June 16 (CRICKETNMORE) - The arch-rivals India and Pakistan will face each other in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 on Sunday. This will be the third time the two nations will meet in the knock-out match of any ICC ODI tournament. India turned to be the winner on both the previous occassions (1996 & 2011).
2017 Champions Trophy 2017: How it it Different?
On previous two occasions, matches were played in India. The Champions Trophy 2017 final match will be played in England and first time India and Pakistan will meet on neutral ground in the knockout phase of ICC ODI tournament.
Also, for the first time the two team will play against each other in the final of ICC ODI tournament. On previous two occassions, it was a quarter-final (1996) and semi-final (2011).
For the first time, the two teams will play for more than once in the same tournament. India had already won the group match against Pakistan in Champions Trophy 2017.
With every cricket lover across the globe waiting for this big match, lets have a look at the previous two knockout games between the two nations in ICC ODI tournament:
1996 World Cup Quarter Final at Bengaluru
India beat Pakistan by 39 runs in the second quarter-final of the 1996 World Cup at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. The match is remembered for some brilliant hitting by Ajay Jadeja off the bowling of Waqar Younis in the final overs and Aamir Sohail and Venkatesh Prasad tiff on the field.
Brief Score
India - 287/8 in 50 Overs (Sidhu - 93, Jadeja - 45, Mushtaq Ahmed - 2/56)
Pakistan - 248/9 in 49 Overs (Aamer Sohail - 55, Saeed Anwar - 48, BKV Prasad - 3/45, A Kumble - 3/48)
Player of the match - NS Sidhu
2011 World Cup Quarter Final at Mohali
India beat Pakistan by 29 runs in the semi-final of 2011 World Cup at Mohali to knock them out of the tournament. Sachin tendulkar played an extraordinary innings of 85 and helped India to post a competitive score on the board.
Brief Score
India - 260/9 in 50 Overs (Tendulkar - 85, Sehwag - 38, Wahab Riaz - 5/46)
Pakistan - 231/10 in 49.5 Overs (Misbah-ul-Haq - 56, Mohammad Hafeez - 43, MM Patel - 2/40, Harbhajan Singh - 2/43)
Player of the match - SR Tendulkar
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