:00:10. > :00:17.The trophy shared between India and Sri Lanka. The Champions Trophy
:00:18. > :00:23.belongs to the Australian team. 2013, India!
:00:24. > :00:28.Hello and welcome back to Cardiff for the final group game of the 2017
:00:29. > :00:32.ICC Champions Trophy and what a cracker it promises to be. Pakistan
:00:33. > :00:35.against Sri Lanka, the winners are almost certain to face England in a
:00:36. > :00:41.semifinal on England. The losers go home. Sri Lanka dazzled with the bat
:00:42. > :00:46.against holders India last week. Chasing a target of 322, a best for
:00:47. > :00:49.this tournament. Pakistan started the competition poorly against
:00:50. > :00:55.India, but upset the odds against South Africa in a rain-affected
:00:56. > :00:59.match last time out, leaving the Duckworth Lewis stern method
:01:00. > :01:09.securing them points. Here's the table:
:01:10. > :01:18.An overcast morning. And both sides packing their team with seam
:01:19. > :01:23.bowlers. That's Pakistan's only change, all rounder Faheem Ashraf
:01:24. > :01:35.coming in. Sri Lanka make a solitary change. This one enforced. Perera's
:01:36. > :01:38.hamstring injury keeps him out. On a morning that looks good for bowling
:01:39. > :01:42.opted to put their opponents in first. Could Sri Lanka pick up with
:01:43. > :01:46.the bat where they left off last week. Winner takes all here at
:01:47. > :01:56.Cardiff. Let's join the action.
:01:57. > :02:04.COMMENTATOR: Here we go. Swing, lovely start Amir.
:02:05. > :02:12.How good is that through the off-side, splendid timing and what a
:02:13. > :02:16.way to get off the mark. Just ease into that half-volley and played the
:02:17. > :02:18.swing so well. Key to this not trying to hit it too hard. Just have
:02:19. > :02:30.a look, just a push. Nice, drifting onto the pads. Well
:02:31. > :02:35.timed. It is still a long boundary. We talked about that. The debutante
:02:36. > :02:45.hunts it down. Saves one for his team.
:02:46. > :02:57.Punished. Put away. This is terrific batting, because you're looking at
:02:58. > :03:03.the conditions and you're thinking, oh, I've got to mind my off-stump
:03:04. > :03:07.line. That's where the attack is going to be. How well was that
:03:08. > :03:26.struck? Some width from Junaid. The wind is
:03:27. > :03:31.in the face of Rashid Khan. -- Junaid Khan.
:03:32. > :03:33.To the boundary for four. Maintaining good presence at the
:03:34. > :03:42.crease and creating some pressure for Pakistan. Good shot considering
:03:43. > :03:47.the field on the leg side, just two men in the ring, at mid-on and
:03:48. > :03:51.square leg. Once it went past those two fielders, it was always going to
:03:52. > :03:54.hit the fence. Goodness me. Early on in the game
:03:55. > :04:27.for that. What a clever shot. In the air. Should be taken. Will be
:04:28. > :04:36.taken, comfortably. Easy for Shaoib Malik. Pakistan have broken through.
:04:37. > :04:40.Clearly a bit of a relief. The batsmen were looking dangerous.
:04:41. > :04:53.Malik is the best in the field for Pakistan. Still at age 36 plus.
:04:54. > :05:03.Junaid has shown great temperament to get rid of Gunathilaka.
:05:04. > :05:06.Lovely, beautiful boundary, straight down the ground to kick off the
:05:07. > :05:17.eighth over. It's been a very good opening stand
:05:18. > :05:38.between our first commentators. Well played, and the timing there,
:05:39. > :05:43.races away. Just on the hip and turned beautifully, quite square on
:05:44. > :05:54.the on-side. He's a good player, period. Wonderful timing. Great
:05:55. > :05:57.weight transfer into the ball. A back foot shot, but the weight
:05:58. > :06:07.always forward, that gets the power. Beautiful timing.
:06:08. > :06:18.Oh! A little bit of temper. I'm sure that came from the four.
:06:19. > :06:24.Across the seam, different angle. He's not too far out of his crease.
:06:25. > :06:32.And quite away away from the stumps. It swung a bit. That's the danger
:06:33. > :06:35.when you change the angle. It's interesting, he had the angle
:06:36. > :06:46.across, now he's got the angle in, which aids all those strokes. Yeah
:06:47. > :06:54.just sat up nicely for the batsman. Another terrific shot. Well played.
