PHOTOS| India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2018, 5th ODI in Dubai, UAE

A strong bowling performance followed by some power-packed batting saw India thrash arch rivals Pakistan by eight wickets in their Group A clash of the Asia Cup cricket tournament in Dubai,(Image: AP)

Indian and Pakistani supporters cheer for their teams before the start of the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: AP)

Indian and Pakistani players check on India's Hardik Pandya, on ground, after he fell during the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: AP)

Pakistan's captain Sarfraz Ahmed reacts as he leaves the ground after being dismissed during the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: AP)

India's captain Rohit Sharma raises his bat to celebrate scoring fifty runs. (Image: AP)

Shoaib Malik bats during the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: AP)

Kedar Jadhav celebrates with teammate Manish Pandey the dismissal of Pakistan's captain Sarfraz Ahmed. (Image: AP)

Shoaib Malik reacts as he leaves the field after being dismissed during the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (Image: AP)

Jasprit Bumrah celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Usman Khan with teammates. (Image: AP)

Kedar Jadhav celebrates with teammates the dismissal of a Pakistan batsman during the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: AP)

India's captain Rohit Sharma raises his bat to celebrate scoring fifty runs. (Image: AP)

Shikhar Dhawan interacts with Pakistan's Hasan Ali. (Image: AP)

Ambati Rayudu plays a shot during the one day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot. (Image: AP)

Hardik Pandya is taken out of the field on a stretcher after he fell after bowling a delivery. (Image: AP)

Hasan Ali gestures towards Shikhar Dhawan. (Image: AP)

Kedar Jadhav celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Shoaib Malik. (Image: AP)

Shoaib Malik after India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar dropped his catch during the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (Image: AP)

Yuzvendra Chahal takes the catch to dismiss Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman. (Image: AP)

Pakistan's captain Sarfraz Ahmed leaves the field at the end of the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. India beat Pakistan by eight wickets. (Image: AP)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman during the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (Image: AP)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq. (Image: AP)

Pakistan's Shadab Khan celebrates with teammates the dismissal of India's captain Rohit Sharma. (Image: AP)

Rohit Sharma in action during the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: AP)

Babar Azam in action during the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (Image: AP)

Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma run between the wickets during the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (Image: AP)

Pakistan's captain Sarfraz Ahmed leaves the field followed by Dinesh Karthik and Ambati Rayudu. (Image: AP)

Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates the dismissal of Pakistan's Imam-ul-Haq during the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: AP)

Indian supporters cheer for their team before the start of the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai. (Image: AP)

Rohit Sharma raises his bat to celebrate scoring fifty runs. (Image: AP)

Dinesh Karthik plays a shot during the one-day international cricket match of Asia Cup between India and Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Image: AP)