India v Pakistan LIVE: Result and reaction from T20 World Cup in New York as India defend low total in win
India beat Pakistan by six runs at Nassau County International Stadium
India beat Pakistan by six runs in the most highly-anticipated group match of the 2024 T20 World Cup in New York.
Pakistan were left reeling after a shock super-over defeat to the United States in Dallas on Thursday but failed to bounce back in one of the fiercest rivalries in sport as they restricted India to 119 all out from their 20 overs but then were heled to 113-7 themselves.
Only two teams will qualify from Group A and India look all but through after they had started their campaign with a dominant victory over Ireland before this win, as they went into the tournament among the favourites, despite not having won a major international event since the 2013 Champions Trophy.
However, there have been serious questions raised about the playing surface on the pop-up stadium in Nassau County, with the ICC admitting the pitch is not up to standard and would be subject to ‘remedies’ before the flagship game.
Relive all the live action in the blog below.
WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah c Imad Wasim b Haris Rauf 0 (India 112-9, 17.5 overs)
HARIS RAUF IS ON A HAT-TRICK! First ball, Jasprit Bumrah takes a big stride, tries to flail the ball through the covers but hits it straight at Imad Wasim at short cover. This has been brilliant by Pakistan.
WICKET! Hardik Pandya c Iftikhar Ahmed b Haris Rauf 7 (India 112-8, 17.4 overs)
It’s worth saying that this Nassau County Stadium pitch that runs aren’t easy to come by, so if India can even get themselves towards 130, that could be a winning score.
Pandya finally gets going as he back-cuts for FOUR and although it flew off a thick edge, they all count. Later in the over, so great boundary fielding by Shadab, diving full length to his left to save two runs.
But then another WICKET! Pandya flicks off his legs, trying to clip the ball for six but Iftikhar Ahmed runs to his left and pouches the ball on the boundary. Haris Rauf has his second scalp and Pakistan remove a man who could’ve added 20-plus runs to the score in these last overs with a few heaves.
India 106-7 (17 overs) - Pandya 1; Arshdeep 9
Arshdeep Singh manages to heave one past wide mid-on and it just reaches the boundary for FOUR runs and he then takes a blow to either the shoulder or hand as he tries to hook a bouncer.
Two off the fourth ball, six from the over and India are limping towards the end of their innings
100 UP! India 100-7 (16 overs) - Pandya 1; Arshdeep 3
Pakistan turning the screw now. Naseem Shah ends an absolutely fantastic spell by conceding just three from his final over. His final figures read 3-21.
It’s 100 UP for India but little to celebrate.
India 97-7 (15 overs) - Pandya 0; Arshdeep 1
Arshdeep Singh comes in for India at No 9 - he was probably hoping he wouldn’t be needed with the bat... Can India even bat out the 20 overs?
WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja c Imad Wasim b Mohammad Amir 0 (India 96-7, 14.2 overs)
OH MY WORD! PAKISTAN HAVE TWO IN TWO BALLS.
India in disarray now! I was about to say that Ravindra Jadeja is a great man to have coming in as a No 8 but with the first delivery he sees from Amir, he sticks a bat out, away from his body and dabs it straight to Imad Wasim at silly mid-off.
Disaster for India who have gone from 89-3 to 96-7
WICKET! Rishabh Pant c Babar Azam b Mohammad Amir 42 (India 96-6, 14.1 overs)
Pakistan are REALLY on top now! Rishabh Pant has gone! Huge wicket for Pakistan.
Mohammed Amir back into the attack and with the very first ball, Pant tries to loft him over the top, straight down the ground but Babar Azam can jog across from mid-on and pouch the catch.
A good innings of 42 from 31 balls by Pant but his team are in real trouble now.
India 96-5 (14 overs) - Pandya 0; Pant 42
Hardik Pandya comes in and India need him to use all his experience to help take them to a decent total. Naseem oversteps on the final ball of the over, giving Pandya a free hit but he swings and misses att he following ball.
Pakistan are on top here.
WICKET! Shivam Dube c & b Naseem Shah 3 (India 95-5, 13.2 overs)
Are India in a bit of trouble here? Naseem Shah is tearing India apart and has a third wicket now!
The ball grips the pitch slightly and all Shivam Dube can do is scoop it straight back to the bowler for the simple catch. Pakistan are rocking and rolling now!
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