England snatched defeat from the jaws of victory again to leave their tri-series final hopes hanging by a thread as Shadab Khan’s heroics rescued a stunning one-wicket win for Pakistan.
After Sri Lanka chased 430 to win in Rawalpindi, England’s bowlers were on course to bounce back in Lahore when they reduced Pakistan to 154 for nine in pursuit of 242 – but Shadab had other ideas.
With just number 11 Haris Rauf for company, all-rounder Shadab showed the urgency lacking from his top-order colleagues to register a maiden international hundred and get Pakistan home with 17 balls to spare.
Shadab marshalled the strike brilliantly in his 113 not out off 96 deliveries, allowing Haris to face just 19 balls from which he scored an unbeaten seven, and it was England who blinked first.
