IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2024 Highlights: India defend joint-lowest total in history to stun Pakistan

It feels really good. We felt we were a little under par, and when the sun came out, the wicket got a little better, so we had to be really disciplined. I tried to keep it simple, tried to hit the seam as much as I can, focus on my execution. It felt like we were in India, and the cheering is really appreciated, we were really happy with the support we got, it gave us a lot of energy. Focus on the now. We've played two games, played very good cricket. We'll stick to our processes, and come out and try our best.

Jasprit Bumrah has to be the player of the match as his wicket of Rizwan turned the game around and then, India didn't look back at all!!!

Wowowow!!!! India have defended 119 runs in New York to leave Pakistan reeling!!!!

What a performance!!! India have defended joint-lowest total in the history of T20 World Cup!!!!

Pakistan need 8 runs from last balls

Good from Naseem paddling it for four. 12 needed from 2 balls

What a review!!! Imad Wasim is OUT now!!! 18 needed off 5 balls

Bumrah strikes!!! Iftikhar is GONE now!! Pakistan still need 18 runs off 6 balls!!!! Arshdeep Singh has taken a good catch and he needs to deliver in the final over!!

18 runs off 7 balls needed now!!! What a penultimate over so far!! Can Bumrah finish it off well?

Bumrah is delivering an excellent over

20 runs needed off nine balls now!! Getting difficult for Pakistan now..What will Ifti do now?

Wow!!! 20 runs off 10 balls now for Pakistan!!!

First ball is a single now!!!

Required rate has now gone up to 10.5. 21 runs off two overs needed for India!!! Bumrah now expected to bowl the 19th over!!! Amazing game this!!

How this game has turned!!! Wow!! 30 runs needed for Pakistan in three overs!!

Pressure is massive on Pakistan!!!! Shadab is gone now!!!! Pakistan are 88/5 and they need 32 runs off 21 balls

What a comeback from India!!! 35 needed from four overs....Bumrah's over has turned the game on its head!!

Bumrah is here and he castles Rizwan!!! What a champion bowler!!!! Pakistan are now 80/4

40 runs needed for Pakistan in six overs!! Will Bumrah come into the attack now?

This match is poised nicely now!! 47 needed off 42 balls

Fakhar Zaman is OUT!! Hardik Pandya strikes now...Is there still a lift left in this game?

Fakhar Zaman has come out and cleared the fence off the very second ball!!! His wicket is very crucial for India

Axar has struck on the very first ball!!! Much needed for India...

Pakistan need only 63 runs in 10 overs now. This is where the game started to turn for India as Pakistan made a comeback in the second half. Can Bumrah and Co make a comeback?

Pakistan are 51/1 after 9 overs. India desperately need a breakthrough now!!!

Can Jadeja provide the much-needed breakthrough?

This match is interestingly poised now!! Pakistan are 35/1 after 6 overs. It is imperative for India to pick wickets and the fielding also needs to be tight. Cannot afford a drop catch now.

Can Hardik Pandya strike now?

Bumrah strikes and Babar Azam is back in the hut!!

Siraj conceded only two runs from 4th over. Pakistan 21/0 after 4 overs

India have not allowed to get away here but Pakistan have not lost a wicket either. 19/0 after 3 overs. India desperately need a wicket now!! If not for the drop from Dube, Pakistan would've been one down

Shivam Dube has dropped Mohammed Rizwan there....Poor effort!!!

Jasprit Bumrah is into the attack now!!! Can he provide the breakthrough?

Well well!! Aggression from Mohammed Siraj there...In a bid to hit the stumps, Siraj has smashed Rizwan with the ball on his hand....He apologises quickly though...wasn't intentional...

Pakistan manage to avoid losing a wicket in the first over and add 9 runs off Arshdeep Singh's first overs.

PAK - 9/0 in 1 over.

Pakistan need 111 runs in 114 balls to win the game.

Openers Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are out in the middle to kick off Pakistan's innings at Nassau County International Stadium. 

The left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh to bowl the first over for India.

Pakistan need 120 runs in 120 balls to win the game. 

India have been bowled out for 119 runs in 19 overs. Can they defend it now?

Hardik Pandya is GONE!!! Well well!! 112/8 India in the 18th over!!

Arshdeep Singh is with Hardik in the middle and the two will be looking for some score here. Arshdeep takes Amir four a four over deep mid-wicket. A beautiful flick for a four. He almost got another one but the outfield is pretty slow and they settle for 2. 6 from the over, India 106/7 after 17

India reach 100 runs after 16 overs!!!! How many can they make?

India seem to be done and dusted here!! 89/3 to 96/7 and 120 looks tough. Pakistan on fire now!!

India have collapsed here!! 96/6 in the 15th over and Pant is GONE this time

What a good phase of play for Pakistan!! Naseem Shah strikes again as he dismissed Shivam Dube! India are 95/5 in the 14th over and things are falling apart very quickly now!! India need to be very careful

India are 94/4 after 13 overs!!

