India (IND) vs Pakistan (PAK) T20 World Cup 2026 Match: Suryakumar Yadav’s India have defeated Pakistan by 61 runs at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to secure a spot in the Super 8. Meanwhile, after the defeat, Pakistan slipped to third spot, behind Team USA, in Group A thanks to their net run rate. Usman Khan was Pakistan’s top scorer with 44 runs with Shaheen Shah Afridi (unbeaten 23) and Shadab Khan (14) being the other two batters to get into double figures. This was the largest margin of victory in the India vs Pakistan encounter in T20Is.
Pakistan had slumped to 34/4 at one point, after losing three wickets with just 13 runs on board in the first two overs of their innings with Hardik Pandya sending back Sahibzada Farhan for a duck in the 1st over, and then Jasprit Bumrah claiming the wickets of Saim Ayub (six runs) and Salman Ali Agha (four) while chasing 176 in Colombo.
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Earlier, Saim Ayub was Pakistan’s top wicket-taker with three scalps, including the wickets of Tilak Varma (25) and Hardik Pandya (0) on successive deliveries, to halt the momentum India were given by Ishan Kishan, who slammed a 40-ball 77 against Pakistan in Colombo. Captain Suryakumar Yadav managed a mature 32 while the much-talked-about Usman Tariq ended the game with just a single wicket at last.
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Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha had won the toss and opted to bowl first against Suryakumar Yadav’s India in Colombo on Sunday.
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Teams:
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan(w), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq
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Match EndedICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2026 – Match 27
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175/7 (20.0)
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114 (18.0)
Match Ended ( Match 27 )
India beat Pakistan by 61 runs
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Indian fans will hope the best XI will be able to take the field against the spin-heavy Pakistan in Colombo. (PTI Photo)
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