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

India (maximum 20 eggs)
Shot		R.	B.	M.	4’s	6’s	S.R.
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
Total	20 Rub (RR: 8.75)	175/7
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

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