England vs Pakistan, 1st Semi-Final (A1 v B2) - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: ICC Champions Trophy, 2017 Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Date & Time: Jun 14, 10:30 AM LOCAL
Babar Azam 38(44)
36.5
Moeen Ali to Hafeez, 1 run, works with the turn through square leg to level the scores. Captain Sarfraz jumps in the balcony
35.4
Stokes to Babar Azam, FOUR, that's as authorative as Pakistan's display today. Was a half-volley just outside off and Babar Azam leaned into it and then cracked past cover. The ball races to the sweeper fence
35.3
Stokes to Babar Azam, no run, touch fuller and Babar Azam goes for the drive - off the middle of the bat - but cannot beat the man at mid-off
35.2
Stokes to Hafeez, 1 run, back of a length around off, Hafeez waits and taps in front of cover-point for a quick single
34.1
J Ball to Babar Azam, no run, back foot punch and the ball finds the skipper at point
33.6
Adil Rashid to Hafeez, SIX, that was as easy as baking a pie is! Just went aerial down the ground. The backlift into the stroke and the ball went over the long-off region for a well timed sixer
32.6
J Ball to Babar Azam, 1 run, leg-sidish is the channel, onto the pads and tucked fine onto the on-side for an easy exchange of the ends
32.5
J Ball to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length delivery and the batsman drives it on the up to find the man at silly mid-off. A field placement that started off when Plunkett was operating. It is still there
32.5
J Ball to Babar Azam, wide, the bouncer too high and the batsman ducking under it allows his team to get a sundry
32.4
J Ball to Hafeez, 1 run, length ball and Hafeez is happy to step back and punch the ball into the off-side for a single to be earned
31.5
Adil Rashid to Azhar Ali, 3 runs, goes aerial, goes inside out and the batsmen will again run back for a triple as the throw and the distance from Bairstow had to be a long one
31.2
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, flat delivery and Babar Azam smacks back to smash the cut. Finds Stokes at extra cover
31.1
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, looks to go for an inside out drive, mistimes it to cover
30.6
J Ball to Babar Azam, 1 run, bunted into the off-side and the throw from Morgan at the striker's end, running in from point is off the mark. A slower delivery it was and Babar Azam just patted it down with soft hands for a quick single
30.5
J Ball to Azhar Ali, 1 run, steps out of his crease and the whirlwind cut finds the man at sweeper cover
29.6
Adil Rashid to Azhar Ali, no run, stays back to a delivery which had its length dropped and Azhar Ali pats it out into the off-side
29.2
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, well forward, smothers the revs and keeps it out
29.1
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, goes back, the ball skids on and defends it does Babar Azam
28.6
Plunkett to Azhar Ali, FOUR, straight drive, the vintage Ali from the Whites has come out to bat today! That was pitched up and Azhar Ali leant his willow onto the drive to send it screeching down the ground. The bowler tried to boot it but could not
28.4
Plunkett to Babar Azam, no run, plays across the line of the length ball to jam it down into the leg side
28.3
Plunkett to Babar Azam, no run, back of a length delivery outside off and well negated with a dab down
28.2
Plunkett to Babar Azam, no run, short ball and the batsman sits under it
28.1
Plunkett to Azhar Ali, 1 run, the ball slides into the batter for him to turn it away into the on-side with a twisted face of the bat
27.5
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, better connection but finds the man at cover. The extra flight ensured the ball was too full and the man at cover was located to perfection
27.4
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, lures the batsman into a drive outside off and beats him with a proper leg break. The batsman did not really take his feet to the pitch of the ball and wanted to drive it only to get beaten
27.3
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, drives the ball back to the bowler as the ball was well tossed up outside off. Might have been the googly
27.2
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, FOUR, flat and short, the batsman tramples back to plumett the pull away with all his sinews working in tandem. The man at deepish mid-wicket can only escort the ball to the fence
27.2
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, wide, flat parabola misfired down leg and Babar Azam misses the clip. Wided
27.1
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, tossed up delivery on the pads, Babar Azam failed to clip it away
26.6
Plunkett to Azhar Ali, no run, short, wide, cut away and straight to the man at point. That was a bad ball and a cry of anguish goes up from Azhar Ali as he missed out on that
25.6
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, 1 run, flights the ball up, too short, the batsman arches back and lays the big cut on it for a single to deepish cover
25.5
Adil Rashid to Azhar Ali, 1 run, too full, the batsman shovels the drive out into the covers and takes an easy run
25.3
Adil Rashid to Azhar Ali, 1 run, takes it from the sticks and paddles the fuller length delivery into the on-side for a single
25.1
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, 2 runs, poor, down leg, tickled for a couple as he played it late
24.6
Plunkett to Babar Azam, 1 run, driven on the up as he gets the length and the width. The man at sweeper covers hurls it back
24.5
Plunkett to Babar Azam, no run, another length ball darting in at the sticks and Babar Azam jams the ball down
24.4
Plunkett to Azhar Ali, 1 run, rolls his wrists over a length ball and closes the face of the bat to send it to square leg
24.2
Plunkett to Babar Azam, no run, another squared up batsman to get right behind the line of the ball and defend it down into the turf
24.1
Plunkett to Azhar Ali, 1 run, gets squared up and the ball takes the outer edge to run down to third man
23.4
Adil Rashid to Azhar Ali, 1 run, shortish and outside off stump, Azhar Ali cuts it to sweeper cover
23.2
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, SIX, down the track and that's a flat hit. He got very close to the pitch of the ball and launched this loft over mid-on, had enough legs to clear the rope, just 78 needed now
23.1
Adil Rashid to Babar Azam, no run, flighted delivery on the off stump, Babar Azam defends
22.6
Mark Wood to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, Hales has to run across to the left from deep mid-wicket to cut this pull shot off and he does well to save two
22.4
Mark Wood to Azhar Ali, 1 run, shortish and on the stumps, Azhar Ali swivels and sends it to fine leg
22.2
Mark Wood to Babar Azam, no run, fullish and outside off stump, Babar Azam shoulders arms
22.1
Mark Wood to Azhar Ali, 1 run, guided past the diving point fielder
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