Captain Babar Azam responded to the slogans of the fans by shaking hands, the players cut the cake and also celebrated the team’s glorious victory.

 In pursuit of the target, the national team captain Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan batted confidently and achieved the target of 152 runs without losing a wicket and also set a record opening partnership against India. Babar Azam scored a half-century off 40 balls while Mohammad Rizwan completed his half-century off 41 balls. Muhammad Rizwan remained unbeaten on 79 and Babar Azam on 68.

Earlier, national team captain Babar Azam won the toss and invited India to bat. For India, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma started the innings but Shaheen Afridi sent Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion in the first over without opening his account and also bowled Rahul for just 3 runs in his second over. Virat Kohli teamed up with Surya Kumar Yadav to start the scoreboard, but Mohammad Rizwan ended his innings with a brilliant catch by Yadav, who scored 11 off Hassan Ali’s ball.

Virat Kohli teamed up with Rishp Pont for a crucial 50-run stand off 38 balls. Pont fell victim to Shadab Khan after scoring 39 off 30 balls, while Ravindra Jadeja was dismissed for 13. Hardik Pandya scored only 11 runs. Captain Virat Kohli showed responsibility and completed a half century off 45 balls but Shaheen sent him back to the pavilion for 57 runs. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi took three wickets, Hassan Ali two, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan one.