ICC Champions Trophy: 5 best performances from Pakistan's Road to the Final that don't fade away

#2 Sarfraz Ahmed’s innings vs Sri Lanka

A captain’s knock is always special

A captain’s knock is always special, especially when it comes at a crucial time. Pakistan secured a hard-fought win against Sri Lanka to enter the semi-finals, on the back of a sensational knock under pressure by Ahmed. He was superb in all three departments – as a captain, as a wicketkeeper and as a batsman.

His decision to bring on Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan in the middle overs helped his team restrict Sri Lanka to a low score of 236 runs. As a wicketkeeper, Ahmed took a blinder of a catch off Mohammed Amir’s bowling to dismiss a well settled NiroshanDickwella on 73.

On the day, however, he excelled the most as a batsman. When it seemed that Pakistan were losing the game, he dragged his side from the brink of defeat and took them home with a splendid unbeaten 61.