<p>Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh both took three wickets as Pakistan made 159-8 against India in their opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup in an electric atmosphere at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.</p>.<p>Shan Masood hit a gutsy unbeaten 52 and Iftikhar Ahmed 51 but the loss of two early wickets to Singh's swing bowling, then a mid-order collapse at Pandya's hands, took the wind out of their sails.</p>.<p>World number one India, the 2007 champions, have largely dominated Pakistan since the late 1990s but have lost two of their three previous clashes.</p>.<p>While Rohit Sharma's side are ranked world number one, they haven't lifted the T20 trophy since 2007, failing to reach the semi-finals last year.</p>.<p>But they got off to a cracking start after winning the toss and choosing to bowl in a carnival atmosphere with an estimated 100,000 fans jammed into the MCG.</p>.<p>Pakistan captain Babar Azam fell lbw for a golden duck to Singh on the first ball of the second over as the stadium erupted.</p>.<p>Babar reviewed, but it was plumb in front, with Singh's swing causing more carnage in his next over when Mohammad Rizwan (4) top-edged a rising ball to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at fine leg.</p>.<p>It left Pakistan in trouble at 15-2 off the first four overs.</p>.<p>Masood, who recovered sufficiently from being hit on the head last week, survived a narrow run out appeal and a missed catch as he and Ahmed worked to rebuild the innings.</p>.<p>They reached 60-2 at the halfway mark then Ahmed flicked a switch when the slow bowlers came on, hitting Ravi Ashwin for six then plundering three more in one over from Axar Patel.</p>.<p>Ahmed reached his half-century before Mohammed Shami trapped him lbw, sparking a collapse with Pandya snaring Shadab Khan, Haider Ali and Mohammad Nawaz in the space of 19 runs.</p>
<p>Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh both took three wickets as Pakistan made 159-8 against India in their opening game of the Twenty20 World Cup in an electric atmosphere at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.</p>.<p>Shan Masood hit a gutsy unbeaten 52 and Iftikhar Ahmed 51 but the loss of two early wickets to Singh's swing bowling, then a mid-order collapse at Pandya's hands, took the wind out of their sails.</p>.<p>World number one India, the 2007 champions, have largely dominated Pakistan since the late 1990s but have lost two of their three previous clashes.</p>.<p>While Rohit Sharma's side are ranked world number one, they haven't lifted the T20 trophy since 2007, failing to reach the semi-finals last year.</p>.<p>But they got off to a cracking start after winning the toss and choosing to bowl in a carnival atmosphere with an estimated 100,000 fans jammed into the MCG.</p>.<p>Pakistan captain Babar Azam fell lbw for a golden duck to Singh on the first ball of the second over as the stadium erupted.</p>.<p>Babar reviewed, but it was plumb in front, with Singh's swing causing more carnage in his next over when Mohammad Rizwan (4) top-edged a rising ball to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at fine leg.</p>.<p>It left Pakistan in trouble at 15-2 off the first four overs.</p>.<p>Masood, who recovered sufficiently from being hit on the head last week, survived a narrow run out appeal and a missed catch as he and Ahmed worked to rebuild the innings.</p>.<p>They reached 60-2 at the halfway mark then Ahmed flicked a switch when the slow bowlers came on, hitting Ravi Ashwin for six then plundering three more in one over from Axar Patel.</p>.<p>Ahmed reached his half-century before Mohammed Shami trapped him lbw, sparking a collapse with Pandya snaring Shadab Khan, Haider Ali and Mohammad Nawaz in the space of 19 runs.</p>