Hasan Ali, un-Pakistani-esque in his line-and-length bowling style but someone who ran in with characteristic aggression, took three to make sure India could not rebuild.
It is defending champions India taking on "unpredictable"-tagged Pakistan in what has been termed as the "mother of all finals", vying for the ICC Champions Trophy title, at the Oval, today".
Babar chipped in with a solid 46 and Mohammed Hafeez struck three sixes in a punchy unbeaten 57 that left India needing to produce the highest successful run chase in the tournament's history to lift the trophy for the third time.
"When players like that get going on their day, it becomes really hard to stop them because I think 80 percent of his shots were high-risk - and they were all coming off", said Kohli.
Pakistan opener Fakhar Zaman hit a majestic hundred as he took his team to an imposing total of 338 for four which proved instrumental in defeating India by a huge margin of 180 runs in the Champions Trophy final.
India captain Kohli conceded Pakistan were worthy winners and, while he claimed to be proud of his players, his admission that the new champions played with more passion was a damning indictment.
It proved to be a costly no ball as Fakhar goes on to score his first global century before falling for 114.
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Mohammad Amir's average against Rohit Sharma in worldwide matches.
Together, they made India pay for the let-off and misses.
Later in the innings, Hardik Pandya, who put some resistance with a quick-fire 76 off 43 balls, was run out in the 27th over, thus, bringing an end to a famed Indian batting line-up. Riding on their luck early one, the openers Fakhar Zamaan and Azhar Ali gave them a flawless 100 plus stand.
Pakistan were 200-2 after Fakhar Zaman's attempt at a boundary was thwarted by Jadeja in the high-octane final of the ICC Champions Trophy.
While Fakhar Zaman starred with the bat, Mohammad Amir played a big role as he dismissed Rohit Sharma, Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan to help Pakistan complete a big win.
Fakhar Zaman made a decision to cut loose in the twentieth over as he thumped two boundaries in Jadeja's over as both the openers reached to their fifties in the same over. Captain Virat Kohli also left early leaving Indian fans disappointed. After the India game, we came back superbly.
Pakistan bowler Hasan Ali won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy Golden Ball award for the top bowler of the tournament.
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