Pakistan on Friday beat India in their group match at the Hong Kong Sixes, meeting the 89-run target in just 3.5 overs.
As per the details, Pakistan, the defending champions, finished the match 91-2, with two wickets down and 2.1 overs to spare.
Khawaja Nafay and captain Abbas Afridi made a 59-run opening stand in 2.1 overs. Nafay scored 41 off 12 balls with two fours and five sixes. Afridi hit 35 off eight balls with one four and five sixes before Shashank Singh dismissed him.
Nafay fell just before the closing when Thangarasu Natarajan caught him off Rahul Tewatia. Abdul Samad scored seven off three balls while Irfan Khan hit a six off one ball to complete the chase.
Earlier, India scored 88 runs in their six overs. Singh led them with 40 off 11 balls, including five sixes and two fours. Natarajan remained not-out with 12 off six balls while Nitish Rana scored 19 off 14 before retiring out. Rahul Tripathi scored nine before Samad caught him off Muhammad Shahzad.
India reached 74-2 after 4.3 overs, then lost three wickets for four runs. Samad took two wickets in his one over, dismissing Tewatia and captain Krunal Pandya for ducks.
Ahmed Daniyal bowled Singh in the final over.
Pakistan beat Kuwait by 43 runs in the 2025 final to win a record sixth Hong Kong Sixes title. India have won the tournament once, in 2005, when they beat the West Indies in the final. India beat Pakistan by two runs in a rain-hit match in 2025.
Pakistan’s squad for this year includes Abbas Afridi (captain), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Khawaja Nafay, Muhammad Shahzad and Saad Masood.
