Pakistan won the crucial toss and elected to bowl first against archrival India in a highly anticipated Group A match at the Twenty20 World Cup held in Westbury, N.Y. The toss was delayed due to rain, causing a half-hour delay, with play commencing at 11:20 a.m. EDT (1520 GMT). Pakistan's Shaheen Shah Afridi delivered the first ball to India's Rohit Sharma under overcast conditions.
The newly constructed 34,000-capacity stadium in New York has introduced challenging drop-in pitches, with Canada being the only team to successfully defend a low score of 137 against Ireland. The pitches have exhibited variable bounce, posing difficulties for the batsmen.
