A no-ball fell heavy, the new Pakistani played a stormy innings, Team India lost with Virat-Rohit-Dhoni

New Delhi. After several months of wrangling, it became clear that the Asia Cup would be held in 2023. This time the tournament will be held under the hybrid model. 4 matches will be played in Pakistan. While the rest of the matches including the final will be played in Sri Lanka. That is, cricket fans will once again get a chance to watch exciting cricket between India and Pakistan before the World Cup. Anyway, when India-Pakistan teams are face-to-face, then cricket is of a different level. One such match was played between the two teams in 2017 on this day i.e. 18th June. The history of India-Pakistan cricket was changed in this match. India got an unforgettable wound in this match. The Pakistan team adorned with young players had done a great feat of defeating India in the knock-out of the ICC tournament.

We are talking about the 2017 Champions Trophy in England. India faced Pakistan in the final of this tournament. Despite having veteran batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian team lost this match not by a small margin, but by 180 runs. This was India’s biggest defeat at the hands of Pakistan in an ICC tournament.

Pakistan had scored 338 runs in the final
In this match, Indian captain Virat Kohli won the toss and decided to bowl first. This decision weighed heavily on India. Because the Pakistan team, adorned with young players, scored 338 runs in 50 overs at the loss of 4 wickets. Opener Fakhar Zaman, playing his fourth match, played a stormy inning of 114 runs in 106 balls. It is a different matter that the fate of the world also had a role in this. Because the ball on which he was caught in the fourth over was a no ball. Just after this, Fakhar, along with Azhar Ali and Babar Azam, thrashed the Indian bowlers fiercely and Pakistan made a big score of 338 runs in the final.

India was defeated by Pakistan by 180 runs
Looking at the kind of batting line-up that Team India had then, no one thought that Team India would lose this match by 180 runs. Despite Rohit, Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India had to face a humiliating defeat. Pakistan’s left-handed pacer Mohammad Amir wreaked havoc on Team India. He broke the back of Team India by hunting Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli.

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The Champions Trophy had slipped from the hands of Team India.
After this Yuvraj Singh 22, MS Dhoni 4 and Kedar Jadhav 9 runs returned to the pavilion. Hardik Pandya definitely scored 76 runs in 43 balls with 6 sixes and 4 fours. But even this innings could not avoid the defeat of Team India. As a result, Team India was bundled out for just 158 ​​runs and lost the match and the Champions Trophy crown by 180 runs.

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