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Imad Wasim was bowling the second over of the match for Pakistan. He is a quality Powerplay bowler in T20, and goes for just over 4 an over in that period in ODIs. But his job in those situations is to stop batting sides from smashing the ball. India don’t smash the ball in the first Powerplay; neither Indian opener scores at over a run a ball in this period.

Now Imad might have been used to take a wicket, but his defensive line and the absence of catching fielders didn’t make that look like it was entirely his plan. But maybe he was brought on early to bowl at two players who destroy spin bowling in ODIs as a way of coaxing them into their own demise, so with that plan he needed to build some pressure through the field. The first ball was tight on off stump, and Dhawan gave himself some room and timed it well to point.

To point, not some random fielder, not the guy you hide, but point, the best of your out-fielders, the most athletic, who reads the ball the best, and is the quickest to stop any and all runs that come in his way. Even club sides can find one person who’s not got a midriff bulge, who can move, bend and throw to field at point. But no, not Pakistan, they have Ahmed Shehzad. He doesn’t patrol point; he just happens to be standing there. So when the ball comes his way he falls over it, and before Imad has had a chance to build pressure, he’s gone for two runs.

But Imad’s next ball is a wide down the leg side. So in two balls the bowler who has been brought on to create scoreboard pressure has had two errors cost him three runs. Later in the over, two fielders converged on another ball, the Indian batsmen did not run, but while trying to save the run both Pakistan fielders fell over in perfectly awkward harmony.

There was also an overthrow where Sarfraz Ahmed was lazy and the back up at point was not watching. There was also a half save that a better fielder would have entirely saved, and there was the normal Pakistan jalebi fielding where they run around balls in the deep instead of trying to cut them off.

Even with the many errors, Imad managed to be fairly economical, and his five overs went for 27. Since the last World Cup, India have scored at 4.8 an over in the first Powerplay. Their plan is to knock the ball around, cash in on poor bowling or average spinners, and approach the death with wickets in hand and batsmen who are set. Their plan is to be around 48 for 0 after 10 overs; in this match they were 46 for 0. So it seemed Pakistan’s plan was to let India do roughly what India wanted to do.

Because Pakistan do not bat well, their best chance was to take wickets, and their leading wicket-taker since the last World Cup is Hasan Ali, who takes a wicket every 26 balls. To celebrate that fact, he came on in the ninth over.

Even with Mohammad Amir bowling well, Sarfraz took out the second slip, and an edge went past the solitary wide slip. There was another edge, a top-edged hook that would have been caught at fine leg if they had a fine leg, making you wonder why Amir was trying the bouncer in the first place. You could argue there were worse crimes than Sarfraz’s captaincy, and most of the time he looked as annoyed and confused as everyone else.

It also isn’t Sarfraz’s fault that someone thought it was a good idea to include Wahab Riaz in this side. Wahab is known as an attacking wicket-taker, but he has barely taken a wicket since spooking – not dismissing – Shane Watson at the 2015 World Cup. He’s taking a wicket every 48 balls, in the first ten overs he’s averaging 138, and in the middle overs it’s 76. So the few wickets he has taken is when he’s getting smashed in the death. Why on earth was he out there?

In a perfect world, Mohammad Irfan would have been the other fast bowler, making life infrequently uncomfortable, but he’s unavailable because he failed to report a corrupt approach. So Wahab’s poor form was seen as better than Junaid Khan’s lack of recent ODI form, even though Junaid took 4 for 73 in a warm-up against Bangladesh. Wahab took 0 for 68 in that match. Against India, he bowled three spells – four overs for 34 runs, three overs for 28 runs, and 1.5 overs for 25 runs – before mother cricket decided to end his pain by giving him a twisted ankle. With any luck, Pakistan won’t be able to pick him again.

Even their best bowler Amir, who looked sharp, frugal, dangerous and like he was playing for a team that didn’t deserve him, stuffed up. How is it possible for a professional athlete to get cramp in his ninth over when his team has been on and off the field on a damp Birmingham day?

Even when Pakistan had success it was only because India made mistakes. Their first two wickets were from a full toss and a running error, but Pakistan out-mistake-d India at every turn. They dropped Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli, but let’s not forget the half volley free-hit, that was more of a free s***. The final over was delivered by Imad, who had been a sea of calm in an ocean of crap for most of the day. He now had to step up for two injured bowlers and did well to restrict the over to 23 runs.

And then Pakistan batted.

Dot balls, stupid swipes, and an aggressive disregard for singles was their plan. Sure, they could have picked Sharjeel Khan – the second quickest scorer in Powerplays who averages 44 with a strike rate of 130 since the last World Cup – but they can’t because he’s in trouble for corruption as well.

And what were they left with? Azhar Ali almost running himself out when he bumped into Jasprit Bumrah, getting dropped, and then delivering a mediocre 50; Ahmed Shehzad making a contribution as point-less as his fielding or his collection of selfies; and Babar Azam barely turning up. All this while India fielded terribly.

But how badly would India need to field for Pakistan to chase 289? They’d probably have to flap around on the ground like fish to give Pakistan a 40% chance of chasing the total.

