Summary

England crumbled to an 87-run defeat in their ODI tri-series opener against Pakistan in Rawalpindi as the batting severely malfunctioned after an excellent start. England, who have won their last three bilateral ODI series, were cruising on 91-0 inside 15 overs in a chase of 303, only to end up being bowled out for 215 in 38.4 as home spinner Arafat Minhas backed up his maiden ODI half-century with figures of 6-40.

AI summaries can be wrong sometimes—always verify important details using the source article.