India are 90/4 after 12 overs

Yet another failure for Suryakumar Yadav!!! India are 89/4 in 11.2 overs

Rishabh Pant is playing a brilliant knock after being lucky. India are now 89/3 after 11 overs

Pant is in good touch while Surya has just faced four balls. Can India go past the 160-run mark?

Haris Rauf is in for his first over and Pant lines him up straight-away. He hits three fours. Pant hits him over covers for a four, before lapping him past fine leg and flicking him in the same region for two more fours. 13 from the over, India 81/3 after 10

Rishabh is having so many lifelines, however, the chances are very tough. He top-edges one to vacant the leg-side, where the square leg can't reach. He hits one to long-on but it bounces little ahead of the fielder. India 68/3 after 9

The 39-run stand has been broken. Naseem gets Axar bowled. Axar charged down the ground, looking for a big hit. But the ball stays low and cleans him up. World No.1 batter Surya is in at 4 now

Spin time now. Iftikhar has come in with his off-spin. Axar hit a four on the final ball as he came down the ground and punched it straight down the ground for a boundary. India 57/2 after 7

Rishabh Pant has got a couple of lives, although the chances were tough. He got an outside edge little away from the first slip and then top-edged over point. Usman running back, tries to pull off a Travis Head (ODI WC) bit can't get it. He is living dangerously. Another outside edge fliers over slips. 12 runs from that. Pant taking risks. India 50/2 after 6. Powerplay done, it's balanced as of now

Axar gets a decent over. He hits a four and a six - the four was an under-edge to third-man, the six was a beautiful uppercut. They take a risky double with Axar guiding one to deep third. But the throw is not a good one and they are home. India 38/2 after 5

Mohammad Amir is in for his first over in the 4th. He bowls fuller to Pant on the legs and he flicks it towards mid-wicket for a three. Amir is getting some swing and seam and is beating Axar pretty easily. Axar guides the final one to third-man for a single. India 24/2 after 4

And this is not what India needed. Rohit has been caught out at square leg. Rohit looked to flick this away but found the fielder well inside the boundary. Rohit gone for 13 from 12 balls, Virat went back for 4 from 3. Axar Patel is now in with Pant. India 20/2 after 3

No Virat Kohli show today. He has been caught at point. This was outside off, swung away and Virat wanted to go on the off-side. He can't keep it down, nor in the gap and hits it to Usman

And the play resumes. Rohit and Virat are back into the middle. Virat will face a ball for the first time. Naseem has been given the ball. What a way to start. Kohli drives Naseem's fuller ball for a four.

The two Indian openers Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have come out from the dressing room and are in the dugout

Good news, folks. The rain has stopped, and the covers are off (as we already wrote below). The play will start at 9:30 PM. More good news, no overs have been lost.

"Rain rain go away, Let India Chak De," Sandeep Singh says on X. Rain, will you please let us play the complete game?

The covers are coming off. The umpires are out there in the middle with their folded umbrellas. Rahul Dravid is out there too

The rain seems to have stopped or has reduced to just a drizzle. The umpires are out on the ground. We might see the inspection soon.

It's raining a little heavier now. We are approaching the territory where the overs will get cut. From 9:34 PM IST, we shall start losing overs

And the rain has come again. Just after the opening over, it has started to drizzle. Players head back

Shaheen got this one fuller on the pads. Rohit tried working it on the leg side. He gets an inside edge onto the pads. Shaheen appeals but to no avail

And Rohit has decided to take him on. The first one was a fuller, shaping into the pads, Rohit flicked it for a brace. The second one was outside off on a good length, Rohit left it. The third was a little fuller on the middle stump and he flicks it for a six over square leg. 

And here we go. After a delay of 50 minutes, the first ball will be bowled. Rohit and Virat are to start for India, and Shaheen has the new ball in hand. A big match-up, left-arm pace vs two Indian pros. This is going to be big. One slip in place, Shaheen from over the wicket

Time for Anthems. Pakistan's Qaumi Taranah first and then India's Jan Gan Man. Yuvraj Singh brought out the trophy earlier and kept it on the pedestal.

We are nearly 10 minutes away from the first ball. It's going to be mouthwatering face-offs. Will be interesting to see Shaheen vs Rohit, Kohli. Amir vs Rohit and Kohli, especially after rain as some moisture will be there. It is also overcast. It shall swing well. Indian players need to be careful in the first 6 overs

The play is set to start at 8:50 IST, 11:20 local time. The rain has stopped and the umpires are out inspecting it.

The rain has stopped now and we are seeing the covers are being removed. Hopefully the start is not much far

Not good news folks. It is pouring down now. The start will be delayed now.

Before the main game, the waiting game is on.

