On Sunday, Pakistan won their first ever Champions Trophy, defeating India by 180 runs. For the fans and players, already starved of a title for years, it was an evening of raucous celebration, at The Oval and back home
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Pakistan had never beaten India before in an ICC event. The recent head-to-head record was strongly in favour of India. The jinx was finally reversed at The Oval as Pakistan shocked India and surprised their own supporters by winning by 180 runs. The celebrations behan with the players collectively doing the sajda
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The Oval was a sea of green and blue as Britain’s multicultural population came out to support their teams. The men and women in green were celebrating
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Having collected the winners’ trophy, and their white coats, it was time for a lap of honour around the ground. A few players continued to let their hair down and why not?
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After the obligatory snaps for the camera crew, it was time for the group photo, sans selfie stick. But surprise surprise, it wasn’t the “Selfie King” Ahmed Shehzad doing the honours
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What was the scene like back home? In Lahore, in front of the big screen, it was time to show off some dance moves
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Further north in Peshawar, fans came out onto the streets. No night-time curfew for the kids
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The capital Islamabad didn’t look like shutting down for the night anytime soon