Ind VS Pak: ICC Championship Trophy 2017 Final
Ind VS Pak: ICC Championship Trophy 2017 Final
Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will face each other in the final encounter on Sunday for the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at The Oval. Indian Team are trying to guard their crown while Pakistan, on the opposite side, are hoping to win Champions Trophy for the first time.
On September 24 2007, Indian Team and Pakistan set up an immaculate conflict when they met each other in the last of the inaugural World T20. Ten years down the line, super charged fans from both countries are energetically holding up another Indian Team-Pakistan epic clash in the finals to unfurl and this time it's for the ICC Champions Trophy. Indian Team and Pakistan will bolt horns on Sunday for the tournament decider at The Oval. Indian Team are trying to guard their crown while Pakistan, as opponent side, are hoping to win their first Champions Trophy. Be that as it may, before the main adversaries become the overwhelming focus on Sunday, let us have a look at the finals where these two arch-rivals met before.
1985 Benson and Hedges World Championship
Indian Team at that time were World champions and they again demonstrated the reason of being brilliant amongst the most looked for after sides in world cricket. It was the final encounter of Benson and Hedges World Championship in 1985 and Indian Team were up against Pakistan squad in Melbourne, Australia. Batting to start with, Javed Miandad's side aggregated a sum of 176/9 in allocated 50 overs. Kapil Dev and L Sivaramakrishnan picked up 3 wickets each. In answer, Ravi Shastri and Srikanth gave an ideal begin to Indian Team. The openers scored up a hundred-run remain for before Srikanth's wicket was taken by Imran Khan for 67. Shastri stayed unbeaten at 63. Indian Team won the match by 8 wickets.
Indian Team and Pakistan set up another final clash in 1986 in Sharjah and this time the decider was for Austral-Asia Cup. Pakistan puts Indian Team into bat first and the openers Srikkanth and Sunil Gavaskar reacted well. They put a total of 117 runs together for the first wicket when Srikkanth lost his wicket by Abdul Qadir for 75 however that didn't generally influence Indian Team's batting as Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar who came in at number 3 put another 99 runs stand. Vengsarkar was expelled for 50 by Akram and Indian Team lost the plot from that point on. From 216/2, Indian Team were down to 242/5 and put a total of 245/7 in 50 overs. Gavaskar best scored for Indian Team with 92 runs. Pakistan amid their pursuit lost Mudassar Nazar however an inning of 116 keeps running from Javed Miandad moored Pakistan to a win by 1 wicket after he scored a last ball six off Chetan Sharma.
1991 Wills Trophy
Indian Team put Pakistan into bat first in Sharjah in Wills Trophy decider. Manoj Prabhakar expelled Aamer Sohail early while Kapil Dev evacuated Sajid Ali for 10 to diminish Pakistan to 23/2. however, agood partnership of 171 for the third wicket between Zahid Fazal and Saleem Malik did the harm for Indian Team. Fazal was however resigned harmed for 98 while Malik was evacuated by Prabhakar for 87. Pakistan scored 262/6 in 50 overs. Indian Team in answer lost wickets at normal interims and were packaged out for 190 to hand a win to Pakistan by an edge of 72 runs.
1994 Pepsi Austral-Asia Cup
Indian Team were at the end of the day confronting Pakistan in Austral-Asia Cup in 1994. Pakistan batting first posted a total of 250/6 in 50 overs in the wake of riding on fifties from Aamer Sohail and Basit Ali. Indian Team started the pursuit in the most inauspicious fashion by losing Ajay Jadeja for a duck. The men in Blue continued losing wickets ay measure up to interims and their innings was wrapped up for 211. Vinod Kambli best scored with 56 as Indian Team lost the match by 39 runs.
1998 Silver Jubilee Independence Cup
Indian Team and Pakistan met in the finals of Silver Jubilee Independence Cup in Dhaka. It was the best of three installations in the last match. In the initial final, Indian Team scored up a win by 8 wickets after they pursued down an objective of 213 runs. Sachin Tendulkar scored 95 all the while.
In the second last, Pakistan squared everything in the wake of winning the match by 6 wickets. Indian Team were hard and fast for 189 while batting first and Rashid Latif's side pursued down the objective in 31.3 overs subsequent to losing 4 wickets.
The initial two finals may have been as uneven illicit relationships however the third one gave the fans each motivation to cheer. Pakistan in 48 overs crushed 314/5. Saeed Anwar scored a mammoth 140 while Ijaz Ahmed crushed 117. In answer, Indian Team rode on Sourav Ganguly's 124 to snatch the win and title by 3 wickets.
1999-Pepsi Cup
Pakistan this time commanded Indian Team in the final encounter of Pepsi Cup. Wasim Akram's troops subsequent to batting to begin with, scored 291/8 in 50 overs in Bangalore. Inzamam-ul-Haq best scored with 91 all the while. In answer, Ajay Jadeja-drove side was packaged out for 168 hurries to give Pakistan a win by 123 runs.
1999 Coca Cola Cup
Indian Team didn't adapt up to the misfortune they endured against most despised adversaries in the final encounter of Pepsi Cup, Pakistan created another triumphant execution against Azharuddin's men. This time the setting had moved to Sharjah. Batting first Indian Team's willow holders delivered the most troubling execution as the innings were wrapped up for 125 in 45 overs. Pakistan eventually pursued down the objective by 8 wickets.
World T20 2007 surely denoted the resurgence for both Indian Team and Pakistan. The two Asian sides had encountered grim show in the 50-over World Cup and expected to turn tables. The neighbors had met in gathering stages where Indian Team won in the bowl out. Indian Team batting initially scored 157/5 in 20 overs. In answer Pakistan were left tottering at 104/7. In any case, some sensible batting from Misbah-ul-Haq took the diversion in the last over where they required 13 runs. Harbhajan Singh was left with one over yet rather, Dhoni given over the ball to Joginder Sharma. The very first delivery was wide, the following was a spot conveyance and the third went for a six to lessen the asking rate. Pakistan now required of 6 keeps running off 4 balls. Be that as it may, a shot from Misbah smashed Pakistan's fantasies of lifting the 2007 World T20. He hit this conveyance straight into Sreesanth's hands who was situated at short fine-leg. Pakistan were able to manage 152.
2008 Kitply Cup, Final
Pakistan subsequent to batting initially posted 315/3 in 50 overs. Salman Butt and Younis Khan crushed individual hundreds for their side. In answer Indian Team missed the mark by 25 races to lose the last.
