Pakistan defeated England by 87 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Gus Atkinson dismissed Fakhar Zaman on the very first ball of the innings.
Saim Ayub and Babar Azam shared a 31-run partnership before Sonny Baker removed Ayub for 8 off 6 balls. Azam scored 34 off 52 deliveries before Will Jacks reduced the Pakistani total to 59-3 in 14.2 overs.
Hasan Nawaz and Saad Baig contributed a 51-run stand, though Atkinson eventually dismissed Baig for 35 off 54 deliveries. Nawaz and Arafat Minhas added 78 runs for the sixth wicket, while Minhas and Faheem Ashraf combined for 72 runs.
Ashraf scored 39 off 25 balls to help Pakistan reach 302-9. Sonny Baker took 3 wickets for 65 runs in 9 overs during the first innings.
Tom Banton and Ben Duckett put on a 91-run partnership, with Banton scoring 57 off 53 deliveries. Haris Rauf dismissed Duckett for 45 off 46 balls.
Minhas dismissed Harry Brook for 5 runs, while Naseem Shah bowled Joe Root for 33 off 35 balls. Rauf also removed Sam Curran for 27 off 39 balls.
Minhas continued his dominant spell by dismissing Jordan Cox for 18 off 16 deliveries, Will Jacks for 19, and Adil Rashid for a first-ball duck. The bowler took 6 wickets for 40 runs in 8.4 overs, completing his second five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.
Minhas also ran out Gus Atkinson to wrap up the match.
