Pakistan beat India by four wickets in Hong Kong Sixes

Pakistan defeated India by four wickets in their second Group C match of the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 at Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok on Friday, keeping their hopes of reaching the next round alive.

Batting first, India were bowled out for 88 in their allotted six overs. Shashank Singh top-scored with 40 off 11 balls, hitting two fours and five sixes.

Nitish Rana scored 19 off 14 deliveries, while T Natarajan remained unbeaten on 12 from six balls. Rahul Tripathi contributed nine, while Rahul Tewatia and captain Krunal Pandya were dismissed without scoring.

For Pakistan, Abdul Samad took two wickets for 10 runs in one over, while Ahmed Daniyal and Mohammad Shahzad claimed one wicket each.

Pakistan began their chase aggressively, scoring 31 runs in the opening over as captain Abbas Afridi struck five consecutive sixes off Krunal Pandya.

Khawaja Nafay continued the assault in the next over, hitting five boundaries off Natarajan as Pakistan added 28 runs to move beyond the 50-run mark.

Shashank ended the opening partnership by dismissing Afridi, who scored 35 off eight balls, including five sixes and a four.

Nafay made 41 off 12 deliveries, with two fours and five sixes, before being dismissed by Tewatia.

Irfan Niazi hit a six off his first delivery to move Pakistan closer to victory. Abdul Samad remained unbeaten on seven off three balls as Pakistan reached the target in 3.5 overs, losing two wickets