Spin twins Ravindra Jadeja (2/30 in 8 overs)and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/35 in 8 overs) kept the Pakistan batsmen on a leash during middle overs after brilliant opening spell by Bhuvneshwar Kumar (2/19 in 8 overs), who again produced the goods upfront.
The match which was reduced to 40-overs-a-side due to frequent rain interruptions saw 'Men In Blue' control proceedings right from the beginning as they bundled out their opponents in only 39.4 overs.
The top-order again saw a familiar collapse. Nasir Jamshed, who has scored all his three ODI centuries against India, failed to reproduce his magic this time.
The left-handed opener was circumspect and enjoyed a 'life' when on 1. Ruled out leg before by umpire Richard Kettleborough, the batsman was saved by the DRS but his innings was cut short by a beauty from Bhuvneshwar.
Kamran Akmal and Mohammed Hafeez consolidated the innings but a steady downpour send the players back in the pavilion.
The 46-run second wicket stand was over immediately after resumption. Hafeez paid offered a loose stroke to an innocuous Kumar delivery to edge to a diving Dhoni. Hafeez was out for a 31-ball 27 that was laced with five fours, two of them off successive Umesh Yadav deliveries.