England Twenty20 captain Paul Collingwood praised Kevin Pietersen and Eoin Morgan after his side's seven-wicket victory against world champions Pakistan in Dubai on Friday.

After Pakistan had been restricted to 129-8 from their 20 overs England, despite stumbling at the start of their run chase, were indebted to Pietersen and Morgan who put on an unbroken 112-run partnership for the fourth wicket.

"It was an exciting victory because of the way we played," said Collingwood. "The bowlers set the tone at the top of the innings with early wickets and we didn't let them back into the game.

"The fielding was exceptional, we looked really sharp and saved plenty of runs, but the bowlers were brilliant because they bowled to their plans and put Pakistan under pressure.

"We had a little bit of a blip, but magnificent innings from KP and Morgs saw us home."