SOUTHAMPTON: Jason Roy overcame a dizzy spell to lead England's charge to a 44-run win under the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-marred first one-day international against Pakistan in Southampton on Wednesday.Surrey opener Roy's quickfire 65 fired England towards an initial victory target of 261 after Pakistan had made 260 for six, captain Azhar Ali top-scoring with 82.But following a third and final rain interruption of this day/night fixture at 9:37 pm local time (2037 GMT), the umpires eventually called the game off with England 194 for three.Eoin Morgan, the England captain, was 33 not out and Ben Stokes 15 not out.Roy and Joe Root (61) took England to the brink of victory with a second-wicket stand of 89 in 14 overs.The 26-year-old Roy sparked England's chase with three fours in four balls off Umar Gul But there was a worrying moment when Roy, on 20, needed several minutes' on-field treatment for a dizzy spell. "It was a case of not having enough sugar on me apparently, that's it plain and simple," Roy told reporters. "I had a headache, felt a bit dizzy, they got the physio and the doctor on, they told me to get some sugar on board. "300 obviously, we always look to score 300, but definitely 280-290. "One of your top order has to score and bat long, triple figures would be nice and you always build a total when the top order perform," said the opener.Azhar, however, was twice dropped on nine.Hales floored a relatively routine chance in the gully before wicket-keeper Jos Buttler could not hold a more difficult left-handed catch down the legside.Babar was given out lbw to leg-spinner Adil Rashid by Australian umpire Simon Fry, even though replays clearly showed an inside edge.But by that stage Pakistan had used up their lone review of the innings.Azhar pressed on to a relatively sedate 84-ball fifty before upping his tempo.But he fell when top-edging a slog-sweep off Rashid (two for 51) to Moeen Ali at short third man.The five-match series continues at Lord's on Saturday.

Source: Times of India August 25, 2016 03:11 UTC