5 Reasons why India defeated Pakistan 

#2 Immaturity of Pakistan's middle order

The middle order failed comprehensively

With both the openers dismissed early the onus was on World No. 2 Babar Azam and the seasoned Shoaib Malik to anchor the team's score.The two batted patiently and took their chances at the right occasions on course their 82-run stand for the 3rd wicket. However, the dismissal of Babar Azam triggered a collapse, which was largely an outcome of the immaturity of the middle order.

While Azam fell to a beauty by Kuldeep Yadav, Shoaib Malik survived a chance soon after on the bowling of the chinaman bowler, with Bhuvi failing to hold on to the catch. The very next over, captain Sarfaraz hit part-timer Kedar Jadhav over the mid-wicket for a six, only to get caught at the hands of a sprinting Manish Pandey. Shoaib Malik got run out soon after, while Asif Ali and Shadab Khan lost their wickets in a bid to accelerate instead of stabilising the innings.

The Pakistani innings, which was cruising at one point, suddenly lost all the substance with all their batsmen back in the dressing room.