Pakistan gamers look forward to a video assessment on a possible dismissal for India’s Suryakumar Yadav throughout their group match of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup on February 15, 2026. — ReutersÂ
COLOMBO: Pakistan’s males’s cricket workforce set a brand new bowling file of their ICC Males’s T20 World Cup conflict towards India on the R Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Within the blockbuster fixture, performed at a gradual and turning floor of the R Premadasa Stadium, the 2009 champions utilised six spin choices – Mohammad Nawaz, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq and captain Salman Ali Agha.
The six spinners utilized by Pakistan are probably the most by a workforce in a males’s T20 World Cup innings and the joint-most by a full-member nation within the shortest format.
Consequently, Pakistan’s stacked spin-bowling division delivered 18 overs towards arch-rivals India, which went for 142 runs and yielded 5 dismissals.
Main the spin-dominated bowling cost for Pakistan was Saim, who returned sensational bowling figures of three/25 in his 4 overs, whereas thriller spinner Usman and skipper Agha chipped in with one scalp apiece.
Quite the opposite, the spin duo of Abrar and Shadab struggled evidently, conceding 38 runs in three overs and 17 in a single, respectively.
Regardless of Pakistan’s try to take advantage of the spin-friendly situations right here, defending champions India managed to build up a formidable whole of 175/5 of their 20 overs, courtesy of opener Ishan Kishan.
Kishan led India’s restoration after shedding his opening accomplice Abhishek Sharma (zero) within the first over with a blazing 77 off 40 deliveries, studded with 10 fours and three sixes.
His efforts had been backed by captain Suryakumar Yadav, who made an anchoring 32 off 29 deliveries with the assistance of three fours, whereas Tilak Varma (25) and Shivam Dube (27) made notable contributions.