When Shoaib Malik hit a six and the ball was lost under the covers, we saw something special. For a few minutes we got to see two Pakistan batsmen standing in the middle, not mis-hitting a ball, ignoring singles or slogging wildly. They just stood there, and it was by far the highlight of the innings. But that moment of Pakistan competency had to end, and when they found a replacement ball, Malik mis-hit it, Mohammad Hafeez called no very late, and the man with 15 off 9 was run out by the man who was 24 off 33.

So, let us review.

Pakistan came into the game with a silly theory that even when it worked as planned, it didn’t work. They dropped simple catches, bowled tripe, mis-fielded simple balls, and tried poor strategies on the fly. Their big bad fast bowler was just bad, their in-form bowler hobbled off the park because he’s unfit, they dented the confidence of their frugal spinner, their selections didn’t make cricket sense, two key players were missing because of corruption, they couldn’t run between the wickets, their batting’s only consistency was slowness of running and scoring, when they played an attacking shot it was inevitably stupid and risky, the batting line-up lacked pretty much everything a semi-competent XI would have, and the highlight of their match was the bits where they got lucky wickets or the ball was lost.

Playing Pakistan in this form is having a bye. Bye, Pakistan, bye.

Jarrod Kimber is a writer for ESPNcricinfo. @ajarrodkimber – Article Courtesy – espncricinfo.com

Indian captain Virat Kohli said he “felt like a club batter” when teammate Yuvraj Singh was in full flow in the ICC Champions Trophy win against Pakistan in Birmingham, crediting the left-hander for taking the pressure off him.

Defending champions India started their Champions Trophy campaign with a resounding 124-run victory over arch-rivals Pakistan.

Kohli and Yuvraj stood out in an all-round batting effort, propelling India to 319 for three after rain halted proceedings twice. Yuvraj smashed 53 off 32 balls, while Kohli made 81 off 68 deliveries.

“The way he (Yuvraj) was hitting the ball, I felt like a club batter in front of him,” Kohli told reporters at the post-match press conference.

”…after I got to 50, I wasn’t able to freely play. And Yuvi came in and just took all the pressure off me. And the way he batted was the way only he can strike the ball, hitting low full tosses for fours and sixes, and even digging out yorkers for fours was outstanding.

“I think that really deflated the opposition and that gave me a bit of time to settle in from the other end. When he got out, I took over. But I think his innings was a difference in the game,” he added.

While he was pleased with the win, Kohli was not impressed with India’s fielding.

“With the bat and ball, right up there — I would say nine out of 10. In the field we were still 6. It’s a very strong performance, we’ve taken the confidence from the practice games.

“We need to tighten our fielding to compete hard against the best teams,” he said.

The Indian batsmen remained focussed despite the rain breaks with Rohit Sharma (91 off 119), Shikhar Dhawan (68 off 65), Kohli and Yuvraj rising to the occasion in a game reduced to 48-overs-a-side affair.

“I think the way Shikhar batted was really good to see. Rohit was taking a bit of time because, understandably so, he’s come back after so long to international cricket. IPL is different, but international runs are very different, against a quality bowling attack as well,” Kohli said.

“And Hardik, 18 off five balls, was outstanding. We went with four seamers purely because we’re playing Pakistan. They play spin really well, and most of them are right-handers.

“In pressure situations, to have mid-on, mid-off up and hit hard lengths, gives us an advantage. Against other sides, we might use two spinners, depending on their strengths,” he added.

Asked what it meant to play against Pakistan given the continuing tensions between the two countries, Kohli chose to offer a diplomatic reply.

“This one’s done and dusted…We come here to play the sport. And that’s all we focus on. It’s not my place to speak of any other decisions. The higher officials take care of those decisions,” he said.

“My opinion does not matter and should not matter. It’s up to them what they decide going ahead. But regardless of who you play, you just want to play cricket,” he added.

“It’s not preferences over opposition. And that’s all I can say to this.”

Nonetheless, Kohli said, he does enjoy the competitiveness of Indo-Pak cricket rivalry.

“They’re a very competitive side. The atmosphere is great. From that regard, as a cricketer, we really enjoyed this game, that’s all I can say,” he said.

Reflecting on his own performance, Kohli said he let the momentum slip after reaching 40 and regretted trying too hard for big hits during his partnership with Yuvraj.

“But when he got out, I decided to stay still and just back the strokes that I have and a few connected, and that’s what happens in this sport. Momentum comes your way; it goes away.

“But you’ve got to stay patient. And when it comes back, you’ve got to capitalise on it. So I believed in myself, I can get 30 off 10 balls as well in the end,” he explained.

Kohli credited Yuvraj for his knock as well.

“Maybe I should have just let Yuvi take the initiative at that stage, not try to hit from the other end. But when you’re out there, you just want to get 15 extra for the team,” he said.

“It’s a tricky situation. But glad I was able to see it through today and end on a high, probably ended up getting 15, 20 more than we thought of, purely because of the way he batted,” Kohli added.

Man-of-the-Match Yuvraj was happy that he could capitalise on the chances offered by the Pakistanis.

“I thought we all batted really well. The openers gave us a good start, Virat finished well, and it gave me the opportunity to go and attack. You just have to go and back yourself, and tell the opposition that you’re here to attack,” he said.

“I was lucky I was dropped, but I capitalised and I was hitting it well. I finished well. India-Pakistan is always a big game, and I think it has set us up really well. Hopefully we’ll take this confidence into the next game against Sri Lanka.”

On the decision to send Hardik Panya ahead of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Kohli said it was based on the former’s ability to strike it big from the first ball itself which dictated the move.

