66 Of 78 bullets Pietersen was a sign of potential under its cover again high on the agenda - but much work remains for others too, after it has been blocked at the 27th above.
It is therefore primarily for Collingwood (65), rediscover his form at an important moment to define a total competitive after England had asked bat first in this day-night fixture.
They have lost Captain Andrew Strauss in one-third of their first meeting with Pakistan since Test last summer and series limited-overs end in acrimony thanks to spot pricing crisis.
Three players in Pakistan were subsequently banned for five years each by the International Cricket Council, but there was a look otherwise mundane to the opposition.
Faced with a surprisingly large crowd - hundreds had to queue outside and took their seats in the middle of sleeve England - is the fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar veteran who struck first as Strauss posted his second score single-figure in succession.
He followed a Wednesday run against Canada with five today - ait, deburring uplift ugly leg with its stem.
Jonathan Trott joined Pietersen but could not go forward, and when the left - arm Junaid Khan (three for 44) changed the angle by going round the wicket, is soon rewarded - a deposit after no.3 clipping missed as it too aimed at leg.
Pietersen, who made 24 in his role not accustomed, two days ago and is expected to open in the campaign World Cup England, dominated by a stand of 70 with Ian Bell.
He went to his 50 by knocking off-spinner Saeed Ajmal for a six on the long and looked set to three figures until he went up to one-stop to slow down the left - arm Abdur Rehman and did not cover the spin.
Collingwood struggled from the start, and Bell was blocked off the coast of Ajmal when ground but missed an attempted chip runs in the leg side.
Ravi Bopara has hit the ball cleanly but presents itself well to help put on 82 in only 12 overs - and Collingwood found his touch to reach 50 to 60 balls, in spite of manage only two limits.
After Bopara perforated to long - on, Collingwood - without a half-century in his last 11 international innings a day - and Matt Prior kept the tempo high until a fine clatter of five wickets for 12 races like Wahab Riaz finished with three 52.
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