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10/25 19:31 CDT Shadab Khan's epic century sparks a 1-wicket Pakistan victory
over England
Shadab Khan's epic century sparks a 1-wicket Pakistan victory over England
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) --- Shadab Khan posted an unbeaten century and anchored a
record 10th-wicket stand to help Pakistan snatch a one-wicket win over England
on Sunday and secure a spot in the cricket ODI tri-series final.
Pakistan's run chase appeared doomed at 154-9 in reply to England's 241, before
the 89-run last-wicket stand between Shadab and No. 11 Haris Rauf.
Shadab smashed his first ODI ton to take Pakistan to 243-9 in 47.1 overs.
England, which scored 429 and still lost in its previous game against Sri
Lanka, had been all out in 46.4 overs in its innings.
Playing his first game of the tournament, Shadab scored 113 not out off 96
balls and farmed most of the strike. Rauf (7 not out off 19 deliveries) hit the
winning boundary, capping the biggest 10th-wicket partnership in a successful
chase in ODI history.
Duckett's century for England Left-handed opener Ben Duckett scored 105 for England --- his fifth ODI century and first against Pakistan --- after Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and elected to field after successfully defending 300-plus totals in his team's first two games of the tournament. He revived England from a precarious 52-4 with a 93-run stand with Sam Curran, who made 42 off 52 balls. Afridi picked up 4-46 and England lost four of the five top batters for single digits. England lost quick wickets and slipped to 201-9 after Afridi removed Curran in his return spell when he holed out to fine leg off a mistimed pull. Razaullah took 2-38, grabbing the wickets of Jacks and Dawson. Duckett, who hit 10 fours and two sixes in his 111-ball knock, fell in the 37th over when he top-edged a sweep to fine leg against left-arm spinner Arafat Minhas before Atkinson (36 not out) shared a 40-run last wicket stand with Crocombe.
Sensational Shadab, resilient Rauf Pakistan also had batting trouble, and was just one wicket from defeat when Rauf joined Shadab in the 34th over and launched a partnership neither lineup will quickly forget. While Shadab outsmarted England's pace attack with his brilliant batting, Rauf gave him ample support. Shadab protected the tailender by keeping the strike to himself and taking boundaries early in the over. Gus Atkinson won an lbw decision against Shadab when Pakistan needed 21 for victory only to discover that the ball had tickled an inside edge. Shadab had even started walking toward the dressing room before deciding to take the television review, and he screamed in joy at the reprieve. Shadab completed his century by playing a late cut off Atkinson for his 12th boundary before hitting the fast bowler over long off for a six to reduce the target to three runs off the final three overs. Rauf drilled fast bowler Henry Crocombe for a straight boundary to cap a remarkable recovery for Pakistan. Earlier, Jamie Overton (3-43) took two smart slip catches to remove both struggling opening batters Fakhar Zaman (10) and Saim Ayub (6) and Babar Azam will continue his search for a big innings after Atkinson pegged back his off stump as Pakistan slumped to 31-3 inside the first seven overs. Brook then turned to Overton soon after the batting power play and the fast bowler responded immediately when 19-year-old Saad Baig (32) cut straight to Will Jacks at point. Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson (2-30) and Jacks (1-18) then bowled tidily and raised England's hopes.
Series status It was England's third successive defeat after losing to Pakistan by 87 runs and seeing Sri Lanka pull off the second-highest successful run chase in ODI history despite captain Harry Brook scoring a blistering 114-ball double century. Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in is last league game on Tuesday after beating the Sri Lankans by 37 runs in the opening game. ___ See AP's full cricket coverage here
Duckett's century for England Left-handed opener Ben Duckett scored 105 for England --- his fifth ODI century and first against Pakistan --- after Shaheen Shah Afridi won the toss and elected to field after successfully defending 300-plus totals in his team's first two games of the tournament. He revived England from a precarious 52-4 with a 93-run stand with Sam Curran, who made 42 off 52 balls. Afridi picked up 4-46 and England lost four of the five top batters for single digits. England lost quick wickets and slipped to 201-9 after Afridi removed Curran in his return spell when he holed out to fine leg off a mistimed pull. Razaullah took 2-38, grabbing the wickets of Jacks and Dawson. Duckett, who hit 10 fours and two sixes in his 111-ball knock, fell in the 37th over when he top-edged a sweep to fine leg against left-arm spinner Arafat Minhas before Atkinson (36 not out) shared a 40-run last wicket stand with Crocombe.
Sensational Shadab, resilient Rauf Pakistan also had batting trouble, and was just one wicket from defeat when Rauf joined Shadab in the 34th over and launched a partnership neither lineup will quickly forget. While Shadab outsmarted England's pace attack with his brilliant batting, Rauf gave him ample support. Shadab protected the tailender by keeping the strike to himself and taking boundaries early in the over. Gus Atkinson won an lbw decision against Shadab when Pakistan needed 21 for victory only to discover that the ball had tickled an inside edge. Shadab had even started walking toward the dressing room before deciding to take the television review, and he screamed in joy at the reprieve. Shadab completed his century by playing a late cut off Atkinson for his 12th boundary before hitting the fast bowler over long off for a six to reduce the target to three runs off the final three overs. Rauf drilled fast bowler Henry Crocombe for a straight boundary to cap a remarkable recovery for Pakistan. Earlier, Jamie Overton (3-43) took two smart slip catches to remove both struggling opening batters Fakhar Zaman (10) and Saim Ayub (6) and Babar Azam will continue his search for a big innings after Atkinson pegged back his off stump as Pakistan slumped to 31-3 inside the first seven overs. Brook then turned to Overton soon after the batting power play and the fast bowler responded immediately when 19-year-old Saad Baig (32) cut straight to Will Jacks at point. Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson (2-30) and Jacks (1-18) then bowled tidily and raised England's hopes.
Series status It was England's third successive defeat after losing to Pakistan by 87 runs and seeing Sri Lanka pull off the second-highest successful run chase in ODI history despite captain Harry Brook scoring a blistering 114-ball double century. Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in is last league game on Tuesday after beating the Sri Lankans by 37 runs in the opening game. ___ See AP's full cricket coverage here