:06:55. > :06:58.It will run away. Has it got enough on it? That is using the pace. When
:06:59. > :07:01.you're not trying to really turn the ball and they're coming out like
:07:02. > :07:05.armed balls you have a bit more pace to use. Brilliant play.
:07:06. > :07:10.Very well played, smart play from the batsman. Another swinging
:07:11. > :07:12.delivery. It's not spin. It's one finger seam delivery from the
:07:13. > :07:26.left-arm spinner. Hasan Ali, what can he do? The first
:07:27. > :07:30.one is threaded through. Glorious stroke by Mendis. We were talking
:07:31. > :07:37.about his on-side play. That's not bad in the off either. That's why as
:07:38. > :07:42.this innings grows, want to cope an eye on his wagon wheel as well. Was
:07:43. > :07:45.it the short legside boundary at the Oval that got him to play that
:07:46. > :07:55.direction all the time? Warm up delivery from the seamer. On the up.
:07:56. > :08:03.Oh, yes, sir, what a delivery! Through his defence and he was
:08:04. > :08:12.batting so well, Hasan Ali provoids a breakthrough for Pakistan.
:08:13. > :08:15.-- provides. Thnchts one went the other way, nipping back sharply.
:08:16. > :08:19.Brilliant delivery. Hitting the top of middle stump. There's that energy
:08:20. > :08:23.and passion that Hasan Ali brings. That is a big wicket. Kusal Mendis
:08:24. > :08:33.is a very good player, who is in form and he's gone for 27 now.
:08:34. > :08:44.Oh, that's gone. Bowled. Inside edge. Things happening for Pakistan.
:08:45. > :08:47.Back-to-back blows and it's the newcomer Chandimal, with a big
:08:48. > :08:51.inside edge. You mention he's a bottom handed player. You sense a
:08:52. > :08:55.bit of bottom hand that came into this drive. The bat face closes as
:08:56. > :09:02.he tries to hit a wide ball through the off-side. Big wickets for
:09:03. > :09:06.Pakistan. Two now that has put the brakes on Sri Lanka. Chandimal, a
:09:07. > :09:14.very experienced Chandimal gone for a duck, second ball.
:09:15. > :09:26.That's his 50. Very good innings. Powering his way to yet another good
:09:27. > :09:29.knock, a strike rate of almost 100, he's batted magnificently. It's been
:09:30. > :09:37.tough in the last half an hour. He's not thrown it away. He's adjusted,
:09:38. > :09:42.changed his gear. Oh, dear. Dear me, no ball. He'll get a free hit. He's
:09:43. > :09:50.played that incredibly well. Absolutely, Simon. Jesus, that was
:09:51. > :09:56.quick. 137 kilometres an hour, cross seam straight at your head. Not only
:09:57. > :10:03.did he play well, he's just hooked it. It goes to show how good he is.
:10:04. > :10:11.Watching the ball at this moment. That's very good batting.
:10:12. > :10:16.There leg stump, look fog the yorker. -- look for the yorker.
:10:17. > :10:22.Angelo Mathews finds the gap. Nicely played. Very good shop. Very wristy.
:10:23. > :10:27.Once again a low, full toss, 141 kilometres. It's just a flick off
:10:28. > :10:34.the wrist. Just whips it through mid-wicket. No chance for the deep
:10:35. > :10:45.mid-wicket fielder. Important runs for Sri Lanka. A boundary after a
:10:46. > :10:49.long time. This time using his feet. That is the shot boundary. That goes
:10:50. > :10:54.the distance. Doesn't get into the river. It brings the first six for
:10:55. > :10:57.the Sri Lankans. They just needed a bit of momentum, the Sri Lankan
:10:58. > :11:02.players. Angelo Mathews has given them that. Using his feet. Using the
:11:03. > :11:15.bounce and just a flick of the wrist. Good shot. Probably not
:11:16. > :11:23.expecting him to run in the first overs. Pressure back on Hafeez.
:11:24. > :11:27.Chance. Chance... Hit and out. A direct hit. It was a dive from
:11:28. > :11:39.Angelo Mathews. But these are so often out. Very, very close. If you
:11:40. > :11:44.ask me, it looks out. Dives, dives, no - he makes it. We are wrong up
:11:45. > :11:49.here. He does a good job, the Sri Lankan
:11:50. > :11:56.captain. A very important game, a very important part of this game and
:11:57. > :12:01.he does well. A dive saves his wicket.
