England lose to Pakistan after stunning Shadab ton
England suffered a narrow defeat to Pakistan in a one-day international after a record-breaking last-wicket partnership by Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf. Despite a strong century from Ben Duckett, England failed to defend their total, leaving them on the verge of elimination from the tri-series.
Why it matters
The loss highlights ongoing performance inconsistencies for the England cricket team as they prepare for the upcoming World Cup.
England 241 (46.4 overs): Duckett 105 (111), Shaheen 4-46
Pakistan 243-9 (47.1 overs) : Shadab 113* (96), Overton 3-43
England somehow lost another one-day international from a seemingly unbeatable position thanks to an improbable last-wicket stand by Pakistan in Lahore.
Three days after conceding 430 to lose to Sri Lanka, Harry Brook's side were beaten despite reducing Pakistan to 154-9 in pursuit of 242.
Shadab Khan was the engineer of Pakistan's unlikely win, striking a quite brilliant unbeaten 113 - the highest score by a number eight in an ODI.
He was supported by Haris Rauf, Pakistan's number 11 contributing seven to the unbroken 10th-wicket partnership of 89 - comfortably a new record for a last-wicket pair to win an ODI.
In barely believable scenes, Shadab was given out lbw to Gus Atkinson on 97, with 21 runs still required.
Also covering this story
4 other newsrooms covered this event. We read each version separately.
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Shadab, Rauf pull off miracle with record 89-run stand for last wicket as PAK stun ENG
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