Rain stops play in India v Pakistan T20 World Cup match after one over

After earlier showers forced a half-hour delay to the toss-time and start, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl at Nassau International Cricket Stadium.

After the two national anthems, observed immaculately by the packed 34 000 crowd, Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled the first over and there was a massive roar when India captain Rohit Sharma struck his third delivery over mid-wicket for six. India, with Virat Kohli opening with Rohit, picked up eight runs without loss off the first over before the shower stopped play.

India, the pre-tournament favourites, won their opening game against Ireland while Pakistan are still reeling from a shock defeat at the hands of co-hosts USA. Pakistan welcomed back allrounder Imad Wasim, who missed their opening game with a rib injury. Azam Khan misses out in the only change for Pakistan.The surface at the New York venue has produced low-scoring games and has been criticised for producing uneven bounce with organisers conceding it had been inconsistent.

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