:12:02. > :12:08.Lovely. Lovely timing. That will race away. No chance to stop that
:12:09. > :12:21.boundary. Good finish to the over. Eight runs from it.
:12:22. > :12:25.Once again trying to bowl it flat and quick. Just allowing the ball to
:12:26. > :12:39.come onto the bat. Smashed through the on-side, over
:12:40. > :12:43.the top, flies away. A couple of really powerful strokes here from
:12:44. > :12:47.Angelo Mathews. He's a man in good touch.
:12:48. > :12:52.It's just about those wrists. You don't see a big sort of backlift and
:12:53. > :12:53.a big swing after he's made the connection, just about the bottom
:12:54. > :13:13.hand. Garnett! Again, pace and movement
:13:14. > :13:19.off the pitch. This is where Pakistani is such a special team,
:13:20. > :13:25.it's their bowling, it really comes to the forefront in the big moments.
:13:26. > :13:30.Another one of these dismissals, inside edge, a little bit of pad,
:13:31. > :13:35.helps it onto the stumps. The judgment was not great from Angelo
:13:36. > :13:44.Mathews. Huge wicket for Pakistan, gone for 39. 161-4.
:13:45. > :13:52.Looked back, always a sign he had an edge. Pakistan are on a roll here.
:13:53. > :13:58.That was another terrific delivery. We just showed you the example, he
:13:59. > :14:03.keeps doing them in the same place, there's subtle movement, trying to
:14:04. > :14:08.keep that seam upright. The new batsman with the angle couldn't
:14:09. > :14:17.negotiate it. That is a healthy edge. The man who has just arrived
:14:18. > :14:25.in the country is departing to the dressing room. 162-5.
:14:26. > :14:31.Wicket takers, aggressive bowlers, there's the reaction, no need to
:14:32. > :14:40.appeal. The batsman walking away as well. Pakistan have lifted, just
:14:41. > :14:45.like they did the other day. Look at them, they're going crazy out there!
:14:46. > :14:51.What sort of shot was this? Where was he trying to take it? Click it
:14:52. > :14:58.to the on-side, way outside off-stump. What a catch! Absolutely
:14:59. > :15:10.brilliant. Pakistan on a roll! Hasn't taken a wicket until today,
:15:11. > :15:22.he's got two. 73, Dickwella. Sri Lanka very much on the back foot.
:15:23. > :15:27.Drop the... Held onto it, but just as he was taking control of the
:15:28. > :15:33.ball, just slipped his glove, as you can see from the reaction, knows he
:15:34. > :15:36.hasn't completed a clean catch. They might have a look, there will be a
:15:37. > :15:40.soft signal. My first reaction was it seems like he just lost control
:15:41. > :15:47.of the ball. Let's see what happened here.
:15:48. > :16:11.OK... Keep rolling. Lost sight of that, another angle please.
:16:12. > :16:37.Something behind? Perfect. Mark, that is not out. I repeat, not out.
:16:38. > :16:41.Another one! Great bowling, great catching. Junaid Khan strikes once
:16:42. > :16:56.more. The support says it all. Pakistan
:16:57. > :17:01.have turned the innings around in the field. Brilliant bowling again.
:17:02. > :17:08.Got to him quickly, that was a healthy edge, got to him so quickly,
:17:09. > :17:14.but he's hung onto it. He's gone for one, 160 7-7.
:17:15. > :17:25.Lovely shot. Suranga Lakmal on the front foot and driving powerfully to
:17:26. > :17:38.the boundary. Nothing much on that occasion from the bowler, Hasan Ali.
:17:39. > :17:41.Well met. Because of the swing, this slight inswinging he's getting, he
:17:42. > :17:48.is pushing made of trying to hit the stumps. I think Sarfraz needs to
:17:49. > :18:00.have a word with him and go back to what he was doing before.
