पाकिस्तान vs इंग्लैंड, मैच 4, गद्दाफ़ी स्टेडियम, लाहौर, 25 October 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Nicely flighted, full on off, Duckett gets forward and drives it to long off for an easy single.

Tossed fuller on off, Curran leans on and defends it to cover.

On off and full, 79.6 kph, Curran lunges forward and blocks right under his bat.

Quicker at 92.8 kph, on a length, sliding in, Curran camps back and taps it through mid on for a single.

The conventional off-break, a tad short and outside off, Duckett cuts it between cover and point for a single.

FOUR! That's a glorious stroke by Curran! A bit too short and outside off, Curran has enough time as he goes deep in the crease, creates a stable base, and punches it through cover and point for a cracking boundary.

Overpitched from around the stumps, Duckett drives it to deep point for a single.

Hits the length hard, outside off, Curran waits back and crunches it away, but straight to cover-point.

WIDE! Way too short and it goes over the head of the batter. Curran ducks underneath it. Baig has to leap a bit and plucks it with his right hand.

Angled in on a fuller length, Curran opens the bat face and steers it to backward point, where a slight fumble allows the batters to steal a single.

Not all that full, on off, Duckett prods forward and stabs it down the pitch.

Half an appeal for LBW, but the umpire just walks away. Speared in on a length, sliding further down. Duckett's bat comes down at an angle as he looks to defend it straight but the ball nips in to beat his inside edge and strikes the flap of his front pad. It seems to have brushed the inside edge en route too.

Onto the pads, full in length, clipped behind square on the leg side for a single. Razaullah fumbles to collect the ball cleanly, but the batters do not risk another run. Just one.

From around the stump. Tossed up on a length, on middle, Ben tries to push it straight but gets a bit of an inside edge to short mid-wicket.

A tad short and drifting in, Duckett punches it to long off for a single.

FOUR! Thumped! Pitched fuller now, on off, Curran leans over it and drags it over mid on for a boundary.

FOUR MORE! Finds the gap! Around off and short by Saim, Sam Curran hangs back and fetches it before pulling it through mid on and mid-wicket for back-to-back boundaries. That will surely ease a lot of pressure.

Shortish delivery, on off, Curran presses back and whips it towards wide mid-wicket for a single.

Spins away, short and outside off, Duckett rocks back and taps it wide of cover-point for a single. A productive over for England as 11 runs come off it.

OUT! CAUGHT! Wow, another one bites the dust, and Pakistan have been unblemished in the field. Haris Rauf hits the length hard, bowling it a smidge fuller and wide of the off stump. Jordan Cox yet again looks to run it down to deep third despite there being a wide slip in place. The ball bounces a bit extra and nibbles away a bit, and Cox can't keep it down. Babar Azam at wide slip springs to his right and snaffles it brilliantly with both hands. England are now 4 down inside the first 10 overs.

A top nut to get first up. A short ball from around the wicket, right at the batter. Sam Curran does well to uck under it.

Length ball, slightly wide outside off and angling in. Curran leans back and smacks it down to backward point.

Back of a length, tighter on off stump as well. Curran hangs back and nudges it down onto the deck.

FOUR! Banged away! Dug in short over middle, comes in around shoulder height. Curran picks it early and pulls it handsomely behind square leg for a boundary.

A dot ball to end, and England are 56/4 after the first 10 overs. Full of a good length, darting back in towards off and middle, and Curran watchfully blocks it off.

FOUR! 50 up for England, at better than a run-a-ball despite losing three early wickets. Short of a good length, wide outside off,  Duckett slashes hard at it and gets a thick outside edge that runs away into the deep third fence.

Angled in on the pads now, this is tucked away down to long leg for a single.

Pitched up to the batter, in and around off. Cox prods ahead to defend.

Good length in the channel, straightening a bit off the deck. Cox hangs back and knowingly edges it down with soft hands, but finds the fielder at wide slip.

Similar line and length to the previous ball, but this one angles in. Cox stays compact and taps it wide of the fly slip fielder and down to deep third for a run.

Afridi misses his mark with the yorker and serves a full toss on off stump. Duckett also misses his mark with the shot as he ends up skewing it toward square cover.

Rauf starts on the money. He bowls it a tad full and on off, darting it into the stumps. Cox blocks it off.

Rauf shortens the length a smidge and bowls it over off stump. Jordan Cox stays back and dabs it down in front of point.

Pitched up around off, Cox lunges for the drive but hits it straight to the man at cover-point.

FOUR! That's gone through. Full and straight, looking to slide one through the gate. Cox gets onto the front foot and drives it to the right of the stumps at the other end. Shaheen Afridi at mid on, moves to his left and dives over the ball, which eventually speeds away to the fence.

Back of a length, angling away from off. Cox stays a bit low and guides it uppishly down to deep third for a single.

Bowled from around the wicket to the left-hander, slanting it in toward the stumps. Duckett looks to play the on-drive but gets it off the inside half of the blade and through the square leg region for three handy runs.

Ooh, almost another wicket. Full of a good length, Afridi goes wider of the crease and pushes it into the batter. Duckett tries to flick but closes the bat face early and gets a leading edge just into the off side. That seemed to be going back to the bowler for a moment.

Full-pitched delivery, attacking the stumps, Duckett covers the line well, driving it to mid on.

Good length around off, no movement on this one, and Duckett defends it off.

Not all that full, angled back in towards middle and leg. Duckett looks to drive on the up but the bat turns in his hand and this is mistimed to mid on. A string of four dots to begin the over.

FOUR! Shaheen errs in line, and Duckett racks up another timely boundary. Length ball, sliding down the leg side, Duckett gets his hands out in front and clips it behind square leg for four runs.

FOUR MORE! That's been nailed by Duckett. Short-pitched delivery over off stump, Duckett reads it early, gets in position and pulls it down hard and in front of square leg for another boundary.

SIX! Just over! Dug in short and Ben Duckett takes on the pull. He gets more of a top edge that flies down to fine leg and the fielder over there leaps but gets just a finger on it as the ball sails over.

FOUR! Cracking shot! Good length, but wide outside off, and at around 146 clicks. Duckett goes after the width and nails the square punch past point for a boundary.

On a good length, angling it across off, Duckett opens the face of the blade and taps it down to deep third for a single.

Back of a length and over off, just slinging away a bit. Jordan Cox hops back and keeps it down towards point.

Good-length delivery, shaping away from the fifth-stump line. Cox makes a leave.

Razaullah hits the deck hard, bowling it over off and middle. Cox stays back and jabs at it, edging it down toward backward point. 11 runs off the over.

A full ball, in the channel outside off and threatening to swing back in, Brook leaves it alone.

Brook tries to charge at the bowler and hit through the off side, but Afridi darts it across and beats the bat.

 Full and straight this time, swinging back in. Brook smothers it across to mid-wicket.

Top stop. Good length around off, Harry Brook drives on the up and laces it away but Arafat Minhas makes another sharp stop, this time to his right at extra cover.

Five dots in a row! Good length on the middle stump, Brook defends off the front foot to mid on.

OUT! BROOK IS RUN OUT! That is absolutely unnecessary from Harry Brook, and he's had a brain-fade moment here. Shaheen Afridi serves it on a good length and around the pads. Brook tucks it away neatly down just behind square leg and picks up a single. However, he wants the second run and the batters go for it. Razaullah in the deep attacks the ball well and fires in a throw at the keeper's end. Saad Baig takes the bails off and Brook is short of his crease, as confirmed by the replays. England slip to 19/3.

Full and darted into the pads, Duckett looks to flick it away but misses and the ball goes off his pads to backward square leg.

Uh, oh! Razaullah is on the floor. This is a full toss on off, angling back in a bit. Duckett ends up just pushing it down the track as Razaullah falls on the followthrough. Actually, it is called a No Ball for overstepping. Free Hit to follow...

That's a good bumper. Dug in short and around off, at 141.3 kph and whistling past the batter. Duckett looks to pull but is well beaten.

FOUR! Up and over. Good length, wide outside off, and Duckett takes full advantage of the width. Duckett throws his hands at it, getting it over the point region for a boundary.

Hard length, slanting back in a bit at over 143 clicks. Duckett is a bit taken aback as he gets it off the splice of the blade and back down the pitch.

Nice and full, around off, and sliding onto the bat nicely. Duckett punches it away through the gap at covers and picks up a couple of runs.

Hammered in on a hard length and at the batter. Duckett looks to clip it away but misses and wears it on the pads.

WIDE! Bashed in on a good length and pushed beyond the tramline outside off. Root leaves it alone.

Afridi brings the line a bit closer to the off stump, still angling it away and still wide enough for Root to leave it alone.

Pitched up, just outside off, darts away after pitching. Joe Root watchfully leaves it alone.

That's well fielded. Full and outside off, Root leans into the shot and just caresses it down to the left of cover. Arafat Minhas dives across and makes a sharp stop.

FOUR! Nicely put away. Way too full and straight, swings back in late. Root manages to dab it away through the gap at mid-wicket and the ball skips away to the fence.

OUT! CAUGHT! Shaheen Afridi is on fire, and he gets rid of the stalwart Joe Root now. This is pitched up wide of the off stump. Root hangs back a bit and then extends his arms to smack it away. However, he plays off the back foot to a ball which is quite full and ends up hitting it hard and low to point. Saim Ayub takes a really good low catch in front of him and England are in early trouble at 11/2.

Wow, that's too close for comfort. Full of a good length, pitched up on fourth stump, and this one shapes back in a touch. Harry Brook watches it all the way, keeps his hands back and leaves it alone, and the ball goes a whisker past the off stump.

Good start, right on the money. Pitched full, on the fourth stump line, swinging back in a bit but pretty late as well. Ben Duckett watches it go through to the keeper.

Full and wide this time, Duckett goes after it and slices it down to the left of deep third for a single.

Root is now off the mark as well. Full and on leg, shaping back in towards middle. Root clips it in front of mid-wicket and gets across.

Good length in the channel, Duckett gets halfway forward and punches it sweetly to cover.

Length again, on a tighter line on off and darting back in a bit at 144 kph. Duckett gets hurried and jams it down towards the bowler.

Dug in a bit shorter and angled well across off. Duckett extends his arms to hammer it away but misses to connect.

Afridi begins with a full ball, landing it on middle and leg. Tom Banton shows the full face of the bat and drills it to mid on.

FOUR! Off the mark in style. Full again, shaping into the pads, Banton clips it away between mid-wicket and mid on and the ball races away to the fence.

Pitched up in the channel outside off, a hint of movement into the right-hander. Banton leaves it alone.

Ooh, that's well bowled. Slightly back of a length, darting it across off, and extracting some extra bounce. Banton looks to play at it but decides to leave it late.

OUT! TAKEN! Shaheen Afridi draws first blood in the very first over, and England are 4/1. Nice and full from Shaheen, landing it again in that corridor outside off. Tom Banton looks to drive but ends up chipping it straight to Arafat Minhas at short cover. Minhas makes no mistake and Pakistan rejoice.

Ooh, not too far away from crashing into the pads. Really full, darted in towards the pads, and this one swings in. Joe Root gets pegged back a bit and gets an inside edge off the pads, as the ball rolls behind square leg.