India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup Highlights | India thrash Pakistan by 61 runs to qualify for Super 8

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | High drama before the match

The conversation and chatter ahead of the big match has been dominated by the "hand shake" policy after the two captains and teams did not engage in the gesture during the Asia Cup last year.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | India squad

Ishan Kishan(w), Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Abhishek Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Pakistan squad

Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan(w), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza, Khawaja Nafay

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Rain threat?

It has been cloudy in Colombo throughout the day with a few spells of rain. However, in a relief to fans, the forecast for rain drastically low at the time of the match. According to AccuWeather, the chances of rainfall till 6 pm are over 40 per cent and then drop sharply to 9 per cent thereafter.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Pitch report

The pitch is expected to be on the slower side as the match might be played on the same strip where Australia lost to Zimbabwe in a morning match.

In the 2026 T20 World Cup, the three matches so far have resulted in 20 wickets to the spinners while pacers have taken 21 wickets. In the last three years, spinners have averaged only 6.25 runs per over at the stadium in the shortest format.

Dew has played little to no role in matches held in Colombo in the ongoing tournament.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | When is the toss?

The toss for the India vs Pakistan match will be held at 6:30 pm IST.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Indian Cricket Team arrives at R Premadasa Stadium

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | India and Pakistan teams will not engage in handshakes, PTI reports quoting sources

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Suryakumar Yadav opens up on pressure ahead of the big match

"Yes, there will be pressure, there will be nerves, butterflies in the stomach when we start the game tomorrow. But yeah, at the same time, there's no pressure, there's no nerves, there's no fun to play cricket. And yeah, it's a big occasion," Yadav said.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Salman Agha on the pressure ahead of the match

"I haven't lost sleep but I have a few extra grays in my beard. Yeah it's an added responsibility when you are captain of your side and representing 250-260 million people. You can't run away from the responsibility. When you are representing your country and you are the captain of your side, we need to find a way to deal with that," Agha said.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | The two teams have met 11 times in T20Is since 2014, while only one match has been won defending

The only exception was the 2024 T20 World Cup game in New York.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | India have won each of the last eight completed matches against Pakistan across formats.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Head-to-head record

India and Pakistan have faced off 16 times in T20Is with India overpowering at 13 wins, while Pakistan has only won thrice.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Pakistan win the toss

Salman Agha chooses to field first.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Here's what Pakistan skipper Salman Agha said at the toss

"We want to bowl first. It looks a bit tacky, so we feel it will assist the bowlers for the first few overs so we want to use that. We are relaxed in our group and excited for this challenge. Bigger ground than SSC and the pitch is slower than SSC. Same team for us," Salman said.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Here's what India captain Suryakumar Yadav said at the toss

"Not at all, we were looking to bat first. We won last two games defending so we don't want to change it. It is an occasion, it's a high-stake game. This sport teaches you a lot of things, any side can win the game on a given day. Two changes. Abhishek Sharma comes in and Kuldeep Yadav is in for Arshdeep Singh," Yadav said at the toss.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | India playing 11

Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Pakistan playing 11

Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | The two teams are on the field for national anthems

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma open the innings

Captain Salman Agha has the new ball. Pakistan start with off spin.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Ishan Kishan off the mark

Kishan plays a swipe to mid wicket for a single.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Updates | Abhishek Sharma does not open account

A massive wicket for Pakistan in the fist over. Abhishek Sharma goes for the pull against a flat, fuller ball and scoops it to Shaheen Afridi to mid on.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Shaheen Afridi from the other end

That is an outstanding shot first up from Kishan, A short of length ball and Kishan has nailed the pull over square leg for a six.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Kishan starts well

Four more for Kishan. Another short ball and Kishan hooks it away past fine leg for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Edged and four!

