Pakistan vs England result: Pakistan pulled off a stunning one-wicket victory over England in the fourth match of the ODI tri-series at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, on Sunday, 25 October 2026. Chasing 242, Pakistan were nine wickets down for 154 before Shadab Khan’s unbeaten 113 carried them to 243 for nine with 17 balls to spare.
It was one of the great ODI comebacks. Pakistan had looked beaten when their ninth wicket fell, still 88 runs short, but Shadab and last man Haris Rauf added an unbroken 89 off 80 balls to snatch a win that had seemed impossible.
A 51-Year-Old World Record Falls
The Shadab–Rauf stand was not just a rescue act — it was a world record. Their unbeaten 89 runs is now the highest tenth-wicket partnership in a successful ODI run chase, breaking a record that had stood for 51 years: the 64 runs added by West Indies pair Deryck Murray and Andy Roberts against Pakistan at Edgbaston in the 1975 World Cup. Pakistan had slumped to 154 for 9 when Rauf walked in; Shadab, who finished with a maiden ODI century (113 not out off 96 balls), farmed the strike brilliantly, while Rauf’s unbeaten 7 off 19 balls proved priceless.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Match Summary
- Key Performances
- What It Means for the Tri-Series
Match Summary
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first, and captain Shaheen Shah Afridi made the decision pay off immediately. England slipped to 19 for three inside the first five overs as Shaheen removed Tom Banton and Joe Root, and captain Harry Brook was run out for just one. Pakistan, wearing pink to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Day, had England four down for 53 when Jordan Cox fell.
Ben Duckett then held England’s innings together. His 105 off 111 balls, with ten fours and two sixes, was the backbone of the innings, and a 93-run stand with Sam Curran, who made 42 off 53 balls, dragged England toward a competitive total. Once that partnership was broken, England crumbled again and were bowled out for 241 in 46.4 overs, with Gus Atkinson unbeaten on 36.
Pakistan’s chase started just as badly. Fakhar Zaman fell for 10, Saim Ayub for six and Babar Azam for 10, and the hosts were 31 for three inside seven overs. Saad Baig counterattacked with a brisk 32 off 22 balls, but wickets kept falling: Salman Agha made 26, Hasan Nawaz 15, Arafat Minhas one, Shaheen four and Razaullah eight. When Razaullah was bowled by Will Jacks, Pakistan were 154 for nine, and England looked certain winners. What followed was extraordinary. Shadab refused to give up the chase, reaching his century in the 47th over, and with Haris Rauf unbeaten on seven holding up the other end, Pakistan reached 243 for nine in 47.1 overs.
Key Performances
Shadab Khan’s unbeaten 113 off 96 balls was the innings of the match. It included 13 fours and five sixes, and it was a career-best score that turned certain defeat into a famous win. His composure, with only the last man for company, was remarkable: he kept the required run rate under control and attacked only when the moment demanded it.
Shaheen Shah Afridi had set the tone earlier with the ball. His four wickets for 46 runs in 8.4 overs, including the early dismissals of Banton and Root, broke England’s top order apart and brought up his 150th ODI wicket in the first over. Razaullah took two for 38 on debut and Arafat Minhas two for 26.
For England, Ben Duckett’s century deserved to be on the winning side: his 105 rebuilt the innings under pressure while his team-mates struggled around him. Sam Curran’s 42 gave him valuable support. With the ball, Jamie Overton was England’s best bowler with three for 43, while Liam Dawson took two for 30 and Gus Atkinson two for 62, but they could not find the final wicket when it mattered most.
What It Means for the Tri-Series
The win earns Pakistan two points and keeps their tri-series campaign firmly on track, while England are still searching for their first win of the tournament after earlier defeats to Pakistan and Sri Lanka. England had come to Lahore needing a victory to revive their campaign, and for most of the evening it looked as though they would get one. Instead, they leave with another defeat and questions about a batting line-up that collapsed at both ends of the match.
Pakistan will take huge confidence from a win snatched from the jaws of defeat. The tri-series continues with Pakistan facing Sri Lanka in Lahore on Tuesday, 27 October, before the final on Saturday, 31 October.
Pakistan’s one-wicket win in Lahore will be remembered as the night Shadab Khan refused to lose.
