Ishan Kishan celebrates his half-century during an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Pakistan, at R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: The India-Pakistan fixture arrived wrapped in hype and high drama, enough to fuel a Netflix series. But when the cricket finally took centre…
Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Agha (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Defending champions India sent a strong message to the cricketing world with a 61-run demolition of Pakistan in their high-stakes Group A clash at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, securing their spot in the Super Eights. “I think this is for India,” said…
Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha, left, looks at India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP Photo/) There was no handshake after the match between India and Pakistan at the T20 World Cup clash in Colombo, continuing the icy stand-off that began during the Asia Cup last September.“I will break the suspense tomorrow. Wait for 24 hours,” Suryakumar…
Ishan Kishan of India (Getty Images) India registered the highest ever total in an India Pakistan contest in T20 World Cup history, posting 175 for seven in 20 overs on a challenging surface at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.The foundation was laid by opener Ishan Kishan, whose blistering 77 off 40 balls…
India lost Abhishek Sharma for his second duck in as many innings at the T20 World Cup, but Ishan Kishan ensured the innings stayed on course with one of the fastest half-centuries in India-Pakistan T20Is.Kishan recorded the third-fastest fifty in India-Pakistan T20 internationals.Fastest 50s in Ind-Pak T20Is (by balls) 23 – Mohd Hafeez, Ahmedabad, 2012…
Abhishek Sharma of India (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Abhishek Sharma’s lean run in the T20 World Cup continued as the India opener fell for a four-ball duck against Pakistan in the high-voltage Group A clash in Colombo on Sunday.In a bold tactical move, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha took the new ball himself and…
Suryakumar Yadav, Salman Ali Agha. (File photo) Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has criticised India’s no-handshake policy against Pakistan, calling it “silly” and saying it does not reflect well on a major cricketing nation.India have followed a no-handshake policy against Pakistan since the Asia Cup 2025 in both men’s and women’s cricket. With the two…
India are set to face Pakistan in their upcoming T20 World Cup encounter on Sunday in Colombo, and former skipper Rohit Sharma could be in attendance at the R Premadasa Stadium to support Suryakumar Yadav and the team.A video that has gone viral on social media showed Rohit along with his wife Ritika Sajdeh at…
Photo credit: X/@ACCMedia1 India A Women secured their first win in the Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament with an eight-wicket victory over Pakistan A Women on Sunday, led by captain Radha Yadav and a half-century from Dinesh Vrinda.The result came after India A had lost their opening match by seven wickets to UAE A…
West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer hits a six (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) West Indies became the first team to reach the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup after an easy nine-wicket win over Nepal at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. They dominated the match from start to finish and chased down the target comfortably.Nepal batted…