Summary

  • India beat Pakistan by 61 runs to progress to Super 8s from Group A

  • Match took place after Pakistan government ended its order for boycott

  • Captains did not shake hands at toss

  • Pakistan bowled out for 114 with Hardik, Bumrah, Axar and Chakravarthy taking two wickets apiece

  • India posted 175-7 with Kishan top-scoring with 77 and Saim taking 3-25

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Timothy Abraham

  1. Ind 65-1

    Ishan Kishan, chunky silver necklace round his neck, makes it three consecutive boundaries by thrashing Abrar Ahmed over extra cover for four.

    Kishan picks up a single off the final ball of the over to keep the strike.

  2. 50 runs

    Fifty for Kishan

    Ishan Kishan collects back-to-back boundaries off Abrar Ahmed and banks a half-century off 27 balls and a strike rate of 185.

    A delicate dab moves Kishan on to 46 before a slog down the ground goes over Abrar's head.

  3. Ind 52-1

    A brief drinks break at then of the powerplay.

    Pakistan picked up a wicket in their first over, but it's been all India since then.

  4. Ind 52-1

    Tossed up by Saim Ayub and Ishan Kishan looks to go over the top but does not get the full meat of the bat behind it. The imposing figure of Shaheen Shah Afridi lurks at mid-on but cannot quite get a hand on it.

  5. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is turning into a good start by India, all powered by Ishan Kishan.

  6. 6 runs

    Ind 41-1

    Ishan Kishan slog sweepsGetty Images

    Abrar Ahmed the new bowler and his first ball disappears over the boundary for six, after a brutish slog sweep from Ishan Kishan down on knee.

    Later in the over Kishan hammers the leg-spinner through cover for four.

  7. Ind 30-1

    A glimmer of a run-out chance after Ishan Kishan flicks to mid-on, but the India opener is able to make his ground at the non-striker's end despite a direct shy at the stumps from Shaheen Shah Afridi.

  8. ouch!

    Ind 29-1

    A full blooded straight pull from Ishan Kishan but it strikes Tilak Varma in the non-striker's end.

    Ouch. That will have left a hearty bruise.

    Varma does not show a flicker of pain, though.

  9. Ind 29-1

    More spin as Saim Ayub comes into the attack.

    Ishan Kishan rocks on to the back foot to his third ball and mullers it the square-leg boundary for four.

  10. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    This is the danger as a spinner. Salman Ali Agha only went for one in his first over so I can see why he's bowling again but the third and fourth overs are so hard to bowl as a spinner in the powerplay.

  11. Ind 25-1

    Ishan Kishan of India bats during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 match between India and Pakistan at R. Premadasa StadiumGetty Images

    Ishan Kishan continues his assault as he thumps the first ball of Salman Agha's second over the top for four more. The Pakistan skipper reins him back in the with the remainder of the over, though.

    Kishan was a little fortunate a swish across the line and equally unconvincing slice down the ground both land safe.

  12. Ind 16-1

    India make hay against Shaheen Shah Afridi.

    Tilak Varma makes it 15 runs off the over, albeit with a slightly streaky edge which flashes through the vacant third region for four.

  13. 6 runs

    Ind 11-1

    Short from Shaheen Shah Afridi and Ishan Kishan hammers it from six over the square-leg boundary.

    Kishan then flashes at Shaheen's next delivery and an inside edge runs away for four more.

  14. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Salman Agha and teammates of Pakistan celebrates the wicket of Abhishek Sharma of Pakistan during the ICC Men's T20 World Cup India & Sri Lanka 2026 match between India and Pakistan at R. Premadasa StadiumGetty Images

    That's Abhishek Sharma's second duck of the World Cup. He didn't even play in the previous game.

    He hasn't had much time in the middle in this tournament.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Abhishek c Shaheen b Agha 0 (Ind 1-1)

    Clothed!

    Pakistan Salman Agha strikes with the final ball of the first over.

    A tight over from Salman and it skids on to Abhishek Sharma who has a bit of a filthy swat across the line and it's up chipping it into the hands of Shaheen Shah Afridi at mid-on.

    The perfect start from Pakistan.

  16. Ishan Kishan has marked his guard and will face the first ball.

    Salman Agha to bowl it for Pakistan.

  17. The anthems are done.

    Pakistan's players have a little team huddle before play starts in Colombo to get a final pep talk from Salman Agha.

    Abhishek Sharma puts a bandana on underneath his helmet before walking out with Ishan Kishan.

  18. BBC Test Match Special

    A reminder that you can listen to live commentary of India v Pakistan in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.

    Tune in from 13:15 GMT where our Test Match Special team will be talking you through all the action in Colombo.

  19. Teams

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

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

  20. India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Salman AghaGetty Images

    There was no handshake between India captain Suryakumar Yadav and Pakistan counterpart Salman Agha at the toss.

    At one point, of course, it looked this game - the most lucrative in cricket - may not happen.

    It had been in doubt since Pakistan's government advised its team not to take the field against their rivals

    Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that decision was made to "support" Bangladesh, who had a request for their matches to be moved out of India rejected. They subsequently pulled out of the tournament.

    But, after a week-long stand-off and statements from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Bangladesh board (BCB), the Pakistan government last Monday directed the team to take the field.