England win by 93 runs to secure 2025 Champions Trophy place
Willey, playing final game for England before retirement, takes 3-56, including 100th ODI wicket
Atkinson, Moeen & Rashid take two wickets apiece
England post 337-9 with Stokes (84), Root (60) and Bairstow (59) all making half-centuries - Rauf takes 3-64
Pakistan eliminated with defeat, meaning New Zealand complete semi-final line-up
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Ideally Pakistan would qualify if they thrashed England regardless of whether they bat first or second. But apparently it would be much easier for them if they bat first. Surely something wrong there - do the net run rate rules need to be looked at?
Richard, Oxford
There's a real haze hanging over the crowd at Eden Gardens. Those striking brutalist pylon floodlights dominate the skyline.
Haris Rauf, bowling round the wicket, hits Ben Stokes high on the pad with his second ball and spins on his heels to offer a vociferous appeal but Babar Azam sees off his desire for a review with a smile.
Stokes capitalises on a bit of width from Rauf's next ball and thrashes it through point for four.
The hirsuite Shadab Khan shuffles through another over. A single apiece for Joe Root and Ben Stokes.
A bit of a two-paced pitch in Eden Gardens by the looks of things.
That brings Ben Stokes to the crease, who pokes Haris Rauf into the covers to get off the mark.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport in Kolkata
Dil Dil Pakistan at Eden Gardens! Ah I've missed this song.
Bairstow c Salman b Rauf 59 (Eng 108-2)
Jonny Bairstow nails a cover drive. He stands there at the crease willing this not to be out.
Bairstow creams a half-volley but ends up it hitting it straight into the hands of Agha Salman at cover.
The England opener can barely believe it. Haris Rauf, meanwhile, is chuckling away somewhat in disbelief at his fortune.
After holding his ground for longer than is politely accepted, Bairstow eventually trudges off.
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Pakistan only have themselves to blame for going out. Losing 4 on the trot including to Afghanistan? Not good enough. Babar needs to go as captain and loads of passengers need to be removed now.
Usman from London
Dawid Malan the only wicket to fall thus far. He initially showed a bit of a poker face, attempting to convince umpire Joel Wilson he had not hit, but walked off as soon as the finger was raised knowing full well he'd got bat on it.
Shadab Khan, sun cream smeared into his beard, completes his second over. Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow happy to knock him into the gaps and farm the strike for the time being.
Jonny Bairstow with a well-timed punch off the back foot for Mohammad Wasim which should have been stopped by Fakhar Zaman in the deep, but he allows it to trickle through the boundary.
Image source, Getty ImagesEngland saving their best for last by the looks of it. A very good platform here in Kolkata.
Jonny Bairstow has himself a second World Cup half-century after a back foot punch off Shadab Khan.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn lieu of that photo from Eden Gardens here's Mick Jagger getting them in at Lord's during the 1970s instead.
Thanks, Sam.
I haven't seen any photographic evidence but Mick Jagger is in the crowd at Eden Gardens.
An interesting fact for you. Mick's son Lucas played international cricket for Brazil at youth team level.
Six from the over as Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow keep the scoreboard ticking over with singles and another two out to deep cover for Bairstow.
Good start all told for England. I'm off for a brew so I'll leave you in the capable hands of Timothy Abraham.
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Test Match Special
I think it will be tough to get 300 on this pitch. I think 250 or 260 would a be a good score at Eden Gardens today.
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Jonathan France: England hitting form just at the right time in the tournament. Excellent first powerplay
Joe Root is in and he and Jonny Bairstow exchange singles before Iftikhar Ahmed ends a successful over with a dot ball.
Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain on BBC Test Match Special
The execution of that shot was a bit iffy from Dawid Malan. It's a good sharp reaction catch from Muhammad Rizwan.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
Dawid Malan was looking as an innocent as an angel, and tried to get one over on the umpire, but then immediately walked off when the decision was made.