The England players shook hands with Shadab, with Root having a short chat with the all-rounder visibly to console him after the extraordinary knock. The local broadcasters and the stadium announcer had all declared that England had won the match by 20 runs. It is when all this was shown on the screen that the commentators said that Shadab had taken the review. The third umpire asked for ultra edge after replays initially seemed to show that Shadab was out plumb in front.

There ended up being a huge spike when ball passed bat, leading to huge cheers at the Gaddafi Stadium and disbelief in the commentary box as well. Shadab went down on his knees as a member of the Pakistan side came out with a towel for him.

Shadab then smashed 15 runs off Atkinson’s next over in the 47th. Rauf then took Pakistan over the line with a four off the first ball of the 48th, sparking wild celebrations at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.

It is the second time that England have lost a match that they seemed to have won in the ongoing tri-series. Earlier, a double century by captain Harry Brook helped England set up a mammoth score of 429/4 against Sri Lanka. However, Sri Lanka ended up chasing the target down and won the match by two wickets.