Jos Buttler hit the fastest one-day hundred for England while opener Jason Roy notched a maiden century to lift England to 355/5 in the fourth and final day-night international against Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.
Buttler smashed medium-pacer Anwar Ali for his eighth six to complete his third one-day century off just 46 balls — also the joint-seventh fastest one-day hundred — to help England score 129 in the final 10 overs.
In all Buttler, who finished with 116 not out from 52 deliveries, clobbered 8 sixes and 10 boundaries to pulverise Pakistan who are seeking to level the series after falling behind 2-1.
Buttler's rampaging batting overshadowed opener Roy's 117-ball 102 after England, who won the toss and batted, thrived on a batting-friendly pitch at Dubai stadium.
Roy added 140 for the second wicket with Joe Root (71) to set an ideal platform for Buttler. Roy took a single off leg-spinner Yasir Shah to complete the three-figure mark off 113 balls but two runs later was caught off the same bowler.
Root ably supported Roy, hitting three boundaries and two sixes during his run-a-ball innings before he was stumped off Pakistan's skipper Azhar Ali who finished with 2-26.
Brief Scores
England: 355/ 5 (Butter 116*, Roy 102) vs Pakistan.
Akmal in, wasim out in T20
Pakistan summoned Umar Akmal in the Twenty20 squad for the series against England and ruled allrounder Imad Wasim out of the three-match series due to a broken little finger on his left hand.
The selectors have withdrawn Iftikhar Ahmed to include Akmal.
Wasim was injured in a domestic cricket match last month, and needed another two weeks to recover, PCB doctor Sohail Saleem said. Another allrounder, Bilal Asif, will replace Wasim in the squad.