India vs Pakistan highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: India crush Pakistan by 61 runs, secure Super 8 spot

India vs Pakistan highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: India produced a dominant performance to rout arch-rivals Pakistan by 61 runs in...

India vs Pakistan highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: India produced a dominant performance to rout arch-rivals Pakistan by 61 runs in a high-voltage Group A clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday, booking their place in the Super 8 stage.

Chasing 176, Pakistan never got going as India’s bowlers ran through their top and middle order. Earlier, Ishan Kishan set the tone with a breathtaking 77 off 40 balls, including 10 fours and three sixes, giving India a flying start. Kishan shared an 87-run partnership with Tilak Varma, who contributed 25 off 24 balls, while skipper Suryakumar Yadav added a steady 32 to help India reach 175-7. Shivam Dube (27 off 17) and Rinku Singh (11*) provided the late flourish, ensuring a competitive total despite early wickets.

Pakistan’s chase began in turmoil. Hardik Pandya struck early, removing Sahibzada Farhan for a duck in the first over. Jasprit Bumrah then wreaked havoc, dismissing Saim Ayub and Pakistan skipper Salman Agha in his opening spell. The early breakthroughs left Pakistan reeling at 13/3.

Usman Khan tried to rebuild, top-scoring with 44 and putting together partnerships of 21 with Babar Azam and 39 with Shadab Khan. However, the Indian attack was relentless. Axar Patel dismissed both Azam and Khan, Kuldeep Yadav trapped Mohammad Nawaz, and Tilak Varma got Shadab Khan. Varun Chakaravarthy cleaned up the tail, ensuring Pakistan were bowled out for 114 in 18 overs.

Hardik Pandya ended with figures of 2/16, Bumrah took 2/17, Axar claimed 2/29, and Varun Chakaravarthy chipped in with 2/17 as Pakistan struggled against a disciplined Indian attack.

The result marked a comprehensive victory for India, who dominated with both bat and ball. Kishan’s power-packed innings on a tricky pitch, combined with clinical bowling from Bumrah, Pandya, Axar, Kuldeep, and Varun, left Pakistan on the mat throughout.

India now top Group A and move into the Super 8 stage with confidence, while Pakistan face a crucial fight to keep their campaign alive in the tournament.

The Times of India | Feb 15, 2026, 22:38:55 IST

India vs Pakistan highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: India put on a dominant show against their arch-rivals Pakistan, routing them by 61 runs in a high-stakes Group A clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The win not only boosted India’s confidence but also secured their place in the Super 8 stage.

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Electing to bat first, India were given a flying start by opener Ishan Kishan, who unleashed a masterclass of power-hitting. Kishan blazed 77 off just 40 balls, laced with 10 fours and three sixes, effortlessly negotiating the tricky Colombo surface. His explosive innings laid the platform for India, while Tilak Varma (25 off 24) and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (32 off 29) ensured the momentum was maintained in the middle overs. Shivam Dube’s quickfire 27 and late contributions from Rinku Singh helped India post a competitive 175-7 in 20 overs.

Chasing a challenging 176, Pakistan’s innings crumbled from the outset. Hardik Pandya struck early, removing Sahibzada Farhan in the first over. Jasprit Bumrah returned to wreak havoc, sending back Saim Ayub and captain Salman Agha in his opening spell. Pakistan’s middle order, which relied on Usman Khan, failed to build partnerships as Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Tilak Varma combined to clean up the tail.

Usman Khan stood tall with a valiant 44 off 34 balls, stitching brief partnerships with Babar Azam and Shadab Khan, but it was never enough. Pakistan were bowled out for 114 in 18 overs, leaving India winners by a comprehensive 61 runs.

India’s bowlers delivered with clinical precision. Hardik Pandya claimed 2-16, Jasprit Bumrah 2-17, Axar Patel 2-29, Varun Chakaravarthy 2-17, Kuldeep Yadav 1-14, and Tilak Varma 1-11. Saim Ayub’s early spell of 3-25 was Pakistan’s only resistance.

The Powerplay belonged to India, and the batsmen capitalized brilliantly. Kishan’s record-breaking strike rate, combined with sensible partnerships in the middle, ensured India set a target that Pakistan struggled to chase. With this emphatic win, India not only asserted dominance over Pakistan once again but also cemented their position in the next round of the tournament, leaving the co-hosts and fans in high spirits.

