India vs Pakistan, Hong Kong Sixes 2026 Highlights: PAK defeats IND by four wickets

India takes on Pakistan in the Hong Kong Sixes 2026 on October 30. Follow IND vs PAK live score, ball-by-ball updates, commentary and match highlights.

Updated : Oct 30, 2026 12:44 IST

India will look to Natarajan to help defend the target. | Photo Credit: VEDHAN M

ndia and Pakistan renew their cricket rivalry on Friday as the two sides meet in a Group C encounter at the Hong Kong Sixes 2026. Led by Krunal Pandya, India will look to build on its two-run victory over Pakistan in last year’s edition, while the defending champion, captained by Abbas Afridi, will be keen to make a statement. With six overs per innings and plenty of power-hitters on either side, another high-scoring thriller could be in store at the Mission Road Ground.

• October 30, 2026 12:43

  Second over

  The carnage continues! Natarajan gets hit for a no-look six! Finally some respite for Natarajan, he gets Khawaja! Um no, scratch that, Natarajan has over-stepped! Free-hit and Pakistan makes the Tamil Nadu bowler pay! Collects four more runs! 

• October 30, 2026 12:39

  PAK 31/0 in one over

  Krunal Pandya takes the new ball and he gets off to the worst possible start! Gets hit for four sixes in a row! Absolute carnage from Pakistan! Make that five sixes in a row! 

• October 30, 2026 12:28

  Sixth over

  Right, can India finish on a high or will Pakistan continue its wicket-taking spree? The former transpires! Shashank Singh, India’s best batter, now falls! Pakistan on cloud nine! India on the backfoot! 

  That’s not the end of the innings because Natarajan will bat as the last man standing, with Shashank acting as the non-strike running. Pushes the length ball on the off side for FOUR! 

  A single to deep third man to finish the Indian innings! The Men in Blue finish with 88/5 from its six overs. Pakistan, undoubtedly, will be the happier of the two sides at the halfway stage. 

• October 30, 2026 12:20

  IND 78/4 in five overs

  Right, Abdul Samad (not to be confused with the Indian middle-order batter) will bowl the penultimate over of the first innings. Nitish finally breaks the shackles, collects a SIX over long on! His time at the crease comes to an end though as he retires out, India sends Rahul Tewatia in the hope for a power-packed finish to the innings.

  The ploy doesn’t work! Pakistan gets two in two! Dismisses Tewatia and Krunal Pandya off consecutive deliveries! Huge blow for India!

  Rahul Tewatia c Khawaja Nafay b Abdul Samad 0(1)

  Krunal Pandya c Irfan Khan b Abdul Samad 0(1)

  Natarajan is the last batter for India, Samad is on a hattrick, can he complete it? Not quite, Natarajan cleverly guides the length ball behind square for FOUR! 

• October 30, 2026 12:15

  IND 68/1 in four overs

  Irfan to bowl the fourth over. Shashank on strike, hits it clean as a whistle straight down the ground for a SIX! The Punjab Kings batter is looking in fine touch.

  Goes again, same shot, same region and same result! SIX MORE! Shashank tries go big again, this time on the off side but gets no timing on it, he fetches two runs. Too full from Irfan and Shashank dismisses it with disdain. Clears the 50 metre boundary rope for another SIX!

  Cheeky from Shashank, uses the pace on the short delivery and lofts it past the keeper for FOUR! 

• October 30, 2026 12:10

  IND 44/1 in three overs

  Captain Abbaas Afridi to bowl the third over for Pakistan. Nitish shows him no mercy, executes the upper cut to perfection for a SIX! Abbas angles it to top of middle, Nitish goes for a cross-bat slog, doesn’t get all of it, its only a single to deep mid wicket. 

  Captain Abbas what was that? Bowls it too high down the leg side and its a free-hit! Can Nitish send the crowd into a frenzy with a big hit? Not quite, swing and a miss from Nitish on the pace-off half-volley.

  Make that another free-hit! Misses out again, Nitish can’t quick believe it but he’s struggling to get bat on ball at the moment. Another dot ball to finish. 

• October 30, 2026 12:06

  IND 33/1 in two overs

  Muhammad Shahzad to bowl the second over for Pakistan. He charges in, begins with an outside off half-volley, Nitish goes for the big drive, thick outside edge races past the diving keeper for FOUR! Nitish was lucky on that occasion but he’ll take it anyday! He takes a single, hands the strike back to Tripathi. India still searching for their first six of the innings. 

  Tripathi on strike, goes for the pull, its up in the airrr anddd the fielder at deep square leg completes a stunning diving catch! Tripathi has to walk back, his struggle at the crease comes to an end.

  Rahul Tripathi c Abdul Samad b Muhammad Shahzad 9(5) [4s-2]

  Shashank Singh is the new batter at the crease. Starts with a bang! Four, six, six off his first three balls! India 33/1 after two overs. 

• October 30, 2026 11:55

  IND 11/0 in one over

  Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi walk out to open the batting for India. Daniyal takes the new ball for Pakistan, Tripathi on strikem first ball, no time to settle aaannnnnd oooooh Tripathi goes for the big heave across the line, gets beaten by the slower ball.

  MAKE THE FOUR NEXT BALL! TRIPATHI STEPS OUT THE CREASE AND DRILLS THE HALF-VOLLEY THROUGH COVERS! FIRST RUNS ON THE BOARD FOR THE MEN IN BLUE! 

  Daniyal follows it up with a wide outside off. Daniyal continues to use the pace off delivery, Tripathi pulls to find one of the six fielders in the outfield for a single. Nitish Rana on strike, is welcomed by a bouncer, he ducks but doesn’t get the wide signal from the umpire he was looking for.

  Fairly decent start by Pakistan. Rana now goes for the pull, gets no timing on the half-tracker, ball falls just short of the fielder at long on. Seven runs of the first over, can Tripathi finish on a high! Yes he can! Executes the short arm jab to perfection for FOUR!

• October 30, 2026 11:54

  Meanwhile....

  Sri Lanka chases down 129 against Bangladesh, recording the second highest run-chase in Hong Kong Sixes history.

• October 30, 2026 11:25

  Toss update!

  Pakistan won the toss and chose to field. 

• October 30, 2026 11:18

  Did you know?

  A few months before he made his international debut, India’s most successful white-ball captain MS Dhoni played in the 2004 edition of the tournament.

  Dhoni was part of a squad that comprised Iqbal Siddiqui, Subroto Banerjee, Nikhil Chopra, Pravin Amre, and Debasis Mohanty. Dhoni, just 23-years-old at the time, scored 20 off 10 balls against South Africa.

• October 30, 2026 10:53

  Pakistan squad

  Abbas Afridi (c), Abdul Samad, Ahmed Daniyal, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Khawaja Nafay, Muhammad Shahzad, Saad Masood.

• October 30, 2026 10:52

  India squad

  Krunal Pandya (c), Rahul Tripathi (wk), T Natarajan, Kulwant Khejroliya, Shashank Singh, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tewatia. 

• October 30, 2026 10:46

  What is the format of the Hong Kong Sixes tournament?

  Its fast-paced, full of action, rains sixes and fours but its starkly different to your average T20 game. The Hong Kong Sixes features a six-over-per-side match, hence the name. Each team comprises seven players, with every player except a designated wicket-keeper required to bowl.

• October 30, 2026 10:31

  Good morning!

  Hello and good morning viewers!!!! Hows’s the josh! Welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the India vs Pakistan match in the Hong Kong Sixes tournament on Friday.

  I am Siddanth Nair and I will be taking you through all the latest updates. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride, because I got you covered. Here we go. 

Published on Oct 30, 2026

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