India collapse in high-octane Champions Trophy final

India`s inning got off to a rocky start with the fall of six early wickets to Pakistan`s bowling attack in chase of 339 in the second inning of the high-octane nail-biting final of the Champions Trophy at London`s Oval ground on Sunday.

India are at 72 runs after losing six wickets in the 17th over. Shadab Khan took Yuvraj Singh`s wicket in an LBW appeal.

Left-arm fast Muhammad Amir kicked off Pakistan`s bowling attack, taking three crucial early wickets.

Two overs into the match, opener Rohit Sharma succumbed to a LBW, whereas skipper and heavy-hitter Virat Kohli was caught out by Shadab Khan.

Shikhar Dhawan was caught out by Pakistan skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed at the tail end of the 9th over.

Teams

India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (capt), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wkt), Hardik Pandya, Kedhar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah.

Pakistan: Azhar Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Sarfraz Ahmed (capt/wkt), Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan.