First Semi Final – Pakistan beat much fancied England by eight wickets to enter the finals for the first time

First Semi Final – Pakistan beat much fancied England by eight wickets to enter the finals for the first time

First Semi final  – England vs Pakistan – at Cardiff – on 14 Jun 17 – Pakistan won by eight wickets

 

Sarfraz Ahmed effected three dismissals behind the wicket to provide the fifth occasion of a wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in a semi final of the Champion Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 JC Buttler 6 6 0 1 Eng RSA The Oval 19 Jun 2013
2 TD Paine 5 5 0 1 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
3 CO Browne 4 3 1 1 Win Pak Southampton 22 Sep 2004
4 AC Gilchrist 4 3 1 2 Aus NZl Mohali 01 Nov 2006
5 Sarfraz Ahmed 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Sarfraz Ahmed effected three dismissals behind the wicket to provide the third occasion of a captain wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in the Champion Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Moin Khan 3 3 0 1 Pak Srl Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 MS Dhoni 3 3 0 1 Ind Pak Centurion 26 Sep 2009
3 Sarfraz Ahmed 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Sarfraz Ahmed effected three dismissals behind the wicket to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan captain wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in the Champion Trophy after Moin Khan. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Moin Khan 3 3 0 1 Pak Srl Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Sarfraz Ahmed effected three dismissals behind the wicket to provide the first occasion of a Pakistan captain wicket keeper effecting three or more dismissals in the semi finals of the Champion Trophy

 

No Player Dis Ct St Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Sarfraz Ahmed 3 3 0 1 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

England was dismissed all out for 211 in this game to provide the ninth occasion of a team dismissed all in a semifinal of the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 257 47.4 1 lost v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
2 Pakistan 252 49.2 1 lost v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
3 England 211 49.5 1 lost v Pakistan Cardiff 14 Jun 2017
4 New Zealand 206 46.0 2 lost v Australia Mohali 1 Nov 2006
5 South Africa 200 41.0 2 lost v India Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
6 South Africa 175 38.4 1 lost v England The Oval 19 Jun 2013
7 Australia 162 48.4 1 lost v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 27 Sep 2002
8 Sri Lanka 132 23.4 2 lost v South Africa Dhaka 30 Oct 1998
9 Pakistan 131 38.2 1 lost v West Indies Southampton 22 Sep 2004

 

England, Pakistan and South Africa are the three teams to be dismissed all out on two occasions in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No No Team Score Overs Inns Result Opposition Ground Start Date
1 1 England 257 47.4 1 lost v Australia Centurion 02 Oct 2009
  2 England 211 49.5 1 lost v Pakistan Cardiff 14 Jun 2017
                   
2 1 Pakistan 252 49.2 1 lost v New Zealand Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
  2 Pakistan 131 38.2 1 lost v West Indies Southampton 22 Sep 2004
                   
3 1 South Africa 200 41.0 2 lost v India Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
  2 South Africa 175 38.4 1 lost v England The Oval 19 Jun 2013

 

Azhar Ali {76} and Fakhar Zaman  {57} scored half centuries in this  game to provide the fifth occasion of  both the openers scoring half centuries in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first such occasion by Pakistan batsman in the tournament.  It also provides the first such occasion in the semi  finals of the Champions Trophy.

 

Azhar Ali {76} and Fakhar Zaman  {57} scored fifties in this  game to provide the 13th occasion of  both the openers scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first such occasion by Pakistan batsman in the tournament.  It also provides the second such occasion in the semi finals of the Champions Trophy. The first such occasion was witnessed in the semi final game between West Indies and South Africa at Jaipur on 02.11.06 when West Indies openers CH Gayle {133} and S Chanderpaul {57} scored fifties.

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 73rd occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Mohammad Yousuf, Saeed Anwar 2 105* 2 v Sri Lanka Nairobi (Gym) 08 Oct 2000
2 Mohammad Yousuf, Shoaib Malik 4 206 1 v India Centurion 26 Sep 2009
3 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 v England Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 15th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the tournament. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 1 113 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar 1 141 1 Ind NZl Nairobi (Gym) 15 Oct 2000
3 AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden 1 113 2 Aus Ban Colombo (SSC) 19 Sep 2002
4 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 159 1 RSA Ken Colombo (RPS) 20 Sep 2002
5 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
6 CH Gayle, WW Hinds 1 192 1 Win Ban Southampton 15 Sep 2004
7 HH Gibbs, GC Smith 1 102 1 RSA Win The Oval 18 Sep 2004
8 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 164* 2 Win Ban Jaipur 11 Oct 2006
9 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
10 BB McCullum, JD Ryder 1 125 1 NZl Srl Johannesburg 27 Sep 2009
11 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 127 1 Ind RSA Cardiff 06 Jun 2013
12 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 101 2 Ind Win The Oval 11 Jun 2013
13 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 136 1 Ind Pak Birmingham 04 Jun 2017
14 S Dhawan, RG Sharma 1 138 1 Ind Srl The Oval 08 Jun 2017
15 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket against England in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 1 113 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
3 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the tenth occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership against England in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel 1 113 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
2 WJ Cronje, JN Rhodes 4 117 2 RSA Eng Dhaka 25 Oct 1998
3 HH Dippenaar, JH Kallis 3 132* 2 RSA Eng Nairobi (Gym) 10 Oct 2000
4 SC Ganguly, V Sehwag 1 192 2 Ind Eng Colombo (RPS) 22 Sep 2002
5 MEK Hussey, DR Martyn 4 118 2 Aus Eng Jaipur 21 Oct 2006
6 DJ Bravo, CH Gayle 2 174 1 Win Eng Ahmedabad 28 Oct 2006
7 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 KMDN Kulasekara, KC Sangakkara 4 110* 2 Srl Eng The Oval 13 Jun 2013
9 Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal 3 166 1 Ban Eng The Oval 01 Jun 2017
10 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi final in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NJ Astle, RG Twose 3 135 2 NZl Pak Nairobi (Gym) 11 Oct 2000
2 R Dravid, SC Ganguly 2 145 1 Ind RSA Nairobi (Gym) 13 Oct 2000
3 HH Gibbs, JH Kallis 2 178* 2 RSA Ind Colombo (RPS) 25 Sep 2002
4 ME Trescothick, MP Vaughan 2 140 2 Eng Aus Birmingham 21 Sep 2004
5 JDP Oram, DL Vettori 7 103 2 NZl Aus Mohali 01 Nov 2006
6 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
7 TT Bresnan, LJ Wright 7 107 1 Eng Aus Centurion 02 Oct 2009
8 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
9 GD Elliott, DL Vettori 5 104 2 NZl Pak Johannesburg 03 Oct 2009
10 JE Root, IJL Trott 3 105 2 Eng RSA The Oval 19 Jun 2013
11 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi final against England in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 RT Ponting, SR Watson 2 252* 2 Aus Eng Centurion 02 Oct 2009
2 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the semi final for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. Both the occasions are tabulated below

