7PAK vs ENG ODI Match: Pakistan has made it to the finals by registering a thrilling win in the fourth match of the ODI triangular series against England. Pakistan won by 1 wicket in the match played at Gaddafi Stadium on Sunday. The hero of the team’s victory was Shadab Khan, who turned the losing game around by making an unbeaten partnership of 89 runs for the last wicket with Haris Rauf. Shadab played a brilliant inning of 113 runs and returned unbeaten after leading the team to victory.
With this victory, Pakistan registered its third consecutive win in the tournament and booked its ticket to the finals. At the same time, Sri Lanka is at second position in the points table after winning 1 out of 2 matches, while England has reached the third position after losing three consecutive matches. England has to play against Sri Lanka on 29 October. The final match will be held on 31 October at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
Ben Duckett scored a century for England
After losing the toss and coming to bat first, the England team was all out for 241 runs in 46.4 overs. The team had a very bad start and three wickets fell at the score of just 19 runs. After this, Jordan Cox and Ben Duckett tried to handle the innings by adding 33 runs for the fourth wicket. However, Cox returned to the pavilion after scoring 6 runs.
Duckett made an important partnership of 93 runs with Sam Curran for the fifth wicket. Duckett also added 30 runs with Will Jacques. Jacques was out after scoring 13 runs, while Duckett played a brilliant inning of 105 runs in 111 balls with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes. Sam Curran scored 42 runs in 52 balls with the help of 5 fours.
In the last overs, Gus Atkinson scored unbeaten 36 runs to take England to a respectable score. He added 40 runs for the last wicket with Henry Crocom.
For Pakistan, captain Shaheen Afridi bowled brilliantly and took 4 wickets for 46 runs. Razaullah and Arafat Minhas got 2 wickets each, while Haris Rauf dismissed one batsman.
Pakistan team had lost 9 wickets for 154 runs.
Pakistan’s start to chase the target of 242 runs was also disappointing. The team lost its three wickets for 31 runs. After this, Salman Agha tried to handle the innings by scoring 26 runs. He made a partnership of 43 runs with Saad Baig for the fourth wicket and 28 runs with Hasan Nawaz for the fifth wicket.
Saad Baig scored 32 runs, while Hasan Nawaz was out after scoring 15 runs. After this, Pakistan’s innings continued to falter and by the score of 154 runs, nine wickets of the team had fallen. At one time it seemed that England would easily win the match.
Shadab Khan changed the course of the match
Shadab Khan, who came to bat at number eight in difficult conditions, performed brilliantly and gave Pakistan a memorable victory. Along with Haris Rauf, he made an unbeaten partnership of 89 runs in 80 balls for the last wicket and dashed England’s hopes of victory.
Shadab Khan scored unbeaten 113 runs in 96 balls with the help of 13 fours and 5 sixes. On the other hand, Haris Rauf remained unbeaten after scoring 7 runs. This partnership between the two batsmen gave Pakistan a thrilling victory by one wicket.
In this match, the partnership of Shadab and Haris made the record of the biggest partnership for the 10th wicket during a successful run chase in ODI cricket.
Jamie Overton was the most successful bowler for England, taking 3 wickets. Gus Atkinson and Liam Dawson took 2 wickets each, while Henry Crocom and Will Jacques got one wicket each.