Player of the Match
Player of the Match

And that's our coverage of this match. It will be England vs Sri Lanka on Thursday so do join us for that game. Until then, it is goodbye and goodnight.

Pakistan captain Shaheen Afridi: "It was really good how Hasan Nawaz, Arafat Minhas, and Faheem Ashraf batted, but we also need our top-order to fire. As a team we have done some good things but we need to improve further as we are looking to build towards the World Cup. The form of Arafat and fast bowlers is good signs for us. Arafat is a very good talent and he is a proper allrounder, which bodes well for us. Hopefully, he will deliver for us in many more games in the future."

England captain Harry Brook: "We were quite happy by limiting them under 300. Banton and Ducky set the tone beautifully, but we lost the wickets in clumps and could not put on a partnership and ended up on the wrong side. We were a bit too much circumspect against the spinners. We could have put them under pressure, I feel. But this is something we will talk about today and hopefully bounce back in the next match."

Speaking to Urooj Mumtaz at the presentation ceremony, he says: "I have kept my plans simple. There was not much help for the spinners in the first match. The pitch was on the slower side today, which helped me. Variations are very important for a spinner as they help in deceiving the batters. I have worked on my variations. We needed an important partnership when I walked in the middle. Hasan and I discussed that we need to bat deep. I took the charge after Hasan got out and I tried to bat until the end of the innings, which helped in taking the score beyond 300.

No surprises there as Arafat Minhas is the player of the match.

Kashif: "just checked allround records at cricinfo and what a player Shahid Afridi was. Only player to score 50 and take a fifer thrice." -- Yes, one of the GOATed cricketers.

Zahid: "They made 300 from nowhere and they win it from nowhere "

Pakistan have one foot in the final of this tri-nation series after two wins in as many matches. There have been quite a few positives for Pakistan in this series. It was a brilliant performance from Agha and their pace quartet on Sunday and today it was Arafat Minhas' allround performance and Hasan Nawaz's brilliant ODI half-century. They will hope that their top-order shows up on coming Sunday when these two teams meet again in Lahore.

Qazi: "Can't even remember the last time I saw a genuine match winning performance from Pakistan against a good team. A proper all-round performance by Arafat! Way to go"

Wow! That was one sensational comeback from Pakistan. They bowl England out with more than 11 overs to spare and win by 87 runs, all because of Arafat Minhas who becomes only the third male cricketer from Pakistan to score a fifty and take a five-fer in an ODI.

38.4
W
Arafat Minhas to Baker, 1 run, OUT, tad fuller on legs and it is flicked to midwicket. Oh! What is going on. There is a mix-up between Atkinson and Baker and both are at the non-striker's end. The throw from deep is to Arafat who fumbles initially but quickly collects the ball and takes a shy at the striker's end. He hits! And that seals the win for Pakistan. And befittingly it is Arafat who delivers the final rites.

AAP Atkinson run out 7 (12m 5b 1x4 0x6) SR: 140

38.3
0
Arafat Minhas to Baker, no run, Baker defends the arm ball right from in front of stumps

Arafat on a hattrick. Slip and leg slip in place.

38.2
W
Arafat Minhas to Rashid, OUT, Easy decision for umpire Saikat there. Terrific stuff from Arafat as he lands the arm ball on length just outside the off stump and it smashes Rashid's front leg right in front of the middle stump as he leans forward to defend. It is sent upstairs by Rashid. But he ends up burning the last review as well.

AU Rashid lbw b Arafat Minhas 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

38.1
W
Arafat Minhas to Jacks, OUT, Second five-fer for Arafar Minhas in only his fifth ODI. Drops it on length and it skids from there. Jacks clears his front leg and rocks back to launch it over midwicket but mishits to short midwicket. Arafat has his arms aloft as he knows he has sealed this game for Pakistan. He has been spectacular with the bat and the ball.

WG Jacks c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Arafat Minhas 19 (33m 24b 1x4 1x6) SR: 79.16

Sarib: "Will Jacks still remains a threat, but Pakistan are already in the tail. His wicket will solidify Pakistan's chances of winning."

END OF OVER:
38 | 8 Runs | ENG: 214/7 (89 runs required from 12 overs, RR: 5.63, RRR: 7.41)

  • Will Jacks19 (23b)
  • Gus Atkinson7 (5b)
  • Shaheen Shah Afridi7-0-36-0
  • Arafat Minhas8-0-39-4
37.6
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Jacks, 1 run, Stands tall and pulls this short pitched delivery to the deep square fielder. Plays it with great control as it rolls along the carpet
37.5
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Atkinson, 1 run, On a length outside off and throws his hands at it. It runs to Razaullah at deep third
37.4
0
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Atkinson, no run, this explains why. Digs out a yorker with ease.
37.3
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Jacks, 1 run, Bunts the length ball on off and takes the single. Jacks comfortable in Atkinson taking the strike
37.2
1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to Atkinson, 1 run, Taps the length ball down and scampers to the other end

Round the wicket

England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st91BM DuckettT Banton
2nd29JE RootT Banton
3rd8JE RootHC Brook
4th37JE RootSM Curran
5th12SM CurranJM Cox
6th20WG JacksJM Cox
7th8J OvertonWG Jacks
8th9WG JacksAAP Atkinson
9th0AU RashidAAP Atkinson
10th1AAP AtkinsonS Baker