“It was unbelievable the way he came out. And we switched in the end. They asked whether we should send Hardik ahead of MS. And everyone agreed, because he just can strike the ball from ball one and has unbelievable ability,” Kohli said.

“So I think those three sixes and a boundary was probably a little bit of difference as well in the end,” he elaborated.

Article Courtesy – The Hindu

Virat Kohli later said he had felt like a club cricketer, watching the man at the other end belt the ball around effortlessly while he was plodding along. Pakistan’s fielders possibly felt the same way, a shock to the system after having kept India relatively quiet for 35 overs.

On days like these, Yuvraj Singh has no equal, no rival. There is no matching his shots or his fluid bat-swing or indeed how painless he makes it all look. Yuvraj was man-of-the-match at Edgbaston on Sunday; he made only 53, but it was some half-century.

“The way he batted was the way only he can strike the ball,” Kohli said, “hitting low full tosses for fours and sixes, and even digging out yorkers for fours. I think that really deflated the opposition and that gave me a bit of time to settle in from the other end. Yuvi just took all the pressure off me. When he got out, I took over. But his innings was the difference in the game.”

Yuvraj had missed India’s warm-up games ahead of the Champions Trophy with a virus, but there was no sign of rust here. Only Shadab Khan had him in trouble with a wrong ’un, when to Pakistan’s horror Hasan Ali grassed a simple chance at long-off.

Hasan bowled the very next over, the game’s 43rd, and was quickly shown the magnitude of his error. Yuvraj punched an attempted yorker straight past the bowler, and two balls later — with the crowd singing his name — swung a short delivery over square leg in one smooth motion.

“Obviously, if you drop players like Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli,” Azhar Ali mused later, “they’re going to make you pay.”

There were questions when Yuvraj was called up for the England series in January — a return to one-day international cricket after three years.

He made a brilliant 150 in Cuttack, when India was 25 for three, and demonstrated that it was far too early to write him off.

Some of those questions are not without merit — the next World Cup is still two years away and if India is building a team for the future, it might look beyond the old guard; plus his fielding is not what it once was (it is why he stands at third man). But how can there be any criticism when Yuvraj, 35 or not, bats like this and wins matches for India?

“He’s done it in India. And now he’s continuing it in England,” said Kohli.

“If he plays like that, the team is always in a good space because you can really rely on him to come in and just play a match-changing innings. And he’ll end up doing it three out of five times. That’s why we back him at that spot. The way Yuvi has come back and scored in the last series and now taking the initiative in this game, it’s been beautiful to see.”

It is early days yet in the Champions Trophy but India can take comfort from its work in Birmingham. After the presentation ceremony, Yuvraj spoke of how India’s fans had made the day special, likening the atmosphere to that at a World Cup final. He made it just as special for them.

Article Courtesy – The Hindu of 06.06.17

Match No 5 – Australia v Bangladesh – at The Oval on 05.06.17 – No Result game due to rain interference

 

Tamim Iqbal scored 95 in this game to provide the 16^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. Tamim Iqbal became the first Bangladesh batsman to score a ninety in the tournament.

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	CH Gayle	99	Win	Ban	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
2	OA Shah	98	Eng	RSA	Centurion	27 Sep 2009
3	JH Kallis	97	RSA	Ind	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002
4	Misbah-ul-Haq	96*	Pak	Win	The Oval	07 Jun 2013
5	SP Fleming	96	NZl	Zim	Dhaka	24 Oct 1998
6	N Hussain	95	Eng	Ban	Nairobi (Gym)	05 Oct 2000
7	AD Hales	95	Eng	Ban	The Oval	01 Jun 2017
8	Tamim Iqbal	95	Ban	Aus	The Oval	05 Jun 2017
9	SO Tikolo	93	Ken	Win	Colombo (SSC)	17 Sep 2002
10	AC Gilchrist	92	Aus	Win	Mumbai (BS)	18 Oct 2006
11	IR Bell	91	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	08 Jun 2013
12	RG Sharma	91	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
13	KP Pietersen	90*	Eng	Win	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006
14	SC Ganguly	90	Ind	Ken	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
15	A Ranatunga	90*	Srl	NZl	Dhaka	26 Oct 1998
16	RS Morton	90*	Win	Aus	Mumbao (BS)	18 Oct 2006

 

Tamim Iqbal scored 95 in this game to provide the third occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy against Australia. Others are IR Bell of England and RS Morton of West Indies. All such occasions are tabulated below.

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	Tamim Iqbal	95	Ban	Aus	The Oval	05 Jun 2017
2	IR Bell	91	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	08 Jun 2013
3	RS Morton	90*	Win	Aus	Mumbao (BS)	18 Oct 2006

 

Tamim Iqbal’s 95 in this game provide the seventh occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	SC Ganguly	90	Ind	Ken	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
2	CH Gayle	99	Win	Ban	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
3	AC Gilchrist	92	Aus	Win	Mumbai (BS)	18 Oct 2006
4	IR Bell	91	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	08 Jun 2013
5	AD Hales	95	Eng	Ban	The Oval	01 Jun 2017
6	RG Sharma	91	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
7	Tamim Iqbal	95	Ban	Aus	The Oval	05 Jun 2017

 