This is Us

And the rain has returned. Not the news that we wanted. We were around 15 minutes away from the start but probably the weather gods have decided they want to intervene

No changes for India. No Kuldeep, Jaiswal, Sanju and Chahal

India's Playing XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh

One change for Pakistan. Imad Wasim, who cleared the fitness test on the eve of the game, comes in for Azam Khan

Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Usman Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Amir

Would've bowled first too. We need to assess how conditions play and come up with an idea of what a good score is. Those games have helped us assess conditions here. We've spoken about what we need to do as a batting unit to get a good score and then we've got the bowling unit to defend. Every game is important in a World Cup, you can't just show up. Anything can happen. We're sticking to the same XI.

We will bowl first because of the weather and moisture in the pitch. The conditions suit us, we have four fast bowlers. We will try to use it to our best. Past is past, we are looking forward to today's match, we are ready and will give our 100%. Always a big game, our confidence is always high for India vs Pak. Azam Khan is resting.

Pakistan have won the toss and they will be bowling first

Inspection is over and officials announce 8:00 pm toss and 8:30 pm kick off. No overs will be lost as there is not a big delay

Covers are coming off.

The inspection is on as per the time and the covers are coming off now. 

Chris Gayle is at the venue too and he is meeting the Indian players. He has wearing a white-colour with Indian tri-colour sleeves on it. He is taking autographs from the Indian players - Rohit Sharma then Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal too.

We have some news coming in. The inspection time is 7:45 IST, which isn't much far. The players are out on the field warming up and it looks it is only a slight drizzle.

Good news, the rain has stopped and we are seeing the umpires out on the ground to inspect the conditions. 

The toss has been delayed due to the rain now

The whole square has been put under the covers now and not only the pitch. It is overcast and gloomy and these are not proimising signs

The rain has got heavier at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. We are little away from the toss and if rain continues, the toss will be delayed

As per Accuweather, there is prediction for rain in the hours to come too. At 10 AM local time (7:30 PM IST), there is a 43% chance of rain. It is 51% at 11 AM, 47% at 12 and goes down after that.

And the uninvited guest has come. There is light drizzle in New York ahead of the toss in the India vs Pakistan game. It was overcast already and there was a chance of rain in the Big Apple. Hope it goes away soon

And here comes the Indian team for the all-important clash against Pakistan at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium

Pakistan have several issues with their team. They went with Saim Ayub for much of the build-up ahead of the tournament but his poor return made them drop him from the side in their clash against USA. Azam Khan has registered two ducks, spinners not doing well (Babar himself highlighted this). Pakistan seem to be out of sorts and they face India in a must-win clash now. Tensions!

Rohit does not boast a strong record against Pakistan in T20 World Cup. In five innings, the Indian opener has made only 68 runs with his highest score of 30.

Will we see Yashasvi Jaiswal today, or will we see Kuldeep getting a nod for this one? While Jaiswal might be a bit far from coming in, Kuldeep's selection will be something Indian management would be thinking about. Kuldeep coming in for a pacer can be an option if Hardik and Shivam Dube bowl, otherwise it may not happen.

And the news is coming that the India vs Pakistan match will be played on Pitch No. 2, the one that hosted the South Africa vs Netherlands game last night. It was the most true pitch for the batters but there was movement present. While batting was not easy, it might see some runs for this one.

India skipper Rohit Sharma is only seven sixes away from becoming the first ever batter to hit 200 sixes in T20Is.

Team India is dominating the head to head record against Pakistan with nine wins and three losses since 2007.

Virat Kohli has a stellar record against Pakistan in T20 World Cups. He holds the record of most runs scored against a single opponent in the 20-over tournament - 308 runs against the Men in Green in five matches. He has four 50+ scores against Pakistan, the most by anyone against a team in T20 WCs

There are four pitches at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium. Three of them - Pitch No. 1, Pitch No. 2 and Pitch No. 4 - have been used so far. Pitch 4 has hosted two games, including the India vs Ireland, while Pitch 1 and 2 have hosted one game each. The India vs Pakistan clash is likely to be played on Pitch 2 with Pitch 4 the other probable option.

The New York pitch has come under scrutiny for the matches it has produced so far. There is uneven bounce, swing and the surface has troubled many batters. ICC admitted that they will be working to fix the surface and reportedly, they worked on the grass shoots ahead of the Canada vs Ireland game on Friday. 

Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya! That pretty much sums up what happened the last time these two met each other in the T20 World Cup. An innings of a lifetime, a partnership of his career; it sums up what Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya did the other night at the packed MCG in front of around 1 lakh people. India were gone, and they hardly had any chance but the way Virat Kohli pulled it back along with a strong association with Hardik Pandya, made the Indians scream their hearts out at the 'G' and many cry it out around the world. 

The buzz might not be as high as it should be in New York, as cricket is still looking to find its feet in America. But some 11,322 Km (Pakistan) and 12,640 Km (India) away, this clash is what matters the most. It's India vs Pakistan, two arch-rivals, who meet only in the ICC events. With a rich cricketing history, some edge-of-the-seat thrillers and the grandest rivalry on the cricket field - these two teams give the perfect ingredients for a recipe like no other. Stay tuned as I, Varun Malik, take you across this match in New York