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India vs Pakistan highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: India crush Pakistan by 61 runs, secure Super 8 spot

WICKET! Hardik Pandya castles Usman Tariq stumps. Tariq goes for a duck. That's the end of Pakistan innings. They are bowled out for 114 runs. Massive win for Team India. India won by 61 runs.

SIX! Hardik Pandya to Shaheen Afridi. Afridi has hit this too high. Kuldeep Yadav drops a catch and the ball lands over the ropes. The shot was hit between mid-wicket and long-on. Pandya isn't happy with this.

100 coms up for Pakistan with a boundary from Shaheen Afridi off Rinku Singh. This is a powerful shot from Afridi.

REVIEW and NOT OUT! It's a hat trick ball. A loud LBW appeal from Varun against Usman Tariq. Umpire says NOT OUT. SKY is askign everyone. No one is confident. SKY takes a review. It's NOT OUT.

A loud LBW appeal from Varun Chakaravarthy against Abrar Ahmed. Up goes the finger. Abrar takes a review. Pitching outside off. Impact in line. Wickets hitting. Abrar falls for a duck. PAKISTAN 97/9 vs INDIA

WICKET! Varun Chakaravarthy to Faheem Ashraf. Ashraf pulls this, mistimes it. Rinku Singh takes a superb catch. Second catch for Rinku in ths match. India inch closer.

Tilak Varma to Shaheen Afridi. The Pakistan tailender goes big, gets a leading edge. Tilak says its mine and he drops it.

Drinks! 87 runs off 36 balls required. Pakistan are just going through the motion. They have Shaheen Afridi and Faheem Ashraf in the middle. They need to show intent to go for the chase.

WICKET! Tilak Varma too joins the wicket-taking tally. He strikes first ball of his over. Shadab Khan falls for 14 runs. Shadab goes for a biggie. The ball has hit the toe end of his bat. Shivam Dube takes another catch.

WICKET! Full toss from Kuldeep Yadav. Nawaz fails to hit this over the ropes. Shivam Dube takes a superb running catch at deep mid wicket. Poor batting from Pakistan today. Nawaz falls cheaply for 4 runs. PAKISTAN 78/6, need 98 off 49 balls.

FOUR! Kuldeep Yadav to Mohammad Nawaz. The left hander plays a superb sweep shot towards backward square leg for a boundary. Shivam Dube is on the run but the ball travels like a rocket.

9 overs gone!Pakistan 66/4They still need 110 runs in 66 balls The partnership between Shadab and Usman is 32 runs.

FOUR! Usman Khan comes down the track and whacks this straight down the ground. In the air.... Is this a catch? Tilak Varma running but fails to save a boundary. One bounce and the ball hits the fence.

Pakistan are 50 up!Varun Chakaravarthy to Shadab Khan. Shadab plays this towards point. He takes one, second and runs for third one too. Good running between the wickets by Usman and Shadab.

Second instance of Pakistan losing four wickets inside the Powerplay in T20 World Cups after 13/4 vs West Indies in Mirpur in 2014; four wickets is the second most for India in T20 World Cups after five vs South Africa (31/5) in Durban in 2007.

FOUR! Usman Khan comes down the track and hammers this one towards deep mid wicket fence. Powerful shot from the right hander. Pakistan are pinning their hopes on Usman at the moment.

FOUR! FOUR! Usman Khan hits Axar Patel for back-to-back boundaries. Both the shots are over cover region. he is taking risks now. Pakistan are in dire need of runs at the moment.

SIX! What a shot! Usman Khan whacks this over Hardik Pandya's head. Superb and brutal shot from the right hander.

REVIEW and OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Jasprit Bumrah against Saim Ayub. Up goes the finger. Ayub takes a review. It's OUT. Pakistan are off to terrible start. Good decision from the umpire. Pakistan are struggling. PAKISTAN 6/2 in 1.2 overs vs INDIA

A wicket maiden from Hardik Pandya. He takes a big wicket of Sahibzada Farhan and concedes not a single run in the over. Dream start for India.

