IND vs PAK T20 World Cup LIVE: Mohsin Naqvi leaves stadium before finish as India smash Pakistan to enter Super 8s

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Varun Chakaravarthy gets the better os Faheem Ashraf to open his account. Pakistan are embarrassing themselves as their board chief Mohsin Naqvi has already left the stadium. India are just two wickets away from a massive win here. PAK 97/8 in 15.3 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Tilak Varma drops Shaheen Shah Afridi’s catch on his own bowling. It was a tricky catch, going away from him, but he is disappointed with himself for not grabbing it. Only five runs off this over too as Pakistan continue to struggle. PAK 94/7 in 15 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Kuldeep Yadav continues from the other end. Five runs came off the over. It’s a good time for the Indian bowlers to improve their economy as Pakistan are absolutely clueless here about how to bat. PAK 89/7 in 14 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Tilak Varma into the attack and he strikes straightaway on the first ball to dismiss Shadad Khan. Pakistan batters keep repeating the same mistakes; they have now become a laughing stock here with the way they have batted in this chase. PAK 78/7 in 12.1 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Mohammad Nawaz throws his wicket away as Kuldeep Yadav opens his account in this World Cup. A fine catch from Shivam Dube. It was a loose delivery, but Nawaz fails to time it well enough and gets caught near the rope. PAK 78/6 in 11.4 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Axar Patel gets his revenge on Usman Khan. He charges down the ground again, but this time misses the hard length and gets stumped by Ishan Kishan. He hit Axar for boundaries in the last overs in same fashion but pays the price this time. PAK 73/5 in 10.4 overs

Kuldeep Yadav into the attack to put the brake on the scoring rate and he did it well. Just five runs came off his over as Pakistan are 71/4 after 10 overs. India need a couple of wickets to completely strengthen their grip over the game as Pakistan still has some outside chance to bounce back. PAK 71/4 in 10 overs

Usman Khan continues to find boundaries here by charging down the ground. The right-hander smashes Axar for back-to-back boundaries once again. However, the Indian spinner bounced back later in the over as 9 runs came off it. PAK 66/4 in 9 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Usman Khan finds a couple of boundaries to keep the scoreboard moving. He is putting up a fight here amidst the chaos. India need to get rid of him to completely stamp their authority. PAK 47/4 in 7 overs

Excellent over from Varun Chakaravarthy here with just four runs coming off it. Sensational stuff from the Indian bowlers in the powerplay to dominate Pakistan completely with four wickets. Pakistan need a miraculous effort in the middle to bounce back against a high-quality Indian side. PAK 38/4 in 6 overs

Axar Patel bounces back in style and gets the massive wicket of Babar Azam for just 5. Pakistan is in tatters here with four wickets down. Axar gets his line right on time and hits the timber to send Babar back to the pavilion cheaply. PAK 34/4 in 4.5 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Axar Patel is into the attack, and Usman Khan goes inside out to him for back-to-back boundaries. Usman is trying to up the ante here and Axar needs to check his line and length.

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Jasprit Bumrah continues from the other end, and he delivers a tight over there, putting pressure on Usman Khan and Babar Azam. The required run rate is close to 9.5 now with just four runs coming off Bumrah’s over. Pakistan need something special here to bounce back. PAK 25/3 in 4 overs

Usman Khan smashes Hardik Pandya for a six over mid-off. A shot to release the pressure a bit there, however, Pandya still gave away just 8 runs off his over and India are all over Pakistan at the moment. PAK 21/3 in 3 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Jasprit Bumrah adds another one to his tally and dismisses Salman Ali Agha after getting hit for a boundary. Pakistan are crumbling under pressure against the Indian pacers here and is three down in just two overs. Good catch by Hardik Pandya this time. PAK 13/3 in 2 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Jasprit Bumrah got hit for a six on the first ball courtesy a thick edge, but he bounced back well with a wicket on the second ball. A sensational yorker to get Saim Ayub plumb in front of the wicket. Bumrah at his best there to get rid of Ayub cheaply. PAK 6/2 in 1.2 overs

Hardik Pandya draws the first blood in the first over itself and gets the better of in-form Sahibzada Farhan for a duck. The dot-ball pressure forces Farhan to play a rash shot, and he gets caught by Rinku Singh inside the circle. PAK 0/1 in 0.4 over

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub are in the middle to start the chase for Pakistan. Hardik Pandya has the ball in hand.

