Overview
- Pakistan recovered from 133 for 5 to post 302 for 9 on Tuesday after a lower‑order revival led by Hasan Nawaz’s 79 and Arafat Minhas’s maiden ODI fifty.
- England began the chase with a 91‑run opening stand between Tom Banton and Ben Duckett but were bowled out in the 38th over for 215, handing Pakistan an 87‑run victory.
- Arafat Minhas, 21, turned the match with left‑arm spin, finishing 59 with the bat and taking career‑best figures of 6‑40 with the ball and completing the final run‑out.
- Fielding lapses — including three dropped chances reported, notably by Gus Atkinson and Jordan Cox — and England’s struggles against spin helped swing momentum back to Pakistan.
- The win cements Pakistan’s position in the tri‑series and gives selectors a compelling all‑round option in Minhas, while England regroup to face Sri Lanka on Thursday as they continue World Cup preparations.