:18:01. > :18:06.Lakmal hanging in there, doing a very good job for his team at the
:18:07. > :18:14.moment. 43 overs gone, the 200 up for Sri Lanka. A good partnership
:18:15. > :18:21.for Sri Lanka. Looking to come back for the second. Good work, very good
:18:22. > :18:33.work on the fence. Took three runs the Sri Lanka. Pitched up again, and
:18:34. > :18:37.he whacks it again, this time to defence, on the shorter side of the
:18:38. > :18:42.ground, towards the River Taff End. All-important runs for Sri Lanka. It
:18:43. > :18:51.is excellent, good batting. He's waited, he's gone past Gunaratne. 15
:18:52. > :18:59.of 30, but it's all about this partnership. 42 at the moment. This
:19:00. > :19:12.time trying to hit through mid-wicket and Hasan strikes. Just
:19:13. > :19:17.hitting the off-stump. As we said, Gunaratne needs to be there. Slower
:19:18. > :19:22.delivery, good pace, just the top rail. That's why Lakmal didn't
:19:23. > :19:29.realise. Another wicket for Hasan, another wicket for Pakistan when
:19:30. > :19:32.they required it the most. Yes, very good slower ball. Suranga Lakmal
:19:33. > :19:46.goes for 26. A chance of a run out, he was gone
:19:47. > :19:56.if he could have hit. Didn't even try to dive or put his bat in. Over
:19:57. > :20:00.the top of the keeper. One bounce to the boundary for four. He was in no
:20:01. > :20:04.position to pray that shot but still went through with it stop you how
:20:05. > :20:09.good was it? I don't know how he managed to get that ball to that
:20:10. > :20:16.part of the ground from that angle. Just stood and lobbed it over the
:20:17. > :20:19.keeper. Unbelievable stuff. No initial movement, just taking his
:20:20. > :20:21.eye off the ball and just making sure it goes over the keeper's head.
:20:22. > :20:28.It could have gone anywhere. That hit him on the head, that's a
:20:29. > :20:51.quick bouncer. A very good shot. Will it go down to
:20:52. > :20:55.the deep square leg fielder? Yes, it does. Once again Hasan Ali comes
:20:56. > :21:05.back into the spell and once again he takes an important wicket. This
:21:06. > :21:10.time of Gunaratne. Slower delivery once again, a slower off-spinner,
:21:11. > :21:15.and he picks the man at deep square leg. Along the boundary and he
:21:16. > :21:21.doesn't make any mistake there. Wicket number three for Hasan Ali.
:21:22. > :21:41.That is up in the air, and that's the second wicket. Sri Lanka getting
:21:42. > :21:47.dismissed for 236. It's been a terrific bowling performance from
:21:48. > :21:56.Pakistan. Good work. Dismissed, leading-edge, and Fahim picks up
:21:57. > :22:03.another. Nicely done by Pakistan, high fivess all around. Bold it had
:22:04. > :22:07.into the surface, maybe a cross seam delivery, looped back to him. Too
:22:08. > :22:15.easy. Excellent bowling performance from Pakistan, now can they back it
:22:16. > :22:20.up with the bat? Supporters of Pakistan have been in good voice
:22:21. > :22:24.today. They will be pretty happy with where their team sits at this
:22:25. > :22:28.point in time. STUDIO: It was all looking so good for Sri Lanka,
:22:29. > :22:32.scoring freely after 30 overs or so with just three down but for quick
:22:33. > :22:38.wickets for just six runs tore apart their middle order. A minor recovery
:22:39. > :22:42.from Lakmal batting at nine, but his dismissal saw fairly low-key end to
:22:43. > :22:48.the innings. Opening Dickwella was the highlight, a well constructive
:22:49. > :22:52.73 for him. Captain Angelo Mathews chipped in with 39, including the
:22:53. > :22:55.only six of the innings but the Sri Lankans couldn't recreate those
:22:56. > :23:01.batting fireworks from last time out. Junaid Khan and Hasan Ali the
:23:02. > :23:05.pick of the Pakistan bowlers, three wickets each for them. Mohammad Amir
:23:06. > :23:09.was key to a devastating spell in the middle of the innings and a
:23:10. > :23:15.brace on his debut fit Fahim Ashaf. Pakistan looked to have the
:23:16. > :23:18.advantage at the halfway stage. Mohammad Amir with us. A trained
:23:19. > :23:23.target because of the gush of brilliance in the middle of the
:23:24. > :23:30.innings. I think we bowled well as a unit. The team plan was according to
:23:31. > :23:35.the situation. Early on, the wicket was a little bit slower, but I think
:23:36. > :23:39.we stuck with a line and length and I think that's why we were
:23:40. > :23:43.successful. This shouldn't be a tough target for you guys? I don't
:23:44. > :23:50.think so. The wicket looks very good and if that... The opening
:23:51. > :23:57.partnership is very crucial, I think we have a good chance. A below par
:23:58. > :24:02.score for Sri Lanka. Pakistani just 237 to seal a semifinal place
:24:03. > :24:10.against England. Sri Lanka need an inspired performance with the ball.
