India vs Pakistan, 27th Match, Group A, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, out Bowled!! Pakistan can breathe a huge sigh of relief! Ayub puts his arms up as the dangerous Ishan Kishan is knocked over. What a knock though. On a challenging surface, he has hammered 77 off just 40 balls to put India ahead at this stage. Has completely defied the conditions. Deserves an applause as he walks off and the crowd obliges. This one is nicely bowled by Ayub. Slows it down at 84kph, lands it on a good length and Kishan has backed away too far to the leg-side. The ball grips, turns away and he's unable to reach out with his weight leaning back. It clips the top of middle and leg, dislodging the bail from its groove. Ishan Kishan b Saim Ayub 77(40) [4s-10 6s-3]

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, the issue on his right leg hasn't stopped him from going for the reverse-hit again. Doesn't go down on the knees this time, stands tall and swats it over backward point

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, goes for the pull but the ball stops and turns sharply. Miscues it in the air through midwicket. No one in the circle there

Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, slightly short, he rocks back for the pull and mistimes it through midwicket

Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs, he's just doing what he wants. The bowlers are at his mercy. Slow and tossed up at the stumps, he goes reverse, loses his balance but drags it past short third. Fielder got a hand diving across, took the pace off it, allowing it to be cut off in the deep

Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs, dances down to the pitch of the ball and drills it down the ground. Takes a tumbling stop from Shaheen at long-on to cut it off

Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, awful bowling. Down the leg-side, turning in further, a virtual free-hit for Kishan and he sweeps it hard behind square

Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, SIX, this time he's not spared. A belligerent slog-sweep into the crowd from Ishan Kishan! Floated up on middle, right in the slot and he knocks the living daylights out of it

Shadab Khan to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs, Shadab starts the same way Abrar did, and he'll be glad to not get hammered into the crowd like him. Tossed up outside leg, Kishan sweeps along the floor to the left of deep backward square

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, slightly short at the stumps, pulled to deep midwicket for a single

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, no run, turning in, tucking him up and he nudges it from the crease to short midwicket

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, no run, tries a late dab but can't get it past short third

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, now goes inside out. Length is the problem again here. Too full from Abrar, Kishan manages to get under it and smears it over extra cover

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, fifty off just 27 balls! The entire dugout stands up to applaud a superb knock as Kishan's dream run continues since coming back into the team. Floated up full, in the slot and he pumps it straight back over Abrar's head

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, what lovely batting. Great use of the hands to guide it past short third. Length ball turning in from round the wicket, it's just outside off and allows Kishan enough room to maneuver it with his wrists. Opens the face and runs it fine!

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, beaten in flight as he steps out. It turns away off a length and Kishan has to be sharp in order to keep it out. Does well with his reflexes, reaching out towards the ball and steering it through point

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, almost gets out the same way Abhishek did. Goes back to pull, gets it high on the bat and miscues it in the air. But he gets just enough to clear the mid-on fielder

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, no run, length ball turning away from off, defended from the crease

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, tossed up outside off, it's an offbreak that turns away off a good length, Kishan goes back and punches down to long-off

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, round the wicket goes Abrar now. It's a googly floated up nicely, dips on Kishan as he advances and forces him to adjust in defence. Off a thick inside edge it goes into the on-side

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, this time he has enough time on the back foot to read it off the pitch. Googly outside off, it's short and wide and Kishan slaps it through the covers

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, no run, finds the right line and length. Pushed through flat on off, turns in off a good length and Kishan is cramped on the cut. Didn't read which way it was going to turn perhaps? Ends up chopping it to short third

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, no run, down leg again, this time he misses the sweep and it's off the pad to the keeper who fumbles

Abrar Ahmed to Ishan Kishan, SIX, Kishan greets Abrar the same way he greeted Shaheen, smashing the first ball for six. It's down the leg-side, poor delivery and he sweeps it hard over backward square. Sails over the ropes!

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, dive saves Kishan! Flat and short, he looks to pull but has to check his shot as it holds on him. Ends up tapping it to mid-on and sets off for the run. The fielder makes a direct hit but Kishan is home

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, no run, dragged down short outside off, it's swatted back down the pitch and Tilak fails to get out of the way! Was struck very hard by Kishan but straight into the feet of his partner. Thankfully the pad was there to save him some pain

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, no run, cuts this well but straight to cover

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, this one sits up nicely for him. Short on middle and leg, Kishan rocks back and pulls over square leg. He's off to a brisk start again!

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, no run, flat and slightly short outside off, Kishan looks to cut but it holds in the pitch again. Tackiness in the pitch is evident. This is why Pakistan opted to bowl. He ends up chopping it into the off-side

Saim Ayub to Ishan Kishan, no run, flat-batted straight back to Ayub. Probably held up in the pitch and he had to check his shot. Fell just short of the bowler there

Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, sliced in the air and Kishan gets away with it! Not a great shot. Tossed up outside off, the line is pretty wide and he's looking to go for a big sweep. Length is a bit shorter than ideal too. He fails to get on top of it and slices it in front of long-off. The ball drops well short of the fielder

Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, pushed through flat on a good length, Kishan steps out, doesn't meet the pitch and just nudges it into the on-side

Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, 2 runs, down on one knee for the sweep, takes a thick top-edge over square leg, back for a couple of runs as the fielder chases it down

Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, no run, dances down but the length is pulled back and he's nowhere to the pitch of it. Tries working it through the on-side but is hit on the pad as it slides in with the arm

Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, Salman misses his length and is punished. Nothing was in the slot in his previous over, but this one is. Kishan spots it early, clears the front leg and smokes it over mid-on

Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, slower short ball outside off, Kishan drags the pull away to deep backward square

Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, FOUR, nearly dragged on! Again he goes for the pull but the ball isn't as short this time. It's back of a length, Kishan gets a thick under-edge and it runs away past the stumps

Shaheen Afridi to Ishan Kishan, SIX, he couldn't have struck that any better! Right off the screws from Ishan Kishan as he pulls Shaheen's first ball into the crowd. It's dug in on a short of length, Kishan gets into good position, transfers his weight back and nails it over square leg

Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, 1 run, Kishan goes on the attack! Looks to step out, the ball is fired in slightly short and he drags the pull to deep midwicket

Salman Agha to Ishan Kishan, no run, some turn! 91kph, lands it on a good length and it straightens a touch around off, Kishan defends forward