Cricket tri-series: Pakistan beat England by one wicket
In Lahore, Shadab Khan’s unbeaten 113 and an unbroken 89-run last-wicket stand with Haris Rauf secure Pakistan a place in the final.
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In Lahore, Shadab Khan’s unbeaten 113 and an unbroken 89-run last-wicket stand with Haris Rauf secure Pakistan a place in the final.
Pakistan beat England by one wicket in Lahore on 25 October to secure a place in the cricket tri-series final. Shadab Khan’s unbeaten 113 was the highest score by a number-eight batter—the eighth player in the batting order—in a one-day international (ODI).
England had been bowled out for 241 with 20 balls of their innings remaining. Ben Duckett scored 105 after England lost four early wickets for 56 runs. Arafat Minhas eventually dismissed Duckett, while Shaheen Shah Afridi took four wickets, including Henry Crocombe’s dismissal to end the innings.
Pakistan fell to 154 for nine while chasing a target of 242, leaving them 88 runs short of victory. One more dismissal would have ended the chase. Shadab attacked the bowling while Haris Rauf protected his wicket at the other end.
Their unbroken partnership reached 89 runs, the highest tenth-wicket stand in a successful ODI chase. A tenth-wicket partnership is the runs added by the final pair of batters. They surpassed the 64 that Deryck Murray and Andy Roberts added against Pakistan at the 1975 World Cup.
| Batters | Match | Partnership runs |
|---|---|---|
| Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf | Against England, 25 October 2026 |
The council also reprimands the Pakistan fast bowler for his exchange with Will Jacks in Lahore, adding a fifth demerit point to his record. England’s players are fined after finishing three overs short of their bowling target.
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| 89, unbroken |
| Deryck Murray and Andy Roberts | Against Pakistan, 1975 World Cup | 64, previous record |
Shadab finished with 113 from 96 balls, hitting 13 fours and five sixes. Rauf faced just 19 of the partnership’s 80 deliveries, allowing Shadab to take most of the scoring opportunities.
On 97, Shadab was given out leg before wicket: the umpire judged that his pad had blocked a ball heading for the stumps. Gus Atkinson’s delivery was a full toss, reaching him without bouncing. Shadab had started walking off and shaken hands with England’s players before a review detected an inside edge from his bat and overturned the decision.
Shadab then reached his first century—100 runs—in international cricket by hitting an Atkinson yorker, a ball aimed near the batter’s feet, for four. Rauf drove Crocombe for the winning boundary, worth four runs, and finished unbeaten on seven from 19 balls. That shot took Pakistan to 243 for nine after 47 overs and one ball, with 17 balls to spare.
England remain in contention, but need Pakistan to beat Sri Lanka on 27 October and then must beat Sri Lanka by a large margin on 29 October to have a chance of reaching the final on 31 October. A Sri Lanka victory over Pakistan would eliminate England before their last match.
Sri Lanka’s win eliminates England and sets up Saturday’s final against Pakistan, leaving Thursday’s England–Sri Lanka match with no bearing on qualification.
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Sri Lanka chase 430 with one ball remaining, overcoming Harry Brook’s fastest ODI double-century and leaving England winless in the tournament.
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Adds Shadab Khan’s number-eight batting record, the pair’s record 89-run last-wicket partnership and England’s remaining route to the final.