Pakistan keep England to 241 despite Duckett ton
LAHORE: Pakistan paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed four wickets to limit England to 241 despite a fighting century by Ben Duckett in Lahore on Sunday. Battling to stay in the tri-series after losing their first two games, England never fully recovered after slipping to 19-3 on a batting-friendly pitch. Duckett resisted with a knock of 105 off 111 balls and Sam Curran scored 42 during a 93-run…
LAHORE: Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed four wickets to restrict England to 241 all out in Lahore on Sunday, despite a valiant century from Ben Duckett. England, already reeling from two losses in the tri-series, failed to recover after dropping to 19-3 early in their innings on a batting-friendly pitch. Duckett held his ground with a 105-ball 105, and Sam Curran contributed 42 runs in a crucial 93-run fifth-wicket partnership.
Gus Atkinson added 36 runs with the bat. Shaheen took 4-46, while Razaullah made his ODI debut with 2-38. Duckett smashed 10 fours and two sixes before being dismissed by Arafat Minhas, who finished with 2-26. Pakistan chose to bat first, and Shaheen removed Tom Banton in the first over, becoming the 13th bowler from Pakistan to reach 150 ODI wickets.
Shaheen dismissed Joe Root for five in his next over, and Harry Brook was run out for a duck. Duckett's fifth ODI hundred and Curran's solid batting momentarily bolstered England, but Shaheen added two more wickets to seal the innings.
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