Pakistan is playing an all-important match against arch-rivals India as they start their ICC T20 World Cup campaign at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

India won the toss and elected to bowl first. From the beginning, Pakistan struggled to give a perfect start as Babar Azam (0) and Mohammad Rizwan (4) were sitting in the pavilion because of the crucial bowling by Arshdeep Singh.

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Shan Masood and Iftikhar Ahmed stood like a brick wall against the Indian fast bowlers and created a 50-runs partnership to set the innings for Pakistan.

Iftikhar Ahmed scored 51 from 34 balls with two fours and four massive sixes to his name.

Netizens praised Iftikhar for his crucial knock of 34-balls 51 runs: