Pakistan vs England: Shadab Khan makes maiden ODI century in 89-run last wicket stand to secure victory despite Ben Duckett ton
Pakistan put on an incredible 89-run last-wicket stand to beat England, who suffered third successive defeat; watch England's next ODI in the tri-series against Sri Lanka live on Sky Sports Cricket on Thursday, coverage stars from 7:30am (first ball 8am)
Sunday 25 October 2026 17:15, UK
Shadab Khan made a heroic 113no off 96 balls as Pakistan put on an incredible 89-run last-wicket stand to complete an unfathomable one-wicket victory in Lahore, consigning England to the brink of elimination from contention for the ODI tri-series final.
Ben Duckett made an impressive 105 off 111 for his fifth ODI century, but his innings was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disappointing batting performance from England, who were limited to a below-par total of 241 all out after 46.4 overs thanks in large part to the impressive bowling of Shaheen Shah Afridi (4-46).
England's bowlers then decimated Pakistan's top order with Jamie Overton (3-43) impressive and Liam Dawson (2-19) relentless, as the hosts slipped to 154-9 having been 74-3.
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All hope appeared lost for Pakistan with one wicket remaining, but Shadab - alongside the impenetrable No 11 Haris Rauf (7no off 19) - notched his career-best ODI score and his maiden century to guide his side to a victory made even more dramatic by a successful DRS review when Shadab was given out lbw to Atkinson on 97.
Shadab and Rauf's partnership was the highest last-wicket stand in a successful run chase in ODI history, and secured Pakistan's place in the tri-series final.
The win is England's second heartbreaking defeat in a row - after Sri Lanka recorded the second-highest successful run chase In ODI history against them on Thursday - and means that England must win against Sri Lanka to have any chance of a place in the final, with their last group-stage match live on Sky Sports from 7:30am on Thursday.
How Shadab led Pakistan to unfathomable comeback victory
England's bid to end their barren run of defeats in the tri-series got off to the worst possible start, with in-form opener Banton (4) chipping tamely to Arafat for Shaheen's 150th ODI wicket, before the Pakistan captain struck again with an almost mirrored dismissal of Root (5), who was caught after an uncharacteristically careless slash into the off-side.
Things went from bad to worse for the tourists when ODI debutant Razaullah - who notched an unforgettable 81 off 63 in the third Test against England at Edgbaston in August - fired a brilliant throw into the keeper and ran out Brook to leave England reeling at 19-3.
Despite the dismissal of Jordan Cox (6) at the end of the poweplay, Duckett began to lead a resurgence for England, building an impressive 93-run stand with Sam Curran (42 off 52) on his way to his second century in Lahore after his career-best 165 against Australia in 2025 - to bring England back to 145-5 having been 52-4.
Curran's dismissal, though, was the first of a flurry of wickets for Pakistan that saw Duckett out on 105 and England fall from 175-6 to 201-9.
Atkinson (36no) attempted to raise the pace, blasting three sixes in a 40-run last-wicket partnership with debutant Henry Crocombe, but the latter's dismissal consigned England to a below-par total of 241.
Brook's side started quickly with the ball, as Atkinson and Crocombe dismissed Fakhar Zaman (10), Saim Ayub (6), and Babar Azam (10) in 13 powerplay deliveries to give England hope.
A brief Pakistan resurgence led by the impressive Saad Baig (32) was ended by standout bowler Overton - the first of his three wickets - before the dismissal of Hasan Nawaz (15) and Arafat Minhas (1) in the space of three balls left the home side reeling at 103-6 after just 23.1 overs.
All hope seemed lost for Pakistan when Razaullah's (8) wicket put England on the brink of victory, with their opponents stranded with one wicket left and a deficit of 88 runs.
Shadab, whose ensuing heroics saw him smash 12 fours and four maximums, thought his innings was over when the umpire raised the finger after Gus Atkinson's yorker trapped him in front, going as far as to shake hands with his opponents during the review, only for DRS to reveal the faintest of inside edges to keep Pakistan's talisman at the crease.
Pakistan were then 20 runs away, and it was the unlikely hero Rauf who produced a picturesque drive down the ground for the winning boundary that gave his team the most unfathomable of victories with 2.5 overs to spare.
Brook: I couldn't ask for any more
England captain Harry Brook, speaking at the presentation:
"I don't think it went wrong with the ball, to be honest. I thought we did an exceptional job to restrict them to us nearly winning the game.
"We probably didn't quite get enough runs on the board, but the effort the boys put in with the ball and in the field was phenomenal.
"I couldn't ask for any more.
"Ben Duckett played an exceptional innings - his fifth ODI hundred which came at a good time.
"He played really well and that partnership that he and Sam Curran had together put us in a decent position to kick on.
"Unfortunately we lost a few wickets in quick succession but the way that Gus Atkinson finished the innings off was awesome."
Shaheen: I've never seen an innings like that in my life!
Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi, speaking at the presentation:
"The way Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf finished the game with the bat - I have never seen in my life an innings like that.
"I am really happy as a captain. Starting with the bowling, the team effort was top-drawer.
"We thought we had a lot of variation in the team so that's why we brought Shadab in.
"[But] we need top-order runs, we're struggling. I hope the next few games we'll bring that energy."
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ODI tri-series results and schedule
All games live on Sky Sports; all times UK and Ireland
- October 18 - Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs (Rawalpindi)
- October 20 - Pakistan beat England by 87 runs (Rawalpindi)
- October 22 - Sri Lanka beat England by two wickets (Rawalpindi)
- October 25 - Pakistan beat England by one wicket (Lahore)
- October 27 (8am) - Pakistan vs Sri Lanka (Lahore)
- October 29 (8am) - Sri Lanka vs England (Lahore)
- October 31 (8am) - Final (Lahore)
