Pakistan made history on Sunday night, defeating India for the first time in a World Cup fixture and ending a painful jinx that first began in 1992.
The Green Shirts were famous for their meltdowns against their arch-rivals in World Cup matches and had lost 12 straight matches to the Men in Blue.
They were again heavy underdogs heading into the game, with few giving them a chance. But they flipped the script and inflicted a chastening 10-wicket defeat on India. It was the first time either side had beaten the other by 10 wickets in a limited-overs fixture.
Chasing 152, captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan batted till start to finish as they made India’s ‘world class’ bowling attack look ordinary for once.
Earlier, Shaheen Shah Afridi took three wickets, including skipper Virat Kohli for 57, but India managed 151 for seven in their high-voltage Twenty20 World Cup clash.
Left-arm fast bowler Afridi returned figures of 3-31 after a lethal first spell to hurt India after they elected to field first in the Super 12s encounter in Dubai.
Kohli scored his 29th T20 fifty to help the team rebuild before being caught behind off Afridi as Pakistan dismissed the star batsman for the first time in a World Cup game.
Afridi struck the first blow with an express delivery that swung in to trap Rohit Sharma lbw for a first ball duck and the bowler celebrated with his trademark open-arm gesture.
Kohli walked in amid raucous applause from the Indian fans inside the 20,000-strong crowd who were soon silenced by another ripper from Afridi in his second over.
The 1.98 metre bowler got KL Rahul with a delivery that came in sharply to take the batsman's thigh pad and rattle the stumps.
Kohli and new batter, Suryakumar Yadav attempted to hit back with some positive shots as they smashed Afridi for a six each.
Wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan then pulled off a superb diving catch to cut short Yadav's stay at the wicket with quick bowler Hasan Ali striking in his first over. Yadav made 11.
Rishabh Pant joined Kohli in the middle and the left-right batting pair rebuilt the innings and took India to 60-3 at the end of 10 overs.
Pant, a wicketkeeper-batsman who survived a close caught behind call off one of his attempted reverse sweeps, kept up the charge with adventurous strokeplay.
He hit Ali for two successive sixes but finally fell to Shadab Khan's leg spin in the next over, top edging a ball that went high and into the hands of the bowler.
Pant made 39 off 30 balls.
Kohli stood firm to soak up the pressure to get to his 50 in 45 balls and help India to a competitive total.
End of live thread!
152-0 after 17.5 overs: Shami to Babar, 2 runs
150-0 after 17.4 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 1 run
149-0 after 17.3 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 4 RUNS
145-0 after 17.2 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 4 RUNS
141-0 after 17.1 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 6 RUNS
135-0 after 17 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Babar, no run
135-0 after 16.5 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Babar, 2 runs
133-0 after 16.5 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Babar, 1 run
132-0 after 16.4 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run
131-0 after 16.4 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run
130-0 after 16.3 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run
130-0 after 16.2 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Babar, 1 run
129-0 after 16.1 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run
Babar Azam 63 (48), Mohammad Rizwan 61 (48)
128-0 after 16 overs: Shami to Babar, no run
128-0 after 15.5 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 1 run
127-0 after 15.4 overs: Shami to Babar, 1 run
126-0 after 15.3 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 1 run
