Pakistan got a wakeup call before main round, says Sarfraz

DUBAI: Skipper Sarfraz Ahmed called the loss against India as a wakeup call before the main round of the ongoing Asia Cup tournament.

In a one-sided contest, Rohit Sharma-led India outclassed Pakistan by eight wickets in their chase of 162 runs.

"We didn't have a good start. Lost two wickets in the first five overs. Then regular wickets then meant we couldn't come back into the game,” said the Pakistan skipper while speaking in the post-match ceremony. 

“You can say we batted poorly. The wickets were soft dismissals, except Babar's,” he added.

Asia Cup 2018: India outclass Pakistan by eight wickets

This was the first ODI between the sub-continent rivals since Pakistan thumped India by 180 runs in the final of the Champions Trophy last year

The skipper said that the team prepared for the two main spinners, but got out to the part-time Jadhav.

“This is a good wake-up call before the super fours," he said.

Both Pakistan and India have already qualified for the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup and will meet again in Dubai on Sunday.

Once Pakistan´s unpredictable batting crumbled, Wednesday´s match turned into a damp squib for a near-capacity crowd comprising of Indian and Pakistani expats living in the United Arab Emirates.