Mickey Arthur hailed Pakistan's turnaround from their opening ICC Champions Trophy defeat to India as "remarkable" after they clinched the title with a stunning victory over the same opposition in Sunday's final.
To avoid unnecessary and unwelcomed tensions, security personnel were deployed outside cricketer M. S. Dhoni's residence soon after the match.
Things didn't improve from there, with India all out for 158 in the 31 over, as Pakistan posted a massive 180 run victory.
So after coming into the tournament as rank underdogs - they entered just edging past West Indies as the lowest seed - Pakistan end up as the victor of the Champions Trophy 2017.
Earlier in the day, the Uttarakhand government has imposed Section 144 in Dehradun's Clock Tower and nearby area. A bolt so ridiculously good that this Pakistan performance reminded everyone of their glory days, when Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Saeed Anwar and Inzaman-ul-Haq ran the show.
Jadeja was out in the next over, as India's last four wickets went for six runs, medium-pacer Hasan Ali taking two of them to extend his tournament-leading tally to 13.
Fakhar Zaman rode his luck for a spellbinding maiden one-day global hundred as Pakistan set title-holders India a tournament record run chase to retain the Champions Trophy at The Oval.
Hardik Pandya was the top-scorer for India with 76 runs before he was run out by Hasan in the 27th over after a mix-up with partner Ravindra Jadeja.
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Chez Reavie matched Matsuyama's 65 in round two to lead a group at four under. "But for me, it felt like it played tougher today". Open cut for the second consecutive year. "I have no expectations", he said. "And I just unfortunately didn't execute".
When asked about the 27-year-old's blitzkrieg, Kohli said that it becomes hard to contain an unorthodox batter like Zaman.
Ali played smartly and contributed 59 runs in his 71-ball knock.
That was when Zaman was out having made his maiden ODI century and making 114 from 106 balls.
"Hopefully this win will boost Pakistan cricket and all playing nations will come and play us", said Sarfraz, 30.
Mohammad Amir (3-16), who sat out the semi-final win over England with a back spasm, then dismissed Virat Kohli for five as India's top order folded to 54-5.
Leg-spinner Shadab took a wicket with his sixth ball when Yuvraj Singh (22) was lbw, although it needed a Pakistan review of an original not out decision. He got a few streaky boundaries upfront but then settled in to give each Indian bowler, a mighty thwack.
Put into bat, the Men in Green had a ideal start as both Azhar Ali and Zaman shared a 128-run opening stand to put their team on road of a massive first innings-score.
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