Indian bowlers Bhuveshwar Kumar and Kedar Jadav bowled splendidly taking 3 wickets each to restrict Pakistan batsmen to a overall score of 162 in the first innings.
Indian players celebrate a wicket against Pakistan
Dubai:
Brief Scores: Pakistan 162/10 (Babar Azam 47, Shoaib Mailk 43; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3/15) in 43.1 overs. India need 163 runs to win
Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah rarely bowled loose balls in the first five overs, frustrating Imam and Fakhar into ill-advised shots that brought their wickets.
Babar and Malik revived Pakistan with their good batting skills, but had to take a few risks which led to the fall of their wickets.
Pakistanis were under pressure trying big hits, losing wicket after wicket in the middle overs.
Jadhav was the big beneficiary, bowling in place of the injured Pandya and did so cannily. The batsmen felt he was the man to go after, and three of them were dismissed by him. Now India need just 163 for the win