:24:11. > :24:15.Opening the batting is Ali and is our man. COMMENTATOR: First ball.
:24:16. > :24:27.Good line. Just a little bit of an angle.
:24:28. > :24:35.There we go... He's dropped it! Straight to the fielder. The last
:24:36. > :24:42.thing you need, the last thing you need when you've got a moderate
:24:43. > :24:51.total on the board. Ghat width, Azhar Ali, looked to force it away
:24:52. > :24:56.into the on-side. -- got width, Azhar Ali.
:24:57. > :25:05.Now, that's another close call. Had he collected the ball, the fielder
:25:06. > :25:13.running in, they may have beaten the batsman. Same fielder. Couldn't
:25:14. > :25:19.gather the ball. If he does pick it up, I think that's out. Pick it up
:25:20. > :25:28.there, throw it there, ball hits there, out. Tried the slow delivery,
:25:29. > :25:35.well played by the left-hander. It's going to be four.
:25:36. > :25:45.Yes, that's an intentional slow delivery, deliberate undercutting.
:25:46. > :25:54.This time he's rolled his fingers under the ball. Same direction and
:25:55. > :26:00.same result. Good for Pakistan here, a couple of boundaries.
:26:01. > :26:15.Lovely cricket. Lovely batting this, from Fakhar. Yes, beautiful timing.
:26:16. > :26:29.Half volley again, he leans into it nicely. Nice two eyed of the bowler.
:26:30. > :26:34.Has to be four, just a good reaction from the batsman. 19-0.
:26:35. > :26:47.Well played. Saw the ball short, plenty of time. He just pulled it
:26:48. > :26:55.away. Certainly Lakmal not finding his line and length.
:26:56. > :27:04.31-0 Pakistan, a sedate start from Azhar Ali... Until that point! A
:27:05. > :27:10.change of commentary, a change of approach, Azhar Ali down the pitch
:27:11. > :27:15.and into the River Taff. That's more like it. Azhar Ali normally a very
:27:16. > :27:29.sedate operator at the crease, and this was down the track.
:27:30. > :27:39.This time it's Fakhar. I think they like the fact Perera has come into
:27:40. > :27:47.the attack. Gentle pace and I quite fancy him. They like the fact Fakhar
:27:48. > :27:55.Zaman is opening for Pakistan. Very good and a natural time of the ball.
:27:56. > :27:58.Edge, but short of slip and gone through. More frustration for Sri
:27:59. > :28:07.Lanka. More cheers from the Pakistan fans. There he goes, high and this
:28:08. > :28:14.is towards the river as well. Over the side into the River again.
:28:15. > :28:24.It's gone miles! Yes, he was sitting on that off-stump and tried to work
:28:25. > :28:30.it away towards mid-on and mid-wicket. It was supposed to come
:28:31. > :28:38.down straight back, it went high in the air and out of the ground.
:28:39. > :28:43.That's the kind of line he's trying to bowl but bowling a little too
:28:44. > :28:52.straight on that occasion. Fine leg is inside the circle, another four.
:28:53. > :28:59.Sweetly played. This is excellent batting. To go from a situation
:29:00. > :29:02.where you're looking to take the attack to the seamers, now we're
:29:03. > :29:09.into the second phase of this game. A spinner comes on. He's changed
:29:10. > :29:18.out-and-out regression with a little bit of cute deftness. 50 it is. Huge
:29:19. > :29:25.cheers for this enterprising, left-handed opener. He goes through
:29:26. > :29:27.to his first ODI 50 in 34 balls. Eight fours, one six. He's given his
:29:28. > :29:41.team a fantastic start. Top edge. Pulled firmly, might be
:29:42. > :29:45.gone this time. It is gone. Disappointment for Fakhar. A much
:29:46. > :29:52.needed wicket for slankament Yeah, he -- Sri Lanka. Yeah, he could have
:29:53. > :29:57.carried on easily. Some relief for the Sri Lankan fans. He took this
:29:58. > :30:02.cleanly. Always this chance of him waiting for the bait. He's a square
:30:03. > :30:09.leg posted as well. Good, pressure catch. This is what Sri Lankans were
:30:10. > :30:24.hoping for. Fakhar has injured them quite badly with a 50. Out. Out!
