Colombo, Feb 15: Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha jolted India early in their T20 World Cup Group A clash, dismissing opener Abhishek Sharma for a four-ball duck with the first over’s new ball at R. Premadasa Stadium.
Abhishek, returning after illness and replacing Sanju Samson (Kuldeep in for Arshdeep), struggled to settle and fell cheaply—his third duck in six recent T20Is, including vs USA. Agha’s bold captaincy handed Pak an instant edge after winning toss and bowling on a tacky pitch.
India: Ishan Kishan(wk), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
Pakistan unchanged: Sahibzada Farhan(wk), Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan(wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed.
