Pakistan coach, Bob Woolmer, tried to play down hopes of his side making it three wins in a row against arch-rivals India following a convincing 66-run victory in the opening match of the triangular series.
Pakistan were too strong for India with "Man of the Match" Shoaib Malik scoring 68 in their 192 for six before taking three for 18 with his off-spinners as India were bowled out for 127 with six overs left. However, the match was reduced to 33 overs per side because of rain.
Malik made a century when the teams last met at July's Asia Cup in Colombo, a match Pakistan won by 59 runs. If they do not face one another in the final of this tournament, also featuring world champions Australia, the Asian giants are due to meet again at the ICC Champions Trophy event in England at Edgbaston on September 19.
Following India's 3-2 win in Pakistan, Woolmer's team are now 4-3 up in the seven one-day matches against their neighbours in 2004.
Woolmer, after Saturday's decisive win in front of a sell-out 10,000 crowd here at the VRA ground just outside Amsterdam, said: "One hopes we can continue this particular run of success against India, all two games of it."
The former England batsman, who knows Edgbaston well from his time there as coach of Warwickshire added: "We have to keep in mind this was a 33 over game. If the game goes for 50 overs it can be very different.
"We just have to be measured in our thinking. If you look at Indian side, fantastic batting order all the way down. But we just need to keep working on our game."
Woolmer, formerly coach of South Africa, was appointed in succession to Pakistan great Javed Miandad and his first tournament in charge was the Asia Cup where his new side were just pipped to the final (won by Sri Lanka) on bonus points by India.
And he said that his largely youthful team were receptive to his ideas. "The players are responding to everything that we are doing. The teams is beginning to get better. Today's (Saturday's) performance was better than anything at the Asia Cup." And Woolmer insisted he had experienced no discipline problems, often seen as the Achilles heel of Pakistan cricket.
"I have to say to you when people said to me 'they were not the most disciplined side' they are the most disciplined side I have ever had to coach in terms of behaviour. They are absolute gentlemen, every single one of them.
Pakistan's next match in this tournament sees them face Australia on Wednesday and Woolmer said: "They are the benchmark for all cricket. We have to get better than them because that's the only way you are going to get beat them on a consistent basis."
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