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Pakistan crumble in run chase against India in crunch T20 World Cup encounter source: Copyright (c) icc-cricket.com (media approved partner – Trevine Rodrigo – eLanka) The safe hands of Rishabh Pant and the combined bowling efforts of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya got India a narrow but crucial win over rivals Pakistan in Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. It was a victory that had looked reasonably unlikely when Pakistan made a solid start to their run chase of 120, sitting on 57/1 after ten overs having lost only Babar Azam. They required only 63 runs from the remaining 60 balls – but five wickets fell in the second half of their innings, leaving them a tantalising seven runs short of their target. Scoreboard: India v Pakistan Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to field. Virat and Rohit fall ...