A brilliant performance against South Africa by Pakistan, an outstanding run chase against India by Sri Lanka, and the reward for those victories? A virtual quarterfinal match between these two teams for a place in the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
Pakistan and Sri Lanka looked dead and buried when they lost poorly to India and South Africa respectively, but a sudden upsurge in form, just when everyone had written them off, has given them an opportunity to continue their quest for an ICC tournament title.
While Pakistan had their bowlers to thank for their comfortable win over South Africa, Sri Lanka were simply brilliant with the bat against India, chasing down a score of 321 with ease.
So, it might be tempting to say that this will be a battle between Pakistan's bowlers and Sri Lanka's batsmen. But, it isn't as cut and dry as that.
Pakistan were able to bowl so well, because nobody expected anything from them.
Sri Lanka's inexperienced batsmen made India's bowlers look mediocre, because there was absolutely no pressure on them and they could just go out there and express themselves.
Now that there is pressure, it will be a completely different ball game, and, obviously the team that handles the pressure better will be the ones that enter the semifinals of the Champions Trophy.
"We've just got to treat this as just another game because we know that the pressure is on obviously," Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews said. "And both teams will feel the pressure.
"As we came into the India game, we knew that there were no expectations. That's how we want to look at this game as well. Yes, there will be expectations now, but we just want to treat this as a game and try and focus on what we have to do and what we can do.
"We are not trying to get too far ahead," he said. "We just want to take one game at a time. We all know that Pakistan are a very dangerous team. We have to be on top to beat them."
The key for Sri Lanka will be to make sure they don't give cheap wickets away early and give the Pakistan bowlers the momentum and confidence to run through them. As the likes of Kusal Mendis and Danushka Gunathilaka showed, there is a lot of talent in there, it is just about finding consistency now.
Consistent is not something you define Pakistan with either. While their bowlers will be expected to come up trumps against Sri Lanka, the key to them winning this game, particularly if they bat first, could end up being the batsmen.
The batters crumbled against India in the first match, while they weren't really tested against South Africa. So, if they can come to the fore on Monday in Cardiff, that semifinal spot could very well be theirs.
Where to watch live
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka is set to begin at 10.30am BST, 3pm IST, 5.30am ET, 2.30pm PST. TV and live streaming information is below.
India: TV: Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1HD (in English, Hindi, Tamil). Live Streaming: Hotstar.
Pakistan: TV: PTV and Star Sports.
Sri Lanka: TV: Star Sports.
UK: TV: Sky Sports 2. Live Streaming: Sky Go and Watch Sky Sports.
Australia: TV: Fox Sports. Live Streaming: Foxtel.
Singapore: TV: Star Cricket.
South Africa: TV: SuperSport 2. Live Streaming: SuperSport Live Video.
Middle East: TV: OSN Sports Cricket. Live Streaming: OSN Play.
USA: TV: Willow TV. Live Streaming: Willow TV Live Online.
New Zealand: TV: Sky Sport 1. Live Streaming: Sky Go NZ.
