As emotions ran high in Pakistan after they won ICC Champions Trophy 2017, Pakistani anchor Aamir Liaquat on his show titled 'Aisay Nahi Chalay Ga' went on a rant against India, not sparing even Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Champions Trophy 2017 Final between India and Pakistan at The Oval was expected to be a walk in the park for the defending champions captained by Virat Kohli. But Pakistan made India's big stars eat humble pie in 180 run thrashing.
Pakistan, who were termed dark horses at the beginning of the tournament, showed a spectacular performance to defeat arch-rivals and defending champions India by a huge margin of 180 runs. They won maiden ICC Champions Trophy on Sunday.
Since their defeat in the tournament opener, Pakistan team began to stir: South African went down, Sri Lanka followed and England were blown away. And now this is their biggest victory over India in One-Day Internationals.
Indian captain Virat Kohli admitted that Pakistan were the better side on the day and did not let India off the hook at any point of the match. India crashed to a 180-run defeat to Pakistan in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Fakhar Zaman, who didn’t play the first game against India and made his ODI debut against South Africa at the expense of the out-of-form Ahmed Shehzad, powered Pakistan with his well-anchored knock of 114.
Pakistan, the lowest-ranked team in Champions Trophy, wake up on the right side; beat odds and defending champs India by a record margin of 180 runs to lift their maiden trophy.
Riding on Fakhar Zaman's knock of 114 and a dominating performance with the ball, Pakistan trounced India by 180 runs, helping them lift their first 50-over ICC Tournament trophy in 25 years.
It may be recalled here that the ICC had earlier declared that the total prize money for the tournament would be USD 2 million. The runner-up will win USD 330,000 and the losing semifinalists will bag USD 165,000 each.
This move has been taken after considering unruly fan behaviour after the team’s loss in the final. While local police do guard Dhoni’s house round the year but more force is deployed during high-profile matches and bigger tournaments.
Pakistan outplayed India in every department of the game and defeated their arch-rivals by a whopping 180 runs. It is the first time ever that Pakistan have managed to get the better of India in the final of an ICC tournament.
After picking up three wickets in the semi-final against England, Ali was once more at this best against India in the all-important final where he picked up three wickets for just 19 runs.
Pakistan set India a target of 339 to win and ensured that their arch-rivals fell short of the target by a whopping 180 runs. Fakhar Zaman scored a century to power Pakistan to their total while Mohammad Amir dismissed Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan.
Mohammad Amir picked up three wickets, including that of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan, for 16 runs from his six overs against India in the final of ICC Champions Trophy which Pakistan won by 180 runs at The Oval.
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya showed a glimpse of his abilities with the bat. The right-handed batsman scored 76 runs off just 43 balls against Pakistan in ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final at the Oval against a formidable Pakistan bowling attack.
In this edition of the tournament, Dhawan scored 338 runs at an average of 79.25 and a strike rate of 102.26. He also hit 40 fours and four sixes. This is the testament of his domination on the 22 yards. His highest score was 125.
Indian captain Virat Kohli commended the Pakistan team for their intensity and passion throughout the tournament. He admitted that India were second-best at The Oval in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.
Pakistan win their first ever Champions Trophy title after beating India by 180 runs in the final of the 2017 edition at The Oval. Pakistan posted 338/4 batting first and then bowled out India for 158 in 31 overs to clinch the trophy.
With this win, Pakistan won the coveted title for the first time in their cricketing history. Fakhar Zaman was the star of the show with a brilliant hundred while Mohammad Amir did the damage with the ball.
Skipper Virat Kohli was removed by Mohammad Amir for five runs during India's chase against Pakistan in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at the Oval on Sunday. After winning the toss, Kohli asked Pakistan to bat first.
David Warner has been opposing the board's ideology after the CEO James Sutherland threatened that the Australian players would be left unemployed if the player's association does not agree to the board's terms.
Virat Kohli tasted a rare failure with the bat when he was undone for 5 runs by Mohammad Amir on the fourth ball of the third over while trying to guide a back of length delivery towards the onside. Chasing a mammoth 339, India began their proceedings in the most dismal fashion.
Fakhar Zaman was dismissed off a no-ball early in his innings. He exploited that little piece of luck to full by first being part of a 128-run opening partnership with Azhar Ali and then scoring his maiden ODI ton.
Chasing a target of 339, team India was off to a shaky start as they lost opener Rohit Sharma and skipper Virat Kohli early. Mohammad Amir struck thrice to push India on the backfoot.
Pakistan opening pair of Fakhar Zaman and Azhar Ali put on a big opening stand before the middle order captilised on it and they post a big score of 338 for the loss of four wickets in the final of the Champions Trophy against India.