125-0 after 15.2 overs: Shami to Rizwan, no run
125-0 after 15.1 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 4 RUNS
Mohammad Rizwan 56 (44), Babar Azam 62 (46)
121-0 after 15 overs: Bumrah to Rizwan, 1 run
120-0 after 14.5 overs: Bumrah to Babar, 1 run
119-0 after 14.4 overs: Bumrah to Rizwan, 1 run
118-0 after 14.3 overs: Bumrah to Rizwan, 2 runs
116-0 after 14.2 overs: Bumrah to Rizwan, 4 RUNS
112-0 after 14.1 overs: Bumrah to Rizwan, no run
Babar Azam 61 (45), Mohammad Rizwan 48 (39)
112-0 after 14 overs: Jadeja to Babar, 4 RUNS
108-0 after 13.5 overs: Jadeja to Babar, no run
108-0 after 13.4 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run
107-0 after 13.3 overs: Jadeja to Babar, 1 run
106-0 after 13.2 overs: Jadeja to Babar, 4 RUNS
102-0 after 13.1 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run
Mohammad Rizwan 46 (37), Babar Azam 52 (41)
101-0 after 13 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 1 run
100-0 after 12.5 overs: Varun to Babar, 1 run
99-0 after 12.4 overs: Varun to Babar, 6 RUNS
93-0 after 12.3 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 1 run
92-0 after 12.2 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 6 RUNS
86-0 after 12.1 overs: Varun to Babar, 1 run
Mohammad Rizwan 38 (34), Babar Azam 44 (38)
85-0 after 12 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, no run
85-0 after 11.5 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, 2 runs
83-0 after 11.4 overs, Jadeja to Babar, 1 run
82-0 after 11.3 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run
81-0 after 11.2 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, no run
81-0 after 11.1 overs: Jadeja to Babar, 1 run
Babar Azam 43 (36), Mohammad Rizwan 35 (30)
80-0 after 11 overs: Bumrah to Babar, 1 run
79-0 after 10.5 overs: Bumrah to Babar, 2 runs
77-0 after 10.4 overs: Bumrah to Babar, no run
77-0 after 10.3 overs: Bumrah to Babar, no run
77-0 after 10.2 overs: Bumrah to Babar, 4 runs
73-0 after 10.1 overs: Bumrah to Babar, 2 runs
Mohammad Rizwan 35 (30), Babar Azam 34 (30)
71-0 after 10 overs: Varun to Rizwan, no run
71-0 after 9.5 overs: Varun to Babar, 1 run
70-0 after 9.4 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 1 run
69-0 after 9.3 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 2 runs
67-0 after 9.2 overs: Varun to Babar, 1 run
66-0 after 9.1 overs: Varun to Babar, 4 runs
Babar Azam 28 (27), Mohammad Rizwan 32 (27)
62-0 after 9 overs: Jadeja to Babar, 1 run
61-0 after 8.5 overs: Jadeja to Babar, 6 RUNS
55-0 after 8.4 overs: Jadeja to Babar, no run
55-0 after 8.3 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run
54-0 after 8.2 overs: Jadeja to Babar, 1 run
53-0 after 8.1 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run
Mohammad Rizwan 30 (25), Babar Azam 20 (23)
52-0 after 8 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 1 run
51 after 7.5 overs: Varun to Babar, 1 run
50-0 after 7.4 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 1 run
49-0 after 7.3 overs: Varun to Rizwan, no run
49-0 after 7.3 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 1 run
48-0 after 7.2 overs: Varun to Babar, 1 run
47-0 after 7.1 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 1 run
Mohammad Rizwan 27 (21), Babar Azam 18 (21)
46-0 after 7 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run
45-0 after 6.5 overs: Jadeja to Babar, 1 run
44-0 after 6.4 overs: Jadeja to Babar, no run
44-0 after 6.3 overs: Jadeja to Babar, no run
44-0 after 6.2 overs: Jadeja to Babar, no run
44-0 after 6.1 overs: Jadeja to Rizwan, 1 run
Babar Azam 17 (17), Mohammad Rizwan 25 (19)
43-0 after 6 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Babar, no run
43-0 after 5.5 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Babar, 2 runs
41-0 after 5.4 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run
40-0 after 5.3 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Babar, 1 run
