The Men in Blue extended their fine run of form in the ongoing competition with a six-wicket triumph over Pakistan.

Put in to bat first, Pakistan scored 171/5 in their quota of 20 overs, which was chased down by the defending champions in the 19th over. ✅

Let’s take a look back at the key highlights from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium:

Pendulum swings either way in the first innings

After Hardik Pandya got the better of Fakhar Zaman in the third over, Pakistan stitched a 72-run partnership before Shivam Dube dismissed Saim Ayub in the 11th over.

Soon, opener Sahibzada Farhan’s half-century got his side past the 100-run mark, with the scorecard reading 119/4 with five overs to go.

Ultimately, Pakistan finished with 171/5 on the board.

…Before settling in India’s favour

Opening batters Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma kick-started the run chase on an attacking note, taking the bowlers to the cleaners at will.

In the powerplay itself, the Indian cricket team reached 69/0 as both youngsters looked in terrific touch.

Thereafter, the southpaw completed his fifty in just 24 balls, which also happens to be the fastest half-century by any player in the head-to-head T20Is. 💪

It needed just nine overs to record the 100-run partnership, the first of this edition, as the guys seemed to enjoy the run chase.

Pakistan did take four wickets to pull things back. Nonetheless, following the kind of start that the Shubman-Abhishek duo gave, coupled with Tilak’s fearless 30* off 19, the VICTORY was simply inevitable. 🔥

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Brief scores: Pakistan 171/5 (Sahibzada Farhan 58, Shivam Dube 2/33) lost to India 174/4 (Abhishek Sharma 74, Haris Rauf 2/26) by six wickets.