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| Event | 2017 ICC Champions Trophy | ||||||||
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| Pakistan won by 180 runs | |||||||||
| Date | 18 June 2017 | ||||||||
| Venue | The Oval,London | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Fakhar Zaman (Pak) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Marais Erasmus (SA) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) | ||||||||
| Attendance | 26,000 | ||||||||
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The final of the2017 ICC Champions Trophy was played on 18 June 2017 betweenPakistan andIndia atThe Oval inLondon, to determine the winner of the eighth edition of theICC Champions Trophy.[1] Pakistan qualified for the final by defeating the hostsEngland by 8 wickets in the first semi-final atCardiff inWales on 14 June, and reached their maiden Champions Trophy final.[2] India, thedefending champions, came into the final by defeatingBangladesh by 9 wickets in the second semi-final atBirmingham on 15 June, to reach their fourth Champions Trophy final, a record.[3]
Pakistan won by 180runs, which was the largest margin of victory in the final of an ICC ODI tournament.[4][5][6] Pakistan, who were underdogs entering as the lowest-ranked team in the competition,[7] became the seventh nation to win the Champions Trophy, and it was their first ICCODI tournament title since the1992 World Cup, as well as their latest ICC title in any format since the2009 World Twenty20.Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan received the Man of the Match award for scoring 114.[8]Shikhar Dhawan of India received the Golden Bat award for scoring 338 runs in the tournament[9] whileHasan Ali of Pakistan received the Golden Ball award for taking 13wickets; he was also adjudged the Man of the Series.[10]
The match is estimated to have been watched by 400 million viewers, becoming the third most-watched game in cricketing history.[11]
Pakistan and India share a historical rivalry incricket. Prior to this match, the two sides had played 128 times against each other inODIs, where Pakistan won 72 matches, India won 52 matches and four matches ended with no result.[12] While Pakistan have had the upper hand bilaterally, India enjoyed an edge in global ICC tournaments where they won 13 times against Pakistan, and Pakistan won twice against India.[13] The two sides met only twice before in the finals of global tournaments: the non-ICCWorld Championship of Cricket Final in 1985 and the2007 ICC World Twenty20 Final, both won by India.[13]
Prior to this match, the teams had met four times in the Champions Trophy and had two victories each. Pakistan'slast win was in 2009; since then, India won seven games against Pakistan across all ICC tournaments consecutively although India lost the home series in 2012[13] Their most recent clash was on 4 June 2017, during the group stages of the ongoing Champions Trophy where India won by 124 runs (D/L method).[14] Much of the pre-match analysis envisioned a strong contest between India'sbatting lineup and Pakistan'sbowling side, both of which were considered the strengths of their respective teams and remained formidable in this tournament.[13]
Ranked eighth in theICC ODI Championship at the start of the tournament, Pakistan started poorly, before improving progressively in each game. They lost to India in the first game by 124 runs,[15] but then defeated top-rankedSouth Africa by 19 runs by virtue ofDuckworth–Lewis method in their next game.[16] They gained momentum and beatSri Lanka by 3 wickets in their final group game, a thrilling must-win encounter, and qualified for the semi-finals placed second inGroup B, behind India onnet run rate.[17] In the semi-final, England with their undefeated run and home advantage were tipped firm favourites. However, Pakistan won comprehensively by 8 wickets with almost 13overs to spare. This paved the road for Pakistan's first qualification to a Champions Trophy final.[18]
India came into the tournament as defending champions and favourites along with England, and were ranked third in the ICC ODI Championship. They beat arch-rivals Pakistan convincingly in their first group face-off, winning by 124 runs.[15] They lost their second match to Sri Lanka by 7 wickets, despite posting a total of 321, in what turned out to be the highest successful run-chase in Champions Trophy history.[19] India won their final group game, a must-win encounter against South Africa, comfortably by 8 wickets.[20] They finished on top ofGroup B with two wins and a net run rate ahead of Pakistan. In the semi-final, India faced Bangladesh, and put in yet another dominating display, winning comfortably by 9 wickets and sealing a final with Pakistan.[21]
Marais Erasmus of South Africa andRichard Kettleborough of England were named as theon-field umpires for the final. They had both previously officiated in the semi-final matches of the tournament; Erasmus, in the England–Pakistan match, and Kettleborough, in the Bangladesh–India match.[22]Rod Tucker of Australia andKumar Dharmasena of Sri Lanka, who also officiated in the semi-finals as on-field umpires, were appointed as theTV umpire and reserve umpire respectively.David Boon of Australia was thematch referee, completing the five-member match official team.[23]
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Pakistan won by 180 runs The Oval,London Umpires:Marais Erasmus (SA) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Fakhar Zaman (Pak) |
India remained unchanged from the side that played the semi-final, while Pakistan brought back their leading pacerMohammad Amir, who was ruled out of the semi-final against England due to back spasm and replacedRumman Raees.[24] Indian captainVirat Kohli won thetoss and elected his side to field first, sending Pakistan in to bat.[25]
The Pakistaniopening pair,Azhar Ali andFakhar Zaman, put on 128 runs before Ali wasrun out for 59 runs off the last ball of the 22nd over. Zaman, who seemed to have been out for 3 runs, only for ano-ball byJasprit Bumrah to save him, continued on his way to a 92-ballcentury – his first at ODI level – eventually falling toHardik Pandya on the first ball of the 33rd over. He made 114 runs from 106 balls, which included twelvefours and three sixes. After his dismissal, the other Pakistani batsmen kept the score ticking over.Mohammad Hafeez plundered 57 not out from 37 balls, including four fours and three sixes. Pakistan eventually finished on 338/4 – their second-highest ODI score against India – after 50 overs.Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the Indian bowlers, finishing with 1/44 from 10 overs (including two maidens).[26]
India started poorly, losing two early wickets toMohammad Amir.[27] Off the third ball of the game,Rohit Sharma was outleg before wicket for a three-ballduck. In the third over, Virat Kohli was dropped in the slips for just five runs but caught on the next ball byShadab Khan atpoint.[26] Their poor form continued until, in the middle of the innings,Hardik Pandya andRavindra Jadeja managed a rapid 80-run partnership prior to Pandya being run-out. However this was India's only batting highlight as the tail was quickly dismissed and India were all out after 30.3 overs, not even managing half of Pakistan's total.[28]
 Pakistan innings | |||||||
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| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Azhar Ali | run out (†Dhoni/Bumrah) | 59 | 71 | 6 | 1 | 83.09 | |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Jadeja b Pandya | 114 | 106 | 12 | 3 | 107.54 | |
| Babar Azam | c Yuvraj b Jadhav | 46 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 88.46 | |
| Shoaib Malik | c Jadhav b Kumar | 12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 75.00 | |
| Mohammad Hafeez | not out | 57 | 37 | 4 | 3 | 154.05 | |
| Imad Wasim | not out | 25 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 119.04 | |
| Sarfraz Ahmed °† | did not bat | ||||||
| Mohammad Amir | did not bat | ||||||
| Shadab Khan | did not bat | ||||||
| Hasan Ali | did not bat | ||||||
| Junaid Khan | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (lb 9; w 13; nb 3) | 25 | |||||
| Total | (4 wickets; 50 overs) | 338 | 27 | 9 | |||
Fall of wickets: 1/128 (Azhar, 22.6 ov), 2/200 (Fakhar, 33.1 ov), 3/247 (Malik, 39.4 ov), 4/267 (Babar, 42.3 ov)
 India bowling | |||||||
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| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 4.40 | 1 | 0 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 9 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 7.55 | 5 | 3 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 10 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 7.00 | 4 | 0 |
| Hardik Pandya | 10 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 5.30 | 1 | 0 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 8 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 8.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedar Jadhav | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | 2 | 0 |
| India innings | |||||||
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| Player | Status | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Strike rate | |
| Rohit Sharma | lbw b Amir | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Shikhar Dhawan | c †Sarfraz b Amir | 21 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 95.45 | |
| Virat Kohli ° | c Shadab b Amir | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.55 | |
| Yuvraj Singh | lbw b Shadab | 22 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 70.96 | |
| MS Dhoni † | c Wasim b Hasan | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | |
| Kedar Jadhav | c †Sarfraz b Shadab | 9 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 69.23 | |
| Hardik Pandya | run out (Hafeez/Hasan) | 76 | 43 | 4 | 6 | 176.74 | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Babar b Junaid | 15 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 57.69 | |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | c †Sarfraz b Hasan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | not out | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | c †Sarfraz b Hasan | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 11.11 | |
| Extras | (lb 2; w 1) | 3 | |||||
| Total | (all out; 30.3 overs) | 158 | 14 | 6 | |||
Fall of wickets: 1/0 (Sharma, 0.3 ov), 2/6 (Kohli, 2.4 ov), 3/33 (Dhawan, 8.6 ov), 4/54 (Yuvraj, 12.6 ov), 5/54 (Dhoni, 13.3 ov), 6/72 (Jadhav, 16.6 ov), 7/152 (Pandya, 26.3 ov), 8/156 (Jadeja, 27.3 ov), 9/156 (Ashwin, 28.1 ov), 10/158 (Bumrah, 30.3 ov)
| Pakistan bowling | |||||||
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| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Econ | Wides | NBs |
| Mohammad Amir | 6 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Junaid Khan | 6 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3.33 | 1 | 0 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali | 6.3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 2.92 | 0 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 7 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 8.57 | 0 | 0 |
| Imad Wasim | 0.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Fakhar Zaman | 3.3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7.14 | 0 | 0 |
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The Pakistani team were greeted with a heroic welcome by fans upon their return home.[29] Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif posted a congratulatory message on social media,[30] and announced a cash reward ofRs. 1crore (US$35,000) for each player.[31] A ceremony was held for the players at thePrime Minister's Secretariat on 4 July.[32] The property developerBahria Town presented a sum ofRs. 10lakh (US$3,500) for every player, and awarded a onekanal plot to Fakhar Zaman for his performance.[33]
In India, the loss was met with agitation by several fans.[34] However, many Indians also commended Pakistan's performance and expressed solidarity with the Indian team regardless of the result.[35] InKashmir, widespread pro-Pakistan celebrations were reported amongst locals.[36] Twenty-one Indian men who were allegedly celebrating Pakistan's victory were charged under India's sedition laws, and remanded in custody.[37][38] The charges were dropped a few days later after the complainants accused the police of filing a "false case".[39][40]
Two days after the match, India coachAnil Kumble stepped down from his position, amid reports of a rift between him and some of the players including captain Virat Kohli.[41][42][43]
Pakistan's ICC team ranking for ODIs improved from eighth to sixth position, jumping ahead of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In the bowlers' rankings, Hasan Ali climbed 12 spots to reach seventh, while Babar Azam rose by three ranks to fifth on the batting rankings.[44]
In November 2017,Pakistan Post issued Rs. 10commemorative postage stamps andsouvenir sheet priced at Rs. 50 to mark the victory.[45][46]
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Haris Sohail was not initially in the squad, but was named as replacement forUmar Akmal. Rumman Raees was not initially in the squad, but was named as replacement for injured Wahab Riaz. | ||
