Pakistan thrashed India in Champion Trophy Final 2017

Today Back in 2017 Pakistan crushed India in ICC Champion Trophy Final

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Pakistani team was ranked 9th and it was quite difficult for them to qualify for CT17 but somehow Pakistan Team manage enter ICC Champion Trophy as 8th ranked in ICC One day Internationals ranking.

(First match against India on 4th June)

Pakistan's first match in ICC Champion Trophy was scheduled against their arch rivals India on 4th June 2017. rain interruption caused a long delay for action to begin two overs reduced and match started with Pakistan winning the toss and elected to bowl first Pakistan bowlers looked nervous and pressurised against Indian batsmans and could only took three wickets in whole Inning. India decorated a huge target of 320 with the help of fifties of Rohit Sharma, Shikar Dhawan, Yuvraj Singh and captain Virat Kohli. Pakistan got all out inside 34 over on 164 with one and only fifty of Azhar Ali. Indian pace man Umesh Yadav took 3 wickets, Jadeja and Hardik Pandya ended up taking 2 wickets each.Yuvraj Singh was awarded man of the match for his brilliant cameo of 53 off 32 balls.       

(Second Match against India in the final  ICC Champion Trophy 2017 on 18 June)

Who had ever thought underdog Pakistan will be first team to qualify for the final of ICC Champion Trophy 2017 from being ranked last among the playing teams of the tournament to being the first one to qualify for the final. Pakistan had defeated hot favourite England in the 1st semi final restricting them on just 212 runs and chasing down the target easily by 6 wickets.

Second semifinal was between Bangladesh who had never played CT final before and the defending CT champions India. India defeated Bangladesh easily by chasing target of 262 Rohit Sharma had scored century in the semi final and helped his team to inter into the final>

18th June the day had came when the arch rivals off to face each other once again in the same tournament that too in final of Champion Trophy 2017, this time things were different and were in favour of Pakistan. as India won the toss and decided to bowl first everything was going so well for India until Jaspirt Bumrah took wicket of Fakhar Zaman on a no ball, and that no ball costed India a lot. Fakhar Zaman ended up scoring his maiden century and helped his team to set huge target of 339 runs. as we said this time things were different it was Pakistan`s day.

India started struggling from the beginning losing their opening batsman Rohit Sharma who had scored century in Semi final against Bangladesh, and Virat Kohli on just 6 runs. that was not all for them things got even worsen for them. half of their team had gone back to pavilion for just 55 runs and lost their 6th wickets on 76 runs then Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya took the charge scored thrilling 76 runs of 43 balls and settled up a partnership of 80 runs with his partner Ravindera Jadeja. Hardik got run out because of Jadeja when India's total score was 152 he could do anything else then losing his cool then again Indian batting lineup collapsed and got all out on 158 runs losing by 180 runs to Pakistan that's their biggest ever victory in terms of runs in a final game. it was first time when Pakistan had won the Champion trophy.

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17 June 1999

A unique Semi-Final match was played between Australia and South Africa

That day one of the greatest one day match was played probably the best ever played in the World and such match might never be played again. In those 100 overs every thing happened that can happen in a One day game the match was played in Edgbaston, Birmingham after a thrilling and exciting action the match ended up as tie and Australia gone through to final for having a good net run rate in points table. In last two balls when only 1 run was required Klusener tried to complete run but his partner Allan Donald couldn't escape himself from getting run out and South Africa's dream to play the world cup final for the first time was broken.  

18 June 2005 

Bangladesh did an upset by defeating Australia

On that day Bangladesh achieved something that no one had ever imagined, it was first match of the ODI series between Australia and Bangladesh. Bangladesh restricted Kangaroos on 249 runs for 5 wickets and then Muhammad Ashraful scored his first ever ODI hundred and Bangladesh continued to chase the target quickly and the last over came 7 runs were required on 6 balls Jason Gillespie had the ball in his hand and then Australian fans witnessed a shocking scene when Gillespie was struck end for the six on very first ball of the over by Aftab Ahmed and then also conceded single on next ball and that way Australia lost to Bangladesh for the first time and a famous news paper of Sydney " Daily Telegraph " wrote that it's Australia's most embracing lose ever. 

18 June 2017

A Golden day in Pakistan's Cricket History as they defeated India in champion trophy 2017

The historical final was played between Pakistan and India at Oval Cricket Ground, India won the toss and elected to bowl first all was going great for India but the wicket of Fakhar Zaman on a No ball by Bumrah cost India a lot and Pakistan put a huge target of 339 runs, noting gone well for India as they fall in trouble from the beginning when Muhammad Aamir Dismissed Rohit Sharma for nun and Virat Kohli for 5 runs, none of Indians batsman could stayed strong against Pakistani bowlers apart from Hardik Pandya who scored 76 of 43 deliveries and Indian batting summed up on 158 and Pakistan won by 180 runs. 

