Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    8.4 does him with a ripper, and Kishan's party is over! This has plenty of revs on it, pitching on a length on leg stump. Kishan backs away, perhaps trying to force it through the off side. The ball spins appreciably, sticks in the surface and Kishan is too early into the stroke. Swishes at thin air and the stumps have been rattled. Big, big wicket this for Pakistan, but take nothing away from a splendid tone-setting knock! 88/2
    0.6 clothed straight to mid on, and the captain does the trick first up! Oh my - what a decision by the Pakistan skipper! Darted in on a back of a length on middle and leg. Skids on and gets a little big on Abhishek. He has a hack at it but all he musters is a tame chip to Shaheen. Back-to-back ducks in T20 World Cup cricket for Abhishek, and Pakistan on the move early! 1/1
    14.2 pinged on the back leg, and on your way, says umpire Richard Illingworth! And Tilak does not bother with the review either! Zipped in full on middle stump. Tilak looks to tonk it into tomorrow via a slog sweep but misses it completely as the ball comes in with the arm. Seemed straight enough and Tilak, after a chat with his skipper, agrees. Pakistan strike after the drinks break! 126/3
    18.5 SKY waits, and waits, and then finds deep mid wicket! Tossed up on a length on middle and off. SKY looks for the slog sweep but has no pace to work with. Gets under it well but does not muster the requisite power. Ayub, stood a few yards inside the fence, does the rest, and SKY departs after a scratchy knock! 159/5
    14.3 goes a mile up, and Hardik bites the dust! Ayub goes back-to-back, and the Pakistan supporters in Khettarama find their voice! Ayub dangles the carrot on a length outside off and Hardik cannot resist the temptation to have a nibble at it. Loses his shape completely because he has to reach out and slices across it too. Babar circles under it at long off and does the rest. Pakistan inching their way back here! 126/4
    19.5 well, what has happened here?! Banged in short and wide. Rinku reaches out for it and slaps it towards sweeper cover. There is some confusion between the batters, and the end result is that Dube has been run out. Dube seems to set off for the second and is very unhappy that Rinku sent him back. To be fair to Rinku, the second was never on. Either way, India will have a new batter on strike! 175/6
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    11
    4
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    275
    19.6 shanked a mile up, and Shaheen has a wicket, finally! Not the greatest ball he will ever bowl but it does enough to meddle with Axar's slog. The bat face closes upon impact and he arrows it towards deep mid wicket, where Ayub runs in and gobbles up the chance smartly. India finish with 175! 175/7
    Extras
    3 (lb 2, w 1)
    TOTAL
    175/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.75)
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Abhishek Sharma, 0.6 ov), 2-88 (Ishan Kishan, 8.4 ov), 3-126 (Tilak Varma, 14.2 ov), 4-126 (Hardik Pandya, 14.3 ov), 5-159 (Suryakumar Yadav, 18.5 ov), 6-175 (Shivam Dube, 19.5 ov), 7-175 (Axar Patel, 19.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    Salman Agha20101561000
    Shaheen Shah Afridi2031115.534200
    Saim Ayub402536.25114000
    Abrar Ahmed3038012.6655200
    Shadab Khan101701701100
    Mohammad Nawaz(3)40280782100
    Usman Tariq402416102010
  • BATSMEN
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    0.4 goes straight up the chimney, and Farhan falls for a duck! Dug in short outside off and Farhan, after three dot balls, feels the pinch to get one away. Has a wild swipe at it but he has to fetch it from too far out. Right off the toe-end and Rinku, stationed at mid on, makes no mistake. India on the board very early! 0/1
    1.2 massive, massive appeal, and the finger goes up! Bumrah has a beaming smile on his face, but Ayub wants to take another look! Devilish in-swinging yorker, starting on middle and then swerving in. Ayub seems to fall across and then plays all around it. The bat is nowhere near the ball as it kisses the front pad first. Ball Tracking comes up now and...the ball is thundering into middle and off. Pakistan rocked again, and Ayub has to walk back. And he takes a review along with him too! 6/2
