Unbeaten fifties from skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan thrash India by 10 wickets in their high-voltage Super 12 clash in Dubai today.
This is also the first time that Pakistan defeated arch-rivals India in a World Cup encounter.
Chasing 152 for victory, Babar, who hit 68, and Rizwan, with 79, took apart India’s bowlers as Pakistan reached their target with 13 balls to spare in Dubai.
Left-arm quick Shaheen Shah Afridi set up victory — their first over India in six attempts in T20 World Cups — with figures of 3-31 that kept their opponents to 151-7 despite a valiant 57 from skipper Virat Kohli.
