Semi-Final Cricket: Champions Trophy Highlights

A trophy shared between India and Sri Lanka. This trophy belongs to

the team. 2013, India! Welcome to Cardiff and a packed house at Sophia

Gardens as we move into the knockout stages of the 2017 ICC Champions

Trophy. It is the first of the semifinals with England hosting --

boasting a 100% record in the competition, against Pakistan who

started past Sri Lanka on Monday to finish second in the group. England

have impressed throughout and the Eoin Morgan side go into this game

as hot favourites. Pakistan will look to their captain Sarfraz Ahmed

for another company and -- confident display. Just the one change for

England as Jonny Bairstow comes in as expected at the top of the order,

replacing the out of form Jason Roy, just 51 runs in one international

innings for in this summer, telling statistic. The Pakistan bowling

attacks either couple of changes with Mohammad Amir missing out due

to a back spasm. Rumman Raees comes in for him. A beautiful morning in

south Wales and Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss for Pakistan and put

England in. Eoin Morgan said he would have opted to bat anyway. We

made the right choice? The umpires for this one are Marais Erasmus and

Rodney Tucker. His first delivery with a whiteboard

Ogbonna for England in a Champions Trophy semifinal. A full yorker from

a left arm from Pakistan, no surprise. " Close. Did it pitch

outside leg? They have to review. The bowler wants to review it. The

captain... Did it pitch outside leg? He is going to review it. Front on.

Confirm. Perfect. No problem. It is pitching in line. In line.

Fine, fine margins. Unlucky in so many different ways as well. In the

first over they lose their review for the match. That is going to

change for the ICC, they don't believe you should lose your review

anymore. That is a nice punch down the ground. An eventful over ends in

a boundary to Hales. 5-0. He looks a bit disappointed because he is

looking for some in swing here. He is nicely positioned, justly easing

into that drive. In the air, chip leg side, very strong leg on Jonny

Bairstow. He walked into that ball and hit it ever so sweetly. Eating

the field on the off-side, there was a lot of protection on the off-side

with that angle. This was expertly played. Short arm jab for four.

2.4 overs and smashed off the front foot, square leg. Easily done by

Bairstow. In motion now looking a lot happier.

That is close as well. Given! Did it come back too much? That is the only

debate. He looked a little surprised and he is asking his partner if they

should go for a review. What is England thinking? They have gone for

it. Looks like no back just top spot on

the side, thanks. Yes, nothing there. Just confirm. Thanks.

Perfect. Ball when available, please. No prop. Just waiting for

ball tracking. It has pitched outside the leg and I recommend you

change your decision to not out. You are on screen now. It is going

England's way this morning, isn't it? He can't believe it. Could have

had to lbw is and as it is they have none. 24-0. A full delivery and that

is a throw-down, a really is a throw-down. I think it was a

slightly slower delivery. He is now wishing he hadn't bowled it. 29-0.

It is a good punch. You will get boundaries if you play straight here

at Cardiff. A bottom punch from Bairstow for four. He has played

some attractive shots. This was beautifully driven down the ground.

On top of the bounce and this is a good batting strip, this.

He comes out of his bunker. Gone. He has his first ODI and it brings a

big smile to his face and all of the Pakistan fans. A good set for the

right-hander there. He wanted to launch it. He wanted to get it

through the infield but it was safely taken. He is off the mark in

his first game. A first wicket for Rumman Raees and a very good one

against Alex Hayles. He has gone for 13. Joe Root joins Jonny Bairstow,

high-class player. With any form of the game. Timing, wonderful timing.

He races across the practice surfaces and into the boundary for

four a good finish to the over. Put down. It was pulled and it was high

and away to the right. He got one hand to Terry couldn't hold on. It

is a good effort, this. He got off the ground smartly and I think he

was just hoping for a second grab at it. He was hoping that it would bob

up and give him a second grab but it was hit firmly enough to burst

through his hands. That was poor. Route was quickly

onto it. Punished away down the leg side. After that very good first

ball which pitched on the right and straightened a bit, the next two

have been halfway down. Got away with the first but not the second. A

leg-spinner to continue, power is exactly what Jonny Bairstow can do.

