OTD: Ravindra Jadeja's heroics earned India the 2013 Champions Trophy defeating England

A flurry of events from beginning to end. The rain struck the final of the 2013 Champions Trophy at Birmingham, reduced to a 20-over match, as there was no reserve day. India and England, two finalists, were under sudden pressure due to over-deduction and the weather conditions.

Under the damp conditions, Ravi Bopara turned into a beast with the ball. He took the wickets of Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, and then the skipper of team India, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. India's batting unit, in that match, could be more fragile if there were no Dhawan (31), Virat Kohli (43), or Ravindra Jadeja (33*). The boys in blue somehow got 129 for 7 on the scoreboard.

The target was definitely not something to cheer about. When India looked in deep trouble, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin proved their effectiveness, and Ishan Sharma, the most expensive bowler of the game for his side, claimed a couple of wickets in the final over to register a win in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy, dated June 23, 2013.

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India utilised the conditions well

Ashwin took two scalps with a 3.75 run rate, and Jadeja bagged two after scoring an unbeaten 33-run knock. India won the match by only 5 runs. Jonathan Trott, Eoin Morgan, and Ravi Bopara tried their best to interrupt India's trajectory to glory, but they ran out of luck. 

MS Dhoni, the happiest captain on the planet that day, said during the presentation ceremony, "The shower helped us because the ball was gripping later on. It's important to be positive. I said, 'We are the No. 1-ranked team; let's play like that.' I knew the two overs of Powerplay were crucial. I wanted to make them slog off the spinners. They all handled the pressure really well. In international cricket people talk about technique, but it's the ones that deal with the pressure."