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ICC Champions Trophy 2017 News
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India won the toss and opted to field first during the second semi-final clash of the Champions Trophy 2017.
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Kusal Mendis was adjudged 'Man of the Match' for his 93-ball knock of 89 runs.
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It is for the first time that the two arch-rivals are facing each other in a Champions Trophy final, with Pakistan marking their maiden appearance in the coveted tournament.
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Heading into Thursday's encounter against Bangladesh, Yuvraj Singh became the fifth Indian cricketer to feature in his 300th ODI match. However, the southpaw didn't get to bat as the fighting total of 264 runs notched up by the Tigers were comfortably chased down by openers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma and then skipper Virat Kohli as India reached the finals.
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Going in, in the 28th over, the spinner got rid of daunting Tamim Iqbal and subsequently, Mushfiqur, in the 36th over. The slow, tossed up, less turning off spin ramped up a figure of 6-0-22-2 as the Tigers suffered to 179/5. Kedar managed to bowl 18 dot balls, 17 of them being to left-handers.
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Former skipper and chief selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board was recently quoted lambasting Sarfraz during a panel discussion on Pakistani news channel Samaa.
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After the match, he praised the Indian team for making the final, and even hinted that Kohli & Co will win the tournament for a record third time. But he spoilt the moment by adding an unnecessary rejoinder, with which he targeted the Indian captain.
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India thrash Bangladesh by 9 wickets to advance into final
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The win set-up yet another mouth-watering India-Pakistan clash, this time in a final, in a global tournament.
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Indian opener Rohit Sharma toyed with high-flying Bangladesh in the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 at Edgbaston on Thursday.
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Defending champions India sure started the second semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 as the obvious favourites, but even the greatest of teams need good starts.
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Two days after South Africa was shown exit gate post their eight-wicket loss to defending champions India, skipper AB de Villiers came forth with an apology note for his fans, through a small video.
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Pakistan stun England with eight-wicket win to reach finals
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Scripting a scintillating eight-wicket victory over host nation England at Cardiff on Wednesday, Sarfraz Ahmed-led Pakistan stormed into the ICC Champions Trophy final.
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Wednesday`s loss in Cardiff meant England`s wait for a first major ICC one-day international tournament triumph will continue until at least 2019 -- when they stage the next World Cup.
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India thrashed Bangladesh by 240 runs in a warm-up match at the Oval last month, a fixture where the Tigers collapsed to 84 all out.
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In the previous three games, Yuvi has scored 53 vs Pakistan, seven vs Sri Lanka and an unbeaten 23 vs South Africa. And the 35-year-old will play a crucial role in tomorrow's match.
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India, the defending champions, will lock horns with their South Asian neighbours Bangladesh in the second semi-final of the 2017 edition at Birmingham tomorrow.
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On paper, India are overwhelming favourites against the next door neighbours but in a game of glorious uncertainties, it will be foolhardy to count Bangladesh out of equation.
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