Pakistan win the Champions Trophy

ICC Champions Trophy, Final: India v Pakistan at Kennington Oval, Jun 18, 2017

Pakistan v India

Pakistan 338/4 (50.0 ov) Azhar Ali 59 off 71, 6 fours, 1 six, Fakhar Zaman 114 off 106, 12 fours, 3 sixes, Babar Azam 46 off 52, 4 fours, Mohammad Hafeex 57 not out, 4 fours, 3 sixes, B Kumar 44-1, HH Pandya 53-1, KM Jadhav 27-1.

 

India 158 ao off 30.3 ov S Dhawan 21 off 22, 4 fours, Yuvraj Singh 22 off 31, 4 fours, HH Pandya 76 off 43, 4 fours, 6 sixes, Mohammad Amir 16-3, Junaid Khan 20-1, Hasan Ali 19-3, Shadab Khan 60-2

India won the toss and chose to field.

Pakistan won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy by 180 runs.

Pakistan’s margin of victory is the highest for any team in an ICC Tournament final.

Mohammad Amir and Fakhar Zaman inspired Pakistan to a major 180-run win over India in the final of the Champions Trophy at the Oval. Hasan Ali ends the tournament as the leading wicket taker with 13 scalps.

Pakistan came into this tournament as the lowest ranked team and they have not played cricket at home for eight years.

Fakhar Zaman made 114 as he made most of his extra life by reaching a century, Azhar 59 and Hafeez 57 not out enabled Pakistan to reach 338-4.

 

Mohammad Amir Swung the ball accurately to dismiss India’s India’s top order batsman within 14 overs.

The same Pakistan team lost by 124 runs to India and this enabled them to pull together and score this remarkable victory against their biggest rivals.