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Shadab's unbeaten 113 seals Pakistan's one-wicket win over England

Priya Sharma
Priya Sharma
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Shadab's unbeaten 113 seals Pakistan's one-wicket win over England
Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf shared an unbeaten last-wicket stand of 89 to beat England in Lahore. England's tri-series hopes now depend on Pakistan's next match against Sri Lanka.

Pakistan beat England by one wicket in Lahore after Shadab Khan's unbeaten 113 and an unbroken last-wicket partnership of 89 with Haris Rauf rescued a chase that had reached 154-9. According to BBC Sport's match report, Pakistan finished on 243-9 with 17 balls remaining, leaving England without a win after three matches in the one-day international tri-series.

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Shadab's 96-ball innings included 13 fours and five sixes. The BBC reported that his score was the highest by a number eight in an ODI, while the partnership set a record for a last-wicket stand in a successful ODI chase. He had come to the crease at 103-6, having been left out of Pakistan's first two matches of the series.

England appeared to have secured victory when Shadab was given out lbw to Gus Atkinson on 97, with Pakistan still needing 21. Players shook hands before Shadab requested a review as he walked away. The decision was overturned after the review detected an inside edge, allowing him to continue an innings that ultimately decided the match.

Rauf contributed seven runs and faced just 19 deliveries during the 80-ball partnership as Shadab managed most of the strike. Rauf also survived a potential run-out when Pakistan needed 18. Having defended his first 18 deliveries, he struck debutant Henry Crocombe down the ground for the winning boundary. His stay at the crease lasted 70 minutes, more than twice his previous longest ODI innings by time, the BBC reported.

Earlier, Ben Duckett made 105 from 111 balls in England's total of 241, with Shaheen taking 4-46. Duckett, Sam Curran and Atkinson were the only England batters to pass 20. Jamie Overton then returned 3-43 from 10 consecutive overs as England moved to within one wicket of victory. That bowling effort was not enough to prevent Pakistan's final pair from completing the pursuit of 242.

The defeat followed England's loss to Sri Lanka three days earlier, when they conceded 430. Their place in the tri-series is now dependent on another result: a Sri Lanka win over Pakistan on Tuesday would confirm England's elimination before their final match against Sri Lanka on Thursday. England are therefore close to an exit, but were not yet mathematically out following the Lahore defeat.

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