    1.6 another terrible slog, and Pakistan are falling like a pack of cards now! Back of a length just outside off. Salman tries to pick this up and dump this over mid wicket but the shape is all wrong. The ball does a bit off the surface, in terms of stopping and extra bounce, and mid on cannot believe the offering that has come his way. Pakistan in all sorts of trouble! 13/3
    4.5 hot knife through butter, and Babar is outta here! Darted in on a fullish length just outside off. Babar has a massive slog at it and gets nowhere close to the ball, which also comes in with the arm. Axar has his arms aloft in celebration, and Pakistan have been dealt a body blow! 34/4
    10.4 stumped by a mile, and Axar has two! This is very shrewd bowling. Axar pre-empts the charge and pulls the length back just outside off. Usman steps out nevertheless and is nowhere close to the pitch of the ball. Swishes at it in hope and misses, with Kishan whipping off the bails.UltraEdge says that there was a nick too. Either way, Pakistan five down! 73/5
    12.1 another skier, and another catch for Dube! Pakistan crumbling! Fullish outside off and Shadab's eyes light up. He thinks he can smash this into the ocean but slices across it way too much. A tame shank and Dube settles under it at long off to hand Tilak a wicket off his first ball! 78/7
    11.4 another high ball, and India are catching almost everything now! This is slow again and perhaps ends up as a low full toss just outside off. Nawaz tries to shovel it away but the shot lacks the power to clear the fence. Dube, stationed somewhere between deep mid wicket and deep square, moves a little to his right and pouches it. Pakistan on the brink! 78/6
    15.3 straight off the toe-end, and Rinku was never going to drop that! Darted in on a back of a length on middle and off. Faheem chances his arm but comes up second-best. Comfortably too. Clinks it and Rinku, well inside the deep mid wicket fence, sends Faheem on his way! 97/8
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    121.05
    15.4 plumb with a capital P, and Abrar is outta here too! Googly on a back of a length just outside off. Abrar has no clue about it nd gets caught on the crease. The ball jams him on the pad right in front and not sure if he is going to be saved by the review here. No bat involved. Ball Tracking comes up and it says the ball is missing off. And leg stump. Because it is crashing into middle. Chakravarthy on a hat-trick! 97/9
    17.6 middle stump pegged back, and India's unbeaten streak goes on! Pakistan brushed aside with minimal fuss, and this has been a comprehensive win! Back of a length, zoning into middle stump. Tariq backs away and then makes a feeble attempt at a back-foot punch. The ball breezes past the outside edge and then rattles into the stumps. A fitting end to a commanding display, and Pakistan simply had no answers to India's bowling incision! 114/10
    Extras
    4 (lb 1, w 3)
    TOTAL
    114 all out (18 Overs, RR: 6.33)
    Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sahibzada Farhan, 0.4 ov), 2-6 (Saim Ayub, 1.2 ov), 3-13 (Salman Agha, 1.6 ov), 4-34 (Babar Azam, 4.5 ov), 5-73 (Usman Khan, 10.4 ov), 6-78 (Mohammad Nawaz, 11.4 ov), 7-78 (Shadab Khan, 12.1 ov), 8-97 (Faheem Ashraf, 15.3 ov), 9-97 (Abrar Ahmed, 15.4 ov), 10-114 (Usman Tariq, 17.6 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    HH Pandya311625.33130210
    JJ Bumrah201728.551110
    AR Patel402927.25136000
    CV Varun301725.6681000
    Kuldeep Yadav301414.6681010
    NT Tilak Varma201115.551000
    RK Singh1090932000

Match Details

Toss

Pakistan , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Match number

Season

Hours of play (local time)

19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20

Match days

15 February 2026 - night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

India 2, Pakistan 0

Match Notes

Pakistan 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0Sahibzada FarhanSaim Ayub
2nd6Salman AghaSaim Ayub
3rd7Babar AzamSalman Agha
4th21Babar AzamUsman Khan
5th39Shadab KhanUsman Khan
6th5Mohammad Nawaz (3)Shadab Khan
7th0Faheem AshrafShadab Khan
8th19Faheem AshrafShaheen Shah Afridi
9th0Abrar AhmedShaheen Shah Afridi
10th17Shaheen Shah AfridiUsman Tariq

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426