Birmingham:
World Cup Holders India Continued Their Formidable Champions Trophy Form With A Rain-Marred Eight Wicket Demolition Of Arch Rivals Pakistan On Saturday..!!
India Have Defeated Pakistan For The First Time In The ICC Champions Trophy. They Had Lost Their Both Previous Encounters To Pakistan - By Three Wickets In Edgbaston, Birmingham On September 19, 2004 And By 54 Runs At Centurion On September 26, 2009..!!
It Was An Anti-Climatic Game In All Senses. Match Was Initially Reduced To 40 Overs A Side. India Won The Toss & Elected To Field First, Just Because Of Pitch, & Dhoni's Decision Was Really Good, Pakistan Played First And Made Target Of 165 In 40 Overs..!!
India Were Set A Duckworth-Levis Target Of 168 In 40 Overs, Which Was Later Revised To 157 Of 26 Overs Due To Weather Condition, Before Another Rain Delay Reduced It Further To 102 In 22 Overs..!!
India Played Well, And Were On 63-1 In 11.3 Overs At That Stage, Easily Scored The Remaining Runs With 17 balls To Spare To End Their Group B Engagements With An All-Win Record..!!
It Was An Anti-Climatic Game In All Senses. Match Was Initially Reduced To 40 Overs A Side. India Won The Toss & Elected To Field First, Just Because Of Pitch, & Dhoni's Decision Was Really Good, Pakistan Played First And Made Target Of 165 In 40 Overs..!!
India Were Set A Duckworth-Levis Target Of 168 In 40 Overs, Which Was Later Revised To 157 Of 26 Overs Due To Weather Condition, Before Another Rain Delay Reduced It Further To 102 In 22 Overs..!!
India Played Well, And Were On 63-1 In 11.3 Overs At That Stage, Easily Scored The Remaining Runs With 17 balls To Spare To End Their Group B Engagements With An All-Win Record..!!
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