ICC Champions Trophy, Pakistan knock out England in Semi Final | Sportbizz

Pakistan knock out England in Semi Final
Pakistan beat England by 8 wickets in the first semi final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Pakistan played very well and get the victory in the first semi final. It was a shocking defeat for the England as no one expecting this type of classic game play from the Pakistani players.

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first. The bowlers bowled very well. They were taking the wickets with the least time interval. They did not give any chance to the England batsmen to stay on the wicket. All of the batsmen were seeing in a pressure as they lost couple of early wickets in the beginning.

England were all out before the 50 overs. They gave the target of the 212 to Pakistan. Pakistani openers played very well. They made an excellent partnership. Azhar Ali also played very well. Both of the openers, Azhar Ali and Fakahr Zaman scored fifties. Pakistan easily chase the target on the loss of just three wickets.

Pakistan is the first finalist of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. The second finalist will be decided today. India or Bangladesh will be the second finalist of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017. Indians are considering favorite but Bangladesh are also in form and they are playing good cricket from past couple of months.

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