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Pakistan needs 237 to beat Sri Lanka and clinch SF spot

CARDIFF, Wales (AP) Pakistan dismissed Sri Lanka for 236 in 49.2 overs on Monday to take control of the last Champions Trophy match in Group B with a semifinal spot at stake.

Put into bat, Sri Lanka started solidly before collapsing from 161-3 to 167-7 after 35 overs, unable to cope with left-arm quicks Junaid Khan and Mohammad Amir. Khan ended his 10 overs with 3-40, including two wicket maidens, and Amir took 2-53.

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews (39 in 54 balls) and top-scorer Niroshan Dickwella (73 in 86) were among the wickets to fall in the disastrous spell at a rain-free Sophia Gardens.