Thanks to an all-round performance by Arafat Minhas, Pakistan defeated England by 87 runs in the second ODI of the tri-nation series. In the match played in Rawalpindi, England won the toss against Pakistan and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Pakistan scored 302 runs for 9 wickets in the allotted 50 overs, in response to which the English team was all out for 215 runs in the 39th over. For Pakistan, Arafat Minhas showed an all-round performance, he played an innings of 59 runs in a difficult time and then took 6 wickets for 40 runs.
Earlier at the start of the game, Pakistan’s opening batters failed. On the very first ball of the game, Fakhar Zaman was caught by Root off Gus Atkinson, while Saim Ayub was dismissed for 8 runs by Sonny Baker at a total score of 31. Pakistan suffered its third loss in the form of Babar Azam when the total score was 59, at which point Babar Azam was bowled by Will Jacks after scoring 34 runs.
On this occasion, Hasan Nawaz and Arafat Minhas showed responsible batting. Hasan Nawaz played an innings of 79 runs off 74 balls, while Arafat Minhas scored 59 runs off 58 balls. Apart from them, Faheem Ashraf scored 39, Saad Baig 35 and Salman Agha 16 runs. For England, Sonny Baker took 3 and Gus Atkinson 2 wickets. Chasing the target of 303 runs, the English team was all out for 215 runs in the 39th over. For England, Tom Banton scored 57, Ben Duckett 45 and Joe Root 33 runs.
