England set Pakistan 212-run target to qualify for CT final
Squads
England
JM Bairstow, AD Hales, JE Root, EJG Morgan*, JC Buttler†, BA Stokes, MM Ali, AU Rashid, LE Plunkett, MA Wood, JT Ball
Pakistan
Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed*†, Imad Wasim, Rumman Raees, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan
England Innings
Overs 33, Score 146/4
Hasan Ali was bowling with good line and length as only three runs came of his next over.
Only singles and doubles were coming as Hafeez went for five runs in the next over.
England reached to 100 in the twenty second over.
Morgan gloved down the ball towards leg side as he managed to fetch four runs in the next over.
Shadab Khan was introduced once again to the attack as he bowled agood over to concede just three runs.
Morgan once again played a brilliant shot as he fetched four runs in the process as Hafeez bowled another over.
England were 118 for the loss of two wickets after 25 overs.
Shadab removed the dangerous Root as he was caught behind by the skipper after playing an innings of 46 runs. Shadab got a really crucial wicket at this stage of the game.
In the thirtieth over Morgan’s reverse seep fetched four runs.
England were 136 for the loss of three wickets after 30 overs.
Hasan Ali struck just at the right time as he created frustrations for the English side while removing the Morgan who was caught behind by Sarfaraz after scoring 33 runs.
England were 146 for the loss of four wickets after 33 overs.
21.4: Hundred up for England for the loss of two wickets.
Overs 20: England 93/2
Shadab mixed it up really well in the next over as he conceded just three runs in the sixteenth over.
The introduction of Hasan Ali did the trick for the skipper as he removed the dangerous Bairstow as he was caught by Hafeez after scoring 43 runs.
Muhammad Hafeez was also introduced to the attack in the next over and he only conceded three runs in his first over.
Hasan conceded five runs in the next over.
Muhammad Hafeez conceded four runs in the next over as he didn’t give any margin to the batsmen for hitting.
England were 93 for the loss of two wickets after 20 overs.
EJG Morgan 5 (13b 0x4 0x6)
JE Root 31 (37b 2×4 0x6)
Mohammad Hafeez 2-0-7-0
Hasan Ali 2-0-6-1
Wickets
16.3: OUT! Hasan Ali comes and strikes. Bairstow gone, simple catch taken by Hafeez at deep square leg. England 80/2
JM Bairstow c Mohammad Hafeez b Hasan Ali 43 (57b 4×4 0x6) SR: 75.43
England Skipper Eoin Morgan arrives at the crease.
Overs 15: England 77/1
As the second powerplay started, Imad pursued the bowling while conceding six runs in the over.
Shadab was introduced to the attack as he Root gave him a warm welcome while muscled away the ball for a boundary towards midwicket.
Imad bowled rather a good over as he conced just two runs in the thirteenth.
Shadab once again went for a boundary of the first delivery as Bairstow thumped down the ground this time.
Imad was bowling brilliantly as he bowled yet another good over to concede four runs.
England were 77 for the loss of one wicket after 15 over.
JM Bairstow 41 (50b 4×4 0x6)
JE Root 23 (27b 2×4 0x6)
Imad Wasim 5-0-16-0
Shadab Khan 2-0-13-0
Overs 10: England 52/1
Imad was introduced to the attack in the seventh over as he conceded just three runs in the over.
Rumman bowled the next over as Root nudged the ball away towards square leg for four more.
Imad conceded just one run in the next over.
Azhar dropped the crucial catch of Rumman in the next over as seven runs were conceded in the tenth over.
England were 52 for the loss of one wicket in the first 10 overs.
JM Bairstow 29 (33b 3×4 0x6)
JE Root 10 (14b 1×4 0x6)
Rumman Raees 5-0-25-1
Imad Wasim 2-0-4-0
5.5: OUT! Rumman Raees dismisses Alex Hales, simple catch at cover by Babar Azam. England 34/1
AD Hales c Babar Azam b Rumman Raees 13 (13b 2×4 0x6) SR: 100.00
Joe Root joins Bairstow at the crease.
Overs 5: England 29/0
Junaid Khan started the first over as he was thumped for a powerful drive towards mid-off for a boundary. Five runs were conceded in the first over.
RummanRaees bowled the first over of his ODI career while bowling brilliantly to concede just two runs.
Some sort of punishment was given to Junaid in the third over as he Bairstow pummeled him away for two consecutive boundaries.
RummanRaees bowled yet another good over as only four runs were conceded this time.
Juanid went for another boundary of the last delivery of the next over however the overall runs conceded were just five.
England were 29 for no loss after the first five overs.
AD Hales 13 (12b 2×4 0x6)
JM Bairstow 16 (18b 2×4 0x6)
Junaid Khan 3-0-23-0
Rumman Raees 2-0-6-0
Junaid Khan opens the bowling attack for Pakistan. Jonny Bairstow opening for England along with Alex Hales. On the other end, Roman Raees shares the new ball with Junaid.
Former Pakistan Skipper Imran Khan wished Sarfaraz and Pakistan team best of luck for today’s match. This is their “cornered tiger” moment, said the 1992 World Cup winning captain.
The match began at 02:30 PM (PST) at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Both sides are expected to go all guns blazing to secure a spot in the final.
Time for National Anthems of both teams
Bad news for Pakistan is that the ace bowler Mohammad Amir has missed the crucial match owing to a back spasm. Amir was hit with injury in the practice session whilst he was bowling in the nets.
Roman Raees has replaced Amir in the playing eleven. On the other hand, Faheem Ashraf has not been picked up by Pakistan, and leg-spinner Shadab Khan has come in the squad for him.
England have made only one change as out of form Jason Roy is missing the semifinal, and Jonny Bairstow replacing him.
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