:30:25. > :30:28.Caught at mid-wicket, hit well, straight to the man. Very nicely
:30:29. > :30:41.timed. Let's lock at it, how nicely he
:30:42. > :30:45.times it. He just picks the fielder in front of square leg. Pakistan
:30:46. > :31:00.lose another wicket. It's not over yet. 92-2.
:31:01. > :31:16.Straight in the air. The most simple of catches. On that occasion, in an
:31:17. > :31:22.ugly potion, just keep it simple. Trying to hit through the on-side
:31:23. > :31:26.and an easy catch to mid-on. Pakistan lose wickets in quick
:31:27. > :31:35.succession. They've lost three in the span of just 21 runs. Out for
:31:36. > :31:42.one. Shaoib Malik playing his 250th one-day international. Only the
:31:43. > :31:49.second player to achieve that. It has been a stellar career.
:31:50. > :32:02.Oh, that's just dished up to the open area. What a gift. Trying to
:32:03. > :32:08.play the bluff. He pitches the ball up. Very good strike.
:32:09. > :32:20.Nicely played. They persist with these short balls. Haven't seen it
:32:21. > :32:22.though, I'm surprised he's persisted with that, because he's played them
:32:23. > :32:29.very well. This time on the off-side. It allows it to come and
:32:30. > :32:36.helps it over the keeper. Gone! Another one. Sri Lanka now,
:32:37. > :32:44.they are definitely back in this match. Do not go anywhere. Terrific
:32:45. > :32:47.bowling change. Good field positions. Wicket number four for
:32:48. > :32:52.Sri Lanka. Just a bit of bounce. Trying to play down to third man,
:32:53. > :33:06.surprising him. A good catch. It sticks with the left hand. Sri Lanka
:33:07. > :33:10.are right back in this game. 34 off 50 deliveries.
:33:11. > :33:23.Nicely played. That will run away. Very good stroke. It looks like he's
:33:24. > :33:31.come out in a very positive mind set, the captain. Oh, got him. Yes!
:33:32. > :33:43.Not the best delivery from Malinga. But a touch on it from Shaoib Malik.
:33:44. > :33:49.Five down, halfway through now. I've never seen Malinga celebrate in this
:33:50. > :33:56.fashion. Good catch by the keeper. And look at that. That's rare
:33:57. > :34:05.footage. Well done Malinga and Sri Lanka right back in this one.
:34:06. > :34:13.Oh, is that another one? Yes, it is! A little outside edge. He went to
:34:14. > :34:20.back of a length. He's got three. Pakistan have now lost six. Just the
:34:21. > :34:25.right kind of surface. He's a length bowler, loves hitting the depth.
:34:26. > :34:31.This is a pitch which encourages these kind of bowlers. Movement off
:34:32. > :34:38.the pitch. Bounces well for it to carry to the keeper. Safe catch.
:34:39. > :34:40.Pradeep has got his third and Sri Lanka, you've got to say now, in a
:34:41. > :34:56.winning position here. He won't. And it will go all the
:34:57. > :35:06.way. Takes it on. Finds the boundary. The angle helped. Round
:35:07. > :35:16.the wicket. Just held the left-hander with the angle. Then got
:35:17. > :35:20.some bat on ball. That one's in the air. It's fine enough. One bounce
:35:21. > :35:37.for four. Playing his shots, Fahim. He would have been a goner, by a
:35:38. > :35:41.mile at least, if not more. I was just about to say, some of his
:35:42. > :35:45.running between the wickets, I've spoken highly about his character
:35:46. > :35:55.and attitude, his wiliness, craftiness at the crease, but his
:35:56. > :35:59.judgment a run from time to time leaves a lot to be desired. He's
:36:00. > :36:08.more worried about his partner than himself. In the end, he was short of
:36:09. > :36:10.the crease by a long distance. They've gone for the appeal. It's
:36:11. > :36:29.going to be 50/50. Just looking for that touch. Yeah,
:36:30. > :36:32.perfect. That's perfect. Thanks Mark. My decision is out, I repeat,
:36:33. > :36:48.out. A sloppy piece of cricket from the
:36:49. > :36:58.newcomer. He's run out. He's been run out by the narrowest of margins.
:36:59. > :37:10.Lakmal into his eighth. More runs. Be hard to stop this. It isn't.
:37:11. > :37:25.Out! No! It's been dropped. Has he dropped the match? Wow, there's a
:37:26. > :37:30.moment. No way I thought he'd drop that one. But it was all set for
:37:31. > :37:35.that. The slower delivery, the previous one, down the leg side.
