India vs Pakistan LIVE SCORE, T20 WC 2026: Ayub, Tariq help PAK stop India at 175 after Kishan’s 77 | T20 World Cup 2026
In the 27th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan will need a spectacular batting effort to chase 176 at the R Premadasa Stadium. Given that India have Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel in their ranks and even Abhishek Sharma can turn his arm, the task ahead looks challenging on a surface that is already conducive to spin.
India’s innings built magnificently with Ishan Kishan’s 77 off 40 balls. India scored 52 runs in the powerplay and Kishan contributed 42 of these runs. Aggressive strokeplay kept India on track for a competitive total, especially at a time when other batsmen were struggling to score. Tilak Varma (25) played a supporting role in their 87-run stand.
India slowed down after Kishan was dismissed by Saim Ayub, who also dismissed Tilak and Hardik Pandya in quick succession. Shivam Dube (27) and Suryakumar Yadav (32) were rebuilt before Rinku Singh’s late flourish pushed India to 175/7.
| Maximum excess spin in T20 World Cup innings | |||
| extreme turns | Match | Space | Year |
| 18 | Pak vs Aus | Colombo (RPS) | 2012 |
| 18 | Pak vs Ind | Colombo (RPS) | 2026* |
| 16 | Afghan and Eng | delhi | 2016 |
| 16 | Afg and WI | nagpur | 2016 |
| 16 | Pak vs USA | Colombo (SSC) | 2026 |
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India (maximum 20 eggs) |
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Shot |
R. |
B. |
M. |
4’s |
6’s |
S.R. |
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| Ishan Kishan † | b Saim Ayub | 77 | 40 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 192.5 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Shaheen Shah Afridi b Salman Agha | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilak Varma | lbw b Saim Ayub | 25 | 24 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 104.16 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (c) | c Saim Ayub b Usman Tariq | 32 | 29 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 110.34 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Babar Azam b Saim Ayub | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shivam Dube | over (Mohammad Nawaz/†Usman Khan) | 27 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 158.82 |
| Rinku Singh | not outside | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 275 |
| Axar Patel | c Saim Ayub b Shaheen Shah Afridi | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 1) | 3 | |||||
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Total |
20 Rub (RR: 8.75) |
175/7 |
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Bowling |
HE |
M. |
R. |
W |
ECONOMIC |
0’s |
W.D. |
| Salman Agha | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 15.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | 11 | 0 |
| Ebrar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.66 | 5 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Muhammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| Osman Tariq | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026: 11 Plays
India playing in 11: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (keeper), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
Pakistan playing in 11: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Agha Salman (captain), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay (goalkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Tariq, Salman Mirza
ICC T20 World Cup 2026 live broadcast: Star Sports Network will broadcast the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 matches in India.
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