Pakistan restrict England to 211

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CARDIFF: Superb bowling display by Pakistan restricted England to 211 in the semifinal of the Champions Trophy on Wednesday at Cardiff.

England were bowled out in the last over of the innings after Pakistani seamers rip through the middle order of the strong English line-up.

After winnint the toss Sarfraz invited Moragan to bat first, England found runs hard to come by, with no batsman making a fifty.

Joe Root top-scored with 46 and Jonny Bairstow, recalled in place of dropped opener Jason Roy, 43.

Hasan Ali continued his great form in the tournament, picking up three wickets while Rumman Raees and Junaid Khan picked up two each.

The fast bowlers were greatly supported by the spinners as Shadab Khan got one wicket while Mohammad Hafeez and Imad Wasim bowled miserly.

Hasan Ali picked up the big wicket of Ben Stokes of a slow ball. Few overs earlier, Adil Rashid was run out by substitute fielder Ahmed Shahzad.

Such was Pakistan´s control that usually big-hitting England all-rounder Ben Stokes´s 34 took 64 balls and did not include a single boundary.

Junaid Khan struck again to dismiss Moeen Ali off a brilliant catch by Fakhar Zama. England were eight down for 201 in the 48th over.