It was a day where all went upside down for India as they were outclassed by Pakistan in almost every department of the game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final. Nothing went India’s way as they were beaten by a gigantic margin of 180 runs with 20 overs to spare. At first, it was Fakhar Zaman’s batting performance as he got his maiden century in ODIs and that too against India in the Champions Trophy 2017 final.
Zaman was supported by Azhar Ali, Babar Azam and Mohammad Hafeez who scored 59, 47 and 57 respectively. They did not let Indian players as they looked to counter-attack right through even after losing a wicket. They posted a mammoth 338 on the scoreboard with just 4 wickets down at Kennington Oval, London.
Jasprit Bumrah made a huge mistake as he got Zaman out for a no ball and it turned out to be expensive for the team. When India came to bat, Mohammad Amir destroyed India’s top order. He got the wickets of in-form batsmen Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and skipper Virat Kohli. Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali too did the job as they wrapped up India’s batting lineup for a mere 158.
Few comments from fb b4 & after match #INDvPAK #CT2017Final #IndiavsPakistan #indvspakfinal pic.twitter.com/DJmDTIx3Yk
— Sid Dalvi (@sidspeaksup) June 18, 2017
#Pandya waiting for #jadeja in dressing room #indvspakfinal pic.twitter.com/i9Mb8KLAiM
— Jitendra Singh (@JitendrKrishnan) June 18, 2017
Indian fans right now a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiaVsPakistanFinal?src=hash”>#IndiaVsPakistanFinal pic.twitter.com/ldmfLsEQe6
— Amazing Ekta™ (Eku) (@ekta_amazing) June 18, 2017
Today’s play of the day#IndiaVsPakistanFinal Ravindra Jadeja Hardik Pandya pic.twitter.com/8Iemij31CI
— MangoMan (@surendranvinod) June 18, 2017
Pandya with Jadeja in the dressing room right now…#INDvPAK #PAKvIND #CT2017Final #CT17Final #ChampionsTrophyFinal #IndiaVsPakistanFinal pic.twitter.com/z4e7F8FiH1
— Astik (@bhaveshastik) June 18, 2017
Congratulations Pakistan. Exceptional performance in the final today. #CT17
— Steve Smith (@stevesmith49) June 18, 2017
This performance will be remembered long by both Indian and Pakistani fans 🙂 Pakistan ‘ve made this #CT17 truly memorable
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 18, 2017
lost the cricket but won in hockey against Congratulations Team India and congratulations Team Pakistan sport is a great leveller!
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) June 18, 2017
Congratulations Pakistan played superbly deserved to win. Enjoy the celebrations. #indvspakfinal #ChampionsTrophy17 #champions
— arjun rampal (@rampalarjun) June 18, 2017
Rishi Kapoor right now #pakvsindfinal #indvspakfinal pic.twitter.com/zWQLpkIFLc
— Siasat.pk (@siasatpk) June 18, 2017
Yuvraj tried to anchor the innings for a while but got out early on leaving India in deep trouble. MS Dhoni too could not take the responsibility as he got out after a loose pull shot. Jadhav too played an irresponsible shot and threw his wicket away. The only standalone guy was Hardik Pandya who demolished Pakistan spinners and gave Indian fans hope that they can get close to the target.
Right now #Pandya waiting for Jadeja in dressing room. #indvspakfinal pic.twitter.com/bQiNCHdOP0
— Deepak Goyal (@deepakggoyal) June 18, 2017
Every Indian right now @SirJadeja #INDvPAK #indvspakfinal #ICCChampionsTrophyFinal pic.twitter.com/xav7UvjEEy
— ★joshmathias96 rockz (@JoshMathias) June 18, 2017
#indvspakfinal
Pandya and jadeja and Kolhi pic.twitter.com/4qwm1sl9qV— AMEY (@AMEY9959) June 18, 2017
#indvspakfinal Pakistani celebration with AK- 47 pic.twitter.com/qim8O9H6q0
— Naveen Prabhakar (@DeadlyViews999) June 18, 2017
आज वो कहावत सही हो गयी. “अल्लाह मेहरबान तो गधा पहलवान”#ChampionsTrophy2017 #indvspakfinal #indiavspak pic.twitter.com/M0yl1U5R2n
— Vivek Mishra (@socio_nerd) June 18, 2017
#INDvPAK #IndVsPak #indvspakfinal #CT2017Final #CT17 pic.twitter.com/BFPNbepRhf
— Ashraf Mohammed (@afridi_rahil) June 18, 2017
Pandya hit six sixes in total which included three sixes in a row against Shadab. He scored a quickfire 76 off 43 balls. He got run out after a horrible mix-up with Ravindra Jadeja after which he shouted his way off to pavilion in anger. Soon enough the tailenders gave up and got out easily giving Pakistan their biggest win over India.
