In a high-stakes game comprising collapses and comebacks, Pakistan proved to be slightly lesser flawed of the two teams, as they steered past a batting implosion and made full use of Sri Lanka's school boy errors on the field to reach the semifinal of the Champions Trophy 2017. Pakistan made heavy weather of a sub-par chase of 237, before a dogged, unbeaten knock from captain
ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2017
Dogged Sarfraz cashes in on sloppy Sri Lanka as Pakistan reach CT semis

Sarfraz Ahmed stroked an unbeaten 61 and added a 75-run stand with Mohammad Amir for the eighth wicket © Getty