Babar Azam found himself under massive pressure in the chase of 176 runs during the meeting between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. He walked into the middle after Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Saim Arub on the second delivery of the second over, before the right-arm pacer sent back Salman Ali Agha. 

The onus was on Babar Azam to bail them out of trouble. He got a superb first-ball from Bumrah as it raised on the bat of the right-hander, as someone managed to clear the backward point region and returned for the second run. But he couldn’t stay longer at the crease as he was dismissed for five runs in seven balls.

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On the fifth delivery of the fifth over against Axar Patel, Babar played one of his worst shots at a crucial point of the game. He went for an unartistic slog and made a mess of his own stumps. Axar had his arms aloft as he saw the middle stump lie flat on the ground.

Babar Azam dismissed for 5 in IND vs PAK T20 WC 2026 clash 

Earlier in the game, India posted a massive score of 175 runs, which was anyway expected to be a tough chase in terms of the spinners’ advantage off the surface. India’s opener, Ishan Kishan, smashed 77 runs in 40 balls with the help of 10 boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 192.50.

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Meanwhile, Shivam Dube also contributed a fine knock of 27 runs in 17 balls with the help of three fours and one six at a strike rate of 158.82. Rinku Singh’s 11 runs in four balls also made a massive difference in the first innings, while Saim Ayub returned with figures of 3/25 in four overs.

Sahibzada Farhan returned for a four-ball duck in the chase while Ayub got six runs in two balls. On the other hand, Agha made four runs. The only little bright spot of the unit for Pakistan was Usman Khan’s 44 runs in 34 balls at a strike rate of 129.41.

Brief Scores: India 175/7 (Ishan Kishan 77, Suryakumar Kumar 32. Saim Ayub 3/25) vs Pakistan 105/9 (Usman Khan 44, Varun Chakravarthy 2/17)