India Beat Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026 Thriller

India defeated Pakistan in the 27th Match of Group A at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 held at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. With a dominant all-round performance, India successfully defended 175 runs and tightened their grip in the tournament.

India Vs Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026

India Post 175/7 in 20 Overs

After Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl, India put up a competitive total of 175/7.

• Ishan Kishan played a sensational knock of 77 off 40 balls, smashing 10 fours and 3 sixes.
• Suryakumar Yadav (32) and Tilak Varma (25) provided stability in the middle overs.
• Shivam Dube (27 off 17) and Rinku Singh (11 off 4)* finished strongly in the death overs.

For Pakistan, Saim Ayub was the standout bowler with 3 wickets for 25 runs.

India scored 52 runs in the powerplay and built a strong 87-run partnership between Kishan and Tilak Varma that set the foundation for a big total.

India Bowl Out Pakistan for 114 in T20 World Cup 2026 Clash

India delivered a dominant bowling performance to bundle out Pakistan for 114 runs in 18 overs during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 match.

Indian Bowlers Dominate

India’s bowling unit shared the wickets evenly:

• 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)

Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 114 in 18 overs, with Shaheen Afridi (23)* remaining unbeaten.

India Playing XI

• Abhishek Sharma
• Ishan Kishan (wk)
• 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
• Usman Khan (wk)
• Shadab Khan
• Mohammad Nawaz
• Faheem Ashraf
• Shaheen Afridi
• Abrar Ahmed
• Usman Tariq