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Arch-rivals in big finals

As India and Pakistan clash in Sunday's Champions Trophy final, we take a look at some other traditional rivalries across various sports

17-Jun-2017•Srinath Sripath

Think you know the finalists?

It's the first final in an ICC ODI tournament between India and Pakistan. How well do you know the players from both squads? Try this quiz

17-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

India's top three v Pakistan's pace

Recent history favours India in the Champions Trophy final, but Pakistan's fast bowlers have shown an impressive return to form

17-Jun-2017•S Rajesh

'Batsmen win you games, bowlers win you tournaments'

Bowling coach Azhar Mahmood talks about the transformation of Pakistan's pace attack, a key factor in their road to the Champions Trophy final

17-Jun-2017•Nagraj Gollapudi

The haunting of Hyde Park

Our correspondent finds her favourite place in London, enjoys the company of the South African contingent - and has a brush with tragedy

17-Jun-2017•Firdose Moonda

Tackling pressure and staging turnarounds

Five takeaways from Bangladesh's run to the Champions Trophy semi-final

16-Jun-2017•Mohammad Isam

FAQs: The India-Pakistan final

What you need to know about what is set to be one of the most watched cricket matches of all time

16-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tactics Board: Where the final could be won and lost

Barely two weeks since their defeat to India in the group stage, Pakistan are a transformed side. We look at what it would take for them to upstage the defending champions

16-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

India thrive on boring but effective template

Barring the Sri Lanka game, a set method has resulted in success so far, and proceedings in the semi-final weren't too different

15-Jun-2017•Nagraj Gollapudi in Edgbaston

Bangladesh's shaky batting edifice strains under pressure

Bangladesh's batting rests on four players - Tamim Iqbal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib Al Hasan and Mahmudullah - but in the absence of performances on other players, the pressure on them has been immense

15-Jun-2017•George Dobell At Edgbaston

Kohli fastest to 8000 ODI runs

The India captain took seven innings fewer than AB de Villiers to get to the landmark

15-Jun-2017•Gaurav Sundararaman

England's recurring knockout tragicomedy

England's defeat to Pakistan was their 13th loss in a knockout fixture in ICC ODI tournaments. Where does it rank in their long history of losses in crunch fixtures?

15-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rise, and shine, Hasan Ali

A man who landed in the UK near the bottom of Pakistan's pace pecking order has moved past more skilled bowlers to lead the attack through sheer force of will, symbolizing Pakistan's run to the final

15-Jun-2017•Jarrod Kimber in Cardiff

Where was England's Plan B?

Amid the euphoria of their post-World Cup ODI revival, England showed fallibility in pressure matches and in less-than-perfect batting conditions. These very failings led to their undoing in a global semi-final on a tricky, used pitch in Cardiff

14-Jun-2017•Andrew McGlashan in Cardiff

When unfancied Davids sent mighty Goliaths packing

The lowest-ranked team beating the tournament favourites. Where does Pakistan's win over England rank among the big knockout upsets in ICC ODI tournaments?

14-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

What's the secret of Dhawan's big-event mastery?

A couple of subtle technical adjustments, allied to his ever-present qualities of heart, temperament and clarity of mind, have brought the India opener a bucketload of runs in yet another ICC ODI tournament

14-Jun-2017•Nagraj Gollapudi

'Pakistan Zindabad. England just bad'

An emphatic win for Pakistan over favourites England. Here's how the cricket world reacted on Twitter

14-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

An ill-timed low for England

Stats highlights from the Champions Trophy semi-final between England and Pakistan in Cardiff

14-Jun-2017•Bharath Seervi

Tactics Board: How Bangladesh can beat India

Bangladesh have not beaten India in a global tournament since that famous win in 2007. We take a look at how they could halt India's run

14-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

'I did like to be portrayed as a fighter'

Over a 17-year-career, Yuvraj Singh has battled dips in form, made numerous comebacks, and even survived cancer. On the eve of his 300th ODI, he spoke about his learnings from the game

14-Jun-2017•ESPNcricinfo staff

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