Shadab, Rauf pull off miracle with record 89-run stand for last wicket as PAK stun ENG
Pakistan secured a dramatic victory against England in a tri-series ODI match thanks to a record-breaking 89-run partnership between Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf. Shadab Khan scored his maiden century to help Pakistan chase down the target after a top-order collapse.
Why it matters
This match is significant for cricket fans as it features a historic last-wicket partnership that kept Pakistan's tournament hopes alive.
The game looked set for England when Haris Rauf walked out to bat at number 11 with Pakistan at 154 for 9 in their chase of 242, still needing 88 runs to win.It looked like it was all over, and England certainly thought so. But Shadab Khan, who came in at number eight, did the unthinkable, stitching together an unbeaten 89-run partnership for the last wicket with Rauf to take Pakistan home in Lahore on Sunday. in the fourth ODI of the tri-series, which also features Sri Lanka.Shadab chipped away at the target, finding a boundary in almost every over while managing to keep the strike with himself most of the time. Rauf played his part too, defending when needed and ducking and weaving as England threw everything at him. He hung in there to finish unbeaten on seven, while Shadab dictated terms at the other end.
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