Sharma, the tournament's second-top scorer behind opening partner Shikhar Dhawan, fell for a three-ball duck when left-arm paceman Amir, having bowled a couple of outswingers, had him lbw with an inswinger.

It appeared India, chasing 339 to win, had had a lucky break when Kohli, the world's leading one-day international batsman, was dropped on five by first slip Azhar Ali off Amir.

But Amir's very next ball saw Kohli, aiming legside, get a leading edge to point where Shadab Khan made no mistake with the catch.

Amir, who missed Pakistan's semi-final win over England with a back spasm, had taken two wickets for four runs in eight balls and India were six for two.

Earlier, left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman's 114, his maiden ODI hundred, was the centrepiece of Pakistan's 338 for four after Kohli won the toss and fielded.