Pakistan beat India by eight wickets in Hong Kong Sixes
Pakistan chased 89 in 3.5 overs after India made 88. Abbas Afridi hit five sixes in the first over of the chase.
Pakistan defeated India by eight wickets in a Hong Kong Sixes 2026 Group C match at Mission Road Ground on October 30. India scored 88 for five in six overs after batting first. Shashank Singh made 40 off 11 balls while Nitish Rana scored 19 and Rahul Tripathi scored 9. Krunal Pandya captained India.
Pakistan reached 92 for two in 3.5 overs. Khawaja Nafay scored 41 off 12 balls and Abbas Afridi made 35 off 8. Afridi hit five sixes off Pandya in the first over of the chase. Pakistan moved to the top of Group C while India finished bottom.
Pakistan had lost their opening Group C match to UAE by one wicket. India must defeat UAE by a large margin on October 31 to advance. Twelve nations are split into four groups with only group winners reaching the semi-finals.
CricHubb Take
India's bottom-place finish leaves them needing a record margin against UAE. The six-over format exposes India's middle-order fragility when the top order fails.