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ICC Champions Trophy: Day 15 wrap

All the news, highlights and stuff you may have missed from another day's action at this ICC ODI event

The points that really matter

- India have cruised through to the final with a comprehensive semi-final win over Bangladesh at Edgbaston. After restricting the Tigers to 7-264, the Indians began brightly through in-form openers Rohit Sharma (123no) and Shikhar Dhawan (46), and Virat Kohli (96no) didn't miss a beat in conjunction with Rohit thereafter, achieving their target with 59 balls to spare.

- India will now have the opportunity to defend their title when they meet fierce rivals Pakistan at The Oval on Sunday. 

Dhoni's trick flick proves costly for India

- Bangladesh, meanwhile, head home with their heads held high, having reached the semi-final stage of an ICC event for the first time.

- Joe Root has spoken after England were sensationally dumped from the tournament by Pakistan, saying the team has vowed not to curb their aggressive style despite the surprising exit.

Tweet of the day

Quite the bit of trivia from our Pakistani correspondent and stats man extraordinaire, Mazher Arshad. 

Stat of the day

The Dhawan-Rohit combination is the most successful in Champions Trophy history; in just nine innings together, they've amassed 766 runs at an average of 85.11 with four century and three half-century stands. Against Bangladesh, they quickly put their team into stride, racing to 87 before Dhawan fell for 46. 

Pic of the day

The result didn't go their way but that didn't stop thousands of Bangladesh fans from getting around their side in their national capital of Dhaka, where they watched on from big screens set up in the streets. 

Image Id: EB3822A3131B416EA291FA8C0A23DF6C Image Caption: Bangladesh fans enjoy the action from an open-air broadcast in Dhaka // Getty

Pic of the day (II)

This one was too good to leave out, as the Indian and Bangladeshi fans came together to form a terrific crowd at Edgbaston. 

Image Id: 338A61761DED4824951DE43FE58A8085 Image Caption: Colourful India and Bangladesh fans come together at Edgbaston // Getty

Shot of the day

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India's batting clinic delights Warne and co

What's up next?

The final! Ironically, India and Pakistan faced each other to kick off their campaigns just 12 days ago. On that day in Birmingham, there was only one side in the contest, as India hammered their rivals, who consequently came under heavy fire from their media and past players for a lack of fight. They've since turned that around spectacularly, largely through some outstanding bowling by a pace attack led by Hasan Ali and Junaid Khan. India meanwhile, were surprisingly beaten by Sri Lanka but have otherwise been superb, with Dhawan the standout as the tournament's leading run-scorer. 

In related news...

India named their squad for their limited-overs tour to the West Indies from June 23, which takes in five ODIs and a T20I. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav were picked as part of the 15-man group, with the two youngsters replacing Rohit Sharma and allrounder Hardik Pandya from the Champions Trophy squad.

India squad: Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Ajinkya Rahane, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav and Dinesh Karthik.


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Schedule


1 June – England beat Bangladesh by eight wickets

2 June – New Zealand v Australia, No Result

3 June – Sri Lanka lost to South Africa by 96 runs

4 June – India beat Pakistan by 124 runs

5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, No Result

6 June – England beat New Zealand by 87 runs

7 June – Pakistan beat South Africa by 19 runs (DLS method)

8 June – Sri Lanka beat India by seven wickets

9 June – Bangladesh beat New Zealand by five wickets

10 June – England beat Australia by 40 runs (DLS method)

11 June – India beat South Africa by eight wickets

12 June – Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by three wickets

14 June – First semi-final: England lost to Pakistan by eight wickets

15 June – India beat Bangladesh by nine wickets

18 June – Final: Pakistan v India, The Oval (D)


19 June – Reserve day (D)