Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi hailed an "amazing" performance by his side as Umar Gul's six for 42 saw them beat England by 23 runs at The Oval to secure a first win since their tour was hit by allegations of spot-fixing.But Gul led the way, with support from Abdul Razzaq and Saeed Ajmal, to skittle England out for 218 to seal victory. The tourists now trail 2-1 in the series after three of the five matches.
Afridi told Sky Sports: "The way we played was amazing and I know my team is capable of winning against any good side.
"I thought that our total was not enough. I thought we were short by about 30 or 40 runs, but a good side can defend any total.
"Umar Gul was amazing, it was perfect but Razzaq and Saeed Ajmal also bowled really well.
"We can definitely win this series and I want to thank the crowd for their support."
England captain Andrew Strauss praised Gul's performance, but acknowledged that his side should have triumphed when they had Luke Wright (48 not out) and Eoin Morgan (61) well set.
"It went wrong with the bat. Chasing 240 you back yourself to win at The Oval, but it was an outstanding spell from Gul.
"We are disappointed and it leaves a sour taste in the mouth but credit to Pakistan. Gul got the ball reversing both ways and that is always tough to deal with.
"You don't want to be in a position where a bowler gets six wickets but we will do a debrief and try and learn the lessons but you have to give credit to the way Pakistan defended that total."
But Strauss was pleased with his side's fielding display, particularly James Anderson's three for 26.
"The fielding was much improved and Jimmy was outstanding. To restrict a team to 240 at The Oval, you think you are in the game.
"We are disappointed but we are still leading the series 2-1 and hopefully we can win the next game at Lord's.
"We started losing wickets quickly and often, if we had batted 50 overs we would have won
