Champions Trophy 2017: 5 challenges Pakistan need to tackle against England in the semi-final

#2 Unpredictable middle order

Pakistan have been heavily reliant on Sarfraz Khan

This is a timeline of the Pakistani middle order before the semifinal clash against Pakistan – 4/71 against India, 4/83 against Sri Lanka and 73 runs in the rain curtailed match against South Africa. With such low scores in the tournament so far, none of the middle order Pakistani batsman has showed gumption except for maybe Sarfraz Khan.

The English line-up with an incredibly powerful pace battery will definitely test this weak middle order and that too in seaming conditions. And if Pakistan are put to bat first in helpful conditions for the English, the semis could end up being just a passage to the finals and not a contest between bat and ball.