Pakistan's Bismah Maroof is keeping things ticking over for her team, but losing Omaima Sohail alongside her was a big blow.

The run-rate remains very steady and leaves the underdogs needing 99 runs from 42 balls.

A steep climb.

Mike Henson
BBC Sport at Alexander Stadium

Image source, Getty

Style notes!

Team England's kit is something of a 90s school sports day throw-back with low-key branding and a longer cut. Like it.

Watch out for Nigeria's 17-year-old Ella Onojuvwevwo as well. Although the 17-year-old has missed out on the 400m semi-finals, she surely has the longest ponytail in track and field.

I reckon if she shakes her head fast it could double as a bullwhip.

The early track action has come to an end with the conclusion of the men's 400m heats, which saw England's Matthew Hudson-Smith and Wales' Joe Brier safely through to the semi-finals.

A tough day for Scotland's Charlie Aldridge.

He crashed out when placed third in the mountain bike men's cross-country race, breaking his chain after the fall. Here's what happened...

Rob Walker
Commentator on BBC TV

We expect the Kenyan's to protest against it but the Olympic and world 800m champion Emmanuel Korir is disqualified for lane infringement.

Oh dear! Olympic and world 800m champion Emmanuel Korir is disqualified from the 400m due to a lane infringement, after placing second in heat six.

Pakistan have steadied the ship after losing those two early wickets.

Can Omaima Sohail and Bismah Maroof replicate Australia's third-wicket partnership between Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath?

The Aussie pair rescued their side after a sticky start and Omaima (18) and Bismah (10) are trying to do the same for Pakistan.

For so long the bronze medal fight appeared to be between Northern Ireland's Cameron Orr and England's Joe Blackmore.

But it's Namibia's Alexander Miller who comes through to finish strongest and take the medal!

Orr and Blackmore are still stuck together as they cross the line, but there'll be no home nation medal in the end.

Fair play to Scotland's Charlie Aldridge.

He's back up and running after his crash. He's determined to finish this race, despite the huge disappointment of potentially missing out on a medal today.

New Zealand's Sam Gaze is closing in on the gold medal!

Katharine Merry
BBC commentator and presenter

Muzala Samukonga was moving like a man possessed in the home straight.

I'm not sure if he's injured now, or if he's just suffering from a huge amount of lactic acid.

Usually you keep you powder dry for the semi-final and final but he took that opportunity to break his personal best and went for it.

Is it just extravagance he'll pay for?

Zambia's Muzala Samukonga records a personal best time of 44.89 seconds to win the fifth heat of the men's 400m qualifying.

Jamaica's Jevaughn Powell and Alonzo Russell, of the Bahamas, complete the top three to qualify.

One lap to go in the mountain bike men's cross-country race!

It will be a victory lap for New Zealand's Sam Gaze, who just needs to navigate the course safely again to secure Commonwealth Games gold.

Compatriot Ben Oliver is 42 seconds behind, with Northern Ireland's Cameron Orr and England's Joe Blackmore still locked together.

But they have slowed up - and it has allowed Namibia's Alexander Miller to come into contention in the race for bronze!

Michael Morrow
BBC Sport NI at The NEC

Northern Ireland are guaranteed their first boxing medal in Birmingham as light-flyweight Carly McNaul advances to the semi-finals with a beautifully measured and composed win over Sri Lanka's Keshani Hansika.

So it's at least bronze for the 33-year-old from east Belfast, but she will of course have her sights set on gold having won silver four years ago.

McNaul has a fantastic story, since the last games she has suffered a broken femur and had surgery on torn hand tendons and a scar on her eye.

She made it here though, and will be going home with a medal.

Unfortunately it wasn't to be for her young team-mate Nicole Clyde, who was well beaten by India's Nitu Nitu.

Tim Hutchins
Former middle and long-distance runner

Hudson-Smith with that wonderful rolling technique of his, almost looks like he's falling forward.

That was just about a perfect race for Matt on a home track.

He can go home and relax now and start thinking about the finals.

World bronze medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith slows to little more than a jog across the line as he cruises to victory in his 400m heat.

Wales' Joseph Brier safely crosses the line in third to reach the semi-finals, behind Nigeria's Dubem Amene.

It always seemed unlikely that Pakistan would be able to reach Australia's total - and their task has been made even harder after a nightmare start.

Muneeba Ali Siddiqui was caught behind for a duck, leaving Pakistan 0-1 after three balls of their innings.

And it goes from bad to worse when Iram Javed lobs one up into the hands of Grace Harris at mid-on.

Kenya's Boniface Mweresa takes the third men's 400m heat in 45.91 seconds and is joined by Nigeria's Samson Oghenewegba Nathaniel and Michael Francois of Grenada in the qualification spots.

Next up, England's Matt Hudson-Smith, Wales' Joseph Brier and Guernsey's Cameron Chalmers go in heat four.

Thomas Duncan
BBC Scotland at Cannock Chase Forest

One little handling error on the grass from Charlie Aldridge and his hopes of a bronze medal disappear.

It looked like he just took the bend towards the finish too quickly.

It's such a shame for the former junior world champ, he looked to have made a good move to clinch a medal!

Remarkably, it's Northern Ireland's Cameron Orr, having previously looked like he was close to losing touch in the battle for bronze, who is now pushing the pace in an attempt to break England's Joseph Blackmore and clinch a podium place.

At the front, Sam Gaze now has a 25-second lead over fellow New Zealander Ben Oliver with two laps remaining.