Brute force. Yes, this was just muscle to the fence. It was quite

wide. Bairstow was quite a strong bottom handed player. Briley bit of

captaincy, got the slip in place but unfortunately goes down again for

Pakistan. Three rungs from the over. Here we see a good healthy thick

edge. It almost carried to the second man as well. He gave it a

goalkeeper saved, over the crossbar. That is it. It should be taken, it

is going to be comfortable. It is. The second wicket goes down and

there have been a lot of missed opportunities but this time Pakistan

take it. Hasan Ali into the attack. Jonny Bairstow went for the front

foot pull shot and got a high on the back and all they could do is pick

out the man at deep square and comfortably taken. It is a big

breakthrough. Bairstow was looking good. He is on his way. England are

2-80. He loves to celebrate. Bairstow goes for 43. England 80-2.

With this wicket as well it looks as though it is a little bit low and

Skippy for the spinners. We have seen it already take a bit of turn

of the 100 comes up for England in the 22nd over. I think there is a

bit of glove on bad stammer leg-side as well. -- I think there is a bit

of glove on that down the leg side. He was just trying to track it down

the leg side. That is into the gap. Well struck. A little short but

Morgan jumped straight onto the back foot. Pretty unprotected boundary

out there, just one man out at deep square leg. Another one up on

mid-off. They have gone to the appeal, the

fingers rise to. Eoin Morgan has gone for a review straightaway. It

is a fair delivery. Front on spin, thanks. Nice and slow, nice and

slow. Rock and roll it, please. Yeah, just Hot Spot please. Yeah,

sorry, the gloves are just out of view. Keep rolling, keep rolling,

keep rolling. Yes, thank you. I will go back on screen. It is pitched

online and picket line and the wicket is missing. Thank you. I

recommend you change your decision to not out. You are on screen now.

Those pictures were pretty conclusive with the ball hitting the

arm and nothing more than that, no inside or glove. That is the last

ball of the over. Morgan with a blistering drive, 123-2.

They will try and cash in on the back end of this innings. Appeal put

behind but they have got a big wicket and Joe Root has been

dismissed. That is a real hope for Pakistan in the middle of the

innings. They are picking wickets. A partnership has been broken. Joe

Root was suffering just a little bit because of his back injury, back

ailment. He just couldn't really get around and get over that one. A good

catch. A little quicker, and it bounced as

well. We have talked about Shadab. Joe Root set himself nicely, but

he's gone. He gets it over. That's his risk

option, and he gets a boundary with it. So well used nowadays. He

practices so hard, Eoin Morgan. This is not something he doesn't think

about. Practices a lot. A genuine run-scoring option, a genuine

boundary option. Oh, gone, gone, gone! You need a wicket, you go to

Hasan Ali. We've seen the celebration. The England captain

departs. Frustration. That's all it was for Eoin Morgan. We've seen him

get out a couple of times like this, coming down the wicket, chasing a

wide one, nicking it behind. Big wicket. Big moment. Eoin Morgan

goes, departs for 33. Hafeez has got a few. Edged. First

ball after drinks. And it's just shaped away, and Buttler's nicked

it. Brilliant. You've got to be careful after these drinks breaks,

take some time. For the bowling, it's about getting it on the money

straightaway, and Junaid Khan has done exactly that. Sarfraz has got

another for Pakistani. Jos Buttler, this time, departs.

Oh, just wide of that man. It goes for four. You might see another man

in their catching somewhere. You called it. It's streaking.

Good timing, though. Raced away. He wants to play shots, Moeen Ali.

That's beautifully played. Deep mid-wicket. Both fielders give

chase, but they are not going to halt it in. A welcome boundary for

England. That's a check sort of swat for Moeen Ali over that vacant

mid-wicket area. In the air. Brilliant in the air.

Absolutely brilliant. Far cow is how man is the one Hom gets that out of

the air. Such a difficult catch. That blew up as well. So much at

stake, and to be able to go false wretch on the run, keep your head

balanced and at full stretch. Absolutely brilliant. I think it was

doing just a little too much. I think he's in trouble.

Come back. Yeah, the decision is out. I repeat, out.

Shehzad the field. To get rid of Adil Rashid 47. England in a spot of

bother. Everybody out on the leg side.

Plunkett was gone there. Sure he was gone if it had been a direct hit.

