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Scorer: Sanjay Murari | Commentator: Alan Gardner
5.30pm: Pakistan Zindabad! England have been ousted and the Champions Trophy will see two teams from the subcontinent contest the final... Just one of many surprises this tournament has thrown up. David Hopps' report will tell the tale of another famous uprising as Pakistan stormed Cardiff and booked themselves in for The Oval on Sunday. We'll have more reaction on the site soon and you can start getting in the mood for India v Bangladesh, ahead of full bells-and-whistles commentary in the morning. And we'll be back for more frolics in the final, of course. For now, from Miller and myself, thanks for your comments, as always. It's been a blast (from the past - 1992, say)... Cheerio!
5.20pm: Captain's presentations now, starting with Eoin Morgan: "One thing we didn't do was adapt to conditions, coming from Edgbaston to a used wicket, Pakistan did that well and played better. We did prepare, Pakistan bowled well but we didn't adjust and 200 isn't competitive, 250-270 would be a good score. [Used pitch in semi-final] It's a test... There wasn't [too much wrong]. We bowled okay but 200 was well under par. We continue to learn, everything we did was calculated, but Pakistan had played on the wicket previously and that helped. You have to adapt in knockout cricket, so it's an important lesson."
Pakistan's Sarfraz Ahmed: "We bowled very well and after that the batting was good too. Mohammad Amir wasn't playing but Raees came in and did well. We elected to bowl and chase again [which worked]. After India, every game was a knockout game, I said to the players to just play your game. [India rematch in the final?] Both teams are playing well, so we will play whoever gets through. [Hasan performance?] He's very impressive, hopefully he will do that in the final. Whenever he comes on he's getting wickets."
5.10pm: Hugs on the field and among the players on the balcony, jubilation from the green-clad masses in the stands. What a performance this has been from Pakistan! They have knocked off the runs, knocked over the hosts, knocked out the favourites and will meet the winner of tomorrow's match between India and Bangladesh. The players are taking a tour of the pitch, led by Sarfraz, whose inspirational innings at this ground a couple of days ago dragged Pakistan into an unexpected semi-final. Should India live up to their billing and win through to the final, it would be a rematch of their (rather one-sided) group stage encounter... Chance for rewenge? There's absolutely no discounting Bangladesh, of course, the way this tournament is going. It could be No. 6 in the world versus No. 8 (when the Champions Trophy began) in the final!
Hasan Ali was the star of the show with the ball and is named Man of the Match: "It's a big match, so we focused on our bowling. [Improvements after India game?] My coach Azhar Mahmood helped me a lot, he gave me the plan and I implemented it. [Prize wicket?] Morgan. Tomorrow is my brother's birthday and I dedicate this to him."
END OF OVER:37 | 9 Runs | PAK: 211/2 (1 run required from 13 overs, RR: 5.70, RRR: 0.07)
- Babar Azam38 (45b)
- Mohammad Hafeez27 (20b)
- Moeen Ali2-0-15-0
- Ben Stokes3-0-34-0
"Only Englishmen entertaining today are the commentators on Cricinfo!" Thanks, Uvindu. We'll take that
Match Coverage
All Match NewsZaman, Ali help Pakistan storm into Champion's Trophy final
The duo recorded the highest ever opening stand for Pakistan in the history of Champions Trophy.
Edgbaston to Cardiff too much of an ask to adjust to - Morgan
England captain Eoin Morgan blamed their semi-final defeat against Pakistan on the batsmen failing to adapt to a Cardiff surface that he said offered no home advantage
An ill-timed low for England
Stats highlights from the Champions Trophy semi-final between England and Pakistan in Cardiff
Where was England's Plan B?
Amid the euphoria of their post-World Cup ODI revival, England showed fallibility in pressure matches and in less-than-perfect batting conditions. These very failings led to their undoing in a global semi-final on a tricky, used pitch in Cardiff
When unfancied Davids sent mighty Goliaths packing
The lowest-ranked team beating the tournament favourites. Where does Pakistan's win over England rank among the big knockout upsets in ICC ODI tournaments?