Pakistan beats India to Win ICC Champions Trophy For First Time

The most anticipated final came to an unexpected ending on Sunday. The Indian team is in this race as defenders of the cup, demonstrated a wonderful performance all through the championship and managed to enter the finals against Pakistan. The Pakistani team, though stumbled along the way, entered the finals.

India stood in the limelight throughout the series and had been the favorite all along. The hopes of every Indian went up as India reached the finals with a massive win over Bangladesh. But then, the unexpected happened. With the wonderful performance of Pakistan team, the Indian team fumbled and lost its way giving up the cup to Pakistan.

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India opting to bowl first, had failed to keep the Pakistani Batsmen in check from the start. With the opening batsmen performing at their best, the first wicket India could take was of Azhar Ali. Fakhar Zaman who opened with Azhar Ali went on to make a century along with Babar Azam who helped him in the way by making a 46 himself. Mohammed Hafeez who came after an early dismissal of Shoaib Malik added another 57 runs to the Pakistan scoreboard leaving the score at 338.

The Indian team did not have a good start with batting either. The dismissal of Rohit Sharma at 0 was in fact a big blow to the Indian team which became worse with the dismissals of Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan at 5 runs and 21 runs respectively. The team came back to its feet, with the 76 runs from Hardik Pandya which gave a glimmer of hope. But soon it vanished with the unexpected run out of him. The team collapsed after that for just 158 runs, submitting Pakistan a huge victory of 180 runs.

India though full of confidence with the previous victories failed to perform with the same till the end. Pakistan’s entry into the finals was an unexpected one which the team made a very good use of. The Pakistani team gave the performance of their life in the India vs Pakistan Finals and totally deserved the trophy. Though we mourn the loss of India, we congratulate Pakistani team with our heart for the victory.

India vs Pakistan Live: The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Final Face Off

That was a great performance by Team India in the Semifinal against Bangladesh. The Indian team has definitely taken us by surprise with a 9-wicket win. But the best of battles is yet to come. For the second time in the history of Cricket- India and Pakistan, the lifetime adversaries are in a Final battle for a trophy conducted by ICC. This is a historical moment for both the teams and the people of the nation they are representing. 

While a match between India and Pakistan raises the interest of all Sports fans across the world, a match this big is certainly expected to be attracting a huge number of viewers. The match is going to be held on June 18th, Sunday, at Kennington Oval, London, that is today at 3: 00 PM IST. The match is going to be telecast live on all the major sports channels in India. You can watch the India vs Pakistan Final Live on YuppTV in Canada and Europe (excluding Austria, Switzerland and Germany).

India is at its best, with Batsmen like Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli giving the performances of their lifetime and Bowlers like Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kedhar Jadhav backing them up. The strength of Pakistan team relies mainly on its Bowling squad which consists of Hasan Ali and Junaid Khan who are among the highest wicket-takers in the tournament. 

But the Indian team has already faced them with ease in the first match; so evidently, one can easily say that Pakistan surely has a little fighting chance in the Final match.

As much as the Indian team is confident of its win, the Pakistan will definitely try to shake that confidence by fighting back hard which will make the match more than interesting to watch. Check out the India vs Pakistan live Streaming on YuppTV.