Pakistan Defeated England for the First Time Reached in the ICC Champions Trophy Final
- By IBTN News Bureau --
- 14 June 2017
Pakistan, in the first semifinal match of the ICC Champions Trophy on Wednesday due to their all-round match, defeated hosts England by eight wickets in the final.
Pakistan bowled first before winning the toss and restricted England to 211 in 49.5 overs and after that, this easy goal was achieved by losing two wickets in 37.1 overs.
Azhar Ali made 76 runs for Pakistan. Fakhar Zaman came to start the innings with Azhar, once again played his glorious game and played a wonderful innings of 57 runs. Both shared a 118-run partnership for the first wicket and put the foundation for the team's victory.
Babar Azam returned to 38 runs and Mohammad Hafeez returned unbeaten on 31 runs.
Earlier, Pakistani bowlers did not play England openly and kept their host team batsmen tied with their exact line length. The Root scored 46 runs for England. Jonny Bearsto contributed 43 runs.
Hasan Ali took three wickets from Pakistan. Junaid Khan and Ruman Rais got two wickets each. Shadab Khan got one wicket.
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