IND Vs PAK, Cricket World Cup: India At Their Destructive Best, Dismiss Pakistan For 191 All Out

Kuldeep Yadav’s (2/35) role as the supporting protagonist was also laudable as he did his bit in removing Saud Shakeel (6) and Iftikhar Ahmed (4) in quick succession to hasten the slide.

Skipper Rohit Sharma's decision to bowl first after winning the toss might have raised a few eyebrows but the Indian team always had things under control despite an 82-run third wicket stand between skipper Babar Azam (50 off 58 balls) and Mohammed Rizwan (49 off 69 balls).

It was a matter of one wicket and once Siraj (2/50) got one to just move in a shade from a shorter length, the Pakistan skipper misjudged it completely and remained rooted to his crease trying to steer it to third man.

The sound of timber was what 100,000 at Motera wanted to hear.

Rizwan, on cusp of his half-century got a wobbly seam slow off-cutter from Bumrah (2/19 in 7 overs), that entered through the gap between bat and pad as Pakistan's resistance ended at that moment.

While Pakistan openers Abdullah Shafique (20) and Imam ul Haque (36) had started off well with 41 on the board, Siraj kept one on three quarter length and got that to dart in, catching the former plumb in-front.

Hardik Pandya, who is playing as third seamer, did get hit for a few boundaries as he bowled short initially, before he pitched one up to induce a thick outside edge from Imam.

Babar and Rizwan had a partnership going but if one looks at how the ODI landscape has changed, they were well behind par during the stand.

They scored at five runs per over but the bowling unit did not face the kind of pressure expected against two top class players.

With two new Kookaburras used from both sides, the balls don't generally get old but the two Indian pacers, on a flat track, altered the length suitably to make the inroads at the right junctures.