India Beats Pakistan by 2 Runs in Rain-Shortened Sixes Clash

India defeated Pakistan by two runs in a rain-interrupted match at the Hong Kong Sixes tournament on Friday, November 7, 2025, securing a narrow victory via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok.

Pakistan captain Abbas Afridi won the toss and chose to field first in the six-over-a-side exhibition clash, part of Group C that also includes Kuwait. India, led by Dinesh Karthik, posted 86 for four in their innings. Openers Robin Uthappa and Bharat Chipli provided a brisk start with 42 runs for the first wicket. Uthappa scored 28 off 11 balls before falling in the third over, while Chipli made 24 off 13 deliveries, including two boundaries and two sixes, until he was dismissed later. Karthik then accelerated with 17 runs off just six balls, featuring powerful strokes to boost the total. Pakistan's bowlers Muhammad Shahzad and Abdul Samad found some success, with Shahzad claiming two wickets, including Uthappa and Stuart Binny for 4 off 2 balls in the same over, and Samad removing Chipli.

In their pursuit, Pakistan opened aggressively, scoring 18 runs in the first over bowled by Abhimanyu Mithun. However, Stuart Binny stemmed the flow by taking the...