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PAK vs ENG Tri-Series 2026: Arafat Minhas 6 for 40, Pakistan Win

Published on October 20, 2026

Summary Overview: Pakistan beat England by 87 runs in the ODI tri-series in Rawalpindi. Arafat Minhas hit 59 and took 6 for 40, and Hasan Nawaz made 79. Pakistan make it two wins from two. Full report, squads and table.

Who won? Pakistan, by 87 runs at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. They made 302 for 9, and England were bowled out for 215 in 38.4 overs.

Who starred? All-rounder Arafat Minhas hit 59 off 58, took 6 for 40 and ran out the last man. Hasan Nawaz top-scored with 79 off 74.

What does it mean? Pakistan have won both of their matches and sit top of the table. England have lost their first game.

What's next? Sri Lanka vs England on Thursday, October 22 in Rawalpindi.

Match Report: Minhas Does It All

Two days after beating Sri Lanka, Pakistan produced an even more complete performance against England, and one player was at the heart of it.

For readers new to cricket: in a One Day International (ODI), each team bats for up to 50 overs (an over is six legal deliveries). A team wins by runs when it bats first and the other side cannot reach its total.

Pakistan's Innings: A Poor Start, Then a Middle-Order Rescue

England captain Harry Brook won the toss and chose to bowl, and the start could not have gone better for him. Gus Atkinson had Fakhar Zaman caught by Joe Root off the very first ball of the match. Saim Ayub (8) soon followed, and Babar Azam was bowled by Will Jacks for 34. When Adil Rashid removed Salman Agha, Pakistan were 81 for 4 in the 19th over.

Saad Baig (35) and Hasan Nawaz steadied things before Baig fell at 133. Then Nawaz and Arafat Minhas turned the innings around with a stand of 78 off 74 balls. Nawaz hit four sixes in his 79 off 74 before Jamie Overton bowled him.

Minhas kept going, hitting nine fours in his 59 off 58, and he and Faheem Ashraf (39 off 26) smashed 72 off 49 balls for the seventh wicket. Captain Shaheen Afridi added 10 not out off 5 to take Pakistan past 300. Sonny Baker took 3 for 65, while Overton conceded only 38 from his 10 overs.

England's Chase: A Flying Start, Then a Collapse

England's openers made a brilliant start. Tom Banton (57 off 53) and Ben Duckett (45 off 46) put on 91 for the first wicket, and England scored 65 without loss in the first 10 overs, the powerplay (the opening overs when fielding restrictions apply).

Haris Rauf broke the stand when Duckett was caught by Fakhar. Then Minhas went to work. He had Banton caught by Shaheen, then bowled Brook for 5. England slipped from 91 for 0 to 128 for 3.

Joe Root (33) and Sam Curran (27) tried to rebuild, but Naseem Shah bowled Root and Rauf removed Curran. From 177 for 5, England lost their last five wickets for 38 runs.

Turning Point: Minhas' Six-Wicket Burst

Minhas removed Jordan Cox lbw, had Jamie Overton caught, then took two wickets in two balls: Will Jacks caught by Shaheen and Adil Rashid lbw first ball. He finished the match himself by running out Gus Atkinson.

Minhas ended with 6 for 40 from 8.4 overs, adding to his 59 with the bat. It was a true all-round match-winning display.

Stat Corner

Top Performers

Player	Team	Performance
Arafat Minhas	Pakistan	59 (58), 9 fours, and 6 for 40 (8.4 overs), 1 run-out
Hasan Nawaz	Pakistan	79 (74), 5 fours, 4 sixes
Faheem Ashraf	Pakistan	39 (26)
Haris Rauf	Pakistan	2 for 32 (6 overs)
Saad Baig (wk)	Pakistan	35 (54)
Tom Banton	England	57 (53), 5 fours, 2 sixes
Ben Duckett	England	45 (46), 8 fours
Sonny Baker	England	3 for 65 (9 overs)
Gus Atkinson	England	2 for 35 (7 overs)
Jamie Overton	England	1 for 38 (10 overs)

How the Game Turned

Moment	Score
Fakhar out first ball	Pakistan 0 for 1
Top-order trouble	Pakistan 81 for 4 (18.4 overs)
Nawaz and Minhas stand	78 off 74 balls for the 6th wicket
Minhas and Faheem stand	72 off 49 balls for the 7th wicket
Pakistan final total	302 for 9 (50 overs)
England's opening stand	91 off 87 balls
Minhas strikes	91 for 0 to 128 for 3
England's collapse	177 for 5 to 215 all out

Powerplay Comparison

Team	First 10 overs
Pakistan	46 for 2
England	65 for 0

England won the powerplay by 19 runs but still lost by 87.

Squads

Pakistan

Role	Players
Playing XI	Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Saad Baig (wk), Salman Agha, Hasan Nawaz, Arafat Minhas, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi (c), Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
Bench	Abrar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Ghazi Ghori, Sufyan Moqim, Razaullah

Pakistan named an unchanged XI from their win over Sri Lanka.

England

Role	Players
Playing XI	Tom Banton, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jordan Cox (wk), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Sonny Baker
Bench	Mason Crane, Josh Tongue, Henry Crocombe, James Coles, Liam Dawson

Tri-Series Table After Match 2

Team	Played	Won	Lost	Net Run Rate
Pakistan	2	2	0	+1.240
Sri Lanka	1	0	1	-0.740
England	1	0	1	-1.740

Net run rate compares how fast a team scores with how fast its opponents score. A team that is bowled out is counted as having faced its full 50 overs. Each team plays the other two twice, and the top two reach the final.

What's Next

Match	Date	Fixture	Venue	Local (PKT)	IST	ET
3rd Match	Thu, Oct 22	Sri Lanka vs England	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	4:00 AM
4th Match	Sun, Oct 25	Pakistan vs England	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	4:00 AM
5th Match	Tue, Oct 27	Pakistan vs Sri Lanka	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	4:00 AM
6th Match	Thu, Oct 29	Sri Lanka vs England	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	4:00 AM
Final	Sat, Oct 31	Top two teams	Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore	1:00 PM	1:30 PM	4:00 AM

Local time is Pakistan Standard Time (PKT, UTC+5). IST is India Standard Time (UTC+5:30). ET is US Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). In the UK, matches start at 9:00 AM (BST) on October 22, then 8:00 AM (GMT) from October 25 after the clocks go back. In Sri Lanka, matches start at 1:30 PM.

What's at stake on Thursday: Sri Lanka and England have both lost to Pakistan, so the 3rd Match is a big one for both. The loser would have two defeats from two games and very little room for error in the race for a final spot.