39-0 after 5.2 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run
38-0 after 5.1 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 2 runs
36-0 after 5.1 overs: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 1 run
Mohammad Rizwan 21 (16), Babar Azam 14 (14)
35-0 after 5 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 1 run
34-0 after 4.5 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 4 runs
30-0 after 4.4 overs: Shami to Babar, 1 run
29-0 after 4.3 overs: Shami to Babar, 4 runs
25-0 after 4.2 overs: Shami to Babar, no run
25-0 after 4.1 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 1 run
Babar Azam 9 (11), Mohammad Rizwan 15 (13)
24-0 after 4 overs: Varun to Babar, no run
24-0 after 3.5 overs: Varun to Babar, no run
24-0 after 3.4 overs: Varun to Babar, no run
24-0 after 3.3 overs: Varun to Babar, no run
24-0 after 3.2 overs: Varun to Rizwan, 1 run
23-0 after 3.1 overs: Varun to Babar, 1 run
Mohammad Rizwan 14 (12), Babar Azam 8 (6)
22-0 after 3 overs: Bumrah to Rizwan, no run
22-0 after 2.5 overs: Bumrah to Rizwan, no run
22-0 after 2.4 overs: Bumrah to Babar, 3 runs
19-0 after 2.3 overs: Bumrah to Babar, no run
19-0 after 2.2 overs: Bumrah to Babar, no run
19-0 after 2.1 overs: Bumrah to Rizwan, 1 run
Babar Azam 5 (3), Mohammad Rizwan 13 (9)
18-0 after 2 overs: Shami to Babar, no run
18-0 after 1.5 overs: Shami to Babar, 4 runs
14-0 after 1.4 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 1 run
13-0 after 1.3 overs: Shami to Rizwan, 2 runs
11-0 after 1.2 overs: Shami to Rizwan, no run
11-0 after 1.1 overs: Shami to Babar, 1 run
Mohammad Rizwan 10 (6), Babar Azam 0 (0)
10-0 after 1 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run
10-0 after 0.5 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run
10-0 after 0.4 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run
10-0 after 0.3 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 6 runs
4-0 after 0.2 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, 4 runs
0-1 after 0.1 over: Bhuvneshwar to Rizwan, no run
0-0 after 0 over: Start of Pakistan's run chase
Story at the half: India recovered well from an early Shaheen Afridi salvo to finish with 151-7. Shaheen picked up a wicket in each of his first two overs, first trapping Rohit Sharma for a golden duck in the opening over before trapping Lokesh Rahul in front of wickets in his second over.
After Hasan Ali had Suryakumar Yadav caught for 11, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant (39) stablished the Indian ship with a 53-run stand for the fourth wicket. As wickets tumbled around him, Kohli hung around and top scored for his side with 57 but was out in the penultimate over, just when a late surge was needed.
Shaheen was the pick of the bowlers (31-3) despite bowling an expensive penultimate over that leaked 17 runs.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5 (4), Mohammed Shami 0 (0)
151-7 after 20 overs: Rauf to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run
150-7 after 19.5 overs: Rauf to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs
148-7 after 19.4 overs: Rauf to Bhuvneshwar, 2 runs
146-7 after 19.3 overs: Rauf to Hardik (16), OUT
146-6 after 19.2 overs: Rauf to Hardik, 2 runs
144-6 after 19.1 overs: Rauf to Hardik, no run
Hardik Pandya 14 (5), Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1 (1)
144-6 after 19 overs: Shaheen to Hardik, 5 runs
138-6 after 19 overs: Shaheen to Hardik, 4 runs
134-6 after 18.5 overs: Shaheen to Bhuvneshwar, 1 run
133-6 after 18.4 overs: Shaheen to Kohli (57), OUT
133-5 after 18.3 overs: Shaheen to Hardik, 1 run
132-5 after 18.2 overs: Shaheen to Hardik, 4 runs
128-5 after 18.1 overs: Shaheen to Hardik, no run
128-5 after 18.1 overs: Shaheen to Hardik, 1 run
Virat Kohli 57 (48), Hardik Pandya 0 (0)
127-5 after 18 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 2 runs
