IND VS PAK T20 WC India crushed Pakistan in a one-sided match, Defeated by 61 runs in Colombo, Ishan Kishan played a stormy innings.

 The Indian team performed brilliantly against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. India defeated its arch-rival by 61 runs in the match played in Colombo. India scored 175 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs, helped by Ishan Kishan's half-century. Ishan Kishan scored a half-century for India. Pakistan was all out for 114 runs in 18 overs. This is India's biggest win by run margin against Pakistan in T20.

Ishan Kishan Shows Power

Earlier, Ishan scored 77 runs off 40 balls, including 10 fours and three sixes, on a spin-friendly pitch. He added 87 runs for the second wicket with Tilak Verma (25) to help India set a challenging target. Captain Suryakumar Yadav (32) and Shivam Dubey (27) also played useful innings. Pakistan bowled 18 overs with spinners, with Saim Ayub being the most successful bowler, taking three wickets for 25 runs. Shaheen conceded 31 runs in two overs and took one wicket. Besides Ishan, other Indian batsmen struggled to play big shots, but the opener once again displayed aggressive form. Pakistan had high hopes from spinner Usman Tariq, who bowled with a stop-arm spin in this match. While the Indian batsmen didn't face much trouble, they also didn't score many runs against him.

Pakistan's Innings

1. India defeated Pakistan

India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs. The thrilling T20 World Cup 2026 match was played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Pakistan won the toss and invited India to bat first. Ishan Kishan's blistering half-century helped Team India score 175 for seven in 20 overs. In reply, Pakistan could only manage 114 for 10 in 18 overs. This is India's third consecutive victory in the current tournament. With this win, the Suryakumar Yadav-led team topped the Group A points table and advanced to the Super 8.

Chasing the target of 176, Pakistan got off to a shaky start. They lost three wickets in the first two overs. In the first over, Hardik Pandya had Sahibzada Farhan caught by Rinku Singh. He failed to open his account. Bumrah then came in to bowl the second over of the innings, dismissing Saim Ayub (6) and captain Salman Ali Agha (4). 

Usman Khan top-scored for Pakistan with 44 runs, while seven batsmen failed to reach double figures. For India, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and Varun Chakravarthy took two wickets each, while Kuldeep Yadav and Tilak Varma took one wicket each.

India's innings ends

With the help of Ishan Kishan's half-century, India set a target of 176 runs for Pakistan. India scored 175 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. Ishan Kishan scored a half-century for India. Interestingly, Pakistan bowled 18 overs against India through spinners. For India, Ishan scored 77 runs in 40 balls with the help of 10 fours and three sixes, while captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 32 runs in 29 balls with the help of three fours.

For India, Shivam Dubey was dismissed for 27 runs, while Tilak Verma scored 25 runs. Rinku Singh remained unbeaten on 11 runs in four balls with the help of one four and one six. For Pakistan, Saim Ayub took three wickets, while Salman Agha, Shaheen Afridi, and Usman Tariq each took one wicket.