In Pics: How India faltered against Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy final

Pakistan had come into the tournament as the lowest-ranked team and lost heavily to India in their opening group match but they made a sensational turnaround to clinch their first ICC Champions Trophy. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan's opening batsman Fakhar Zaman celebrates after scoring his maiden ODI century against India in the ICC Champions Trophy final. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan players' joy knew no bounds as Mohammad Amir dismissed India captain Virat Kohli. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed was over the moon as his team inched closer towards the title triumph.(Photo: AP)

The only standout performance for India came from all-rounder Hardik Pandya who raised hopes of Indian fans with his brilliant innings of 76 off 43 balls after the team were reduced for 72 for the loss of six wickets.(Photo: AP)

Mohammad Amir, who did not play in the semis, produced a brilliant spell of pace bowling and took the price scalps of top three Indian batsmen. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan team celebrates after securing a thumping 180 run win over India in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 final. (Photo: AP)

India players look dejected after losing to Pakistan in the final of ICC Champions Trophy 2017. (Photo: AP)

India opener Shikhar Dhawan was felicitated with Golden Bat Award for being the highest run getter in the tournament with 338 runs against his name . (Photo: AP)