Asia Cup: India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets in one-sided affair
Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu
Captain Rohit Sharma top-scored with 52 of 39 balls. Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu put together a partnership of 60 runs to take India to victory.
Chasing a target of 163, India easily beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the group stage match of the 2018 Asia Cup on Wednesday.
Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu remained unbeaten, putting together a partnership of 60 runs to take India to victory.
After bundling out Pakistan for 162, openers Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan played exceptionally well to give India the start they needed.
The two established an opening stand of 86 runs, with Rohit slamming 52 of 39 balls while Dhawan fell four runs short of his half-century.
Sharma had a strike rate of 133, slamming six boundaries and three sixes in his 39-ball stand.
Dhawan, on the other hand, made 46 runs in 54 balls which included six boundaries and one six
In bowling, Bhuvesnwar Kumar and Kedhar Jadhav picked up three wickets each to end Pakistan's inning in just 43.1 overs.
Kumar gave India the early lead against Pakistan by dismissing both the openers early, including the Champion trophy 2017 final hero Fakhar Zaman for a duck.