England wins toss and bowling first against Pakistan in ODI tri-series
Hasan Nawaz and Arafat Minhas powered Pakistan to 302-9 before the hosts sealed a 37-run win over England.
- On Tuesday, England captain Harry Brook won the toss at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium and elected to field as Pakistan posted 302-9 in the second match of the ODI tri-series.
- This tri-series marks England's first ODI appearance in Pakistan in 21 years; Pakistan entered following a 37-run win against Sri Lanka last Sunday, where captain Shaheen Shah Afridi noted his team played "like 50 percent in batting."
- Hasan Nawaz anchored the innings with 79 off 74 balls, while Arafat Minhas added 59 off 58 deliveries; Faheem Ashraf's aggressive 39 off 26 balls provided late momentum from 31-2.
- Sonny Baker led England's bowling with figures of 3-65, while Gus Atkinson claimed two wickets for 35 runs; Jamie Overton bowled Nawaz with a yorker in the penultimate over.
- Rawalpindi hosts one more game on Thursday between England and Sri Lanka before the tournament moves to Lahore, which also hosts the final on October 31.
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Nawaz and Minhas lift Pakistan to 302-9 in England ODI
Nawaz scored a 74-ball 79 for his second ODI fifty, while Minhas hit 59 off 58 balls -- his maiden half-century -- after Pakistan were sent in to bat. Nawaz, whose knock had four sixes and five boundaries, added 78 for the sixth wicket with Minhas as England struggled to break the stand, dropping three catches. Minhas then added an invaluable 72 for the seventh wicket with Faheem Ashraf (39), the duo helping Pakistan to add 91 runs in the last 1…
The Independent
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The hosts finished on what looks a challenging 302 for nine.
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The Toronto Star
England wins toss and bowling first against Pakistan in ODI tri-series
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the one-day international cricket tri-series on Tuesday.
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