📊 Quick Match Stats
Match: India vs Pakistan – ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss: Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl
🏏 Match Result
India won by 61 runs
🇮🇳 India Innings
175/7 (20 overs)
Top Scorer: Ishan Kishan – 77 (40)
Best Partnership: 87 runs (Kishan–Tilak Varma)
🇵🇰 Pakistan Innings
114 all out (18 overs)
Top Scorer: Usman Khan – 44 (34)
🎯 Best Bowlers (India)
- Hardik Pandya – 2/16
- Jasprit Bumrah – 2/17
- Axar Patel – 2/29
- Varun Chakaravarthy – 2/17
🏆 Player of the Match
⭐ Ishan Kishan – 77 (40)
Ishan Kishan delivered a match-defining performance under pressure, smashing 77 runs off just 40 balls, including 10 boundaries and 3 sixes. His aggressive stroke play in the middle overs shifted momentum firmly in India’s favor and laid the foundation for a winning total of 175.
With a strike rate of 192.50, Kishan’s innings proved decisive in one of cricket’s biggest rivalries.
India delivered a commanding all-round performance to defeat Pakistan by 61 runs in the 27th Match, Group A of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. With this emphatic victory, India extended their dominant head-to-head record over Pakistan in T20 World Cups to 8–1.
Pakistan had won the toss and opted to bowl first, but India made full use of the batting-friendly conditions to post a competitive total before their bowlers dismantled the chase.
India Innings: 175/7 in 20 Overs
India finished at 175/7 in 20 overs (RR: 8.75) after being put in to bat.
The innings was headlined by a scintillating knock from Ishan Kishan, who smashed 77 runs off 40 balls, including 10 fours and 3 sixes, at an impressive strike rate of 192.50. After an early setback with Abhishek Sharma dismissed for 0, Kishan steadied the innings and built momentum through a crucial 87-run partnership with Tilak Varma.
Key Contributions:
- Ishan Kishan: 77 (40)
- Tilak Varma: 25 (24)
- Suryakumar Yadav: 32 (29)
- Shivam Dube: 27 (17)
- Rinku Singh: 11* (4)
India scored 52 runs in the powerplay, setting a strong foundation. Late acceleration from Shivam Dube and Rinku Singh ensured India crossed the 170-mark despite regular wickets in the final overs.
Pakistan Bowling Highlights:
- Saim Ayub: 3/25 (4 overs)
- Usman Tariq: 1/24 (4 overs)
- Shaheen Afridi: 1/31 (2 overs)
Pakistan Chase: 114 All Out in 18 Overs
Chasing 176, Pakistan’s innings never gained stability. Early breakthroughs from India’s pace attack put them on the back foot immediately.
Pakistan were reduced to 13/3 inside two overs, with Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya striking early blows. From there, wickets fell at regular intervals.
Usman Khan (44 off 34) was the only batter who showed resistance, while Shaheen Afridi added a late unbeaten 23, but the required run rate kept climbing beyond reach.
Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 114 in 18 overs (RR: 6.33).
India Bowling Highlights:
- Hardik Pandya: 2/16 (3 overs)
- Jasprit Bumrah: 2/17 (2 overs)
- Axar Patel: 2/29 (4 overs)
- Varun Chakaravarthy: 2/17 (3 overs)
- Kuldeep Yadav: 1/14 (3 overs)
- Tilak Varma: 1/11 (2 overs)
India dominated the powerplay, restricting Pakistan to 38 runs in the first six overs, and never allowed a recovery partnership to develop.
Match Summary
- India: 175/7 (20 overs)
- Pakistan: 114 all out (18 overs)
- Result: India won by 61 runs
- Toss: Pakistan won and chose to bowl
- Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Rivalry Update: India 8 – Pakistan 1
With this comprehensive victory, India now lead Pakistan 8–1 in T20 World Cup history. The rivalry remains one of cricket’s most intense, but on the World Cup stage, India continue to hold a firm upper hand.
India’s balanced batting display and clinical bowling performance once again proved decisive in a high-pressure encounter, reinforcing their dominance in global tournaments against their arch-rivals.
The scoreboard now clearly reads: India 8 – Pakistan 1.