WICKET! Hardik Pandya strikes. Sahibzada Farhan falls for a duck. Big big blow for Pakistan. Short from Pandya. Sahibzada attcks, gets a leading edge. Rinku Singh makes no mistake and takes a well-judged catch. PAKISTAN 0/1 in 0.4 overs vs INDIA

Welcome back, folks!India have formed a huddleSaim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan are in the middleHardik Pandya will open the attack for India Here we go ... !!!

WICKET! Shaheen Shah Afridi dismisses Axar Patel for a duck. That's the end of India innings. Saim Ayub takes a superb catch. 16 runs and 2 wickets off the over.India 175/7 in 20 overs vs Pakistan.

WICKET! India lose Shivam Dube for 27 runs. A huge mix up between Rinku Singh and Shivam Dube. Dube is well short of the crease. He is not happy at all.

Most overs of spin in a T20 WC innings18 Pak vs Aus Colombo RPS 201218 Pak vs Ind Colombo RPS 2026 *16 Afg vs Eng Delhi 201616 Afg vs WI Nagpur 201616 Pak vs USA Colombo SSC 2026

SIX! Shaheen Afridi to Rinku Singh. The left hander whacks this over deep mid-wicket fence. Brilliant batting from him.

FOUR! Poor bowling from Shaheen Shah Afridi. He gives width on offer. Rinku Singh slices this with one handed shot and the ball races towards deep backward point for a boundary.

That's brilliant bowling by Usman Tariq. Just 5 runs off his final over and a big wicket in the form of Suryakumar Yadav. He ends with figures - 4-0-24-1

WICKET! Usman Tariq gets his man. India captain Sutyakumar Yadav falls for 32 runs. A very important wicket for Pakistan at this stage. SKY tries to go big. but he mistimes this completely. Saim Ayub takes a well-judged catch at deep mid wicket.

FOUR! Shivam Dube comes down the track and smashes this over Usman Tariq's head for a boundary. Superb shot from the left hander. INDIA 158/4 in 18.2 overs vs PAKISTAN

SIX! Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube. That's a 88m biggie by Dube. Much needed hit for India. India need runs at the moment. This is a powerful shot over deep mid wicket fence. 14 runs off Abrar's over.INDIA 154/4 in 18 overs vs PAKISTAN

Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav. Surya aweeps this towards deep square leg. It's in the air. The ball lands in no man's zone. Surya will geta single. Another good over for Pakistan. 4 runs off Usman Tariq's over.INDIA 140/4 in 17 overs vs PAKISTAN

Only Adil Rashid – against West Indies at the Wankhede – has got more avg turn in an innings than Saim Ayub today in this World Cup; 54.5% of balls from Saim Ayub today turned more than 4.5 degrees today – the most by a spinner in an innings this tournament.

FOUR! Much-needed boundary for India. Shivam Dube smashes Nawaz towards deep mid wicket fence. 9 runs off Nawaz's over. INDIA 136/4 in 16 overs vs PAKISTAN

APPEAL and NOT OUT! A loud caught behind appeal from Saim Ayub against Shivam Dube. Umpire says NOT OUT. Pakistan take a review. Is this Ayub's hattrick? It's NOT OUT. There is nothing on UltraEdge.

APPEAL and OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Saim Ayub against Tilak Varma and up goes the finger. Tilak is having a chat with SKY and decides to walk back. Big big wicket for Pakistan at the moment. Tilak falls for a 24-ball 25. INDIA 126/3 in 14.2 overs vs PAKISTAN

Six spinners used by Pakistan this innings – the most by a team in a T20 World Cup innings and the joint most by a Full Member team in a T20I.

FOUR! That's what we call pressure of this big match. Suryakumar Yadav smashes Nawaz towards square leg fence. Shadab Khan is there. He collects the ball and fumbles. The ball hits the ropes. Nawaz isn't happy with this. 7 runs off Nawaz' overINDIA 125/2 in 14 overs vs PAKISTAN

APPEAL and NOT OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Nawaz against Tilak Varma. Umpire Dharamsena takes time and says NOT OUT. Pakistan have gone for a review. No bat involved. Impact in line. Ball hitting stumps. It's umpire's call. It's NOT OUT. INDIA 108/2 in 12 overs vs PAKISTAN

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A loud LBW appeal from Varun Chakaravarthy against Abrar Ahmed. Up goes the finger. Abrar takes a review. Pitching outside off. Impact in line. Wickets hitting. Abrar falls for a duck.

