Pakistan’s Arafat Minhas is an all-round hit as England collapse in Rawalpindi
The tourists lost five wickets for 17 runs to go down by 87 runs in the one-day international.
England were undone by the all-round excellence of Arafat Minhas as they started their winter and one-day international tri-series in Pakistan with an 87-run defeat in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan, who began the tournament by beating Sri Lanka at the weekend, lurched to 133 for five but were bailed out by Arafat’s 59 and Hasan Nawaz, who belted four sixes and five fours in his 79.
Harry Brook’s side bowled well, although fielding errors led to Pakistan racking up 302 for nine before Tom Banton and Ben Duckett shifted the momentum in England’s favour with a 91-run opening stand.
But Arafat turned the tide again by dismissing the in-form Banton and the 21-year-old, in just his fifth ODI, breached the defences of Brook, before the slow left-armer took out England’s lower order.
Arafat claimed a career-best six for 39 and effected the run out which sealed Pakistan’s win as England collapsed from 197 for five to 214 all out in 38.4 overs – long before the dew became any kind of factor, which had prompted Brook to field upon winning the toss.