June 23 is a day of massive pride for fans of cricket in India. This is because it was on this day that the Men in Blue became the first country to win three major ICC trophies — the T20 World Cup, the ODI World Cup (twice) and the, the Champions Trophy, which they won in 2013.
Team India, who were captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, won the title after beating England in a closely fought contest. This win also made Dhoni the first captain to win an ICC trophy a record three times. No other captains have been able to achieve this feat.
The 2013 Champions Trophy was delayed by rains, which also led the overs to be cut as the match was reduced to 20 overs. With the Indian team batting first, the batters were in deep trouble in the initial phase of the match after early dismissals. Virat Kohli (43), Ravindra Jadeja (33 not out), and Shikhar Dhawan (31) were the only batters to reach the double-figure mark. The likes of Rohit Sharma (9), Dinesh Karthik (6), Suresh Raina (1), and MS Dhoni (0) all failed miserably.
This dismal performance meant India were reduced to only 129 runs for the loss of seven wickets, which was seemingly an easy target for England to chase down. But this was not the case. Ravi Bopara was England's best bowler, with three wickets for 20 runs in four overs. But all would change in the second innings.
The England batters were also nowhere near their best form. They lost four wickets for just 46 runs, with the bowlers being led by the spin duo of Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin. The two of them took two wickets each to disrupt the England bowlers, while they did not concede too many runs
For England, Eoin Morgan (33) and Ravi Bopara (30) began an unlikely comeback, setting up a 64-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
With England needing 20 runs in 16 balls and six wickets in their hand, the game changed in pacer Ishant Sharma's over. After conceding eight runs in his first two balls, he got the important wicket of Morgan in the third ball, before dismissing Bopara on the very next ball, Ishant had turned the match in two balls.
And now, with 19 runs needed in two overs, Jadeja's 19th over dismissed Jos Buttler and soon after, Tim Bresnan (2) was run out after two balls. England needed 14 runs in the last over but managed only nine runs. As soon as James Tredwell missed the last ball, India celebrated after completing a record that they created.
