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Both nations have four points with two wins each in Group A

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The big clash has arrived. India face Pakistan in their T20 World Cup 2026 Group A showdown in Colombo on Sunday after days of uncertainty surrounding the fixture. Plenty of drama preceded this much-anticipated encounter, with Pakistan reportedly threatening to boycott the match in solidarity with Bangladesh, who withdrew from the tournament citing security and scheduling concerns. Bangladesh were subsequently replaced by Scotland. Stay with Gulf News for the best moments, live updates, and fan reactions as the drama unfolds.

Pakistan steady after top order collapse

There will be lot of pressure on Babar Azam as Pakistan need a big partnership if they are to get back into this match. Pakistan 25/3 in 4 overs.

Pakistan lose their third wicket

Nothing is going right for Pakistan at the moment as they are falling like a pack of cards. Another huge blow as skipper Salman Agha departs after a terrible slog offering a simple catch to Pandya. Pakistan 13/3 in 2 overs.

Quick wickets put Pakistan in trouble

Another big blow for Pakistan as they lose their second wicket. Pakistan is in deep trouble as Bumrah traps Saim Ayub. They take a review and it's of no help. Pakistan 6-2 in 1.2 overs

Pakistan loses early wicket

Pakistan didn't have the best of the start losing their first wicket. Shaibzada Farhan goes for a big one against Pandya and offers a simple catch to Rinku Singh. Pakistan 0/1 in 0.4 overs

Suryakumar Yadav departs

India loses another wicket as skipper Suryakumar Yadav departs. With the pressure building up he tries to accelerate the innings but holes one in the deep. Yadav scored 32 off 29 balls. India 159/5 in 18.5 overs.

Pakistan bowlers continue to dominate

India unable to accelerate their scoring rate. Brilliant bowling from Pakistan. A six from Shivam Dube sends some relief but the run rate has dropped drastically in the last five overs. Suryakumar Yadav batting on 32 while Dubai on 18. India 154/4 in 18 overs.

Pakistan bowlers take control

The run flow has drastically fallen for India. Two quick wickets have turned it into Pakistan's favour. Can Suryakumar Yadav come up with some magic like he did in the opener. Dube at the other end slowly settling in. India 136/4 in 16 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.

Fans watching match in Dubai

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 Ishan Kishan (R) plays a shot.

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.

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.

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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

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