Experts choice is Final match ICC Champions Trophy
2017 ending with High Node of No1 in T20 Ranking and
Champions of Champion Trophy
Fakhar Zaman Played inning of the decade for Pakistan
against India
By Adrees Malik
Pakistan Cricket team landed in Auckland NZ for the first series of 2018, which will start from 6th January ODI. Pakistan ODI captain Sarfraz Ahmad who become the member of best captain’s history list with huge win of Champions Trophy 2017 in England. The year 2016 was best for Pakistan as test no 1 team and now year 2017 is ending with top node of ICC Ranked no 1 in T20 teams.
Pakistan Cricket Team tough tour has started
Sarfraz need to be mature in bowling change as per need
Hassan Ali and Amir will be the key players
Azhar Ali vital innings contribution can make the difference
The year 2017 was one of the golden years for Pakistan
Cricket History as Green Team won the champions Trophy in Jun 2017 in England?
Pakistan Team played 18 ODI and won 12 lost 6 out of them
4 against Australia. Victories were against SL, WI, England and Arch Rival
India. The Mega match was final at Oval against India but before that Pakistan
Played semi final at Cardiff against England which produced the winning waves
for Green Stars.
The Biggest Victory of 2017
Pakistan Team played four series in 2017 and out of these
three won and lost against Australia in Australia. Pakistan played 5 ODI
matches in Australian and lost four out of five. The only victory was in 2nd
match at Melbourne in which Australia got out on 220 with the contribution of
Amir 3 Wickets, Junaid Khan 2 wickets, Immad Waseem 2 wickets. In chase of 221
Hafeez was the major contributor with 72 runs while the other one is Shoaib
Malik 42, in result of winning inning Hafeez Declared Man of the match. The
remaining three matches were not in favor of Pakistan and Green team lost the
series by 4-1.Number of changes has been done before the next tour to West
Indies in which Pakistan Cricket team played three ODI’s and won the series by
2-1.
The next and most important tournament for the Green team
is ICC Champions Trophy and all changes were done for the preparation of mega
event before WI tour so Team reached England with Winning streak.
The mega event was not well hoped for the cricket experts
and in very first match result was as per wishes when Pakistan Lost to India by
huge margin of 124 runs. The Next match was against South Africa and in Rain
showered the favor on Green Team by 19 runs. Pakistan team also won the match by
3 Wickets against SL with the Luck, missing chances, drop catches and fielding
blunders did by SL tigers in this match. Pakistan now through into the semi
final, where have to face the unbeaten and favorite of the tournament as Host England
at beautiful ground of Cardiff (The capital of Wales).
Pakistan won the toss and choose to bowling first and
young Hassan Ali impressive performance made the Champions Trophy for Pakistan
easy, Hassan Ali dismiss three top players of England Bairstow, Morgan and and
Ben Stoke. Junaid Khan and Roman Raees played well supportive role with two
wickets each in the inning. When the Host all out on 211 and in chase of easy
target of 212, Azhar Ali as senior most member of team played an excellent
inning of 76 runs, Fakhar Zaman contributed 57 runs in the opening partnership
with Azhar Ali of 118 runs to consolidate the place in the final at Oval on 18th
June 2017 with 8 wickets victory.
The final match of the mega event was started at Oval
with high moral of Pakistan Cricket team like wise of 1992 world cup and was played
in splendid weather of London.
The sunny day of Kennington Oval, London forecasted 28
degree on the day and there were not any chance of shower (but it was throughout
the tournament against the odds). The Cricket lovers was feeling so relax and
enjoyable before the match. The 80 % seats of capacity of stadium were filled
by the Indian community. The community, Team Blue and all their experts were
confident for the India’s victory, but on the other hand the moral of the Green
team was just like cornered tigers of Great Captain Imran Khan (ICC Cricket World
Cup Champion’s team captain of 1992). The body language of the player’s
management and coaching staff was much positive for victory over India and they
proved it in the ground.
India was looking for the first bat all the time but on
that day they won the toss and elected to field first, Pakistan’s opener Azhar
Ali and Fakhar Zaman batted well with opening stand of 128 runs, the most
experienced Azhar Ali (59 on 71 balls
with 6 fours and one six )not only batted himself excellently but also gave
confidence to young opener Fakhar Zaman who complete his first ever ODI century
in this mega Event final and wrote his name in record books (114 on 106 balls
with 12 fours and 3 sixes). The middle order Babar Azam 44 and Muhammad Hafeez
also contribute decently 57 to set the big target of 339 runs on the score
board. This is one of the best totals against India as well as the best total
of grand finale.
India
who was very strong in the batting started their inning with shaky start, Indian
opening Batsmen on the crease and It was Muhammad Amir at first who got Wicket
of Rohit Sharma on his 3rd delivery of the Indian inning. Indian
Captain Virat Kohli was the 2nd wicket for Muhammad Amir in his
spells 2nd and innings 3rd over. The 3rd
wicket of Shakher Dhawan in Captain Sarfraz’s gloves again grabbed by Amir in
his 5th over of the spell and innings 9th over . It was
the end of India confidence and now time for other bowlers to make their
counting.
Golden ball and player of the tournament declared Young fast bowler Hassan
Ali, who was in full swing against England, repeated his performance with MS
Dhoni, Bumrah and Ashwin Wickets, young spinner Shadab Khan was excellent with his
fingers and got Youveraj and Yadhev’s wickets. Jadeja was caught by Babar Azam
on the ball of Junaid Khan. India strong batting and their proud packed on
158/10. Pakistan victory was largest in the history of mega events finals with 180
runs and the experts choice is this match as the moment of the 2017.
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