IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2022 in Photos: Hardik Pandya The Game-changer in Thrilling Win For India

captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl first in their opening clash of the Asia Cup 2022, played against Pakistan at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. (AP Photo)

And Bhuvneshwar Kumar landed an early blow for India when he got rid of Pakistan captain Babar Azam for 10 in the third over. (AP Photo)

Allrounder Hardik Pandya then ripped through Pakistan batting order Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah and Mohammad Rizwan. (AP Photo)

Rizwan struggled to get going but somehow managed to settle in. However, he was dismissed for 43 (AP Photo)

Bhuvneshwar returned in the death overs and caused further damage to finish with 4/26 as late cameos from tail-enders dragged Pakistan to a decent 147-all out. (AP Photo)

India's chase began on a poor note with KL Rahul being bowled for a first-ball duck by Nasim Shah off the second delivery of the innings. (AP Photo)

India captain Rohit and both had a nervy few moments with the latter being dropped on 0 before they added 49 runs to give an impetus to the chase. (AP Photo)

Just when it appeared India had situation under control, Mohammad Rizwan landed two big strikes to get rid of both Rohit and Virat. (AP Photo)

Ravindra Jadeja was promoted to no 4 and with Suryakumar Yadav, added 46 runs for the fourth wicket to keep Indian innings intact. (AP Photo)

Jadeja played some superb shots but largely made sure he was there till the end and remained unbeaten on 35 off 29. (AP Photo)

Hardik Pandya was the star of the show as he began finding boundaries quite early into his innings  including three in the 19th over. The match though went into the final over.  (AP Photo)

After losing Jadeja off the first delivery of 20th over, Pandya sealed the contest with a six off Nawaz as India started their title defense with a tense five-wicket win. He remained unbeaten on 33 off 17. (AP Photo)