ICC Champions Trophy 2017 first semi-final LIVE: Pakistan won the toss, England will bat first
The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 first semi-final match is being played between the host England and Pakistan on the Cardiff field in Wales. Pakistan have decided to bowl first before winning the toss and have invited England to bat.
There has been a change in Pakistan’s team; fast bowler Mohammad Aamir is injured; Rumana Rahis is included in his team. While Jason Roy’s place in the England team includes Johnny Bairstow
Nobody thought about reaching Pakistan’s semi-finals at eighth place in the ODI Rankings. After losing 124 runs in the first league match, Pakistan came back with a bang. They have reached the semifinals before defeating Africa and Sri Lanka, but now they have a big challenge before them. Pakistan will play the first semifinal against England in Cardiff on Saturday, i.e. on June 14. The hosts are England’s greatest contender for the Champions Trophy, while statistics are also in favor of England.
Although England and Pakistan have not played in the Champions Trophy till now, they have been struggled many times in other ICC tournaments. England and Pakistan have played 11 matches against each other in the ICC tournament, out of which England have won 6 and Pakistan has won 4, while one match is canceled.
In ICC tournament, Pakistan’s record against England is not a good one. By the way, when the field of cricket comes down on the field, the figures remain behind. The team that plays well on the match is the winner. It has to be seen who wins the Champions Trophy in 2017 from Pakistan and England.
Playing XI
Pakistan – Fakhak Jaman, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraj Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Ruman Rahas, Shahbad Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan
England – Alex Hales, Johnny Bairstow, Iain Morgan, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moin Ali, Adil Rashid, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood, Jake Ball.