Tamim Iqbal scored 128 against England at The Oval on 01.06.17 and 95 against Australia at The Oval on 05.06.17. He became the fourth batsman to score a hundred and a ninety in the Champions Trophy. Others are – CH Gayle, JH Kallis and SC Ganguly. The performance of these four batsmen are tabulated below

 

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	CH Gayle	104*	2	Win	Ban	Jaipur	11 Oct 2006
	CH Gayle	101	1	Win	En	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006
	CH Gayle	133*	2	Win	RSA	Jaipur	02 Nov 2006
	CH Gayle	99	1	Win	Ban	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
2	JH Kallis	113*	1	RSA	Srl	Dhaka	30 Oct 1998
	JH Kallis	97	2	RSA	Ind	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002
3	SC Ganguly	141*	1	Ind	RSA	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000
	SC Ganguly	117	1	Ind	NZl	Nairobi (Gym)	15 Oct 2000
	SC Ganguly	117*	2	Ind	Eng	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
	SC Ganguly	90	1	Ind	Ken	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
4	Tamim Iqbal	128	1	Ban	Eng	The Oval	01 Jun 2017
	Tamim Iqbal	95	1	Ban	Aus	The Oval	05 Jun 2017

 

MA Starc captured four wickets conceding 29 runs in this game to provide the 44th occasion of a bowler capturing four plus wickets in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fifth occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in the tournament. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	GD McGrath	7.0	1	37	5	2	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	15 Sep 2002
2	MS Kasprowicz	7.0	1	14	4	1	v U.S.A.	Southampton	13 Sep 2004
3	JN Gillespie	6.0	1	15	4	1	v U.S.A.	Southampton	13 Sep 2004
4	JR Hazlewood	9.0	0	52	6	1	v New Zealand	Birmingham	02 Jun 2017
5	MA Starc	8.3	2	29	4	1	v Bangladesh	The Oval	05 Jun 2017

 

DA Warner completed 4000 runs when he was on 36 during his knock of 40 in this game. At the end of this game, his run aggregate read 4004. He became the 16^th Australian batsman and 104th batsman overall to aggregate 4000 plus runs in one day internationals

 

DA Warner’s 4000 one day runs came in his 96^th match and 93^rd innings. The following table details the batsmen who have completed 4000 runs in less than 100 matches  and 100 innings.

 

No	Player	Team	Oppn	Ground	Mat Date	Debut on	Time	Mat	Inns
1	HM Amla	RSA	Ind	Durban	08.12.13	09.03.08	05y 274d	084	81
2	IVA Richards	Win	NZl	Albion	14.04.85	07.06.75	09y 311d	096	88
3	V Kohli	Ind	Eng	Ranchi	19.01.13	18.08.08	04y 154d	096	93
4	DA Warner	Aus	Ban	The Oval	05.06.17	18.01.09	08y 107d	095	93
5	CG Greenidge	Win	Eng	Leeds	21.05.88	11.06.75	12y 345d	097	96
6	KS Williamson	NZl	Ban	Christchurch	26.12.16	10.08.10	06y 138d	102	96

 

The following table furnishes the list of No result games in the tournament. This game provides the sixth  No Result game of the tournament.

 

No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Ground	Match Date
1	Sri Lanka	India	No Result	Colombo (RPS)	Sep 29, 2002
2	Sri Lanka	India	No Result	Colombo (RPS)	Sep 30, 2002
3	Australia	India	No Result	Centurion	Sep 28, 2009
4	Australia	New Zealand	No Result	Birmingham	Jun 12, 2013
5	Australia	New Zealand	No Result	Birmingham	Jun 02, 2017
6	Australia	Bangladesh	No Result	The Oval	Jun 05, 2017

 

Australia is one of the teams to be involved in most No Result games – four games, while India in involved in three such games in the Champions Trophy. The following table lists No Result games of the two teams

 

No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Ground	Match Date
1	Australia	India	No Result	Centurion	Sep 28, 2009
2	Australia	New Zealand	No Result	Birmingham	Jun 12, 2013
3	Australia	New Zealand	No Result	Birmingham	Jun 02, 2017
4	Australia	Bangladesh	No Result	The Oval	Jun 05, 2017
1	Sri Lanka	India	No Result	Colombo (RPS)	Sep 29, 2002
2	Sri Lanka	India	No Result	Colombo (RPS)	Sep 30, 2002
3	Australia	India	No Result	Centurion	Sep 28, 2009

 

This game was Australia’s 900^th game in one day internationals. Australia became the second team in the history of one day internationals to play 900 games after India. India has played 908 games at the end of this game

 

Team	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR
India	1974-2017	908	460	402	7	39
Australia	1971-2017	900	554	303	9	34

 

India and New Zealand  share the record  for most No Result games in the history of one day internationals with 39 No result games. New Zealand’s No result game against Australia on 02.06.17 – the  second game of  the ongoing Champions Trophy 2017 was its 39^th No Result game

 

Team	Span	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR
India	1974-2017	908	460	402	7	39
New Zealand	1973-2017	726	323	358	6	39

 

Sri Lanka’s stand-in captain Upul Tharanga has been suspended for his team’s next two matches in the Champions Trophy because of a “serious” over-rate offence in their first group B match against South Africa at The Oval.

Sri Lanka took more than four hours to bowl 50 overs, and match referee David Boon ruled they were short of the target by four overs, even after making time allowances. Tharanga had been filling in as captain for Angelo Mathews, who did not make it through a fitness test on the morning of the match, and received two suspension points for the slow over rate.

