There were high hopes from this game and it did not disappoint. The game swung back and forth till the very end. India got off to a great start with a fantastic opening partnership. However, once the wickets started to fall Pakistan did very well to restrict India to 133. The Indian bowling then get off to a fantastic start thanks to Kumar. The Pakistani skipper – Mohammad Hafeez - and Malik however fought back with a century partnership to put Pakistan into a strong position. Once Hafeez fell though the momentum swung back India’s way. However, Pakistan had Malik at the crease who was able to guide Pakistan to an extremely tense victory.