Pakistan vs England, Live Score, ICC Champions Trophy semi-final: Pakistan win the toss, put England to bat first

We have arrived at the business end of the ICC Champions Trophy. England take on a resurgent Pakistan in the semi-final. They were trounced by India in their tournament opener but Pakistan bounced back impressively to beat South Africa and Sri Lanka to land themselves a spot in the semi-final. It is the first time since the final of the 1992 World Cup that Pakistan are meeting England in a knockout of an ICC tournament. At the time, Pakistan, led by Imran Khan, went on to win the match by 22 runs. In this one, though, England are the overwhelming favourites as they come into the knockouts unbeaten but Pakistan have stunned South Africa and defeated Sri Lanka from a losing position. Catch live scores and updates of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 semi-final between England and Pakistan here.

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LIVE updates: Pakistan have won the toss, Sarfraz says they will bowl first. Pakistan pulled off a brilliant performance against South Africa and fought back from a ditch to beat Sri Lanka to ensure their passage to the knockouts. Teams in Group B have failed to ruffle England’s feathers too much in the tournament so far. They are the only team that are yet to be beaten in the tournament. There is also word from the middle that Mohammad Amir may be ruled out too and so the temptation to brand England as favourites to win this match is thus understandable. But one can always trust Sarfraz Ahmed and co. to get a result from a chanceless position.

TEAM NEWS: 

Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (C, WK), Imad Wasim, Rumman Raees, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan

England: Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood, Jake Ball.

Courtesy : indianexpress