ICC Champions Trophy-2017

The 2017 Champions Trophy

Question: Who was selected as the Player of the Series in the ICC Champions Trophy tournament held on June 18, 2017?
(a) Shikhar Dhawan
(b) Hasan Ali
(c) Sarfraz Ahmed
(d) Junaid Khan
Ans: (b)
Related facts:-

  • 8th ICC Champions Trophy tournament was organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC) during 1st to 18th June 2017 in England and Wales.
  • ICC’s top 8 teams participated in this international ODI tournament. Those were divided into two groups of 4-4
  • Group A – England, Bangladesh, Australia and New Zealand
  • Group B – India, Pakistan, S.Africa and Sri Lanka
  • On 18th June, 2017, Pakistan won the Champions Trophy final defeating India at the Oval by 180 runs.
  • Pakistan batsman Fakhar Jahan, who made 114 runs in the final, was selected as Player of the Match.
  • The prizes given in the tournament are as follows:
  • Player of the Tournament – Hasan Ali (Pakistan)
  • Golden Ball – Hasan Ali (Pakistan), highest 13 wickets.
  • Golden bat – Shikhar Dhawan (India), highest of 338 runs
  • Pakistan’s 180-run victory is the highest margin of victory in any ICC ODI Tournament final.
  • Earlier in 2003, Australia defeated India by 125 runs in the ICC World Cup final.
  • 338 runs made by Pakistan is its highest score made in the final of any ICC tournament.
  • Earlier, Pakistan had scored 315 against India in the final of the 2008 Kitply Cup.
  • Azhar Ali and Fakhar Jaman’s 128-run partnership were the first century partnerships made by Pakistan against India for the first wicket in ICC ODI match.
  • Earlier, Amir Sohail and Saeed Anwar shared the highest partnership of 84 in the 1996 World Cup (Bangalore).
  • Fakhar Jaman’s century (144 runs) is the first century made by any Pakistani in the ICC World Cup Champions Trophy final.
  • Sri Lanka became the first team, in the history of the Champions Trophy, chasing the most runs to register a win.
  • On June 8, 2007, Sri Lanka successfully achieved the goal of 322 runs given by India.
  • On June 5, 2017, Australia played their 900th ODI match (against Bangladesh).

Related Links:-
https://www.icc-cricket.com/champions-trophy
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2017/engine/series/1022345.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2017/engine/match/1022375.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2017/content/story/1104544.html