India vs Pakistan Mahamukabala: Stadium Housefull on 23 February

Last updated:February 05, 2025, 13:51 IST

In the first edition of the Champions Trophy, which was played in England in England, Pakistan managed to dominate the Indian team with its fast bowlers. Bharti, a pair of Shoaib Akhtar and Navedul Rana on the grounds of Birmingham …Read more

Team India lost to Pakistan 21 years ago in Champions Trophy

New DelhiPreparations have started for 23 February, the stadium is houseful on this date and to capitalize on the popularity of this match, different business groups have started making their planning and strategy. The whole world will be leaving all the work on Sunday, February 23, will be discussing only one thing, which team is going to be overwhelming because this match is not Mahamukabala because the teams of India and Pakistan will be face to face on this day.

Depending champion Pakistan’s record in the Champions Trophy is also better against India, so Pakistan’s team talks about the Champions Trophy instead of the World Cup history as Pakistan was overshadowed by Pakistan in the first two editions of this tournament. In 2004, the Champions Trophy began on the land of England.

Akhtar’s storm

In the Champions Trophy 2004, the final match of Pool C was played between India and Pakistan on the Azbaston ground which is located in the city of Birmingham. This is the city of England where fans of India and Pakistan live in large numbers. March 12 was the date when the teams were getting ready on the field, then the fans of both teams were busy preparing for them. The Indian team, who was batted first under Tenge bowling -friendly conditions, was in trouble by losing the wickets of Sourav Ganguly, Sehwag and VVS Laxman for 28 runs. Kaif and Dravid and after that Dravid and Agarkar tried to establish the innings, but that day was of Akhtar. Shoaib, along with Rana, dismissed 8 Indian bulls in which Sourav and Yuvraj were dismissed for zero. Team India already got all out a ball. Shoaib Akhtar’s speed was very much discussed in this match and India had no answer to his sharp bowling.

Yusuf’s Yo-Yo innings, heavily on Pathan

The Indian team may have been reduced to 200 runs, but there was enough for the fast bowlers on Azbaston’s ground, due to which the Indian fast bowlers were also understanding that the match was not over yet. Irfan Pathan made the match exciting by taking out Pakistan’s first three wickets for 27 runs. There was a time that Pakistan had lost 5 wickets at 127 but Yusuf Yohana put an unbeaten 81 runs, 75 -run partnership with Inzamam and Shahid Afridi’s 25 -run innings of 25 runs in Pakistan. , With this defeat, India’s journey in tournament ended and Pakistan’s journey of victory in the Champions Trophy also started.