Overview

• Indian spinners Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav dominated to bowl Pakistan out for 127, with Kuldeep returning figures of 3/18.
• The Supreme Court declined an urgent plea to halt India’s participation, and ministers said ACC/ICC rules meant withdrawal would result in forfeiture.
• Indian players skipped pre- and post-match handshakes; captain Suryakumar Yadav dedicated the win to the armed forces and expressed solidarity with Pahalgam victims.
• Pakistan lodged a formal complaint with match referee Andy Pycroft, and captain Salman Ali Agha skipped the presentation in protest.
• India secured Super Four qualification; Pakistan must beat the UAE to progress, leaving open the possibility of further India–Pakistan clashes later this month.