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by Callum Matthews

  1. Eng 287-6

    Need 39 from 26 balls

    Clever from Joe Root.

    He nudges a pull into the leg side and England sprint through for a couple.

  2. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Joe Root somehow adjusted to that slower ball.

  3. Eng 285-6

    Need 41 from 27 balls

    Joe Root!

    A slower ball and he flicks/pulls to the fine leg boundary. Root and Jamie Overton have put on 52 runs in 41 balls.

    Are you all starting to believe now?

  4. Wait? What? England are favourites now!

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  5. Eng 281-6

    Need 45 from 28 balls

    OH! Tight!

    Jamie Overton is rather leisurely taking a single and then has to sprint through.

    He then hobbles for a bit too...

  6. Eng 280-6

    Need 46 from 29 balls

    Two more for Jamie Overton as he pulls into the leg side.

    It was a good stop on the boundary to be fair too.

  7. How's stat?!

    Soham Sarkhel
    CricViz analyst

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    Joe Root's innings has had only 8% false shots, making it his second-most secure ODI century out of the 17 that he has scored.

  8. Eng 278-6

    Need 48 from 30 balls

    Oh! Joe Root goes the ramp/reserve sweep again but misses to end the over.

    England are just ahead of Afghanistan at this point, but they still need 48 from 30 balls.

    A reminder whoever loses is out of the Champions Trophy. The winner stays alive going into the final round of group games.

  9. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

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    That's an extraordinary shot.

  10. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator

    What a shot. Joe Root guessed where it was going to be and shovelled it.

  11. 6 runs

    Eng 274-6

    Need 52 from 35 balls

    What a shot!

    Joe Root premeditates the scoop but Fazalhaq Farooqi follows him pretty well. However Root crunches it and it flies over the keeper and the rope for six.

    Great start to the over for England.

    Champions Trophy: Joe Root scoops balls for six

  12. Eng 268-6

    Need 58 from 36 balls

    Rashid Khan was getting rather frustrated with this fielders in that over. The stares are still going on long after the over continued.

    England have seen off Rashid. He finishes with 1-66 from his 10 overs. England have actually dealt with him pretty well.

  13. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC Chief Cricket Commentator

    This has been a bizarre day for injuries.

  14. Eng 266-6

    Need 60 from 38 balls

    Joe Root is cramping up after sweeping to the square leg fielder.

    He's stretching it out at the non-striker's end.

  15. Matthew Henry
    BBC Sport in Lahore

    Rashid Khan and Joe Root have been team-mates at Trent Rockets remember...

  16. Eng 263-6

    Need 63 from 41 balls

    A misfield from Mohammad Nabi allows England, and Joe Root, to get a second run.

  17. Vic Marks
    Former England spinner on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It's a good game for the neutral, quite difficult for those who are partisan.

  18. Eng 261-6

    Need 65 from 42 balls

    Good comeback from Fazalhaq Farooqi.

    He follows those two boundaries with just two singles from the remaining four balls.

  19. Simon Mann
    BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    England are still in this game but there's not much room for error.

  20. Eng 259-6

    Need 67 from 46 balls

    He's gone again.

    Some length again from Fazalhaq Farooqi and Jamie Overton pulls to the mid-wicket fence this time.