Pakistani bowlers kept dismissing Indian batsmen with a fury which restricted India to 133 runs at the loss of nine wickets in allocated 20 overs in the first T20 played out at Bangalore.
Pakistani bowlers reduced India from 76 for no loss to 124 for nine in 18.2 overs.
India lost its first wicket, Ajinkya Rahanae at collective score of 77 runs and indivudual score of 42 runs. Rahanae was caught by Umar Akmal off Shahid Afridi.
India lost next wicket, Gautam Gambhir who was run out at individual score of 43 and collective score of 90.
Virat Kohli managed to add 9 runs to the overall score before he was caught by Kamran Akmal off Mohammad Irfan at collective score of 103 runs.
Saeed Ajmal bowled MS Dhoni, Indian's 4th wicket, at individual score of one and collective score of 108 in 15.1 overs.
Indian's fifth wicket, Yuvraj Singh was caught by Umar Akmal off Umar Gul at individual score of 10 and collective score of 115 runs.
Pakistan managed to put the brakes on a fluid Indian innings as the visitors restricted India to 133/9 just when the openers Gautam Gambhir and Ajinkya Rahane looked to take the offense to the opposition. Umar Gul dented the middle order.
Asked to bat, India began on a watchful note with the openers having to contend with 7 feet plus bowler Mohammad Irfan. The 30-year-old managed to trouble both batsmen on several occasions but the two also managed to keep the score ticking, not surrendering to the pacer.
Once Irfan went off, Rahane decided to smash the slower bowlers - Afridi and Ajmal. He looked on course for a half century but was stopped short on 42, eventually. His opening partner followed him back two overs later - Gambhir getting himself run-out on 43.
Yuvraj Singh came to the middle to join Virat Kohli and greeted the Pakistani players with a massive six - a trademark pull on one knee - to send the decibel levels still higher. Kohli though faltered when Irfan was brought back to complete his spell. He became his first victim in international cricket.
It was the start of a major flurry of men in blue walking back to the dug-out. India went from 108 for 4 when skipper MS Dhoni fell to 124 for 8 with the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja. Umar Gul did the maximum damage towards the end and had three wickets to show for it.
The crowd went silent as their team ended the innings on a pale note - hoping perhaps for the bowlers to stage a rescue act.
Pakistan had won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the first T20 match of the bilateral series at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore on Tuesday.
