Pak vs Ind: Shaheen draws first blood for Pakistan as Gill sent back to pavilion

Pak vs Ind: Shaheen draws first blood for Pakistan as Gill sent back to pavilion

Indian bowlers earlier dominated the innings as Pakistan were restricted to a meagre 191.

Shaheen Shah Afridi drew first blood for Pakistan as he dismissed Shubman Gill for 16 in the high-voltage clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Indian bowlers earlier dominated the innings as Pakistan were restricted to a meagre 191.

Pakistan lost their openers — Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique — after a steady start but Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put on 82 runs for the third wicket to rebuild the innings.

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But Babar fell soon after getting to 50 in the high-voltage clash.

Pakistan reached 157-3 in 31 overs in front of a crowd dominated by Indian spectators after delays in visas for Pakistan fans.

Later, Rizwan was also sent packing and it went downhill from there as none of the players — except Hasan Ali — scored in double digits.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: 1 Abdullah Shafique, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Babar Azam (capt), 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Mohammad Nawaz, 9 Hasan Ali, 10 Shaheen Afridi, 11 Haris Rauf

India: 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Shardul Thakur, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj