India vs Pakistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024: IND 8/0 (1 over) vs PAK; Virat, Rohit open after rain delays start

Shaheen to Axar, FOUR! An under-edge on an attempted cut runs away to the fence through third man. SIX! An upper cut from Axar after Shaheen goes for a bouncer. One run through covers on the third. Pant drives on the fourth but fails to clear the infield. MISSED! Pant gets an inside edge as the fifth jags back in, just misses the wickets, one run. Axar cuts the final delivery for two runs. 

A change in bowling. Mohammad Amir to bowl the next. Pant gets the first delivery through mid wicket, three runs. Axar beaten by away movement. A swing and miss again from Axar. A third miss on the bounce. A single to third man on the last ball.

Shaheen to Rohit, outside off stump and the batter defends. BEATEN! Rohit goes for a drive on length but the swing sees him miss. An edge but the ball dies down and carries to first slip on a bounce. OUT! Rohit picks the fielder at deep square leg. The Indian captain falls for the trap. It was on the pads and Rohit gets it off the toe end.

Rohit Sharma c Haris b Shaheen 13 (12)

Axar Patel is the new batter. A wide adds an extra for India.

Naseem Shah to bowl the second over. Kohli to take strike. FOUR! A sublime cover drive from Kohli to get off the mark. Kohli blocks the second delivery. GONE! It is wide enough to go for a cut, but Kohli picks the cover-point fielder. Pakistan has its first breakthrough.

Virat Kohli c Usman b Naseem 4 (3)

Rishabh Pant in at No. 3. Beaten! An outswinging delivery that leaves the edge. A 2 wides as Naseem strays down leg. FOUR! On the pads and Rohit chips it over fine leg with the angle. A single to deep third to end the over. 

Virat and Rohit are in the dugout at the boundary, shadow batting and gearing up for the resumption.

The live pictures show the covers are being removed off the centre. Pakistan players are also making their way to the field. The match will resume at 9:30pm IST.

The umpire are out on the field for an inspection. Though, still some time away from a restart. We’re roughly half-an-hour away before we start losing overs.

The rain has grown heavier in the last few minutes. Looks like this will be a long delay.

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Just that kind of a day! The rain has returned and the players are making their way back to the dugout.

Afridi to Rohit, on the pads with a hint of swing and Rohit flicks it for two runs. The second is on fourth-stump line and Rohit blocks. SIX! Picks it up off his pads again, a bit more cross-batted but gets the job done, sending the ball over square leg. The fourth delivery is wider, stays low and Rohit lets it go. Rohit blocks the fifth delivery too. Thuds onto the pads, Rohit done by the swing but it gets a faint inside edge which saves him.

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli enter the field of play. It will be Rohit on strike.

Shaheen Afridi with the first over for Pakistan.

The wait is over, the two teams walk out onto the field. It will Pakistan’s national anthem followed by India’s.

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Eyes will be on India captain Rohit Sharma and how he fares against the pairing of Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Amir. Rohit strikes at 134.03 against left-armers and has been dismissed 21 times in 73 innings.

The new start of time is confirmed. Still no overs lost.

Well the short spell of rain seems to have passed and the ground staff is back at work.

The covers are back on as the rain returns in New York. 

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

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

Pakistan wins the toss and opts to bowl against India.

Babar Azam: 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. 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. Imad Wasim comes in, Azam Khan is resting.

Rohit Sharma: We would’ve bowled first too. We need to assess how conditions play and come up with an idea of what a good score is. 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. We’re sticking to the same XI.

The covers are coming off the centre. The start of play has been confirmed at 8:30pm IST, effectively meaning the toss will be at 8pm IST.

The latest update is that there will be an inspection at 7:45pm IST. 

The conditions are brighter now in the live images, the rain has relented too but the covers are still in place at the square.

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The coin flip is expected to be delayed in New York. The square is under covers with a drizzle around the stadium.

“Starting to rain right outside the stadium,” pings Ashwin Achal from the ground.

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IND vs PAK LIVE weather updates, T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Pakistan rain prediction in New York

Rain is likely to make an appearance during the India vs Pakistan group ‘A’ T20 World Cup 2024 encounter set to be played at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Sunday.

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IND vs PAK, T20 World Cup 2024: Virat Kohli record against Pakistan in T20 World Cups; Runs, stats, highest score

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IND vs PAK, T20 World Cup: Best India vs Pakistan clashes in T20 World Cups; From 2007’s bowl-out to Kohli’s MCG masterclass

India will take on Pakistan in the highly anticipated T20 World Cup 2024 Group A clash at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York on Sunday.

2007: Match tied - India won after Bowl Out (Kingsmead, Durban)

2007: India beat Pakistan by 5 runs (The Wanderers, Johannesburg)

2012: India beat Pakistan by 8 wickets (RPS, Colombo)

2014: India beat Pakistan by 7 wickets (Sher-e-Bangla, Mirpur)

2016: India beat Pakistan by 6 wickets (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)

2021: Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets (Dubai International Cricket Stadium)

2022: India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets (Melbourne Cricket Ground)

Played: 7

India: 5

Pakistan: 1

Tied: 1

Last Result: India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets (Melbourne, 2022)

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IND vs PAK Pitch Report, T20 World Cup 2024: India vs Pakistan in New York, Nassau ground conditions, toss factor

IND vs PAK: Check the pitch and ground conditions for the India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 Group A match at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium.

Matches played: 12

India: 8

Pakistan: 3

Tied: 1

Last result: India beat Pakistan by 4 wickets (Melbourne, 2022)

WICKETKEEPERS

Mohammad Rizwan, Rishabh Pant

BATTERS

Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rohit Sharma, Fakhar Zaman

ALL-ROUNDERS

Hardik Pandya (c), Shadab Khan

BOWLERS

Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah

Team composition: IND 6-5 PAK | Credits left: 7

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

Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj

How to watch India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 match live on TV in India?

The India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 match will be telecast LIVE on the Star Sports Network in India. 

How to watch India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 match online in India?

The India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024 match will be streamed LIVE on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website in India.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya (vc), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan.