5 Reasons why India defeated Pakistan 

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A clinical win

#3 Sensational fielding by Manish Pandey and Ambati Rayudu

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Manish Pandey took a stunning catch to dismiss Sarfaraz Ahmed

Kuldeep Yadav managed to break the 82-run stand between Azam and Malik, like he has been doing with unerring consistency in the recent past. However, the duo of Malik and Sarfaraz still posted a threat for the Men in Blue, with Malik already being set at the middle.

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However, two sensational exhibits of athleticism did the job for India, as substitute fielder Manish Pandey covered some distance to gather the ball off the bat of Sarfaraz Ahmed, maintaining his balance and grasping the ball after keeping it in play.

After a couple of overs, once again on Jadhav's bowling it was Ambati Rayudu who produced a brilliant direct hit to dismiss a baffled Shoaib Malik on the non-striker's end.

These two dismissals came at a critical stage of the match and were instrumental in largely shifting the momentum in India's favour.

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