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Pakistan rout India to win maiden ICC Champions Trophy title

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Pakistan completed a stunning turnaround by thrashing archrivals India by 180 runs to claim their maiden ICC Champions Trophy title at the Oval.

Sarfraz Ahmed’s side suffered a shambolic 124-run loss to India on DLS in their first match a fortnight ago but closed the campaign a team transforme­d with their fourth win in a row.

Opener Fakhar Zaman (114) - brought into the side after that opening defeat laid the platform in the final by striking his maiden ODI century in a total of 3384.

 ??  ?? Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed and Imad Wasim celebrate
Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed and Imad Wasim celebrate

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