Buttler's scoop, AB's duck and Kohli v Amir
Scoops, sweeps, infamous drops and audacious hitting - the Champions Trophy had it all

Jos Buttler doesn't smile for the cameras, he hits them with cricket balls • Getty Images
England became the first side to secure a semi-final berth, with a victory against New Zealand. Key to that was Jos Buttler's unbeaten 48-ball 61. During his innings, Buttler played an astonishing ramp shot off Trent Boult that nearly wiped out the cameraman positioned on the gantry above the sight-screen. Ramp shots are usually played off full or length deliveries, but this was a short ball from Boult. Buttler had moved across his stumps and was preparing to crouch down, but when he saw the length, he adjusted quickly, stood up tall and just scooped the ball straight over the wicketkeeper's head.
Chasing 311 against England, New Zealand reached 158 for 2 in 30.1 overs. With Kane Williamson batting on 87, they had a chance to take the game down to the wire. Then, Mark Wood, England's fastest bowler, produced a ripping cross-seam ball that got big on Williamson and brushed his glove on the way to the wicketkeeper. The wicket gave England the edge, and they ended up running through the lower middle order.
If you want to watch just one ball from Man of the Series Hasan Ali in the Champions Trophy - you really should watch more - let it be the jaffa to Wayne Parnell. Hasan was bowling around the wicket and angled one in to Parnell. The ball should have ended up on leg stump, but midway through its journey it swung away and straightened. Parnell was looking to flick it through the leg side, but the ball was nowhere near his bat and smashed into off stump. It was Hasan's second wicket in two balls, and it put Pakistan right on top in the game.
Pakistan played exciting cricket to win the Champions Trophy, but they also needed a little bit of luck on the way. Against Sri Lanka, in a virtual quarter-final, they were tottering at 162 for 7 chasing 237. A steady partnership between captain Sarfraz and Mohammad Amir kept them alive, but with 43 still needed to win, Sarfraz chipped a Lasith Malinga slower ball straight to mid-on. This was the kind of catch you expect school kids to take quite easily. The ball floated gently to Thisara Perera, but inexplicably, he dropped it. Sarfraz was dropped again in Malinga's next over, and Pakistan sneaked into the semis.
Pakistan had been slammed for their shoddy fielding in their first game of the tournament, against India. By the semi-final, though, they were a different side. When Moeen Ali top-edged a Junaid Khan bouncer, it did not look like Fakhar Zaman would reach the ball from square leg. He sprinted to his left and then dived to hold on to the catch. The ball was slightly behind him when he took it, which made the catch even more remarkable. England were already in trouble before that dismissal, but losing Moeen made their situation dire. They never recovered, and Pakistan stormed into the final.
India were set 339 to win in the final and needed their top three, especially captain Virat Kohli, to fire to give them a chance. Mohammad Amir removed Rohit Sharma with a peach of a delivery that swung back in to Rohit and trapped him lbw. Then, he got Kohli to edge one to slip, where Azhar Ali put down a straightforward catch. Indian fans had not finished breathing their sigh of relief when, next ball, Amir drew another mistake from Kohli. This time, the leading edge was caught at point, and the title was Pakistan's.