:37:36. > :37:40.Expecting him to chip it to the short midwicket fielder. In and out.
:37:41. > :37:49.Whether it's the match or not, we'll have to wait and see. It's the fast
:37:50. > :37:58.bowler and look at Malinga. He just can't believe it.
:37:59. > :38:06.In the air, a man's coming in. It's down again. It's down again. You
:38:07. > :38:11.can't say they're not getting their chances,ament -- Sri Lanka. They're
:38:12. > :38:18.blowing every opportunity at the moment. Good thinking, clever
:38:19. > :38:20.bowling. Not the easiest, but if you have to play a Champions Trophy
:38:21. > :38:36.semifinal, you have to catch them. Mis-field again. They're way ahead
:38:37. > :38:54.of the run rate this over. Making it easy. That will run away. Very fine.
:38:55. > :39:02.That's four. Did not expect it to go as far. Doesn't matter to Pakistan.
:39:03. > :39:17.Oh, it goes! Brilliant strike. Checked it, but timed it.
:39:18. > :39:25.Brings up 50 for Sarfraz. A terrific 50 under pressure. How good that
:39:26. > :39:40.last shot was. It's not over yet. Slower delivery. Very nicely timed.
:39:41. > :39:46.Driven firmly through the gap. That runs away. It's a long boundary to
:39:47. > :40:00.the off-side. Amir here has time today beautifully. What a crucial
:40:01. > :40:05.boundary that is. Just 11 away now. He accepted it gleefully. It was a
:40:06. > :40:11.flighted delivery. Looking for an outside edge. Looking for an uppish
:40:12. > :40:16.drive and he found the gap perfectly. Sri Lanka making fists of
:40:17. > :40:22.things, bowling beautifully in patches. But the fielding has let
:40:23. > :40:27.them down big time. Slower ball. Sarfraz nudge it's away. Sprints the
:40:28. > :40:32.first, won't come back for the second - he does! He had a look and
:40:33. > :40:42.saw the dive, back for the second he goes.
:40:43. > :40:45.Six required, one hit away. Slower again and again Sarfraz nudges it
:40:46. > :40:49.behind square on the leg side. It will be at least two. Amir is
:40:50. > :40:58.pushing hard. But Sarfraz only wants the two.
:40:59. > :41:09.Huge cheers and there it is. Sarfraz has taken his team home, a real
:41:10. > :41:14.captain's innings here. It's not a full house by any means at Cardiff.
:41:15. > :41:19.But the Pakistan fawns in the -- fans in the ground are going wild.
:41:20. > :41:25.Sarfraz rightly runs to his partner, Amir, who has played beautifully for
:41:26. > :41:32.his 28 and this partnership of 75 sees Pakistan home and into the
:41:33. > :41:42.semifinals. What a game. A heart racing thriller. It's Pakistan who
:41:43. > :41:49.win by three wickets. What a cricketer he is. Pugnacious, little
:41:50. > :41:53.wicket-keeper, took a brilliant catch earlier in the day, moving
:41:54. > :41:58.sharply to his right. For a long time, it looked as though Pakistan
:41:59. > :42:06.would make this run chase easily. They were 74 without loss. Then
:42:07. > :42:12.110-4, 131-5, 137-6 and in deep trouble, 162-7 was the score when
:42:13. > :42:17.Amir joined Sarfraz. One or two blips along the way, two important
:42:18. > :42:21.kachedz put down and some atrocious fielding from Sri Lanka. Take
:42:22. > :42:27.nothing away from that man, Sarfraz, who has taken his team into the
:42:28. > :42:32.semifinals. They'll know they'll have to improve. There are serious
:42:33. > :42:35.flaws in this batting line-up. One thing you cannot doubt is the
:42:36. > :42:48.captain's temperament under pressure. Yeah, what a moment. A
:42:49. > :42:52.choice end to some real hard work put in by Sarfraz and Nicki finally
:42:53. > :42:57.gets up. Yeah, it was a tense battle for him as well. Just watching
:42:58. > :43:04.everything from the side lines, never easy, if you don't have the
:43:05. > :43:07.temperament. Pakistan will give you such moments, of highs and lows. At
:43:08. > :43:09.the end of it all, he looks exhausted. Must have taken a lot out
:43:10. > :43:23.of him. Energy sapping innings. But what a knock under pressure. If
:43:24. > :43:28.catches win matches dropped ones can lose them. Ali's reprieve in the
:43:29. > :43:32.first over proved costly for Sri Lanka. Fielding errors that could
:43:33. > :43:37.have turned the game. An opening stand of 74 proved to be a decent
:43:38. > :43:42.platform. Fakhar Zaman going on to make 50, the second quickest ever by
:43:43. > :43:50.a Pakistan player in this competition. Wickets fell regularly
:43:51. > :43:54.but Sarfraz played a great innings. A partnership of 75 with Mohammad
:43:55. > :43:59.Amir to see Pakistan home by three wickets with five overs to spare.