A beautiful away shaper from Shaheen and Tilak Varma finds a thick edge on the drive. Beats the first slip and runs away to the boundary.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Kishan continues to attacl

Kishan now takes on the off spinner. A slot ball and Kishan has slogged it over mid on for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | More spin from Pakistan

Saim Ayub to bowl some off spin. India have six left handers in their top 8.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | That is a rubbish delivery from Ayub

A half tracker and Kishan takes full toll of it. Rocks back to pull over square leg for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Brilliant from Kishan

Abrar Ahmed to bowl and he has been welcomed with a slog sweep that flies into the stands from Kishan.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Great placement

A shorter ball outside off stump and Kishan rocks back to cut the ball through extra cover for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Just over the head from Kishan

A shorter ball from Saim Ayub, Kishan does not get hold of the pull but the ball goes just over a leaping mid on. Four runs.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | More luck for India

This time Tilak gets an edge on the push out side off stump. The ball goes past the keeper for four. The diving fielder lost the race.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Kishan slams another half-century

This is excllent batting from Ishan Kishan. He has slammed three fours in as many balls off Abrar Ahmed to race to a 50 off 27 balls.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Flurry of boundaries

Ishan Kishan's innings includes eight fours and two sixes so far.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | That is a massive hit

Ishan Kishan has lit up Colombo here. Shadab Khan tosses one up and Kishan has nailed the slog sweep over mid wicket for one of the biggest hits of the night

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Four more!

A poor ball from Shadab Khan and Kishan has swept the ball past square leg for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Wow! This is some hitting by Kishan

A shorter ball from Ayub and Kishan has played the reverse pull over point for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | That's the end of Ishan Kishan

A wicket against the run of the play here. Kishan give himself room to cut but the bowler as followed him. The batter misses and sees the bail on the leg stump fall. A stunning knock comes to an end. He's scored 77 of the 88 runs so far.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in for India

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Mohammad Nawaz to bowl some left-arm spin

Still no signs of Usman Tariq and the brakes have bee applied.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Suryakumar Yadav breaks the shackles

In comes Usman Tariq and SKY plays a beautiful flick off the back foot. Excellent timing as he beats mid wicket to collect four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | That is the shot of the evening from Tilak

Nawaz pushes it fuller and Tilak has reached to the line of the ball and nailed the lofted cover drive for an 81 meter six! Great shot against the spin.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Pakistan review

A massive appeal as Suryakumar Yadav is thudded on the pad as he misses the sweep. The ball tracker shows umpire's call and the Indian captain is safe.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | No boundaries off Tariq Usman yet

India have negotiated the mystery bowler decently, collecting 16 runs off two overs without any risks.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | That is poor bit of fielding

Suryakumar Yadav sweeps and the deep square leg has covered the ground. Let's the ball through his hands to the boundary.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Tilak Varma given out LBW

Tilak refuses to review and he will depart. An off breaker from Saim Ayub and Tilak is beaten on the sweep as the ball spins away slightly. He is hit on the back leg in front of the stumps.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Hardik Pandya departs for a first ball duck

India were motoring along and now they have lost two in two balls. Hardik Pandya goes for a big shot first ball and does not time it at all. Skied to long off.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Shivam Dube survives even as it is sent to the third umpire

This is impressive bowling from Saim Ayub. Flighted and Dube has missed the forward defence as the ball turns away. Keeper whips the bails but the foot is grounded.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Saim Ayub ends with a brilliant spell of 3/25 in 4 overs

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Much needed boundary for India

Nawaz bowls a half tracker and Dube has pulled it powerfully through square leg for four. The ball is clearly spinning.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Excellent from Tariq

Tariq Usman gives away only four runs in the 17th over.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Brilliant shot from SKY

Abrar Ahmed bowls a short of length ball and Suryakumar Yadav gets on the backfoot to whip it past mid wicket for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Dube frees his arms

Another shorter ball from Abrar Ahmed and Dube nails the pull over mid wicket for a massive six.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Tough chance put down by the keeper

Dube geos for a cut only to get an inside edge onto his shoe. The keeper puts the rebound down

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Dube takes on Tariq

A slot ball from Usman Tariq and Dube has slammed the drive past the bowler for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Massive wicket for Pakistan

Suryakumar Yadav goes for a big pull shot against Tariq and does not time it. Easy catch for deep mid wicket.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Last over coming up with Rinku Singh as the new batter

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Good start to the over from Dube

Shaheen to bowl the final over and it's a slot ball. Dube drives it straight for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | One-handed brilliance from Rinku

A wider ball from Shaheen Afridi and Rinku Singh reaches for the cut shot. The top hand comes off the bat but the ball flies to the boundary for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | A good finish on cards for India

Another slot ball from Shaheen and Rinku has sent it 92 meters into the crowd over mid wicket.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Dube is run out

There was no second run there and Dube tries to get back in time but his bat is stuck in the pitch as he attempts to roll the bat, Keeper whips the bail off.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | India end with 175/7

Axar Patel skies the last ball and a good catch from long on.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan open the innings

Hardik Pandya with the new ball.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Hardik Pandya sstrikes

This is a pacy back of length ball and Farhan goes for the pull. Only manges to sky it to mid wicket.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Wow! Bumrah has been welcomed with a six

A thick edge as Ayub has no idea of the ball on the wild swing. The ball flies over third man's head for six

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Both the openers in the hut!

