Ishan Kishan’s rollicking half-century helped him seal his spot in the top order as India notched up a 30-run victory over South Africa in their only warm-up match ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday (February 4).

Pakistan boycott India T20 World Cup 2026, LIVE Updates: The hopes for a gentle descalation to the tensions between the PCB and BCCI seems unlikely, as the Pakistan Prime Minister states the boycott will go through.

Isolated' Pakistan reached out to other cricket boards but did not find any support for their 'India boycott' stance, according to sources.

In-form Ishan Kishan’s minute-a-mile half-century helped him lock his place in the top order as India completed a 30-run victory over South Africa in their only warm-up match ahead of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Interestingly, Pakistan's bold stance is seen as a support to Bangladesh, who were replaced by Scotland at the T20 World Cup.

With a boycott looming, the Twenty20 World Cup may be the first major International Cricket Council tournament in 14 years to miss a head-to-head contest between traditional rivals India and Pakistan.

BBC Sport's Ask Me Anything team explains what is behind the tensions at the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.

India vs South Africa Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026 Warm-Up Match: In-form Ishan Kishan's minute-a-mile half-century helped him lock his place in the top order as India completed a 30-run victory over South Africa.

Cricket's T20 World Cup begins Saturday after an acrimonious build‑up overshadowed by political turmoil, with Bangladesh kicked out and Pakistan refusing to face arch-rivals and co-hosts India. Football powerhouse Italy will make an appearance at a cricket World Cup for the first time,

Pakistan departed for the T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka on Monday and awaited any sanction from the International Cricket Council for refusing to play India in the tournament. In video footage released by the Pakistan Cricket Board,

The in-form Vihaan Malhotra joins Aaron George at the crease after captain Ayush Mhatre departs for 62 off 59 balls, with India losing their second wicket with 204 on the board after being set 311 to win by Afghanistan.