Pakistan captain Babar Azam and his deputy Mohammad Rizwan were looking to get some batting practice but were forced off the ground as the rain stopped play in the third over.
Coming off a socio-economic crisis and the worst turmoil in its country's history, the Sri Lankan cricket team would like to provide the island nation with an emotional catharsis by beating fancied Pakistan in the Asia Cup final in Dubai on Sunday.
Senior pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar confirmed that there are no assigned death bowlers for India in the T20 World Cup.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has attained a career-best second position after notching two half-centuries in the final Test series against England in Karachi.
India ended an 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought, beating South Africa by seven runs to claim the ICC T20 World Cup title for the second time on June 29 last year, in Barbados.
ptain Virat Kohli shed light on why the Indian players took the knee ahead of the start of the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday.
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can beat each other on their day
India to open campaign against Pakistan in Kandy on Sep 2, meet again in Colombo on Sep 10
Boycotting the Champions Trophy will not tackle the issue we have with Pakistan, points out Aakar Patel.
On Sunday, Pakistan defeated India by 10 wickets and none of the Men in Blue bowlers were able to leave an impact as Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan took the bowling to the cleaners.
The most encouraging takeaway from the India-Pakistan game was Kuldeep Yadav's return to form.
Suryakumar Yadav is the third-highest scorer in the T20 World Cup with 239 runs at a strike rate of 189.68.
Mohammad Rizwan scored a fluent 88 and Haris Rauf and Mohammed Nawaz took three wickets each as Pakistan edged England by three runs in a rollercoaster finish to the fourth Twenty20 in Karachi.
'He is a lot calmer now and more confident about what he wants to do, whether it's with the bat or with the ball'
Many fans had Pakistani flags waving from the windows of their cars.
A convincing win over South Africa kept alive Pakistan's chances of reaching the semi-finals with three more matches to go.
It was a forgettable outing for the Indians, as right from team selection to the toss to the batting and the bowling, nothing worked for them!
Ishan Kishan jumps 10 places to 23rd, Hooda re-enters top 100
Suryakumar smashed three fifties in five innings
Suspended from international cricket for an illegal bowling action, Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal on Friday returned to the national side.
Virat Kohli now has highest fifty-plus scores in T20I history
Suryakumar continues to lead T20I rankings
Azhar Ali tormented West Indian bowlers for 11 hours as he struck 302 not out to put Pakistan firmly in control of the first day-night Test in Dubai on Friday.
Pakistan beat New Zealand by five wickets in the final of a tri-series in Christchurch on Friday, giving themselves a timely boost ahead of the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
Shubman Gill has overtaken Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the World No 1 batter in ODIs.
Ahead of the mega IND v PAK encounter, let's delve into the records of some of India's most consistent performers against their arch-rivals.
KL Rahul has struggled at the top of the order, managing just 36 runs at a strike rate of 90 in the first two matches against Pakistan and Hong Kong.
Pakistan, who have lost 13 consecutive Tests in Australia, were in big trouble at 39 for three when rain forced an early end
The ODIs are scheduled to be held on March 29, 31 and April 2 followed by the T20 on April 4.
Wasim at one stage asked Babar and Misbah whether the players felt the tour should be called off in the given conditions.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between Pakistan and Scotland, in Sharjah, on Sunday.
Suryakumar reached a career-best-equalling second position in the ICC men's T20I Player rankings
England take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
De Silva brought up his hundred with a boundary off Mohammad Nawaz and got good support from tailender Ramesh Mendis who remained not out on 45.
Bad light stopped play on day three with Karunaratne on 27 and Dhananjaya de Silva on 30.
Australia batter David Warner on Sunday became the highest run-scorer for his side in T20 World Cup.
On a Karachi track that is expected to break up early, Steve Smith and David Warner created rough patches before facing bowlers in the nets to prepare for Pakistan's full-strength attack.
Five bowlers likely to leave an impact on World Cup 2023.
Australia's run-machine Marnus Labuschagne has displaced England captain Joe Root to claim the world's number one Test batter spot following a run of big scores in the ongoing Ashes series.
