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

Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, 1 run, flatter delivery, Dube knocks it to mid-wicket and he is off the mark

Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, no run, Dube is searching for the ball off the pitch, squared up but he manages to defend

Saim Ayub to Shivam Dube, no run, great hat-trick ball from Saim Ayub. Sucked Dube into a front foot push and Dube isn't one to move his feet nicely towards the pitch of the bat. A tentative defence, ball turned square after pitching around middle and leg. Turn was good but the bounce helped Dube escaped from being bowled. Ball jumped over the off stump. Emotional appeal from the keeper and tricked his captain into a review, only to lose it as UltraEdge was silent when the ball went past the bat

Saim Ayub to Hardik Pandya, out Caught by Babar Azam!! This is highhh, is it long? Nooo! Hardik has been attacking the spinner straightaway these days. He chanced his arm given that his team is in a strong position. But he mishit this carrom ball. Wise of Saim Ayub to bowl it wide of off and make Hardik fetch the loft. Ball went off the bottom of the bat and into orbit. Long-off judged it really well into his hands and Saim Ayub is on a hat-trick. He is pumped. He gives Hardik a bit of a sendoff. Hardik Pandya c Babar Azam b Saim Ayub 0(1)

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, out Lbw!! He's missed it and that's plumb. Full and on the stumps, Tilak went for the sweep. Too full for the shot? No seems like it just bounced over the bat with some turn as Tilak was through the shot early. Impact in line with middle stump from round the wicket and when that happens it means it's straightened enough for the finger to go up. Tilak walks off without wasting the review. Ball-tracker says ball hitting a decent part of leg stump (ump's call) so he would have been out anyway. Tilak Varma lbw b Saim Ayub 25(24) [4s-2 6s-1]

Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, flatter delivery turning away a bit, SKY chops the late cut to short third man. Usman Khan breaks the stumps without collecting the throw. Tilak was home though

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, no run, sharp turn off a good length, Tilak watches it carefully and defends from the crease

Saim Ayub to Suryakumar Yadav, 1 run, dipping legbreak outside off, Surya isn't in control as he punches in the air through cover

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 Tilak Varma, 1 run, sliding in on leg, slightly short, Tilak bends his knee and pulls gently to deep backward square

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

Saim Ayub to Tilak Varma, FOUR, runs away off the edge past the keeper! Lovely from Ayub, slowing it up and getting it to dip on a good length. Tilak is on the forward stretch but still can't cover the pitch of the ball. The edge is found as it turns sharply, but there's no slip in place

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 Tilak Varma, 1 run, oh a reverse-hit attempted by Tilak, but he's through the shot too early. Was nicely tossed up from round the wicket, beats Tilak in the flight and he gets it off the toe-end in front of cover

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

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