Pakistan has reached the Champions Trophy final for the first time.
Pakistan rewrote history books when they defeated archrivals India by a huge margin of 180 runs to clinch the ICC Champions Trophy for first time before a full house at the Oval here on Sunday.
Pakistan sizzled at the sun-baked Oval on their way to their greatest 50-over triumph since the 1992 World Cup as they thrashed much-fancied India, the defending champions, by a whopping 180 runs.
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Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali finished as the highest wicket-taker of the tournament with 13 scalps. Pakistan openers Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali came out with intent and scored the big runs from the word go.
When teenage leg-spinner Shadab then struck in his first over via DRS, hitting Yuvraj Singh pad before bat, and MS Dhoni pulled Hasan Ali (three for 19) for a tumbling catch in the deep, India were washed up at 54 for five - and there was no realistic way back.
India, strong favourites to retain the title, were outplayed in every aspect of the game by a revitalised Pakistan side who they crushed in the group stage of the tournament two weeks ago. Fakhar picked 45 runs off the 33 balls that the spinner bowled to him. Pandya (76 off 43 balls) was dealing in boundaries at that point, having already hammered six sixes and four fours.
Pakistan captain, Sarfraz Ahmed, lifts the Champions Trophy with his team-mates.
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The harum-scarum left-hander had already survived with just a single to his name when he pushed Bhuvneshwar Kumar to cover and would have been run out had Kedar Jadhav managed a direct hit. "He felt he was in the zone today and he could have done something really special and that's why the disappointment came out".
But Pakistan batsman Hafeez says his team-mates vowed to stick together despite the avalanche of criticism and they reaped the rewards in memorable fashion on Sunday.
Since he returned to worldwide cricket, he has had catches dropped off his bowling, and he must have thought "Here we go again" when Azhar Ali at slip put down Kohli.
Caught off a no-ball on three, left-handed opener Fakhar went on to make an impressive 114.
Instead Amir wreaked havoc at the start of the reply, trapping Rohit Sharma lbw with his third ball and then inducing a leading edge from Kohli one ball after the skipper had been put down at slip by Azhar.
To remove three of the tournament's in-form batsmen - Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan - in the blink of an eye was special in its own right. Kohli, electing to field, would have expected a better show from his bowlers. Pakistan made sure it did not turn out to be a costly mistake, though, as Amir dismissed him next ball.
The momentum remained with Pakistan as Mohammad Hafeez pummelled three sixes and four fours, putting on an unbroken 71 with Imad Wasim (25no) who enjoyed a remarkable slice of luck when a delivery from Bumrah bounced forcefully off his wicket without dislodging a bail.
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