{"id":1034,"date":"2017-06-19T13:31:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-19T13:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2017-06-19T13:31:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-19T13:31:43","slug":"pakistan-embarrass-holders-india-to-win-icc-champions-trophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/pakistan-embarrass-holders-india-to-win-icc-champions-trophy","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Embarrass Holders India To Win ICC Champions Trophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Pakistan<\/strong> is an unpredictable and talented side that can beat just about any side on their day. Arch-rivals India were the defending champions and favorites to win the ICC Champions Trophy at the Oval<\/a> but the Pakistani\u2019s came out firing on all cylinders to pull off a massive upset much to the delight of their fans and win their first major ICC event in a long time.<\/p>\n

Pakistan Capitalizes On India\u2019s Errors<\/strong><\/p>\n

Credit must be given to coach Mickey Arthur<\/strong> who has been under a lot of pressure during this tournament. Arthur and captain Sarfraz Ahmed<\/strong> made the Indians pay heavily for their mistakes. The first one was Indian captain Virat Kohli<\/strong> winning the toss and asking Pakistan to bat. India chase well but in a final, the pressure was always going to be on the side batting second, especially if there was a big score on the board.<\/p>\n

The unorthodox Fakhar Zaman<\/a> played a blinder hitting 114 of just 106 balls to put Pakistan in a commanding position. He was well supported by Azhar Ali<\/strong> and Mohammad Hafeez<\/strong> who both hit half centuries to help Pakistan post a massive total of 338. The body language of the Indians showed that they felt the game was slipping away and the Pakistan team came out in a positive and aggressive mindset which was evident from the way strike bowler M Amir bowled.<\/p>\n

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