 

No Partners Wkt Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle 1 154* 2 Win RSA Jaipur 02 Nov 2006
2 Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman 1 118 2 Pak Eng Cardiff 14 Jun 2017

 

Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman added 118 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the first occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. The previous best was the 90 runs partnership between Imran Nazir and Saeed Anwar against Sri Lanka at Nairobi {Gym} on 08.10.00

 

Hasan Ali’s aggregate wickets in the ongoing edition of Champions Trophy read 10 at the end of this game. He became the seventh Pakistan bowler to capture ten or more wickets in the tournament. All scuh occasions are tabulated below

 

No Player Mat Inns O M R W BBI Ave 4 5
1 Shahid Afridi 13 12 98.4 4 427 14 5/11 30.50 0 1
2 Saeed Ajmal 07 07 55.5 2 226 12 2/16 18.83 0 0
3 Abdul Razzaq 10 10 77.2 2 339 10 4/50 33.90 1 0
4 Hasan Ali 04 04 38.0 1 172 10 3/24 17.20 0 0
5 Naved-ul-Hasan 09 09 67.0 5 315 10 4/25 31.50 1 0
6 Shoaib Malik 19 13 68.0 2 276 10 3/15 27.60 0 0
7 Umar Gul 07 07 54.5 4 275 10 3/28 27.50 0 0

 

Hasan Ali became the 14th bowler and also the first Pakistan bowler to capture ten or more wickets in a single edition of Champions Trophy. The following table lists all such bowlers who have accomplished the feat

 

No Player Team Edition M I O M R W BBI Ave 4 5
1 JE Taylor Win 2006/07 7 7 57.0 3 287 13 4/49 22.07 1 0
2 MF Maharoof Srl 2006/07 6 6 36.0 2 190 12 6/14 15.83 0 1
3 RA Jadeja Ind 2013 5 5 41.0 5 154 12 5/36 12.83 0 1
4 SL Malinga Srl 2006/07 6 6 50.3 3 210 11 4/53 19.09 1 0
5 WD Parnell RSA 2009/10 3 3 28.0 2 196 11 5/57 17.81 0 1
6 JM Anderson Eng 2013 5 5 37.0 1 151 11 3/30 13.72 0 0
7 MJ McClenaghan NZl 2013 3 3 23.5 0 144 11 4/43 13.09 2 0
8 M Muralitharan Srl 2002/03 5 3 25.1 2 070 10 4/15 07.00 1 0
9 NW Bracken Aus 2006/07 5 5 41.0 4 194 10 3/22 19.40 0 0
10 GD McGrath Aus 2006/07 5 5 44.0 7 158 10 3/22 15.80 0 0
11 KD Mills NZl 2006/07 4 4 28.3 2 118 10 4/38 11.80 1 0
12 SCJ Broad Eng 2009/10 3 3 28.1 1 155 10 4/39 15.50 1 0
13 I Sharma Ind 2014 5 5 38.0 2 218 10 3/33 21.80 0 0
14 Hasan Ali Pak 2017 4 4 38.0 1 172 10 3/24 17.20 0 0

 

The following table lists the finalists of the Champions Trophy since its inception. In 2002 edition, finals was played on two days and the trophy was shared by India and Sri Lanka. Pakistan has entered the finals of the tournament for the first occasion.

 

Edition Team 1 Team 2 Winner Margin Ground Match Date
1998 South Africa West Indies South Africa 4 wickets Dhaka Nov 01, 1998
2000 India New Zealand New Zealand 4 wickets Nairobi (Gym) Oct 15, 2000
2002 Sri Lanka India no result   Colombo (RPS) Sep 29, 2002
2002 Sri Lanka India no result   Colombo (RPS) Sep 30, 2002
2004 England West Indies West Indies 2 wickets The Oval Sep 25, 2004
2006 Australia West Indies Australia 8 wickets Mumbai (BS) Nov 05, 2006
2009 Australia New Zealand Australia 6 wickets Centurion Oct 05, 2009
2013 England India India 5 runs Birmingham Jun 23, 2013

 

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