Pakistan chose to bowl first after winning the toss in Sunday’s high-voltage ICC T20 World Cup clash against India at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today.
Pakistan full scorecard
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Pakistan (T: 176 runs from 20 ovs) |
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Batting |
|
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
|
Sahibzada Farhan |
c Singh b Pandya |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Saim Ayub |
lbw b Bumrah |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
300 |
|
Salman Agha (c) |
c Pandya b Bumrah |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
100 |
|
Babar Azam |
not out |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
133.33 |
|
Usman Khan † |
not out |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
200 |
|
Extras |
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
2.4 Ov (RR: 7.50) |
20/03/26 |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
ECON |
0s |
|
Hardik Pandya |
1.4 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
4.2 |
8 |
|
Jasprit Bumrah |
1 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
13 |
2 |
India full scorecard
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India (20 ovs maximum) |
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Batting |
|
R |
B |
M |
4s |
6s |
SR |
|
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 |
run out (Mohammad Nawaz/†Usman Khan) |
27 |
17 |
24 |
3 |
1 |
158.82 |
|
Rinku Singh |
not out |
11 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
275 |
|
Axar Patel |
c Saim Ayub b Shaheen Shah Afridi |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Extras |
(lb 2, w 1) |
3 |
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Total |
20 Ov (RR: 8.75) |
175/7 |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
ECON |
0s |
WD |
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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 |
|
Abrar Ahmed |
3 |
0 |
38 |
0 |
12.66 |
5 |
0 |
|
Shadab Khan |
1 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
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Mohammad Nawaz |
4 |
0 |
28 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
0 |
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Usman Tariq |
4 |
0 |
24 |
1 |
6 |
10 |
1 |
Explaining the decision, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha said the surface appeared slightly tacky and could offer early assistance to bowlers. He also pointed out that the R Premadasa Stadium is a bigger ground than the SSC, with a slower pitch expected to come into play.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav said his side was comfortable batting first, having defended totals successfully in their last two matches. He added that in a high-stakes contest like this, either team could win on the day.
Teams
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha (c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan (wk), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