20 June 1999

Australia won the world cup by defeating Pakistan

Pakistan started the tournament as the hot favourite and provided great performance in group stage matches but their performance in final was very poor and ended up losing the final. Pakistan scored just 132 runs while Batting first and 25 runs where the extras and highest score from the team was Ijaz Ahmed who scored 22 runs. Australia chased down the target in just 20.1 overs and won the title then Australian team went on winning two more world cup titles in 2003 and 2007. Their streak of winning 3 titles continuously was broken by India in 2011 who won their second world cup.

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10 June 2012 

Tino Best Played an excellent inning batting at No.11

On 10 June 2012 Tino Best scored 95 runs that too batting at Number 11 against England in England, he played strokes all over the ground and helped his team to past 400 runs first time in England on the other hand his partner Dinesh Ramdin scored century after three years. But Windows ended up losing the series by 2-0.

11 June 1999

Saqlain Mushtaq did hatrick against Zimbabwe in World Cup

On 11 June 1999 Suqlain Mushtaq scored hatrick against Zimbabwe in a super sixer game of world cup  and Pakistan Defeated Zimbabwe by 148 runs interestingly those three batsmans neither had a good average nor a good status in the world of Cricket, Here is average of those three batsmans Henzy Olanga 4.36, Adam Hickle 2.25, Morry Emba Nago 4.71. Yet a World Cup hatrick is a World Cup hatrick whether it's scored against bowlers or batsmans, moreover it was second hatrick in World Cup. 

13 June 1999

Harshal Gibbs not only dropped a catch but also dropped The World Cup

One of the most famous super sixer World Cup match was played between Australia and South Africa, South Africa won the toss and decide to bat first the scored 272 in 50 overs, Australian team suffered alot as they lost 3 Wickets for 48 Runs and Steve Waugh had came on crease, Steve was batting on 56 runs when Harshal Gibbs dropped his catch in quickness to celebrate Steve then scored 120 not out and Steve even asked Gibbs how are you feeling after dropping world cup? Moreover if Australia had lost the match they would have been out of the world cup but by winning they not only saved themselves from getting out but also came ahead of South Africa in points. After four days semi final was played between these two teams the match ended up as tie because of a little mistake of Alan Donald but Australia had good run rate and qualified for the final against Pakistan. 

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Northamptonshire's whole team got all out on just 12

English county team Northamptonshire had to face such an embracement  that became a part of history and even now it is written in record book, the season was a bad dream for Northamptonshire, Just three weeks before they got all out on 60 in 1st inning and on 39 runs in 2nd inning against Kent but things got even worsen for them as in first inning Northamptonshire could only manage to score 40 runs and in second inning just 12 Runs that's still lowest score in County Cricket as well as third lowest total over all.

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Only Two Days are remaining for Fifa World Cup 2018 to Start Fans all over the world have Gone Crazy

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Fifa World Cup 2018 is starting from 14 only two days are remaining from today Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured fans to for a real celebration in the opening ceremony of the World Cup, Germany had defeated Argentina by 1-0 in the Final of Fifa World Cup 2014, defending champion Germany is also favorite to win this world cup too.
On the other hand Brazil, Argentina are hot favorite to win the World Cup.
32 teams from all around the World have been participating in the event, 64 Matches will be played in 12 stadiuma located in 12 cites. first Match will be played between Saudi Arabia and the host Russia.
Stars like Messi, Ronaldo, and Neymar will be in action, record viewers will be watching the matches.
Russia is groomed like a groom with the football posters all over in the country. security is also very tight.
Meanwhile Fifa World Cup's official song has already created an uproar the official song of the Fifa  World Cup "Live it up" is released and praised by fans.

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The World Cup At a glance for the first time United States is not part of Fifa World Cup since 1986 as they failed to qualify, Panama and Iceland both will play their first ever World Cup.
Here are five must watch matches of this FIFA World Cup :- 

1.Egypt vs Uruguay (15 June)

Ground : Ekaterinburg

2.Portugal vs Spain (15 June)

Ground : Sochi 

Though the World Cup will start on 14 June but for some fans actual world will start on 15 June as these two excellent matches are scheduled on the date . 

3. Brazil vs Costa Rica (June 22)

Ground : St. Petersburg

4. Nigeria vs. Argentina (June 26)

Ground : St. Petersburg

5. England vs Belgium (June 28)

Ground : Kaliningrad 

What do you guys think who will be the winner?