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Pakistan lifts Champions Trophy, beat India by 180 runs.

India v Pakistan - ICC Champions Trophy Final
during the ICC Champions Trophy Final between India and Pakistan at The Kia Oval on June 18, 2017 in London, England. Source: Getty Images Europe

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By Madhura Seneviratne

Source: espncricinfo



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Pakistan completed a stunning turnaround by thrashing arch-rivals India by 180 runs to claim their maiden ICC Champions Trophy title at the Oval.

Sarfraz Ahmed's side suffered a shambolic 124-run loss to India on DLS in their first match a fortnight ago but closed the campaign a team transformed with their fourth win in a row.

Opener Fakhar Zaman (114) - brought into the side after that opening defeat - laid the platform in the final by striking his maiden ODI century in a total of 338-4. 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. By the time the defending champions were skittled for 158 in 30.3 overs, Hardik Pandya top-scoring with a brutal 76 off 43 balls, Pakistan looked anything but the eighth and bottom-ranked team in the competition.

Fakhar cashed in on a major let-off when he was caught behind off a Jasprit Bumrah front-foot no-ball with just three to his name, the opener punishing India by hitting three sixes and 12 fours off 106 balls. 


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