Shadab Khan’s unbeaten 113 earns Pakistan one-wicket win over England in Lahore
Shadab Khan’s unbeaten 113 guided Pakistan to a one-wicket victory over England in Lahore on 25 October 2026, a result that guaranteed Pakistan a place in the tri-series final. Pakistan had been 154 for nine, 88 runs short of the target, before Shadab and Haris Rauf completed the run chase.
England batted first and were dismissed for 241 with 20 balls to spare, but their bowlers then saw Pakistan wobble materially before the late revival; Pakistan wore West Indies World Series salmon pink for breast cancer awareness. Haris Rauf provided company at the end, scoring seven from 19 balls, as the match swung from an English sure-thing to a one-wicket finish.
The closing stages featured moments of high drama. Shadab was given out lbw to a full toss on 97 and had begun to walk off and exchange handshakes with England before an inside edge was discovered on review. Twenty were required when Shadab reached three figures, which he did from a Gus Atkinson yorker dabbed for four, and Rauf drove Henry Crocombe for four to secure the final run.
The chase had unravelled earlier: Pakistan slipped to 103 for six and then to nine down after a sequence of wickets. Fakhar Zaman was caught at slip in the fifth over, Saim Ayub fell to Crocombe after an early six, and Babar Azam was dismissed by Atkinson. Saad Baig made 32 before Jamie Jacks took a catch at backward point off Overton, and Razaullah and other bowlers chipped in as England sought to force a collapse.
England’s innings relied on Ben Duckett, who reached 105 and recorded what the report described as his fifth ODI hundred, supported by a 93-run partnership with Sam Curran. Curran scored 42 before falling to a shorter ball hooked to fine leg by Shaheen Shah Afridi, who earlier claimed Tom Banton with his fifth ball to reach his 150th ODI wicket.
There were notable personnel and debut moments: Henry Crocombe made his ODI debut after replacing Josh Tongue, who missed out with a bruised toe, and Adil Rashid remained on the bench for a second consecutive match. Overton at times required attention from the physio after pulling up in his delivery stride, while Arafat Minhas, on his return to the attack, removed Duckett and contributed to slowing England’s momentum.
Pakistan’s late recovery, driven by Shadab’s first hundred in any international cricket and a tense final partnership with Rauf, completed the chase and ensured Pakistan progressed to the tri-series final.
