Dominant India thump Pakistan by 61 runs, extend T20 World Cup edge to 8-1
Suryakumar Yadav and co. have now made it 8-1 against Pakistan in World Cups, further tilting the rivalry in favor of the Men in Blue.
 "Dominant India thump Pakistan by 61 runs, extend T20 World Cup edge to 8-1")
Pakistan are left in despair yet again, as they were comprehensively beaten by arch-rivals India by a 61-run margin in their T20 World Cup 2026 match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. This is India's biggest ever victory against Pakistan in terms of runs. The victory also brought the record-extending 11th consecutive match win in T20 World Cup that is a testament to how dominant India have been in the shortest format of the game in ICC events.
Suryakumar Yadav and co. have now made it 8-1 against Pakistan in World Cups, further tilting the rivalry in favor of the Men in Blue. With their third consecutive win, India has also secured a spot in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup.
It was an all-round display by the defending champions, who posted a competitive total of 175/7 in 20 overs, highlighted by a 77-run blitz from opener Ishan Kishan, which restored momentum for India despite his opening partner Abhishek Sharma falling for a duck off Salman Agha’s delivery.
Ishan Kishan kept the run rate high, striking at around 200, and reached his half-century in just 27 balls. On a track where most other batters struggled to find boundaries consistently, Kishan batted with attacking intent, relentlessly piling pressure on Pakistan’s spinners. Despite of the middle order faltering with Tilak and Hardik losing back-to-back wickets in the 15th over, the Men in Blue were able to post 175/7 with Rinku Singh's 11-run cameo in the final over.
In reply, Pakistan struggled to get their innings on track from the outset. Opener Sahibzada Farhan was dismissed for a duck by Hardik Pandya, who delivered a brilliant wicket maiden in the very first over, immediately putting Pakistan on the back foot. Jasprit Bumrah struck early, sending back Saim Ayub (LBW) and Salman Agha (caught by Hardik), reducing Pakistan to 13/3 inside the powerplay. The lower order then faced Varun Chakaravarthy’s devastating spell in the 16th over, which claimed the wickets of Faheem Ashraf and Abrar Ahmed in quick succession, leaving Pakistan tottering at 97/9.
Disciplined spells from Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel further tightened India’s grip on the match, as their precise lines and clever variations left Pakistan with very few scoring opportunities. Although Usman Khan and Shadab Khan offered brief resistance, the visitors ultimately collapsed under relentless pressure.
India’s comprehensive performance, anchored by Ishan Kishan’s explosive batting and the incisive bowling of Bumrah, Hardik, and Varun, highlighted their superiority over Pakistan once again, reinforcing their status as defending champions of the T20 World Cup 2026.
PAK 2nd innings scorecard:
| India 1st innings scorecard | |||||||||||||||
| Batsman | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||||||
| Ishan Kishan † | 77 | 40 | 41 | 10 | 3 | 192.5 | |||||||||
| Abhishek Sharma | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Tilak Varma | 25 | 24 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 104.16 | |||||||||
| Suryakumar Yadav (c) | 32 | 29 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 110.34 | |||||||||
| Hardik Pandya | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Shivam Dube | 27 | 17 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 158.82 | |||||||||
| Rinku Singh | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 275 | |||||||||
| Axar Patel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Extras (lb 2, w 1) | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Total (20 Ov, RR: 8.75) | 175/7 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Yet to bat: Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah | |||||||||||||||
| Pakistan Bowling | |||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB | |||||||
| Salman Agha | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 15.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Saim Ayub | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.66 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Shadab Khan | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Usman Tariq | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| Pakistan Innings scorecard | ||||||||||||||||
| Batsman | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||||||||
| Sahibzada Farhan | c Singh b Pandya | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Saim Ayub | lbw b Bumrah | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 300 | |||||||||
| Salman Agha (c) | c Pandya b Bumrah | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |||||||||
| Babar Azam | b Patel | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 | |||||||||
| Usman Khan † | st †Ishan Kishan b Patel | 44 | 34 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 129.41 | |||||||||
| Shadab Khan | c Dube b Tilak Varma | 14 | 15 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 93.33 | |||||||||
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Dube b Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80 | |||||||||
| Faheem Ashraf | c Singh b Varun | 10 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 71.42 | |||||||||
| Shaheen Shah Afridi | not out | 23 | 19 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 121.05 | |||||||||
| Abrar Ahmed | lbw b Varun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Usman Tariq | b Pandya | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Extras | (lb 1, w 3) | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| Total | 18 Ov (RR: 6.33) | 114 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||||||
| India Bowling Figures | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB | ||||||||
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 | 13 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jasprit Bumrah | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Varun Chakravarthy | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.66 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.66 | 8 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tilak Varma | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Rinku Singh | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||