“Tharanga pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing,” the ICC said. “As two suspension points equate to a ban from one Test or two ODIs or two T20Is, whatever comes first for the player, Tharanga has been suspended from his side’s upcoming matches against India and Pakistan, while each of his players have received a fine of 60 per cent.”

Tharanga admitted he had been warned on-field that Sri Lanka were falling well behind the over-rate. “I think we were too slow to change over between overs. The umpires had told us that we were lagging, after 10 overs that we were two overs behind. In the last few overs it’s hard to catch up, because you need some time at the death. “

He was Sri Lanka’s top scorer against South Africa, making 57 off 69 balls as they fell short by 96 runs in the chase of 300. His suspension now makes it even more imperative that Mathews is fit to face India at The Oval on June 8 as Sri Lanka aim to keep their tournament alive.

Speaking before the sanction against Tharanga was confirmed, Dinesh Chandimal, who would be the likely captain if Mathews wasn’t fit, said he had been close to make the opening match.

“He just missed this game, but the thing is you can’t risk playing the first game and making it worst,” he said. “He’s got four or five days before the next game to get ready.”

Article Courtesy – espncricinfo.com

 

Wahab Riaz of Pakistan conceded 87 against India at Birmingham on 04.06.17 to provide the eighth occasion of a bowler conceding 70 plus runs in an innings in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Wahab Riaz	08.4	0	87	0	Pakistan	v India	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
2	T Panyangara	10.0	0	86	1	Zimbabwe	v England	Birmingham	10 Sep 2004
3	SL Malinga	10.0	0	85	1	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	27 Sep 2009
4	LL Tsotsobe	10.0	0	83	2	South Africa	v India	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
5	SE Bond	09.0	0	82	0	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Sep 2009
6	JT Ball	10.0	1	82	1	England	v Bangladesh	The Oval	01 Jun 2017
7	RK Kleinveldt	10.0	0	81	0	South Africa	v India	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
8	RMS Eranga	10.0	0	80	2	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	13 Jun 2013

 

Wahab Riaz earned the dubious distinction of becoming the most expensive bowler in terms  of conceding most runs in  the Champions Trophy when he leaked 87 runs in this game. The previous record was in the name of T Payangara of Zimbabwe who had conceded 86 runs against England at Birmingham on 10.09.04. Interestingly enough, Wahab Riaz rewrote the record at Birmingham

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Wahab Riaz	08.4	0	87	0	Pakistan	v India	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
2	T Panyangara	10.0	0	86	1	Zimbabwe	v England	Birmingham	10 Sep 2004

 

Wahab Riaz, SE Bond and RK Kleinveldt are the three bowlers to concede 80 plus runs without capturing a wicket in the  Champions Trophy. Wahab Riaz owns the record for conceding most runs without a wicket in the tournament. SE Bond of New Zealand had held this record previously. He had returned with figures of none for 82 against Sri Lanka at Johannesburg on 27.09.09

 

No	Player	O	M	R	W	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	Wahab Riaz	08.4	0	87	0	Pakistan	v India	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
2	SE Bond	09.0	0	82	0	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	27 Sep 2009
3	RK Kleinveldt	10.0	0	81	0	South Africa	v India	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013

 

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 136 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the 67^th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the 13th occasion of batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the tournament. All the thirteen occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel	1	113	2	RSA	Eng	Dhaka	25 Oct 1998
2	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	1	141	1	Ind	NZl	Nairobi (Gym)	15 Oct 2000
3	AC Gilchrist, ML Hayden	1	113	2	Aus	Ban	Colombo (SSC)	19 Sep 2002
4	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	1	159	1	RSA	Ken	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002
5	SC Ganguly, V Sehwag	1	192	2	Ind	Eng	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
6	CH Gayle, WW Hinds	1	192	1	Win	Ban	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
7	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	1	102	1	RSA	Win	The Oval	18 Sep 2004
8	S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle	1	164*	2	Win	Ban	Jaipur	11 Oct 2006
9	S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle	1	154*	2	Win	RSA	Jaipur	02 Nov 2006
10	BB McCullum, JD Ryder	1	125	1	NZl	Srl	Johannesburg	27 Sep 2009
11	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	127	1	Ind	RSA	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
12	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	101	2	Ind	Win	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
13	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	136	1	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 136 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the fifth occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. These five three figure partnership by Indian batsmen fetched a record – most three figure partnerships by a team in  the tournament. West Indies and South Africa has posted three such partnerships for the first wicket in the tournament.

 

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	1	141	1	Ind	NZl	Nairobi (Gym)	15 Oct 2000
2	SC Ganguly, V Sehwag	1	192	2	Ind	Eng	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
3	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	127	1	Ind	RSA	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
4	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	101	2	Ind	Win	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
5	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	136	1	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
1	DJ Cullinan, MJR Rindel	1	113	2	RSA	Eng	Dhaka	25 Oct 1998
2	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	1	159	1	RSA	Ken	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002
3	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	1	102	1	RSA	Win	The Oval	18 Sep 2004
1	CH Gayle, WW Hinds	1	192	1	Win	Ban	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
2	S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle	1	164*	2	Win	Ban	Jaipur	11 Oct 2006
3	S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle	1	154*	2	Win	RSA	Jaipur	02 Nov 2006

 

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 136 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the third occasion of them as a pair posting a three figure partnership for the first wicket in the Champions Trophy. This feat – as a pair posting three figure partnerships on three occasions – constitutes a record in the tournament for any wicket. HH Gibbs-GC Smith and S Chanderpaul-CH Gayle has partnered two three figure partnerships for the first wicket in the tournament. The following table tabulates the performance of these three pairs.

