two more catches.

           Once Lumb was stumped off Ajmal's offspin and Kieswetter caught at long-off from Abdul Razzaq, Pietersen was the dominant batsman. He shared a third-wicket partnership of 60 with captain Paul Collingwood, who made 16 before falling to Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi.

            In contrast to Pakistan, England's sharpness in the field kept Pakistan in check through out its innings. Pietersen held a breathtaking catch on the midwicket boundary, a new meters in front of disbelieving spectators in the Greenidge and Haynes Stand, to dismiss the threatening Umar Akmal for 30.

           Left-handed opener Salman Butt topscored for Pakistan with 34 off 26 balls.