<p>Pakistan captain Babar Azam said a first World Cup victory over India was "just the start" as his team basked in the joy of a 10-wicket triumph at the T20 global showpiece on Sunday.</p>.<p>Babar Azam scored a 52-ball 68 not out while fellow opener Mohammad Rizwan hit an undefeated 55-ball 79 as Pakistan achieved their first 10-wicket win in all Twenty20 internationals by comfortably chasing down their target of 152.</p>.<p>The loss was also India's first 10-wicket defeat in Twenty20 cricket.</p>.<p>"This is just the start, we have confidence to build on it now," said Babar after the opening win in the round-robin Super 12 stage.</p>.<p>"That will remain with us. The pressure on us wasn't that much -- we weren't thinking of the record against India at all."</p>.<p>Strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi got Pakistan off to a flying start.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/pakistanis-greet-first-world-cup-win-over-india-with-fireworks-and-flags-1043898.html" target="_blank">Pakistanis greet first World Cup win over India with fireworks and flags</a></strong></p>.<p>He dismissed dangerous opener, Rohit Sharma, with the fourth delivery of the match for a first-ball duck and then got the in-form KL Rahul (three) and India skipper Virat Kohli (57) in an incisive 3-31 spell off his four overs.</p>.<p>"We executed our plans well and the early wickets were very helpful," added Babar.</p>.<p>"Shaheen's wickets gave us a lot of confidence and the spinners dominated as well."</p>.<p>Victory also broke Pakistan's overall jinx of 12 World Cup games (seven 50-over World Cup matches as well) without a victory against India since 1992.</p>.<p>"Shaheen got us wickets at the top of the order and that proved to be the turning point," said Rizwan who said the victory was a gift to the nation.</p>.<p>"Congratulations to the whole of Pakistan and all our people as we were all waiting for this win," said Rizwan.</p>.<p>"This was my first game against India, so it's a good thing for me.</p>.<p>"I used to watch all the Indo-Pak matches on television and used to pinpoint where we made mistakes.</p>.<p>"But today's game was great and after Shaheen got those wickets we were confident we would win."</p>.<p>Shaheen said the win was the perfect start to the tournament where the top two teams in each Super 12 group make the semi-finals.</p>.<p>"We knew that we have to win this game as we had never won a World Cup match against India, so it's very heartening and welcoming," he said.</p>.<p>Shaheen said he had planned to bring the ball in as the dry pitch was offering some swing.</p>.<p>"I had a plan against Rohit and that was to bring the ball in," said Shaheen. "It swung and I got him leg-before wicket and that was the start we needed."</p>.<p>Indian skipper Kohli scored a valiant 57 before he was caught behind off Shaheen in the 19th over.</p>.<p>"Kohli is a world-class batsman so he survived that first spell but I know that he bats like Babar and I bowled to him like I bowl against Babar in the nets," explained Shaheen.</p>.<p>Pakistan next play New Zealand in Sharjah on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Pakistan captain Babar Azam said a first World Cup victory over India was "just the start" as his team basked in the joy of a 10-wicket triumph at the T20 global showpiece on Sunday.</p>.<p>Babar Azam scored a 52-ball 68 not out while fellow opener Mohammad Rizwan hit an undefeated 55-ball 79 as Pakistan achieved their first 10-wicket win in all Twenty20 internationals by comfortably chasing down their target of 152.</p>.<p>The loss was also India's first 10-wicket defeat in Twenty20 cricket.</p>.<p>"This is just the start, we have confidence to build on it now," said Babar after the opening win in the round-robin Super 12 stage.</p>.<p>"That will remain with us. The pressure on us wasn't that much -- we weren't thinking of the record against India at all."</p>.<p>Strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi got Pakistan off to a flying start.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/pakistanis-greet-first-world-cup-win-over-india-with-fireworks-and-flags-1043898.html" target="_blank">Pakistanis greet first World Cup win over India with fireworks and flags</a></strong></p>.<p>He dismissed dangerous opener, Rohit Sharma, with the fourth delivery of the match for a first-ball duck and then got the in-form KL Rahul (three) and India skipper Virat Kohli (57) in an incisive 3-31 spell off his four overs.</p>.<p>"We executed our plans well and the early wickets were very helpful," added Babar.</p>.<p>"Shaheen's wickets gave us a lot of confidence and the spinners dominated as well."</p>.<p>Victory also broke Pakistan's overall jinx of 12 World Cup games (seven 50-over World Cup matches as well) without a victory against India since 1992.</p>.<p>"Shaheen got us wickets at the top of the order and that proved to be the turning point," said Rizwan who said the victory was a gift to the nation.</p>.<p>"Congratulations to the whole of Pakistan and all our people as we were all waiting for this win," said Rizwan.</p>.<p>"This was my first game against India, so it's a good thing for me.</p>.<p>"I used to watch all the Indo-Pak matches on television and used to pinpoint where we made mistakes.</p>.<p>"But today's game was great and after Shaheen got those wickets we were confident we would win."</p>.<p>Shaheen said the win was the perfect start to the tournament where the top two teams in each Super 12 group make the semi-finals.</p>.<p>"We knew that we have to win this game as we had never won a World Cup match against India, so it's very heartening and welcoming," he said.</p>.<p>Shaheen said he had planned to bring the ball in as the dry pitch was offering some swing.</p>.<p>"I had a plan against Rohit and that was to bring the ball in," said Shaheen. "It swung and I got him leg-before wicket and that was the start we needed."</p>.<p>Indian skipper Kohli scored a valiant 57 before he was caught behind off Shaheen in the 19th over.</p>.<p>"Kohli is a world-class batsman so he survived that first spell but I know that he bats like Babar and I bowled to him like I bowl against Babar in the nets," explained Shaheen.</p>.<p>Pakistan next play New Zealand in Sharjah on Tuesday.</p>