The excitement of the clash between India and Pakistan has started once again on the cricket field. India and India faced each other in the Group C match of Hong Kong Sixes 2026. In this match, Pakistan defeated India by 4 wickets. Pak captain Abbas Afridi won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, Team India could score only 88 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 6 overs. Pakistan achieved the target of 89 runs by scoring 91 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 3.5 overs.
At the time of the toss, Indian captain Krunal Pandya said that if he had won the toss, he would have chosen to bowl first, but now he will have to play good cricket. Talking about the strategy in such tournaments, he said that as a bowling unit their main focus should be on keeping every ball single or dot. Getting a dot ball here is gold and to be honest it is the same as taking a wicket, so they will see how the match progresses.
After losing the toss and opting to bat first, the Indian team scored 88 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in its allotted 6 overs and has set a target of 89 runs for Pakistan to win. Despite the early fall of wickets during the Indian innings, Shashank Singh played a stormy innings and scored a brilliant 40 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 5 fours in just 11 balls. Apart from him, T Natarajan contributed 12 unbeaten runs and Rahul Tripathi contributed 9 runs. In bowling for Pakistan, Abdul Samad took maximum 2 wickets, while Mohammad Shahzad and Ahmed Daniel got 1-1 success.
India and Pakistan squad for Hong Kong Sixes
Indian team: Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya (captain), Shashank Singh, Rahul Tewatia, Kulwant Khejroliya, T Natarajan.
Pakistan team: Irfan Khan, Khawaja Nafe (wicketkeeper), Abdul Samad, Saad Masood, Muhammad Shahzad, Abbas Afridi (captain), Ahmed Daniel
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