Shaheen Afridi is back into the attack, and Shivam Dube smashes it hard straight down the ground for a boundary on the first ball. Rinku Singh also slashes the third ball over point for a boundary. Rinku goes big this and smashes a six over mid-wicket. The finisher is doing his job here. Shivam Dube got run out on the fifth ball here. Axar Patel also got caught on the last ball. India 175/7 in 20 overs

Usman Tariq gets the better of Suryakumar Yadav on the fifth ball of the penultimate over. Surya had to go for the big shot there, but he failed to find the timing and got caught by Saim Ayub. The Indian skipper gets out for 32 off 29 balls – a bit sluggish from him tonight. IND 159/5 in 18.5 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Abrar Ahmed back into the attack and Suryakumar Yadav welcomed him with a boundary. Shivam Dube goes out of the park for a maximum here. A much-needed over for India, with 14 runs coming off it. India needs the next two to be bigger than this. IND 154/4 in 18 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: A tidy over from Usman Tariq here as only four runs came off it. The momentum has slipped away and 180 looks tough from here. Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube need to put their foot on the accelerator here as they also have Rinku Singh and Axar Patel waiting in the wings. IND 140/4 in 17 overs

Shivam Dube smashed a much-needed boundary here to break the shackles under pressure. He smashed it hard into the gap to get a four and keep the scoreboard moving. 9 runs came off the over. IND 136/4 in 16 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Hardik Pandya goes aerial straightaway but fails to time the ball well and gets caught by Babar Azam. Pakistan are now bouncing back in the game with back-to-back wickets as Pandya falls for a golden duck in the big clash. IND 126/4 in 14.3 overs

Gautam Gambhir had a chat with Tilak Varma during the break, and the second ball after it, he got out for 25. Saim Ayub got his second wicket. Tilak Varma went for a sweep shot and got hit on the pad. He had a discussion with Surya about the DRS, but didn’t take it. IND 126/3 in 14.2 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Pakistan deployed as many as six different spinners in the innings, setting a new T20 World Cup record for the most spin options used by a side in a single match. It also equalled the highest number of spinners fielded by a Full Member nation in a T20I.

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: A poor fielding effort near the boundary rope by Shadab Khan as Suryakumar Yadav gets a much-needed boundary after a couple of dot balls. It was still a tidy over from Shadab with just seven runs coming off it. IND 125/2 in 14 overs

The boundaries are not coming easily for India since Ishan Kishan’s departure, as both batters are just striking over 100, which needs to change in the coming overs. 10 runs came off Usman Tariq’s second over here. IND 118/2 in 13 overs

Tilak Varma puts his foot on the accelerator here and hits Mohammad Nawaz for a maximum over cover. A much-needed hit for India to break the shackles, with pressure mounting on both batters to get boundaries. Suryakumar Yadav survived a close DRS courtesy a umpire’s call on an lbw decision. A fine over for India, with 10 runs coming off it. IND 108/2 in 12 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Usman Tariq into the attack and Suryakumar Yadav welcomed with a boundary on the first ball of the over. However, his pause did cause some trouble for Tilak Varma, who played him cautiously. Six runs came off the over as Pakistan are bouncing back in the game here. IND 98/2 in 11 overs

Mohammad Nawaz into the attack now. The scoring rate has dropped after Ishan Kishan’s dismissal. Suryakumar Yadav started on a cautious note as he is looking to understand the conditions on offer against spinners. Three runs came off Nawaz’s over. IND 92/2 in 10 overs

OUT! Pakistan finally get the big breakthrough with Saim Ayub claiming the massive wicket of Ishan Kishan. The Indian opener looked to find another boundary but missed it completely and got bowled. However, he shifted the momentum in India’s favour with his 77-run knock. IND 88/2 in 8.4 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: No Usman Tariq into the attack yet. Saim Ayub continues from one end. Ishan Kishan attempts a reverse sweep again and plays with the field to collect another boundary. He is in no mood to stop as India continue to dominate.

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Ishan Kishan is getting some treatment from the physio here and looking in pain. It seems like he is struggling with some hamstring discomfort.

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Shadab Khan into the attack as Pakistan continue to rely on their spinners to get the job done, but Ishan Kishan doesn’t care about their plans. He smashes Shadab for a towering six on the second ball to disrupt their plans. He is just unstoppable and follows it up with a four. Another big over for India. 17 off it. IND 82/1 in 8 overs

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Ishan Kishan continues to find boundaries at ease as he hits Abrar Ahmed for a cheeky boundary on the first ball and then smashes him straight down the ground for another to reach his half-century off just 27 balls. Sensational from the wicketkeeper batter here as he completly stamps his authority over the Pakistan bowlers.

IND vs PAK Live Score T20 World Cup: Saim Ayub continues and Ishan Kishan continues his boundary-hitting spree as he smashes him for a four over long-on. He is already in his 40s now, while Tilak Varma is looking calm on the other end and finds a boundary on the last ball of powerplay. IND 52/1 in 6 overs

Abrar Ahmed into the attack and Ishan Kishan slams a six to welcome him into the attack. The wicketkeeper batter is on fire and not shying away from taking the risks as he hit another four. 11 runs came off the over. IND 41/1 in 5 overs

Saim Ayub into the attack and Ishan Kishan pulls him over for a boundary after a couple of dot balls to break the shackles. Ishan smashed the fifth ball straight back to the non-striker Tilak Varma and missed out on a four. It still turned out to be a tidy over for Pakistan with five runs coming off it. IND 30/1 in 4 overs

Salman Ali Agha continues and Ishan Kishan continues to fire and smashes him for a boundary on the first ball of the over. He did take some risks to add more boundaries to his account, but couldn’t time them well. 9 runs came off Salman’s second over here. IND 25/1 in 3 overs