India middle-order batter Rinku Singh smashed a brilliant six off Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi in Match No. 27 of the T20 World Cup 2026. The game is being played on Sunday, February 15, at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The big hit came on the fourth ball of the final over of the Men in Blue’s innings. Afridi attempted a yorker but ended up bowling a slot delivery, and the left-hander capitalised on it, launching the ball over deep mid-wicket for a stunning maximum.
Watch the video of the six below:
Meanwhile, coming in at No. 7, Rinku Singh chipped in with a handy cameo, remaining unbeaten on 11 off just four deliveries. His brief knock included a four and a six, both of which came in the final over off Shaheen Afridi.
Ishan Kishan shines for India with a stunning 77 to help the team post 175
Asked to bat first, Team India suffered a disappointing start, losing Abhishek Sharma for a four-ball duck in the opening over to Salman Agha. However, his opening partner Ishan Kishan looked in excellent touch, taking on the Pakistan attack and guiding India to 52/1 at the end of the powerplay, with 42 of those runs coming off his bat.
The southpaw brought up his half-century in 27 balls and eventually played a superb knock of 77 off 40 deliveries, smashing 10 fours and three sixes. Tilak Varma chipped in with 25 off 24 balls, while skipper Suryakumar Yadav added 32 off 29 deliveries.
In the death overs, Shivam Dube provided late impetus with 27 off 17 balls, including three fours and a six. Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 11 off just four deliveries as the Men in Blue finished their 20 overs at 175/7.
In response, Pakistan found themselves in early trouble and, at the time of writing, were 6/2 after 1.2 overs, having lost both their openers.
