Beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets, to play England in last four

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June 12, 2017 23:05

Pakistan 237-7 (44.5 ovs) vs Sri Lanka 236 (49.2 ovs) | Scorecard

Pakistan edge Sri Lanka by 3 wickets in a thriller.

So captain Sarfraz has seen his team through to the semis in a nail-biting match against Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

Malinga comes back into the attack for his last over.

A full ball and Sarfraz just plays that down to the leg side for a single.

A bouncer and umpire Erasmus calls it wide.

Amir drops the ball to backward point and the batsmen scamper for a single.

Sarfraz picks out the ball and flicks it behind square for a couple.

He plays a similar shot for another couple of runs.

Sarfraz gets the winning runs for Pakistan with a four down to third man to put his team into the semis.

Gunaratne back in the attack.

Amir plays a dot ball.

He then cuts it for no run again.

Amir and Sarfraz run a tight single.

The batsmen run another single, just finding the gaps and getting those runs.

Short and wide and Amir times it well to hit the ball through covers for boundary.

Pakistan now need 12 off 36 to enter the semi-final.

Off-spinner De Silva comes into the attack.

Amir takes off for a quick single.

Sarfraz guides it to short third man for a single.

Amir ends the over with a single to mid-off.

Lakmal continues.

Amir gets a run to mid-wicket.

Sarfraz then gets a four. That is a boundary down to fine leg.

The batsmen run two singles each.

What a shot! He checked it and then timed it through the covers to perfection., Sarfraz gets to his 50 with that boundary.

11 runs come off the over and Pakistan look to be in the driver's seat now with a little over 2 runs an over needed from here on end.

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