Rohit,Gautam star in Indias 9-wicket win

Earlier,a top-order collapse notwithstanding,Pakistan managed to post a competitive total of 158. The arch-rivals were meeting for the first time since the Asia Cup final in Karachi last year and the day-night encounter defied the practice game notions with a sell-out crowd witnessing strong emotions and fierce competition.

Misbah-ul-Haq engineered the rescue with an unbeaten 37,sharing an unbroken seventh-wicket stand of 45 runs with Yasir Arafat. The partnership lent stability to the innings that was rocked by a reckless top-order batting.

Brief scores: Pakistan 158 for 6 Y Khan 32,Misbah 37 not out,Yasir Arafat 25 not out vs India 159 for 1 in 17 overs R Sharma 80,Gambhir 52 not out .