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In the 27th match of T-20 World Cup 2026, the Indian cricket team defeated Pakistan cricket team by 61 runs and made its place in the Super-8. In the match held in Colombo, India batted first and scored 175/7, which included Ishan Kishan’s half-century (77). In reply, Pakistan’s batsmen disappointed and the team was reduced to 114 in 18 overs. This is India’s third consecutive win in the current tournament.
Statement of account
This is how the Indian team won
After the wicket of Abhishek Sharma (0), Tilak Verma (25) and Kishan took over the team. Captain Suryakumar Yadav (32), Shivam Dubey (27) and Rinku Singh (11*) took the team to a good score on a pitch that seemed conducive to spin. In reply, Pakistan lost the wickets of Sahibzada Farhan (0), Sam Ayub (6), Salman Aga (4) and Babar Azam (5) for 34 runs. After this Usman Khan (44) struggled, but could not win.
Abhishek made this unwanted record
Indian team’s opening batsman Abhishek Sharma was out without opening his account in his second consecutive match.
cricbuzz According to , Abhishek became the third player to be out for a duck in his first 2 T20 World Cup matches (Full Members). He joins Ashish Nehra and Imrul Kayes in this list. Abhishek’s last 6 scores in this format have been 0(4), 0(1), 30(16), 0(1), 68*(20), and 0(1).
India made its highest score in T20 World Cup against Pakistan
India recorded its highest score in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan. Earlier in the 2022 edition, India had scored 160/6 against Pakistan.
Ishan Kishan scored a half-century, became player of the match
Kishan expressed his intentions by hitting a six on the very first ball of Shaheen Afridi, who came to bowl the second over of the innings. At the Premadasa Stadium, Pakistan made its spinners bowl with the new ball and Kishan batted aggressively. He completed his half-century in just 27 balls. Kishan, who seemed to be in better form, was out after playing an innings of 77 runs in 40 balls. He was chosen Player of the Match for his match-winning innings.
other records
Kishan made these other records
Kishan now became the Indian batsman to score the third highest individual score in a T20 match against Pakistan. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli has played innings of unbeaten 82 runs (in Ahmedabad) in 2022 and unbeaten 78 runs (in Colombo) in 2012 against Pakistan. Kishan now became only the second Indian opening batsman to score 50+ in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan. Before him, Gautam Gambhir (2007) had done this.
India registered 8th win against Pakistan in T20 World Cup
India registered its 8th win against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Let us tell you that in the history of this tournament, Pakistan has defeated India only once.
Sam Ayub gave his best bowling performance
Sam Ayub recorded his best performance in bowling. He took 3 wickets while giving 25 runs in his quota of 4 overs. This spinner has taken 29 wickets in 64 matches at an average of 21.20. He completed his 50 wickets in T-20 cricket career. While chasing the target, he could not reach double figures while batting and was out after scoring 6 runs.
Mark sheet
India entered Super-8
The Indian team had defeated Namibia and USA before Pakistan. The team captained by Suryakumar is currently strong at the top in Group-A. The defending champion Indian team also made it to the Super-8. On the other hand, this is the first defeat of the Pakistani team. The team captained by Salman Aga has currently slipped to the third position. To reach the Super-8, Pakistan has to win its last group match against Namibia (18 February) at any cost.
India registered its highest win against Pakistan
The Indian team registered its biggest win (61 runs) in terms of runs in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan. Earlier in 2012, India had defeated Pakistan by 11 runs.
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