Pietersen lifts England past Pakistan

Kevin Pietersen's unbeaten 73 saw England to a six-wicket win over defending champions Pakistan in the opening Super Eights match of the World Twenty20 at the Kensington Oval on Thursday.

Pietersen, who put on 60 for the third wicket with captain Paul Collingwood (16), gave England a scare when he clipped his ankle with his bat on 16 and he was dropped on 34.

Pakistan put down five catches, with Saeed Ajmal dropping three, in an error-strewn display.