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Live: ICC Champions Trophy 2017, England six down for 170

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The match began at 02:30 PM (PST) at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

CARDIFF (Dunya News) – Pakistan Wednesday won the toss and decided to field first in the first semifinal of 2017 Champions Trophy on a used pitch in Cardiff, similar to the one at which Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in a nail-biter.

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England Innings

21.4: Hundred up for England for the loss of two wickets.

Overs 20: England 93/2. Hasan Ali and Mohammad Hafeez into the attack. England looking to rebuild, going steady at the run rate of 4.65 with captain in the middle.

EJG Morgan 5 (13b 0x4 0x6)

JE Root 31 (37b 2x4 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 4x4 0x6) SR: 75.43

England Skipper Eoin Morgan arrives at the crease.

Overs 15: England 77/1. Shadab Khan joins Imad Wasim, so spin from both ends. England looking good despite losing Alex Hales with a run rate of 5.13.

JM Bairstow 41 (50b 4x4 0x6)

JE Root 23 (27b 2x4 0x6)

Imad Wasim 5-0-16-0

Shadab Khan 2-0-13-0

Overs 10: England 52/1. Imad Wasim comes into the attack in seventh over, Raees continues on the other end. Azhar Ali dropped Bairstow off Raees (9.4).

JM Bairstow 29 (33b 3x4 0x6)

JE Root 10 (14b 1x4 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 2x4 0x6) SR: 100.00

Joe Root joins Bairstow at the crease.

Overs 5: England 29/0. Plenty of drama in first five, two reviews taken and both went against Pakistan. Pakistan took review off Junaid’s bowling in first over that was turned down by the third umpire. England reviewed the decision in fourth over when Hales was given out against Raees. It pitched outside leg.

AD Hales 13 (12b 2x4 0x6)

JM Bairstow 16 (18b 2x4 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.

He advised that Pakistan must go for an all-out attack and banish fear of losing.

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

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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. 

Teams

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

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