Sarfraz Ahmed (61* off 79 balls) and Mohammad Amir (28* off 43 balls) put on an unbeaten 75-run partnership to guide Pakistan into the semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy as they defeated Sri Lanka by three wickets in a thrilling contest at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on Monday.
Chasing 237 to win, Pakistan had got off to a good start with Fakhar Zaman (50 off 36 balls) and Azhar Ali (34 off 50 balls) adding 74 runs for the first wicket. Zaman was especially superb as he brought up his first ODI half-century.
Then, came a batting collapse that Pakistan are so familiar with as they lost wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 162-7.