Zaman thought he would miss Champions Trophy final

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Then he sang a victory jingle about Pakistan's breathtaking win and prompted the crowd with chants of "Long live Pakistan" before finally retiring back inside.

Pakistan's media on Monday showered praise on the country's cricket team for their remarkable victory against archrivals India to clinch a maiden Champions Trophy title.

Pakistan piled up an impressive 338 for four after being put in to bat and India's much-vaunted top order of Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Kohli were blown away by an inspired opening burst by Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir.

Specifically pointing out the performance of Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali, Sarfraz said he was quite glad with the way they performed in the tournament and guided Pakistan to victory. In reply, India were all out for 158 runs in 30.3 overs.

"At this stage, the next Champions Trophy is still scheduled for India in 2021".

At least 10 mobile phones, two laptops, two televisions and registers were recovered during the raid, which began at 7 p.m. on Sunday and went on till late night, the police said. "I really do. I hope that - and I am sure that the nation of Pakistan is really happy because they deserve it", the coach said after the match. "Hopefully, we can post more than 300", Sarfraz said.

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"The whole group kept believing, we knew we were better than what we showed in the first game against India. We want to be more consistent".

"The only predictable thing about Pakistan cricket is that they are unpredictable", said the former wicketkeeper-batsman, adding the win was a "positive story" for cricket. Credit goes to my batsmen, my bowlers and the team management. However, they quickly silenced their critics by defeating top-ranked South Africa and Sri Lanka to reach the last four, where they stunned previously unbeaten hosts England before outclassing defending champions India in Sunday's final.

Amir, once vilified for his role in the 2010 Pakistan spot-fixing scandal which led to him serving a prison term in the United Kingdom, was at his brilliant best when he produced a devastating opening spell. "They have proven it", he said.

"I want to congratulate Pakistan first, they had an awesome tournament".

"They were more intense and passionate today, they deserved to win".

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