Pakistan suffered their seventh defeat in eight T20 World Cup games against arch-rivals India at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York on Sunday (June 9).

In the all-important clash, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl first. Riding on fast bowlers’ brilliance, the Men in Green bundled out India for a paltry 119 in 19 overs on a tricky two-paced pitch.

Naseem Shah (3/21 in 4 overs), Haris Rauf (3/21 in 3 overs), Mohammad Amir (2/23 in 4 overs) and Shaheen Afridi (1/29 in 4 overs) shared nine wickets among them while one Indian batter got run-out.

However, the Babar Azam-led side failed to chase down a simple target. None of the Pakistani batters were able to put pressure on the Indian bowlers and were eventually restricted to 113/7 in 20 overs.

Speaking on the Club Prairie Fire podcast, former England skipper Michael Vaughan weighed in on the match, stating that Pakistan’s loss was more of a result of their lack of belief that they could beat India rather than the tricky pitch in New York.

“Pakistan just cannot beat India. I mean, they're chasing 120. The pitch is a little bit... It's an iffy pitch. I would say it probably did more when India were batting. There was more of a kind of sticky, stoppy kind of motion to the pitch when India were batting. When Pakistan batted, actually the pitch played okay and they still couldn't get 120. They don't believe. That's my fundamental summary of the game is Pakistan, they... Do not believe they can beat India. Simple as that,” Vaughan said.

Pakistan have been virtually knocked out of the ongoing T20 World Cup after losing to the USA and India. Apart from winning their remaining two Group A matches, the 2009 champions will be dependent on the results of other teams if they are to qualify for the Super 8 stage.

Pakistan’s next match is scheduled against Canada in New York on Tuesday (June 11).