125-5 after 17.5 overs: Hasan to Jadeja (13), OUT
125-4 after 17.4 overs: Hasan to Jadeja, 4 runs
121-4 after 17.3 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 1 run
120-4 after 17.2 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 4 runs
116-4 after 17.1 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 2 runs
Virat Kohli 48 (44), Ravindra Jadeja 9 (11)
114-4 after 17 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run
113-4 after 16.5 overs: Rauf to Kohli, no run
113-4 after 16.4 overs: Rauf to Kohli, no run
113-4 after 16.3 overs: Rauf to Jadeja, 1 run
112-4 after 16.2 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run
111-4 after 16.1 overs: Rauf to Jadeja, 1 run
Ravindra Jadeja 7 (9), Virat Kohli 46 (40)
110-4 after 16 overs: Hasan to Jadeja, 1 run
109-4 after 15.5 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 1 run
108-4 after 15.4 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 4 runs
104-4 after 15.3 overs: Hasan to Kohli, no run
104-4 after 15.2 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 4 runs
100-4 after 15.1 overs: Hasan to Kohli, no run
Virat Kohli 37 (35), Ravindra Jadeja 6 (8)
100-4 after 15 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run
99-4 after 14.5 overs: Shadab to Jadeja, 1 run
98-4 after 14.4 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run
97-4 after 14.3 overs: Shadab to Jadeja, 1 run
96-4 after 14.2 overs: Shadab to Jadeja, no run
96-4 after 14.1 overs: Shadab to Jadeja, no run
Virat Kohli 35 (33), Ravindra Jadeja 4 (4)
96-4 after 14 overs: Rauf to Kohli, no run
96-4 after 13.5 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 4 runs
92-4 after 13.5 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run
91-4 after 13.4 overs: Rauf to Jadeja, 1 run
90-4 after 13.3 overs: Rauf to Jadeja, 2 runs
88-4 after 13.2 overs: Rauf to Jadeja, no run
88-4 after 13.1 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run
Virat Kohli 30 (30), Ravindra Jadeja 1 (1)
87-4 after 13 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run
86-4 after 12.5 overs: Shadab to Jadeja, 1 run
85-4 after 12.4 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run
84-4 after 12.3 overs: Shadab to Kohli, no run
84-4 after 12.2 overs: Shadab to Pant (39), OUT
83-3 after 12.1 overs: Shadab to Pant, 2 runs
Virat Kohli 28 (27), Rishabh Pant 37 (28)
81-3 after 12 overs: Hasan to Kohli, no run
81-3 after 11.5 overs: Hasan to Pant, 1 run
80-3 after 11.4 overs: Hasan to Pant, 2 runs
78-3 after 11.3 overs: Hasan to Pant, 6 RUNS
72-3 after 11.2 overs: Hasan to Pant, 6 RUNS
66-3 after 11.1 overs: Hasan to Pant, no run
Rishabh Pant 22 (23), Virat Kohli 28 (26)
66-3 after 11 overs: Rauf to Pant, 1 run
65-3 after 10.5 overs: Rauf to Pant, no run
64-3 after 10.4 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run
63-3 after 10.3 overs: Rauf to Pant, 1 run
62-3 after 10.2 overs: Rauf to Kohli, 1 run
61-3 after 10.1 overs: Rauf to Pant, 1 run
Rishabh Pant 19 (19), Virat Kohli 26 (24)
60-3 after 10 overs: Hafeez to Pant, 1 run
59-3 after 9.5 overs: Hafeez to Pant, 0 run
59-3 after 9.4 overs: Hafeez to Pant, 1 run
58-3 after 9.3 overs: Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run
57-3 after 9.2 overs: Hafeez to Pant, 4 runs
53-3 after 9.1 overs: Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run
Rishabh Pant 13 (15) Virat Kohli 24 (22)
52-3 after 9 overs: Shadab to Pant, 4 RUNS
48-3 after 8.5 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 runs
47-3 after 8.4 overs: Shadab to Pant, 1 runs
46-3 after 8.3 overs: Shadab to Pant, 2 runs
44-3 after 8.2 overs: Shadab to Pant, 0 run
44-3 after 8.1 overs: Shadab to Kohli, 1 run
Virat Kohli 22 (20) Rishabh Pant 6 (11)
43-3 after 8 overs: Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run
42-3 after 7.5 overs: Hafeez to Pant, 1 run
41-3 after 7.4 overs: Hafeez to Pant, 0 run. Hafeez appeals for caught behind; given not out; review taken and wasted.
