PAKISTAN have crumbled under sustained pressure from India to be bowled out for 146 in the Sharjah Cup one-day international in Sharjah on Thursday. Leg-spinner Anil Kumble claimed 2/26 and Venkatesh Prasad and Sunil Joshi chipped in with 2/29 each to negate Pakistan’s advantage of taking first strike in good batting conditions. Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for 38 runs after opener Imran Nazir (43) and Inzamam-ul Haq (41) lifted them from 5/2 to a promising 108/3 in the 29th over. India, thrashed by 10 wickets in Wednesday’s opener against South Africa, face a moderate target of less than three runs an over against the Pakistani pace battery of Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar and Waqar Younis. The Pakistani innings was marked by the bizzare dismissal of Yousuf Youhanna, who was declared run out at the non-striker’s end even as the Indians attempted to run Inzamam out at the other end. Youhanna charged down for a single after patting Robin Singh to the off-side, only to see Inzamam turn back as wicket-keeper Saba Karim threw down the stumps at the bowlers’ end. Both batsmen were stranded as one end, but as the ball deflected towards mid-on, Inzamam completed the run before Ajay Jadeja’s throw could reach Karim. Indian captain Sourav Ganguly’s late appeal at the bowler’s end was proved right as television replays found both batsmen short of their crease when Karim first broke the stumps. The umpires signalled Youhanna out, and Inzamam too was back off next ball, caught behind by Karim off Robin Singh. Younis Khan was bowled in the next over by Anil Kumble and Wasim Akram played on to Venkatesh Prasad as Pakistan lost four wickets in the space of 20 runs.