India 102 for 2 (Dhawan 48) beat Pakistan 165 (Shafiq 41,
Bhuvneshwar 2-19) by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Just prefer the
majority of the cricket played in this glorified enmity, the cricket at
Edgbaston - this time for the reason that of the weather - was boring and unsure,
but India finally registered their first win over Pakistan in Champions Trophy.
However, it was a dead rubber as India was previously guaranteed the top slot
in the group, and Pakistan the bottom.
It was England above your head all right with all the rain,
but underfoot the Edgbaston pitch matched the bowlers from Asia, where a big segment
of Birmingham's population has come from. R Ashwin bowled slow and flighted the
ball and curved it square, Ravindra Jadeja bowled fast and still turned the odd
ball square, and Pakistan batsmen capitulated in what began as a full game but
was reduced to 40 overs a side after two rain intervals.
Their total of 165 all out was adjusted to 167 for the
reason that of the rain break throughout Pakistan's innings. India got off to a
concrete create in answer, and it mattered small that the rain finally brought
the target down to 102 in 22 overs. India won in 19.1 overs.
Rain played a significant part in Pakistan's innings.
Pakistan did beat the toss, which gave India the best circumstances in the
rain, but Misbah-ul-Haq said he would have batted first anyhow.