200 up for England. 48th over directed here. He was out by a long,

long way. A couple of yards. Straight up in the air. Stokes

should be gone. Brilliant bowling from Hasan Ali. What a bowler he is

turning out to be for his team in this competition. And Stokes now,

after a frustrating innings, has gone. That off cutter type delivery

we were just talking about. You can see Ben Stokes again there. Holding

the surface. Stokes wanting the leg side. Comfortably taken by Hafeez at

cover. Stokes on his way. Fine edge. Will travel for four. The

first boundary since the 39th over. Man out there. Travelled backwards,

and took the catch. Excellent tactics from Pakistan. Trying to get

the man playing to the Lumb boundary to the leg side. Ali the capture. I

thought he started coming in, Azhar Ali. A good catch, above his right

shoulder. Very good use of the short ball all day, these Pakistan fast

rollers. Plunkett is on his way. Jake Ball. High up in the air. Got

away with it. To fielders converged. I think this looked OK to me. The

plug is just inside. Good work. Very well done.

That is good bowling. Mark Wood will be run out, finally, with one ball

of the innings remaining. Run out by the captain, Sarfraz. England's

innings has come to the end. Below par, below expectations, and Sarfraz

and Pakistan can be well pleased with their work. A very good first

part of the game for Pakistan. They will be happy. I thought they did a

great job to restrict and take wickets at important times. Game on.

It's going to be a tough run chase. So England's poorest performance

with the bat so far in this competition. A slow start, but

looking comfortable at the halfway mark. Bairstow justifying his

inclusion. Morgan and Stokes the only other batsmen to make a

significant contribution. No one else really got going apart from

Root. The acceleration never came. A brilliant creative bowling effort

from Pakistan. Some really clever and well timed changes by Captain

Sarfraz Ahmed, and the fielding was great. There was an urgency and

determination right through the Pakistan side that we haven't seen

in this competition to date. A complete performance in the field

today. Magnificent with the ball and not bad with catching the ball. The

bowlers were always performing, it's just the batsmen, they are

struggling a bit. Obviously, these are not friendly pitches for

batsmen, but credit goes to the bowlers, and the fielding was

awesome. And I think the changes that Sarfraz made, they were

exceptional. You kept them guessing with spin and pace and different

types of spin. What about Hasan Ali. What a good day for him. Even if

someone hit him hard is coming he comes and bowls hard lengths. This

is something marvellous for Pakistan cricket. What about batting now have

you got enough firepower to overcome England's total? We need two

batsmen, and whoever gets in, it's their responsibility to go to the

end. A couple of us, a few of us, are in good form, so I think the

responsibility is on batting now. Whoever gets in, it's their

responsibility to take to the end. A wonderful performance with a ball.

Well done. A well under par performance from England. Their

bowlers will have is to do well from the off if they are to have any

chance of salvaging this game. Pakistan will be looking to the

openers and thinking they need to get off to a solid start, take

pressure off the middle order. England will be searching for their

30 wickets. Early breakthroughs. To Mac slips in place. Not the ideal

start. Hits that one away. A good chance

they can pick up three. Rashid gives chase. Fancy footwork allows him to

keep the ball inside the boundary. Top edge. And it's gone the whole

way. He played a similar shot against Sri Lanka and picked up a

maximum. Once again, we will go upstairs to check out whether it has

cleared the advertising or not. I think it has gone the whole way.

Shows a tendency to go off on that short rich delivery. Yes,

comfortably over. A really good start. Just 1.2 overs

gone. Hit it square. A boundary. Rashid

gives chase again, but this time he can't pull it back. By using his

feet, he beats the angle. He's striking the ball from a different

part of the surface. Halfway down the track against a quality bowler.

Off the back foot, punched. A little bit short, a little bit wide.

Compare that to how Mark Wood was the previous over. He was all over

Azhar Ali. Getting him to come forward. Slow pitch. This is just a

fraction short and a fraction wide. Swung that away over the top. Not

perfectly but good enough. That sounded good, and the result is

good. This is becoming a bit predictable. He knows what's coming.

He's looking for the short ball when he charges. They want to use this

power play. They know it might get trickier later. The ball starts

reversing or spinning. They want to get after these balls whilst their

gun barrel straight. Too quick. Adil Rashid didn't have far to go, but

didn't get there. That's the problem with going to Ben Stokes. He got

away with the short ball to the left-hander, and he didn't get away

with one and two Azhar Ali. The shortest boundary towards that River

Taff. Don't get beaten towards the River Taff. That's exactly what

happened to Adil Rashid. No chance for Rashid. A poor line.