A fast inswinger from Bumrah and Ayub is beaten on the flick. Umpires gives out and Ayub takes a review with him as it is three reds.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Salman Agha and Babar Azam are at the crease

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Agha finds the gap

A full ball on the pads and Agha inside halves it through mid wicket for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Bumrah strikes again and Pakistan are in trouble

A short of length ball from Bumrah and Agha gets a top edge on the pull. Easily taken by mid on.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Usman Khan on the attack

The wickets on the board don't matter as Usman Khan steps out and hammers the slog over long off for six.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Another one bites the dust

A massive wicket for India. Babar Azam goes for a big heave off Axar Patel and misses it completely. Timber.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Varun Chakravarthy will bowl

With just 2 pacers, India introduce spin from both ends inside the powerplay. Pakistan bowled only two overs with pace in the entire innings.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | That will ease some pressure

A much needed boundary for Pakistan. Usman Khan hops out and cross bats the swipe past mid wicket for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Another boundary for Usman Khan

Usman has played it fine as Axar Patel delivers it on the batter's leg.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Smart from Shadab Khan

Varun bowls a fuller ball outside off, Shadab plays the reverse sweep to beat third man. Gets four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Usman Khan on the attack

Usman Khan collects two consecutive boundaries of Axar Patel as Pakistan step on the accelerator.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Kuldeep Yadav to bowl for the first time in this World Cup

He beats Shadab Khan's defence with a googly.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Axar Patel strikes again!

It is the dangerous-looking Usman Khan who departs, He comes down the track and Patel smartly drags the length a little short. Khan is beaten on the nothing shot and that is easy work for Kishan behind the stumps.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Mohammad Nawaz is the new man in

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Mohammad Nawaz gets four

A good sweep from Nawaz to get four past square leg.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Kuldeep Yadav join the wicket's column

Pakistan are falling apart here. It is a full toss from Kuldeep Yadav and Nawaz goes for the big shot only to sky it to deep mid wicket. Shivam ube takes a good running catch in the deep.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Tilak Varma to send down some off breaks

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Tilak Varma gets a wicket of the first ball!

Can you believe it? Shadab Khan goes for a slog to a wide ball. Gives an easy catch to long off.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Faheem Ashraf and Shaheen Afridi at the crease

Faheem Ashraf strikes a powerful drive past cover for four off Tilak.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | A catch goes down

Shaheen Afridi miscues a slog and Tilak runs back off his own bowling as the ball goes high. He reaches to it but cannot hold on. Batters run two.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | The wickets keep tumbling

A short of length ball from Varun Chakravarthy and Faheem Ashraf pulls this to deep mid wicket.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Abrar Ahmed is Given out first ball

A beautiful googly from Chakravarthy and Abrar has no clue about it. Beaten on the defence thuds him on the pad. Given out and the ball tracker shows three reds.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Hattrick ball and India review

Usman Tariq does not read the googly and is hit on the pad. The ball looks as though it is going down leg and is not out. Ball tracker shows missing stumps.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | India having some fun now, Rinku Singh to bowl

Shaheen Afridi nails the shot through cover as Rinku tosses one outside off stump.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Four more

Shaheen Afridi goes for the sweep and gets some connection. The ball rolls past fine leg for four.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Hardik Pandya to bowl his third over

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | India putting down sitters

First Ishan Kishan puts down a sitter as Shaheen Afridi gets a glove to the keeper. Then a catch goes down at deep mid wicket and the ball pops for a six.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | India win!

Hardik Pandya hits the stumps as Tariq gives himself room nd misses the drive.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | India have a 'Q' against their name

India join West Indies to become the second team in the Super 8.

India vs Pakistan LIVE Score | Ishan Kishan is the Player of the Match

Ishan Kishan slammed 77 off 40 balls to give India a flying start.