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

#4 Hasan Ali’s spell against England

With 10 wickets, Ali is the tournament’s top wicket-taker

Hasan Ali has repaid every bit of the confidence made in him by the Pakistan captain. After being belted all over the Edgbaston by Indian batsmen, he vouched to come back stronger. He did precisely that and can safely be called Pakistan’s best bowler in the tournament.

His spell of 3/35 was what changed the course of the semi-final. It was his brilliant bowling during the middle overs that took away the flow from the opposition batsmen and opened the floodgates for the other bowlers. Bowling at accurate line and length, he accounted for Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes, all of whom could have taken England to a modest total.

With 10 wickets, Ali is the tournament’s top wicket-taker and Pakistan will want the pacer to continue inflicting the damage in the middle-overs in the final.