PAKISTAN 97/9 vs INDIA

Drinks!

87 runs off 36 balls required.

Pakistan are just going through the motion. They have Shaheen Afridi and Faheem Ashraf in the middle. They need to show intent to go for the chase.

WICKET! Full toss from Kuldeep Yadav. Nawaz fails to hit this over the ropes. Shivam Dube takes a superb running catch at deep mid wicket. Poor batting from Pakistan today. Nawaz falls cheaply for 4 runs.

PAKISTAN 78/6, need 98 off 49 balls.

9 overs gone!

Pakistan 66/4

They still need 110 runs in 66 balls

The partnership between Shadab and Usman is 32 runs.

Pakistan are 50 up!

Varun Chakaravarthy to Shadab Khan. Shadab plays this towards point. He takes one, second and runs for third one too. Good running between the wickets by Usman and Shadab.

REVIEW and OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Jasprit Bumrah against Saim Ayub. Up goes the finger. Ayub takes a review. It's OUT. Pakistan are off to terrible start. Good decision from the umpire. Pakistan are struggling.

PAKISTAN 6/2 in 1.2 overs vs INDIA

WICKET! Hardik Pandya strikes. Sahibzada Farhan falls for a duck. Big big blow for Pakistan. Short from Pandya. Sahibzada attcks, gets a leading edge. Rinku Singh makes no mistake and takes a well-judged catch.

PAKISTAN 0/1 in 0.4 overs vs INDIA

Welcome back, folks!

India have formed a huddle

Saim Ayub and Sahibzada Farhan are in the middle

Hardik Pandya will open the attack for India

Here we go ... !!!

WICKET! Shaheen Shah Afridi dismisses Axar Patel for a duck. That's the end of India innings. Saim Ayub takes a superb catch. 16 runs and 2 wickets off the over.

India 175/7 in 20 overs vs Pakistan.

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That's brilliant bowling by Usman Tariq.

Just 5 runs off his final over and a big wicket in the form of Suryakumar Yadav.

He ends with figures - 4-0-24-1

FOUR! Shivam Dube comes down the track and smashes this over Usman Tariq's head for a boundary. Superb shot from the left hander.

INDIA 158/4 in 18.2 overs vs PAKISTAN

SIX! Abrar Ahmed to Shivam Dube. That's a 88m biggie by Dube. Much needed hit for India. India need runs at the moment. This is a powerful shot over deep mid wicket fence.

14 runs off Abrar's over.

INDIA 154/4 in 18 overs vs PAKISTAN

Usman Tariq to Suryakumar Yadav. Surya aweeps this towards deep square leg. It's in the air. The ball lands in no man's zone. Surya will geta single. Another good over for Pakistan.

4 runs off Usman Tariq's over.

INDIA 140/4 in 17 overs vs PAKISTAN

FOUR! Much-needed boundary for India. Shivam Dube smashes Nawaz towards deep mid wicket fence. 9 runs off Nawaz's over.

INDIA 136/4 in 16 overs vs PAKISTAN

APPEAL and OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Saim Ayub against Tilak Varma and up goes the finger. Tilak is having a chat with SKY and decides to walk back. Big big wicket for Pakistan at the moment. Tilak falls for a 24-ball 25.

INDIA 126/3 in 14.2 overs vs PAKISTAN

FOUR! That's what we call pressure of this big match. Suryakumar Yadav smashes Nawaz towards square leg fence. Shadab Khan is there. He collects the ball and fumbles. The ball hits the ropes. Nawaz isn't happy with this.

7 runs off Nawaz' over

INDIA 125/2 in 14 overs vs PAKISTAN

APPEAL and NOT OUT! A loud LBW appeal from Nawaz against Tilak Varma. Umpire Dharamsena takes time and says NOT OUT. Pakistan have gone for a review. No bat involved. Impact in line. Ball hitting stumps. It's umpire's call. It's NOT OUT.

INDIA 108/2 in 12 overs vs PAKISTAN