T20 World Cup: India vs Pakistan live updates

Double blow for India as they lose Tilak, Pandya

Double blow for India as Hardik Pandya departs the very first ball. Easy catch for Babar Azam in the deep. This could be trouble for India as they lose the big hitter. India 126/4 in 14.3 overs.

Tilak Varma departs

India loses Tilak Varma after Saim Ayub traps him in front. India 126/3 in 14.2 overs.

India makes steady progress

Suryakumar Yadav (21) and Tilak Varma (25) share 37 runs for the third wicket. India will need some big hitting towards the last part of the innings. India 125/2 in 14 overs.

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India reaches three-digit mark

Will Usman Tariq turn it around for Pakistan. Tariq, discussed widely for his unusual bowling action, is giving the Indian batters a tough time. His first over costs him just six runs. Meanwhile, Tilak Varma chugs on with a 19-ball 21 while skipper Suryakumar Yadav is on 9 off 9 balls. India 108/2 in 12 overs.

India 92/2 in 10 overs

India’s batting at half way mark is looking strong with still a strong depth of batters to come along. India 92/2 in 10 overs

Kishan departs for 77

Ishan Kishan’s brilliant innings comes to an end as Saim Ayub cleans him up. But Kishan has laid the foundation for India with a 77 off 40 balls including 10 boundaries and three sixes. India 88/2 in 8.4 overs

Ishan Kishan breaks Yuvraj Singh’s record

Ishan Kishan’s 27-ball 50 breaks Yuvraj Singh’s record against Pakistan. Yuvraj scored it in 29 balls in Ahmedabad in 2012.

Fastest 50s in Ind-Pak T20Is (by balls)

• 23 Mohd Hafeez Ahmedabad 2012

• 24 Abhishek Sharma Dubai 2025

• 27 Ishan Kishan Colombo 2026

• 29 Yuvraj Singh Ahmedabad 2012

India reaches 82-1 in 8 overs

India is dealing in boundaries at the moment. The match has already seen 11 fours and three sixes. Ishan Kishan on 72 off 37 balls with Tilak Varma playing the perfect second fiddle with 7-ball 10. India 81/1 in 8 overs.

Ishan Kishan reaches 50 off 27 balls

There’s no stopping Ishan Kishan as he races to 50 off just 27 balls. The left-hander scores sven boundaries and two sixes during his brilliant knock.

India reaches 50/1 in 6 overs

India look good at the moment with Ishan Kishan looking in total control. He’s quickly raced to 42 off just 25 balls consisting of five boundaries and two sixes. India 52/1 in 6 overs.

Tilak, Kishan take charge vs Pakistan

India recovers well after the early setback. The partnership between Ishan Kishan and Tilak Varma for the second wicket reaches 29. India 30/1 in 4 overs.

Ishan Kishan fights back

Ishan Kishan begins a counterattack as he smashes a six and four off Shaheen Afridi despite the early setback. India are 16/1 in 2 overs.

India loses Abhishek Sharma

India lose early wicket as Abhishek Sharma departs. Indian opener returns to the pavilion without adding to the score. Big wicket for Pakistan.

No handshake as Pakistan elect to field

So as expected there was no handshake at the toss. Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first. Pakistan captain Salman Agha said they are going with the same team.

For Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav he wasn’t disappointed losing the toss as India wanted to bat. Abhishek Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav make it to the team.

Pakistan XI: Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (capt), Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed

India XI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

‘The energy is unreal’

Head to head record

India and Pakistan have met 16 times in T20 World Cup history. India have won 12 of those matches, while Pakistan have earned three victories. One match ended in a tie.

Ganguly feels India have the edge

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly feels India start as the stronger side against Pakistan. “I don’t believe in head-to-head figures. I don’t believe in the favourites tag, especially in T20 cricket. What I believe is that India starts as a much stronger team than Pakistan. India is a very good team. They are very well balanced in batting, bowling, seam bowling, spin bowling, fielding and game sense. They have big match experience. So they start as the stronger side. But whether India wins or not will be decided by the 40 overs in Colombo,” he told JioHotstar.

What the captains say

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Teams

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq

No handshakes during India-Pakistan match

Turning to the contest itself, India are expected to maintain their no-handshake stance toward Pakistan. Meanwhile, weather conditions could prove decisive, with rain looming as a potential factor at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Both the nations have four points from two wins.

Teams arrive at the venue

Fans start gathering at Colombo venue

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