The final showdown is here, there will be no retakes when it comes to the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final. India are to play Pakistan in the final on June 18 at Kennington, Oval, London. After 17 days of nerve-wracking affairs between 8 top teams of the world, time has come to decide the Champion of the tournament. Pakistan rose from being the No.8 teams to reaching their first final in the history of Champions Trophy. Contrary to popular belief that Pakistan has never beaten India in Champions Trophy, it should be noted that the score between the two is 2-2 and is about to change on June 18.
Pakistan have made it to the finals after a few close encounters after they were beaten comprehensively by India on June 4.They turned it around after that Pakistan had to play every game as a knockout final. They knocked out hosts England in the semi-final to set up an epic clash in order to take revenge for their defeat in the group stages.
What the captains had to say:
Both Virat Kohli and Sarfraz Ahmed have shown maturity as they have decided to take it like just another game despite the hype about the India vs Pakistan clash.
Pitch Report:
The Kennington, Oval pitch like every other pitch in the tournament has been a batting paradise with little help to the bowlers. India scored 300 plus against Sri Lanka which was chased down by them eventually. If India bats first there are chances that there will be another high scoring affair in the tournament. Whereas, Kohli will be happy to chase as well as India have done well doing that in the past.
Pakistan Team practice session at The Oval #PAKvIND #AikJeetAur pic.twitter.com/QczumRPQZJ
— PCB Official (@TheRealPCB) June 16, 2017
Weather Report:
There is no need to worry about the clouds on June 18 as the weather forecast shows that it is going to be mostly sunny. Expect a hindrance free India vs Pakistan final showdown.
Where to watch the live telecast of India vs Pakistan encounter on TV?
The live telecast of India vs Pakistan clash will be available on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports Hindi. The match will start at 15:00 IST.
The think-tank #TeamIndia #CT17 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/i8IQmkVIUl
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 17, 2017
Where to watch live streaming of India vs Pakistan ICC Champions Trophy 2017’s final clash?
The live streaming of India vs Pakistan fixture is available on Hotstar.
Squads:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik, Kedar Jadhav, Mohammed Shami
Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Ahmed Shehzad, Mohammad Hafeez, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Fahim Ashraf, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Haris Sohail, Junaid Khan, Fakhar Zaman
