Pakistan were off to the worst possible start in their crunch T20 World Cup opener against India at Melbourne on Sunday. The reliable opening pair of captain Babar Azam and wicket-keeper batter Mohammad Rizwan were sent back early by India's young pace sensation Arshdeep Singh.
T20 World Cup: Pakistan's Iftikhar Ahmad Hits 3 Sixes In An Over Against India's Axar Patel. Watch
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India vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup: It in the 12th over, bowled by Axar Patel, Iftikhar decided to make the most of the slow pace on the ball as he hit three sixes.
India vs Pakistan: Iftikhar Ahmed scored an important half century© AFP
The first two hits were towering sixes on the on side and for the third hit, Iftikhar went straight. KL Rahul produced an acrobatic attempt at the boundary ropes and even took the catch, but couldn't release the ball back into the playing area.
Watch: KL Rahul's acrobatic attempt for a catch
Pakistan eventually managed to score 159/8 in their allotted 20 overs with Shan Masood (52*) and Iftikhar Ahmed (51) slamming important half-centuries.
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