Opener Ishan Kishan raced to 77 off 40 balls as India made a strong comeback after losing hard-hitting Abhishek Sharma for a duck, reaching 92 for 2 after 10 overs in their T20 World Cup match against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday (February 15).
A cramping Kishan slammed 10 fours and 3 sixes, taking the attack to the Pakistan bowlers, while Tilak Varma played the supporting role with a sedate 12, allowing his more aggressive partner to dominate the scoring.
Play was briefly halted as Kishan required attention from the team physio due to discomfort in his right leg. But once the match started, Kishan was bowled by Saim Ayub off the fourth ball of the ninth over, bringing in skipper Suryakumar Yadav (3 runs).
The partnership between Kishan and Varma yielded 87 runs, stabilising the innings after the early setback.
Earlier report:
India and Pakistan have taken on each other in a high-voltage clash on Sunday (February 15) in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2026. The match is currently on at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, one of the two co-hosts of the tournament.
The game has emerged as a hot focus after all the drama around the subcontinent’s cricket, with Pakistan first refusing to play India and then taking a U-turn following hectic parleys between their board and the International Cricket Council (ICC) and even the Bangladesh Cricket Board, which also refused to send its team to India on security grounds.
And like a previous occasion, India continued its no-handshake policy, a fallout of the Pahalgam terrorist attack last year, with Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav and his Pakistani counterpart Salman Agha avoiding the usual courtesy during the toss.
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