:44:00. > :44:04.Sri Lankan's bowlers will rue those dropped catches as much as the field
:44:05. > :44:08.is involved. Three wickets for Pradeep, the standout performance.
:44:09. > :44:13.Malinga, Lakmal and Herrera chipped in with one each. The Sri Lankan
:44:14. > :44:17.attack never quite got on top of the Pakistani batting and the errors in
:44:18. > :44:22.the field proved costly. There is, Sri Lanka's 236 never really looked
:44:23. > :44:26.like being in. Pakistan made it hard work for themselves and used up
:44:27. > :44:32.three of their nine lives surviving those dropped catches but it is
:44:33. > :44:36.Sarfraz's side who progressed to the knockout stages. A bitter pill to
:44:37. > :44:40.swallow after that finish today. Yes, a bit of a seesaw kind of game.
:44:41. > :44:45.Credit to Pakistan, they held it together towards the end and they
:44:46. > :44:48.are and they deserved winners. The fielding probably let you down in
:44:49. > :44:53.the end. At half-time what did you say, what were you talking to the
:44:54. > :44:58.bowlers about? It was a bit of a funny wicket. We knew we had got the
:44:59. > :45:03.runs on the board, but we still knew we can bowl well and restrict them.
:45:04. > :45:08.The bowlers were brilliant. They batted brilliantly as well, credit
:45:09. > :45:13.should go to them and unfortunately we dropped a few catches which cost
:45:14. > :45:17.us the game. Sarfraz, will go back to the start, how happy were you
:45:18. > :45:23.with the bowling? I think that all the credit should go to the bowlers,
:45:24. > :45:30.they bowled really well. After Junaid Khan and Ahmed bowled well.
:45:31. > :45:35.Quite a bit of movement around for the seam bowlers? Yes, a bit more
:45:36. > :45:40.momentum and when the sun came out, the pitch looks better. How proud of
:45:41. > :45:47.the way your boys for back-up Internet are you? Very proud, we had
:45:48. > :45:51.236 only to defend. They came out and gave it all they had and I'm
:45:52. > :45:56.very proud of the guys, very proud of the bowlers. Unfortunately we
:45:57. > :46:00.missed a few catches but very proud. Throughout the tournament you have
:46:01. > :46:02.unleashed some new talent, there is some elder statesman in the side
:46:03. > :46:07.like yourself. The tournament as a whole, how have you fell? It was
:46:08. > :46:10.quite good, even the first game we had some chances but we collapsed in
:46:11. > :46:16.the middle. Today we got ourselves to a very good place, 160-3 and lost
:46:17. > :46:20.our way a little bit. But proud of the boys, the way they handled
:46:21. > :46:24.themselves, in a big tournament like this, they fought really hard.
:46:25. > :46:33.Inexperienced team and very proud. How impressed with you with Fakhar
:46:34. > :46:37.Zaman? Very impressed. Today he played a great innings for us and a
:46:38. > :46:43.good start. I think he's a good prospect for Pakistan. Finally,
:46:44. > :46:45.Angelo, thank you for the way you guys have performed throughout the
:46:46. > :46:50.tournament. Wish you the best for the rest of the summer. Hope all the
:46:51. > :46:56.boys travel well, thank you very much. A final look at the group B
:46:57. > :47:00.table. Confirmation Pakistan take second place with today's win and
:47:01. > :47:04.will meet England in the first semifinal here on Wednesday. India
:47:05. > :47:08.topped the group and play Bangladesh and the other semifinal at Edgbaston
:47:09. > :47:12.on Thursday. We will bring you all the action from those games, but in
:47:13. > :48:23.the meantime, goodbye from us in Cardiff.
:48:24. > :48:33.'A party of French schoolchildren...'
:48:34. > :48:36.He's 16, does he know what's happened yet?