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	127	1	Ind	RSA	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
2	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	101	2	Ind	Win	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
3	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	136	1	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
1	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	1	159	1	RSA	Ken	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002
2	HH Gibbs, GC Smith	1	102	1	RSA	Win	The Oval	18 Sep 2004
1	S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle	1	164*	2	Win	Ban	Jaipur	11 Oct 2006
2	S Chanderpaul, CH Gayle	1	154*	2	Win	RSA	Jaipur	02 Nov 2006

 

S Dhawan and RG Sharma added 136 runs for the first wicket in this game to provide the eleventh occasion of Indian batsmen posting a three figure partnership in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	R Dravid, SR Tendulkar	3	140	1	Australia	Dhaka	28 Oct 1998
2	A Jadeja, SR Tendulkar	4	132	1	Australia	Dhaka	28 Oct 1998
3	R Dravid, SC Ganguly	2	145	1	South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000
4	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	1	141	1	New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	15 Oct 2000
5	R Dravid, M Kaif	6	117	1	Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2002
6	SC Ganguly, V Sehwag	1	192	2	England	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
7	SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman	2	161	1	Kenya	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
8	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	127	1	South Africa	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
9	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	101	2	West Indies	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
10	S Dhawan, KD Karthik	3	109*	2	West Indies	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
11	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	136	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan is one of the partners in a three figure partnerships on four occasions. He emulated SC Ganguly who has also partnered four three figure partnerships. The partnerships of these two batsmen are detailed below

 

No	Partners	Wkt	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Ganguly, R Dravid	2	145	1	South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000
2	SC Ganguly, SR Tendulkar	1	141	1	New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	15 Oct 2000
3	SC Ganguly, V Sehwag	1	192	2	England	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
4	SC Ganguly, VVS Laxman	2	161	1	Kenya	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
1	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	127	1	South Africa	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
2	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	101	2	West Indies	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
3	S Dhawan, KD Karthik	3	109*	2	West Indies	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
4	S Dhawan, RG Sharma	1	136	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 A

Match No 4 India vs Pakistan at Birmingham on 04.06.17 – India won by 124 runs  under DLS Method

 

Both India and Pakistan had new captains in the Champions Trophy. V Kohli and Sarfraz Ahmed were leading India and Pakistan respectively in this game. They became the 56^th and 57^th captains to lead a team in the Champions Trophy. V Kohli became the fifth captain to lead India in the tournament, while Sarfraz Ahmed became the eighth   captain to lead Pakistan in the tournament. Sarfraz Ahmed became the 19^th captain to lead Pakistan against India

 

Pakistan won the toss and inserted the opposition in this game to provide the 55^th occasion of a team doing so in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the fourth occasion of Pakistan inserting the opposition in the tournament,

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide  the very first occasion of four batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the Champions Trophy. It also provides the first occasion of first four batsmen accomplishing such a feat in the tournament.

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide the 59th occasion of four or more batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the 14th occasion of first four batsmen accomplishing such a feat in the history of one day internationals.

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to provide the 33rd occasion of four or more batsmen scoring half centuries in an innings in the history of one day internationals. It also provides the seventh occasion of first four batsmen scoring half centuries in the history of one day internationals. Of these seven occasions, India has accomplished such a feat on three occasions – against England at Indore on 15.04.06, against England at Leeds on 02.09.07 and against Pakistan at Birmingham on 04.06.17

 

V Kohli’s 81 not out in this game provide the seventh occasion of an Indian captain scoring a fifty in the Champions Trophy. All the six occasions are listed below

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No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	SC Ganguly	66	2	Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	03 Oct 2000
2	SC Ganguly	141*	1	South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000
3	SC Ganguly	117	1	New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	15 Oct 2000
4	SC Ganguly	117*	2	England	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
5	SC Ganguly	90	1	Kenya	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
6	R Dravid	52	1	Australia	Mohali	29 Oct 2006
7	V Kohli	81*	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma {91}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game to register their third fifty in the tournament, while S Dhawan with his 68 registered his fourth fifty of the tournament. The following table lists the Indian batsmen who have scored three or more fifties in the Champions Trophy

 

