Their campaigns back on track after upset wins, Pakistan and Sri Lanka face each other in their concluding Champions Trophy group match in a virtual 'quarter-final' today. Both the teams lost their opening matches but bounced back into reckoning after producing two of the tournament's biggest upsets so far. Pakistan suffered a 124-run thrashing at the hands of arch-rivals and defending champions India but then notched up an upset win over world number one side South Africa to stay alive. History, however, favors Pakistan as they have won twice as against one by Sri Lanka in Champions Trophy. Overall, in the 147 matches the two sides have played against each other, Pakistan have won 84 as against 58 by Sri Lanka. One match was tied while four games ended as 'no result'.
ICC Champions Trophy Live Updates Between Sri Lanka vs Pakistan straight from Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
18:50 IST: Pakistan bowl Sri Lanka out for 236. Dickwella 73. Junaid Khan 3/40, Hasan Ali 3/43.
18:48 IST: One over to go! How many runs will Sri Lanka score in the last over?
18:46 IST: WICKET! Hasan Ali takes his third wicket, Asela Gunaratne departs for 27. Sri Lanka 232/9 in 48.1 overs.
18:40 IST: Malinga flicks the ball towards backward square leg. Hasan Ali dives and saves three runs for his team. Excellent fielding from him.
18:38 IST: FOUR! Unbelievable shot. Asela Gunaratne uses the pace and sends the ball over wicket-keeper's head for a boundary. Sri Lanka 226/8 in 47 overs.
18:28 IST: Lasith Malinga is the new man at the crease.
18:27 IST: WICKET! Hasan Ali ends Suranga Lakmal's stay at 26. Sri Lanka 213/8 in 44.3 overs.
18:22 IST: FOUR! Suranga Lakmal hits the ball straight down the ground. Amir isn't happy with this shot. Valuable runs for Sri Lanka at this point of time. Sri Lanka 210/7 in 44 overs.
18:21 IST: Asela Gunaratne uses the pace and guides Mohammad Amir towards fine leg. He will gets 3 runs. Sri Lanka 205/7 in 43.3 overs.
18:19 IST: 200 comes up for Sri Lanka.
18:16 IST: FOUR! Suranga Lakmal lofts the ball towards long off region. One bounce and boundary. Sri Lanka 197/7 in 42 overs.
18:14 IST: FOUR! Suranga Lakmal drives Hasan Ali towards long off. Sri Lanka 192/7 in 41.3 overs.
18:12 IST: Just 2 runs off Imad Wasim's over. Sri Lanka 187/7 in 41 overs.
18:10 IST: 10 over to go! Can Pakistan skittle Sri Lanka under 200?
18:09 IST: 40 overs gone! Sri Lanka 185/7. Asela Gunaratne 9*, Suranga Lakmal 7*
18:04 IST: Another good over for Pakistan. Hasan Ali concedes just 5 runs. Sri Lanka 184/7 in 38 overs.
17:59 IST! Just 5 runs off Junaid Khan's over. Sri Lanka 179/7 in 37 overs.
17:52 IST: WICKET! Another one bites the dust. Junaid Khan takes his third wicket, removes Thisara Perera for 1. Perera gets an outside edge. Babar Azam pouches it nicely at first slip. Sri Lanka 167/7 in 35 overs.
17:48 IST: Another wicket? Amir is celebrating. Sarfraz takes a blinder here but is it a clean catch? Umpires have gone upstairs for a review. And, it is NOT a clean catch. NOT OUT is the call. Gunaratne is safe.
17:42 IST: Thisara Perera is the new man at the crease.
17:39 IST:WICKET! Mohammad Amir strikes again, gets rid of Niroshan Dickwella for 73 runs. Pakistan on a roll at Sophia Gardens. Sri Lanka 162/6 in 33.1 overs.
17:38 IST: A wicket maiden from Junaid. Excellent show from him. Sri Lanka 162/5 in 33 overs.
17:35 IST: WICKET! Junaid Khan dismisses Dhananjaya de Silva for 1. De Dilve edges the ball behind. Easy catch for wicket-keeper Sarfraz. Sri Lanka 162/5 in 32.3 overs. What a celebration from Junaid.
17:29 IST: WICKET! Mohammad Amir ends Angelo Mathews' stay at 39 runs. Sri Lanka 161/4 in 31.2 overs. First wicket for Amir in ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
17:23 IST: Great over from Junaid Khan. Only one run coming from it. Dickwella was beaten several times in that over.
17:19 IST: 9 runs off Mohammad Amir's over. Sri Lanka 160/3 in 30 overs.
17:15 IST: FOUR! Mohammad Amir is back into the attack. Mathews comes forward and slaps the ball towards deep mid wicket. Quite aggressive from the shot from the Sri Lankan skipper. Sri Lanka 157/3 in 29.3 overs.
17:14 IST: FOUR! Dickwella takes a big stride and sends the ball beautifully towards deep extra cover. Imad Wasim isn't happy with this shot. Sri Lanka 151/3 in 29 overs.
17:09 IST: Dickwella sends Hafeez towards long off. He will get 3 runs. Excellent fielding from Fakhar Zaman at the boundary ropes. He dives and saves one run for his team. Sri Lanka 143/3 in 28 overs.
17:07 IST: Another excellent over from Imad Wasim. He concedes just 2 runs. Sri Lanka 138/3 in 27 overs.
17:03 IST: Direct hit from Imad Wasim. Setback for Sri Lanka? Umpire has called for a review. The replay shows the Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews has made it to the crease. He is safe. Sri Lanka 135/3 in 25.4 overs.
17:02 IST: SIX! First maximum of the match. Angelo Mathews comes forward and smashes Hafeez towards long on.
17:01 IST: Another good over for Pakistan. Just 5 runs off Imad Wasim's over. Sri Lanka 127/3 in 25 overs.
16:55 IST: 12 runs off Fahim Ashraf's over. Sri Lanka 118/3 in 23 overs.
Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl. Under overcast conditions in Cardiff, both captains confirmed they would have preferred to chase, potentially giving Pakistan the slight edge before the game begins. Pakistan made one change from the team that beat South Africa in their previous game, with fast-bowling all rounder Faheem Ashraf coming in, replacing spinner Shadab Khan. Sri Lanka were forced to bring in Dhananjaya de Silva for the injured Kusal Perera. Sri Lanka also went in with four pacers, providing evidence of how both sides felt the pitch is going to behave.
The game is a virtual quarter-final, with the winner going through to face England in the semi-final, although a massive win for either side could see them meet Bangladesh instead. For that, they will need to top the group by trumping India's net run rate. Complex calculations aside, each side needs to win by approximately 300 runs to achieve that, so that will probably be no more than a mental footnote.
Sri Lanka: 1 N Dickwella, 2 MD Gunathilaka, 3 Kusal Mendis, 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Dinesh Chandimal, 6 Asela Gunaratne, 7 Dhananjaya de Silva, 8 Thisara Perera, 9 Suranga Lakmal, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Nuwan Pradeep
Pakistan: 1 Azhar Ali, 2 Fakhar Zaman, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Mohammad Hafeez, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Sarfraz Ahmed, 7 Imad Wasim, 8 Fahim Ashraf, 9 Mohammad Amir, 10 Hasan Ali, 11 Junaid Khan
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