Delhi: Pakistan achieved its second consecutive win by defeating England by 87 runs in the second match of the tri-series. The hero of this match was young spinner Arafat Minhas, who destroyed England's batting order with his brilliant bowling. He played an important role in Pakistan's victory by taking six wickets.

Pakistan made a big score in difficult conditions

After winning the toss, England captain Harry Brook decided to bowl first.

Pakistan's start was not as expected. Fakhar Zaman was out without opening the account, while Saim Ayyub could score only eight runs. At the same time, Babar Azam scored 34 runs, but he too could not stay at the crease for long. Apart from this, Saad Baig contributed 35 runs and Salman Agha contributed 16 runs.

Despite the initial setbacks, Pakistan's middle-order and lower-order batsmen performed brilliantly. Hasan Nawaz played an important inning of 79 runs. On the other hand, Arafat Minhas scored 59 runs with the bat and Faheem Ashraf added 39 runs to strengthen the team.

With the help of captain Shaheen Afridi's quick 10 runs, Pakistan scored 302 runs for 9 wickets in 50 overs.

English batsmen helpless in front of Arafat's bowling

The England team, which set out to chase the target of 303 runs, made a good start. The openers added 91 runs for the first wicket. At one time England had scored 160 runs in 28 overs and their position in the match looked strong.

However, the course of the match changed after the dismissal of Joe Root. Minhas dashed England's hopes by dismissing Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Will Jacques, Jamie Overton and Adil Rashid.

The entire England team was all out for 215 runs and Pakistan won the match by 87 runs.