No	No	Player	Runs	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	1	SC Ganguly	83	1	West Indies	Dhaka	31 Oct 1998
	2	SC Ganguly	66	2	Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	03 Oct 2000
	3	SC Ganguly	141*	1	South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000
	4	SC Ganguly	117	1	New Zealand	Nairobi (Gym)	15 Oct 2000
	5	SC Ganguly	117*	2	England	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
	6	SC Ganguly	90	1	Kenya	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
2	1	R Dravid	68*	2	Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	03 Oct 2000
	2	R Dravid	58	1	South Africa	Nairobi (Gym)	13 Oct 2000
	3	R Dravid	71	1	Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	14 Sep 2002
	4	R Dravid	67	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	19 Sep 2004
	5	R Dravid	52	1	Australia	Mohali	29 Oct 2006
	6	R Dravid	76	2	Pakistan	Centurion	26 Sep 2009
3	1	S Dhawan	114	1	South Africa	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
	2	S Dhawan	102*	2	West Indies	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
	3	S Dhawan	68	2	Sri Lanka	Cardiff	20 Jun 2013
	4	S Dhawan	68	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
4	1	V Sehwag	126	2	England	Colombo (RPS)	22 Sep 2002
	2	V Sehwag	59	1	South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002
	3	V Sehwag	65	1	Australia	Mohali	29 Oct 2006
5	1	Yuvraj Singh	84	1	Australia	Nairobi (Gym)	07 Oct 2000
	2	Yuvraj Singh	62	1	South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002
	3	Yuvraj Singh	53	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
6	1	V Kohli	79*	2	West Indies	Johannesburg	30 Sep 2009
	2	V Kohli	58*	2	Sri Lanka	Cardiff	20 Jun 2013
	3	V Kohli	81*	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
7	1	RG Sharma	65	1	South Africa	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
	2	RG Sharma	52	2	West Indies	The Oval	11 Jun 2013
	3	RG Sharma	91	1	Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

V Kohli’s 81 not out and RG Sharma’s 91 represent their highest individual score in the Champions Trophy. It is interesting to note that the three fifties scored by V Kohli are unbeaten fifties.

 

RG Sharma {91}, S Dhawan {68}, V Kohli {81*} and Yuvraj Singh {53} scored fifties in this game. With these four fifties the number of fifties scored by Indian batsmen has swelled to 37 in the Champions Trophy. These 37 fifties constitute a record for most number of fifties by a team in the tournament. The previous record was 35 fifties which was held by England.

 

India posted a total of 319 for 3 in 48.0 overs to provide the 14^th occasion of a team posting a total of 300 plus  runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	Ind	307/08	50.0	1	Aus	Dhaka	28 Oct 1998
2	RSA	316/05	50.0	1	Ken	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002
3	NZl	347/04	50.0	1	USA	The Oval	10 Sep 2004
4	Srl	302/08	50.0	1	Ban	Mohali	07 Oct 2006
5	Srl	319/08	50.0	1	RSA	Centurion	22 Sep 2009
6	Pak	302/09	50.0	1	Ind	Centurion	26 Sep 2009
7	Eng	323/08	50.0	1	RSA	Centurion	27 Sep 2009
8	NZl	315/07	50.0	1	Srl	Johannesburg	27 Sep 2009
8	RSA	301/09	50.0	2	Eng	Centurion	27 Sep 2009
10	Ind	331/07	50.0	1	RSA	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
11	RSA	305/10	50.0	2	Ind	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
12	Ban	305/06	50.0	1	Eng	The Oval	01 Jun 2017
13	Eng	308/02	47.2	2	Ban	The Oval	01 Jun 2017
14	Ind	319/03	48.0	1	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

India posted a total of 319 for 3 in 48.0 overs to provide the third occasion of India posting a total of 300 plus  runs in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	Ind	307/08	50.0	1	Aus	Dhaka	28 Oct 1998
10	Ind	331/07	50.0	1	RSA	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
14	Ind	319/03	48.0	1	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

India became the second team after South Africa to post a total of 300 plus runs in the Champions Trophy. The following table lists the occasions of scoring 300 plus runs by these two teams

 

No	Team	Score	Overs	Inns	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	Ind	307/08	50.0	1	Aus	Dhaka	28 Oct 1998
2	Ind	331/07	50.0	1	RSA	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013
3	Ind	319/03	48.0	1	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
1	RSA	316/05	50.0	1	Ken	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002
2	RSA	301/09	50.0	2	Eng	Centurion	27 Sep 2009
3	RSA	305/10	50.0	2	Ind	Cardiff	06 Jun 2013

 

India with its 319 for 3 became the first team to post a total of 300 plus runs against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy.  The previous highest team total against Pakistan in the tournament was 289 for 9 by West Indies at Dhaka on 29.10.98.

 

RG Sharma scored 91 in this game to provide the 15^th occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. RG Sharma became the first batsman to score a ninety against Pakistan in the tournament,

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	CH Gayle	99	Win	Ban	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
2	OA Shah	98	Eng	RSA	Centurion	27 Sep 2009
3	JH Kallis	97	RSA	Ind	Colombo (RPS)	25 Sep 2002
4	Misbah-ul-Haq	96*	Pak	Win	The Oval	07 Jun 2013
5	SP Fleming	96	NZl	Zim	Dhaka	24 Oct 1998
6	N Hussain	95	Eng	Ban	Nairobi (Gym)	05 Oct 2000
7	AD Hales	95	Eng	Ban	The Oval	01 Jun 2017
8	SO Tikolo	93	Ken	Win	Colombo (SSC)	17 Sep 2002
9	AC Gilchrist	92	Aus	Win	Mumbai (BS)	18 Oct 2006
10	IR Bell	91	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	08 Jun 2013
11	RG Sharma	91	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
12	KP Pietersen	90*	Eng	Win	Ahmedabad	28 Oct 2006
13	SC Ganguly	90	Ind	Ken	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
14	A Ranatunga	90*	Srl	NZl	Dhaka	26 Oct 1998
15	RS Morton	90*	Win	Aus	Mumbao (BS)	18 Oct 2006

