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Henry Crocombe takes first England wicket on debut as Pakistan win by one wicket

Henry Crocombe claimed his first England wicket on debut as Pakistan beat England by one wicket in the ODI tri-series match in Lahore on Sunday. England scored 241 all out in 46.4 overs, with Ben Duckett making 105 off 111 balls. Jamie Overton took three wickets for 43 runs.

Pakistan chased the target with 17 balls remaining. Shadab Khan remained unbeaten on 113 off 96 balls and added an unbroken 89 runs for the tenth wicket with Haris Rauf. Shaheen Shah Afridi took four wickets for 46 runs.

Crocombe, 25, conceded more than nine runs per over on debut. He was dismissed for four by Haris Rauf in the final over. England must beat Sri Lanka on Thursday to stay in the tri-series. Crocombe said he improved his wobble-seam bowling with help from Ollie Robinson and earned the chance to open the bowling for England.

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