Afridi takes four as England struggle despite Duckett hundred

Four wickets fell in the powerplay, putting England on the back foot from the start.

Duckett and Curran then briefly stopped the rot, and Duckett went on to reach a century. Even so, his hundred was not enough to lift England out of trouble.

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## Editorial notes

- Not determined from the source: Opposition team (not stated in the material) - Not determined from the source: Which Afridi took the wickets (first name not given) - Not determined from the source: Which Curran batted with Duckett (first name not given) - Not determined from the source: Duckett's first name (not given; 'Ben' in the summary field is an editorial assumption and must be verified or removed) - Not determined from the source: Match format, venue, series and date of play - Not determined from the source: Scores, Duckett's exact total, Afridi's bowling figures - Not determined from the source: Whether all four powerplay wickets were Afridi's - Not determined from the source: Identity of dismissed batters - Not determined from the source: Match result or state of play at time of writing - Not determined from the source: Any quotations - Flagged: Source consists only of a headline, a one-line summary and a timestamp; there is no article body, so the draft is necessarily very thin. - Flagged: The summary field of this draft uses the first name 'Ben' for Duckett, which is not in the source; an editor should verify or remove it. - Flagged: Source does not make clear whether the 'four wickets in powerplay' are the same as Afridi's four-wicket haul; the draft keeps them separate. - Flagged: 'Briefly stop rot' implies the collapse resumed afterwards, but no details are given. - Flagged: Published timestamp 2026-10-25 12:01:12Z indicates a possibly in-progress match; the outcome is not known.