 

RG Sharma became the second Indian batsman to score a ninety in the Champions Trophy. Prior to this SC Ganguly had scored 90 not out against Kenya at Southampton o 11.09.04

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	RG Sharma	91	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
2	SC Ganguly	90	Ind	Ken	Southampton	11 Sep 2004

 

RG Sharma’s 91 in this game provide the sixth occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are listed below

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	SC Ganguly	90	Ind	Ken	Southampton	11 Sep 2004
2	CH Gayle	99	Win	Ban	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
3	AC Gilchrist	92	Aus	Win	Mumbai (BS)	18 Oct 2006
4	IR Bell	91	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	08 Jun 2013
5	AD Hales	95	Eng	Ban	The Oval	01 Jun 2017
6	RG Sharma	91	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

RG Sharma was dismissed run out for 91 in this game to provide the second occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in the Champions Trophy after AC Gilchrist. AC Gilchrist was dismissed run out for 92 against West Indies at Mum-BS on 18.10.06. It is interesting to note that both RG Sharma and AC Gilchrist were the opening batsmen for their respective teams

 

No	Player	Runs	Team	Oppn	Ground	Match Date
1	AC Gilchrist	92	Aus	Win	Mumbai (BS)	18 Oct 2006
2	RG Sharma	91	Ind	Pak	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

S Dhawan’s run aggregate in Champions Trophy at the end of this game 431. He became the fourth Indian batsman to total 400 plus runs in  the tournament. Others are – SC Ganguly {665}, R Dravid {627} and SR Tendulkar {441}

 

India became the second team in the Champions Trophy to play 25 games. This game against Pakistan is India’s 25^th game. The other team to play  25 games in the tournament is Sri Lanka.

 

The aggregate of boundary fours socred by India read 500 at the end of this  game  in the Champions Trophy. India became the second team to score 500 plus boundary fours in the tournament after Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has scored  502 boundary fours in the tournament.

 

Indian batsmen scored ten boundary sixes in this game which fetched them an aggregate of 64 boundary sixes in the Champions Trophy. India became the third team in the tournament to score 60 plus boundary sixes. England and West Indies have scored 67 boundary sixes

 

Imad Wasim was collected his first ball duck in this game to provide the 61^st occasion of a batsman dismissed for a first ball duck in the Champions Trophy. He became the seventh Pakistan batsman to suffer such an ignominy.

 

No	Player	Runs	BF	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Mohd Yousuf	0	1	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2002
2	Wasim Akram	0	1	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2002
3	Umar Akmal	0	1	1	v India	Centurion	26 Sep 2009
4	Mohd Amir	0	1	1	v India	Centurion	26 Sep 2009
5	Shoaib Malik	0	1	1	v West Indies	The Oval	07 Jun 2013
6	Junaid Khan	0	1	1	v India	Birmingham	15 Jun 2013
7	Imad Wasim	0	1	2	v India	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

Imad Wasim became the fourth Pakistan batsman to collect the first ball duck against India in the Champions Trophy. Others are – Umar Akmal, Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan.

 

No	Player	Runs	BF	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Umar Akmal	0	1	1	v India	Centurion	26 Sep 2009
2	Mohd Amir	0	1	1	v India	Centurion	26 Sep 2009
3	Junaid Khan	0	1	1	v India	Birmingham	15 Jun 2013
4	Imad Wasim	0	1	2	v India	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017

 

Imad Wasim became the seventh batsman to collect the first ball duck against India in Champions Trophy.  Others are – Umar Akmal, Mohammad Amir and Junaid Khan.

 

Wahab Riaz did not bat in this game and the score card read “absent hurt’ against his name. He became the first batsman to be absent hurt in the Champions Trophy and also the first batsman to be absent hurt in the history of one day internationals.

 

India won this game by 124 runs under DLS Method to provide the 13th occasion of a team winning a game by 100 plus  runs margin in the Champions Trophy. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides India’s  first win by 100 plus runs in the tournament.

 

No	Winner	Margin	Target	Opposition	Ground	Match Date
1	New Zealand	210 runs	348	v U.S.A.	The Oval	10 Sep 2004
2	Sri Lanka	206 runs	293	v Netherlands	Colombo (RPS)	16 Sep 2002
3	South Africa	176 runs	317	v Kenya	Colombo (RPS)	20 Sep 2002
4	New Zealand	167 runs	245	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	23 Sep 2002
5	Australia	164 runs	297	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	15 Sep 2002
6	England	152 runs	300	v Zimbabwe	Birmingham	10 Sep 2004
7	Sri Lanka	144 runs	286	v Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	10 Oct 2006
8	West Indies	138 runs	270	v Bangladesh	Southampton	15 Sep 2004
9	South Africa	124 runs	214	v Pakistan	Mohali	27 Oct 2006
10	India	124 runs	289	v Pakistan	Birmingham	04 Jun 2017
11	Sri Lanka	108 runs	288	v West Indies	Nairobi (Gym)	04 Oct 2000
12	England	108 runs	299	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	18 Sep 2002
13	Bangladesh	101 runs	232	v Zimbabwe	Jaipur	13 Oct 2006

 

It was Pakistan’s 12^th loss in the Champions Trophy. It holds the record for losing most matches in the tournament. India posted its 16^th win in the tournament and own the record for winning most matches in  the tournament.