New Delhi, December 25: Pakistan bounced back with quick wickets as India were reduced to 123/7 from 77/0 at one time in the first T20 match at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.
Earlier, after a brilliant 77-run opening stand, India lost both openers Ajinkya Rahane and Gautam Gambhir in quick succession.
Shahid Afridi gave Pakistan first breakthrough by dismissing danger man Ajinkya Rahane. Gambhir then got run out.
Afridi got Rahane (42) caught at extra cover by Umar Akmal in the 11th over. Rahane's knock that came off 31 deliveries was studded with five boundaries and a six.
Gambhir on the other hand made 43 after facing 41 balls.
In the 15th over, Mohammad Irfan dismissed Virat Kohli reducing India to 103/3.
Indian skipper MS Dhoni was the fourth man to return back to pavilion after being bowled out by Saeed Ajmal.
"It is a new fresh journey and we are looking forward to do well. Conditions are not very different from Pakistan," said Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez after winning the toss.
"Dew factor, we would have looked to field as well. This is known as one of the good grounds to chase. This is a very loud ground, I don't think any voice goes outside the ground. I just wait for the fielder to look at me," said Indian captain MS Dhoni.
Right-arm fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar will make his debut for India in place of off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has been dropped. Parwinder Awana and leg-spinner Piyush have also been left out of the squad for the match.
Asad Ali, Junaid Khan, Umar Amin and Zulfiqar Babar are the four Pakistani players who will sit out of the match.
India: Gautam Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni(c), Ravindra Jadeja, B Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Dinda
Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez (c), Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Irfan
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