High in the air. Has gone all way? Yes it has, you bet! Another fine

shot. He was trying to keep it down, top edge, and he got a maximum.

Crunched through the off-side, races away for four more. England chasing

leather at the moment, they need a change, a change to Spain, change of

a variety and attitude. What a strong shot that is. He

tossed up a little bit higher and slower. That is 85 kilometres an

hour. He gets it on the hard volley. A premeditated stroke. He uses the

feet and a good solid swing of the backs and one bounce into the crowd.

It is the googly we were talking about. A beautiful flourish of the

bad. In front of square. I think this

will go for four. That is the blanket way, to hammer it into the

middle of the pitch. Fire is being made -- met with fire. Back 54 frack

are, another winnings at the top of the order. 49 balls on a pitch where

all England batsmen struggle and he has put those struggles into

perspective. His team-mates stand as one on the balcony there as well.

Terrific so far. 100 up for Pakistan and it has come

in QuickTime. Too horrific partnership with these Pakistani

openers. Chalk and cheese in their approach really. Very effective so

far. -- a terrific partnership. That is a very, very good shot. Outside

leg stump. He gave himself some room. Smashed over extra cover for

four more. Short and wide and Azhar Ali just

helps himself to four down to third man and at the moment Pakistan are

racing along. It is 54 Azhar Ali Eddie Jones is opening partner with

50 on the board as well. That of another delivery again. Short and

wide from Mark Wood. Stats down to third man. 15 broken now, Cross

seam. Taps on the head. Would like sick, Jos Buttler likes it. The man

who matters doesn't. -- Mark Wood likes it.

Excellent, good delivery. Thank you. Looks like the back pocket, try Hot

Spot on-side, thanks. Yes, just outreach please. Keep rolling

through, keep rolling through. Thank you. There is a clear get there, you

can stay with your decision. You're on screen now. Well done. The umpire

is Marais Erasmus, there was a definite sound but he knew it'd come

off the thigh pad. They have gone for the appeal, and he is walking.

Stumped by the keeper. Looking to deposit it straight back over his

head and so finally a breakthrough for England. What a crucial time as

well? Still got runs in the bag. It has turned a little past the outside

edge. The great innings for Fakhar Zaman comes to an end but he has

done a great job for his country. The young man gets 57.

How good is that? That has gone. Done the distance, a beautiful shot.

The timing was awesome. Flawless, good work. A good shot. Eoin Morgan

gambled but this was good enough to come down the wicket. He met the

challenge head on. Rashid straight back over his head. Outstanding but

it could only work with an outstanding player. That is into the

gap and will go and hit the fence. A forceful shot. He has dragged it

down. A lovely shot. Deep cover with no protection. A natural tendency

for the leg-spinner. He has dragged that one down and is playing the

price for it. That lovely straight shot. What a response. That was away

from his reach. Frustration for England. Beautifully driven down the

ground. Easy as that. Holding his position.

That shot is into an over extra cover. He may jog back for three. A

massive boundary out to extra cover. Into power, they might just settle

for three. That is the longest boundary. It depends who has got the

arm out there. It is not Mark Wood, it is Bairstow, said a comeback for

three. Dragged on. Slower ball bowled into

the pitch. They have their second. Slower ball bumper. He just tries to

flitted across to the leg-side, almost like a tennis shot. Or you

can do is drag it back onto the leg stump. All too late for England

really. Second wicket goes down. Azhar Ali goes for 76. Stumping.

Yorked himself on then Buttler missed it. It came out of the

flatter trajectory from Rashid. You can see it out of the front of the

hand. Wonderful pace and the auxin. No problem as it does the keeper as

well. Up and over. Is it good enough to go all the way? It is. Typical

Mohammad Hafeez. 183-2. Quality shot. 78 kilometres an hour. Big

smiles from the Pakistan supporters faces. The length was perfect.

That could get through. It might run away for four. The outfield has

quickened up and has the Sun gone on it, nope, the field does well.

Bairstow is quick they will come back for three. Eventually just

about get home. He was running uphill into the wind there for a

while. A free hit dealt with and dealt with

firmly here on the ground. Making a statement here, have fees. He has to

get cracking. Great timing. Made mid-off. It was an invitation that

was accepted gleefully. Hitting it on the rise from off, mid-on.

That will be wide. This is a sloppy stuff from England. Beautiful shot.

Beautiful shot through the off-side. His balance here, leaning low and

maintaining great balance to drive it forcefully and magnificently

through the off-side. This is classic from Bubba Rather. They know

that their fate is sealed. Ten required. I think they are going to

come in a rush as well. Yes, it is looking emphatic. 206 for the loss

of two. A big stage and a semifinal contest. This is pretty overwhelming

stuff. Six away in the crowd with clearly dearly love to see it

finished in one blow. It will not be, though, but that has been cut

away powerfully again by Mohammad Hafeez. Pakistan are now just two

away. A bit of a canyon from have fees but doing no harm for the

final. Timing the ball beautifully. He is extremely efficient against

Spain. What an emphatic way to do it. Pakistan have crushed England

here in Cardiff and have booked their place in the final. England

are out. The fans will be very happy and proud of this performance.

Pakistan have turned things away and only a Pakistan team can do this.

From no where they come back and what a response. In the

all-important semifinal they were way ahead of England on the day. A

fitting way to win it really. Half tracker dispatched with great power

and conviction to the fence by Mohammad Hafeez who raises his arms

in triumph. Their captain and coach and can celebrate and plot the final

just a few days away. Young Babar Azam was there with

Mohammad Hafeez and another great partnership. Pakistan were never in

trouble against the England bowlers. A century partnership from the

openers set them on their way and Ali made 76 and a half century from

Fakhar Zaman. The innings was closed out with 13 overs to spare. For

England an afternoon of toil in the Welsh sunshine. Jake ball and Adil

Rashid be the only bonus to have any success. Not much of the total to

depend that nothing in the bitch bore them and Pakistan knocked off

the runs with ease. Eoin Morgan, to start with you, that looked like a

bad day at the office at the wrong time? We didn't adapt to conditions,

coming from Edgbaston with a good wicket to a used wicket here we

didn't adapt Fewell but Pakistan did that extremely well and credit to

them they outplayed us today on this wicket. Goofily went to harden the

batting display or not hard enough? Identity we were simply used to it.

We didn't prepare like we would going to play on a used wicket but

Pakistan bowled well and we didn't manage to adjust particular with the

bat. 200 is not a competitive score in the game that they played

previously. 250-270 would have been a good score. You must have been

thrilled with how your boys played. We bowled pretty well and after the

batting we finished really well. Not many sides could be lifted by

Mohammad Amir not playing, but it seemed to lift your side. The

decision at the toss seem to be a good one. We adapted to conditions.

If we won the toss and elected to field, and credit goes to the

bowlers. Do you have any problem that this game was played on a used

pitch? It's the way the tournament is. We knew that coming into the

tournament, so it's the test of the Champions Trophy. You have to be

good in all conditions. There is no home advantage to any side. And the

way they batted showed there wasn't too much wrong with it. There

wasn't. Defending 200, we had to produce a well above par bowling

performance. Today showed that at times you need to learn to put in a

sort of ugly performance. It can't just be top drawer, brilliant

cricket all the time. We are continuing to learn that, in this

tournament and in previous games as well. I did think we played anything

rash today. Everything was quite calculated. We tried to adjust to

the wicket, but simply the fact that Pakistan had played on the wicket

previously has helped them. You said in the past you feel England need to

play knockout cricket a bit more. Did that come across today?

Absolutely. One of the things about knockout cricket is you have to

adapt to conditions and it's a big challenge from venue to venue. We

will have to do that in the World Cup, so it's important to go through

conditions like today. You guys are brilliant at knock out cricket.

Every game you've played since the India game has been must win. Every

game is a knockout game, and today as well. I told my boys to just play

their game. And we were given the match. Do you want India again at

the Oval, payback? No, we wish them all the best. Any team coming is

fine. There's the numbers, a massive upset with Pakistan crushing England

in what turned out to be a very one-sided game. Disappointment for

England, but they will lick their wounds and regroup for the summer

series against South Africa and the West Indies. Pakistan in the final

on Sunday at the Oval, and they will be watching tomorrow's semifinal

with great interest. Join us tomorrow evening at 11:15pm

on BBC Two for the best of the action in that second semifinal. It

will judge Hom plays Pakistan on Sunday's final. You can follow every

delivery of that game live on BBC Radio 5live sport extra. And watch

the best of the action with in play match highlights alongside live text

commentary on the BBC Sport website. We need to trap the beast

which killed him. Tear him apart!

I want him found! Now!