Pakistan thrash arch-rivals India to win ICC Champions Trophy

Revelation and redemption helped Pakistan turn world cricket's order upside down as Fakhar Zaman's maiden one-day worldwide century and Mohammad Amir's brilliant new-ball spell underpinned a landslide 180-run win over India in the Champions Trophy final.

The left-arm paceman dismissed Rohit Sharma, skipper Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan.

But it was wins all the way from then on, culminating in Sunday's stunning success at The Oval - the scene of Pakistan's first Test match victory in England in 1954. We never took anyone lightly.

Hardik Pandya hit a go-for-broke 76 off 43 balls, including six sixes, but his career-best slog was stopped when he was run out by teammate Ravindra Jadeja.

Hasan Ali picked up the award for man of the tournament with his 13 wickets, including three in India's collapse, and the victory was cathartic for Amir in particular after he spent five years banned from the sport for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal at Lord's.

If turning things round since then has been impressive, to turn fortunes round since their opening match against yesterday's rivals, when they were thrashed by India by 124 runs, has been even more so. This is their worst streak of defeats in final against Pakistan.

It some ways, that will be the way in which I will remember this tournament, for the surprise results - let us not forget that Bangladesh also made their first major semi-final.

Pakistan's first global 50-over title since the 1992 World Cup reflected well on their Australian coach Mickey Arthur, who kept his squad from losing focus after their dismal display against the Indians earlier in the tournament.

Kohli accepted his side had been second best as he acknowledged Pakistan's "amazing tournament".

Replays showed, however, that Bumrah had overstepped.

But went on to smash 114 and share a century opening partnership with Azhar Ali (59).

70 runs conceded by Ravichandran Ashwin in his spell (10-0-70-0), the most by a spinner in an ICC ODI final.

Pakistan used their maiden ICC Champions Trophy win to make a politically sensitive statement on Sunday.

Fakhar hit 12 fours and three sixes before skying a catch off Hardik Pandya but Pakistan had the ideal platform to make the highest total in a Champions Trophy final.

If the 2017 Champions Trophy were to have had another two games, Pakistan might be scoring 750 and bowling teams out for negative 12 by the end of it.

Babar Azam chipped in with a solid 46 and Mohammad 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.

But so did Pakistan, who restricted their last three opponents to below 240. We've got the monkey off our back in terms of qualifying.

In Amir's second over, Kohli was dropped at slip.

Azhar had a run-out scrape too, on 29, when Rohit Sharma missed the stumps from midwicket this time as Pakistan's frenetic start continued.

No matter: when Kohli tried to flick the next delivery through midwicket, it flew off the leading edge and was caught by Shadab Khan at point.

Yuvraj Singh, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kedar Jadhav followed each other back to the pavilion in quick succession as Pakistan tightened their grip on the proceedings. Four balls later, Dhoni pulled a short delivery from Hasan Ali to deep midwicket. This was a reversal they couldn't bear to watch any longer.