Pakistan beat England by 87 runs; Arafat Minhas 6-40

Key takeaways

Pakistan beat England by 87 runs in the ODI tri-series at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, October 20.
Arafat Minhas made his maiden ODI fifty (59) and then took 6-40 with left-arm spin. The PCB says he took 5-32 on his ODI debut.
Pakistan recovered from 81-4 to post 302-9, with Hasan Nawaz top-scoring on 79 off 74 balls.
England reached 91-0, then collapsed to 215 all out in 38.4 overs, losing their last seven wickets for 50 runs.
Pakistan have won both their games so far. England play Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi today (Thursday, October 22), and Pakistan face England again in Lahore on Sunday, October 25.

Scorecard summary

Team	Score	Top performers
Pakistan (put in to bat)	302-9 (50 overs)	Hasan Nawaz 79 (74), Arafat Minhas 59 (58), Faheem Ashraf 39 (26); Sonny Baker 3-65, Gus Atkinson 2-35
England (target 303)	215 all out (38.4 overs)	Tom Banton 57 (53), Ben Duckett 45 (46), Joe Root 33; Arafat Minhas 6-40, Haris Rauf 2-32

Figures as reported by Sky Sports and BBC Sport.

How Pakistan won

A shaky start. Gus Atkinson removed Fakhar Zaman with the first ball of the match. Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (34) and Salman Ali Agha, who made a hundred against Sri Lanka on Sunday, all fell early, and Pakistan were in trouble at 81-4.

The fightback. Hasan Nawaz hit his first ball, from Adil Rashid, for six. He shared fifty partnerships with Saad Baig (35) and Arafat Minhas. Arafat and Faheem Ashraf then added 72 off just 49 balls, and Pakistan scored 80 runs in the last eight overs. England dropped three catches; stand-in wicketkeeper Jordan Cox missed two of them, one off Arafat when he was on 12.

Arafat's spell. Duckett and Banton raced to 91 without loss. Haris Rauf removed Duckett, then Arafat had Banton caught at midwicket and bowled England captain Harry Brook for 5 with a ball that turned. Naseem Shah bowled Joe Root with one that kept low. Arafat then ran through the lower order and finished the match by running out Atkinson.

BBC Sport says these are the best figures by a Pakistan spinner in an ODI against England.

What England said

England captain Harry Brook said his side were "quite happy" chasing 300 because dew was expected. He said England lost "too many wickets in clumps" and were "a little too careful against the spinners". England are without Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer and Jacob Bethell for this series.

Tri-series fixtures

Date	Match	Venue
Sun, Oct 18	Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 37 runs	Rawalpindi
Tue, Oct 20	Pakistan beat England by 87 runs	Rawalpindi
Thu, Oct 22	Sri Lanka vs England (first ball 1pm PKT, per Sky Sports timing)	Rawalpindi
Sun, Oct 25	Pakistan vs England (Pink Day for breast cancer awareness)	Lahore
Sat, Oct 31	Final (top two teams)	Lahore

Each team plays the other two twice, and the top two meet in the final.

What happens next

Today: England and Sri Lanka are both looking for their first win. A Sri Lanka win would make the race for the second final spot tighter.
Sunday: Pakistan will wear pink kits in Lahore for breast cancer awareness. The PCB says limited-edition pink merchandise is on sale at Gaddafi Stadium and online.

We will update this post with today's result.

Arafat Minhas takes 6-40 as Pakistan crush England by 87 runs; Sri Lanka face England in Rawalpindi today

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