Senior Australia batter Steve Smith was on Monday approved as replacement for the injured pacer Josh Hazlewood, hours before his side's must-win T20 World Cup match against Sri Lanka here.

India recorded a 61-run victory over Pakistan in the T20 World Cup here on Sunday for another dominant victory over the arch-rivals in ICC events.

Ishan Kishan made a high-quality 77 off 40 balls on a challenging surface to take India to 175 for seven in their T20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan here on Sunday.

Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with his Pakistan counterpart Salman Ali Agha during toss of their T20 World Cup clash in Colombo on Sunday, maintaining the status quo since the Asia Cup in Dubai last year.

Pakistan won the toss and opted to field against India in a high-pressure T20 World Cup game here on Sunday.

Skipper Shai Hope led the way with an unbeaten 61 with Shimron Hetmyer in tow with 46 not out as the West Indies registered a nine-wicket victory against an insipid Nepal, becoming the first team to qualify for the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup, here on Sunday.

 Dipendra Singh Airee struck a fine half century but Nepal could only score a modest 133 for 8 against the West Indies in their T20 World Cup match here on Sunday.

South Africa rode on skipper Aiden Markram and Marco Jansen's batting and bowling exploits to beat New Zealand by seven wickets and all but qualify for the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup here on Saturday.