41-3 after 7.3 overs: Hafeez to Kohli, 1 run
40-3 after 7.2 overs: Hafeez to Pant, 1 run
39-3 after 7.1 overs: Hafeez to Pant, 0 run
Rishabh Pant 4 (7) Virat Kohli 20 (18)
39-3 after 7 overs: Shadab to Pant, 1 run
38-3 after 6.5 overs: Shadab to Pant, 0 runs
38-3 after 6.4 overs: Shadab to Pant, 2 runs
36-3 after 6.3 overs: Shadab to Pant, no run
36-3 after 6.2 overs: Shadab to Pant, no run
36-3 after 6.1 overs: Shadab to Pant, no run
Virat Kohli 20 (18) Rishabh Pant 1 (1)
36-3 after 6 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 4 RUNS
32-3 after 5.5 overs: Hasan to Pant, 1 run
31-3 after 5.4 overs: Hasan to Yadav (11), OUT
31-2 after 5.3 overs: Hasan to Yadav, 0 run
31-2 after 5.2 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 1 run
30-2 after 5.1 overs: Hasan to Kohli, 0 run
Virat Kohli 15 (15) Suryakumar Yadav 11 (6)
30-2 after 5 overs: Shaheen to Kohli, 1 run
29-2 after 4.5 overs: Shaheen to Kohli, 6 RUNS
23-2 after 4.4 overs: Shaheen to Kohli, 0 runs
23-2 after 4.3 overs: Shaheen to Kohli, 0 runs
23-2 after 4.2 overs: Shaheen to Kohli, 0 runs
23-2 after 4.1 overs: Shaheen to Kohli, 2 runs
Suryakumar Yadav 11 (6) Virat Kohli 6 (9)
21-2 after 4 overs: Wasim to Yadav, 4 RUNS
16-2 after 3.5 overs: Wasim to Kohli, 1 run
15-2 after 3.4 overs: Wasim to Yadav, no run
15-2 after 3.3 overs: Wasim to Kohli, 1 run
14-2 after 3.2 overs: Wasim to Kohli, no run
14-2 after 3.1 overs:Wasim to Kohli, no run
Suryakumar Yadav 7 (4) Virat Kohli 4 (5)
14-2 after 3 overs:Shaheen to Yadav, 6 RUNS
8-2 after 2.5 overs: Shaheen to Kohli, 1 run
7-2 after 2.4 overs: Shaheen to Yadav, 1 run
6-2 after 2.3 overs: Shaheen to Yadav, no run
6-2 after 2.2 overs: Shaheen to Yadav, no run
6-2 after 2.1 overs:Shaheen to Rahul (3), OUT
Virat Kohli 2 (2), KL Rahul 2 (4)
6-1 after 2 overs:Wasim to Rahul, 1 run
5-1 after 1.5 overs:Wasim to Rahul, no run
5-1 after 1.4 overs:Wasim to Kohli, 1 run
4-1 after 1.3 overs: Wasim to Rahul, 1 run
3-1 after 1.2 overs: Wasim to Rahul, no run
3-1 after 1.1 overs: Wasim to Kohli, 1 run
Virat Kohli 1 (2), KL Rahul 1 (3)
2-1 after 1 over: Shaheen to Kohli, 1 run
1-1 after 0.5 over: Shaheen to Kohli, no run
1-1 after 0.4 over: Shaheen to Sharma (0), OUT LBW
1-0 after 0.3 over: Shaheen to Rahul, 1 run
0-0 after 0.2 over: Shaheen to Rahul, no run
0-0 after 0.1 over: Shaheen to Rahul, no run
0-0 after 0 over: The first ball of the match is about to be bowled.
6:39pm: Line-ups are in:
Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam (capt) 2 Mohammad Rizwan (wk) 3 Fakhar Zaman 4 Mohammad Hafeez 5 Shoaib Malik 6 Asif Ali 7 Shadab Khan 8 Imad Wasim 9 Hasan Ali 10 Haris Rauf 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi
India: 1 KL Rahul 2 Rohit Sharma 3 Virat Kohli (capt) 4 Suryakumar Yadav 5 Rishabh Pant (wk) 6 Hardik Pandya 7 Ravindra Jadeja 8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 9 Varun Chakravarthy 10 Mohammed Shami 11 Jasprit Bumrah
Fans gather outside the Dubai International Cricket Stadium before the start of the match between Pakistan and India.
Fans cheer outside the Dubai International Cricket Stadium before the start of the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Dubai on October 24, 2021. — AFP
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