T20 World Cup 2026: Team India qualify for the Super 8 after beating Pakistan by 61 runs at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Now I will share the details of this game match in my way.
3rd T20I (India Vs Pakistan)
Game Date: 15th February 2026
Details: Pakistan skipper Salman Agha won the toss and elected to field first 3rd T20I game against Team India at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Two changes in India’s playing XI and Abhishek Sharma & Kuldeep Yadav is included in the place of Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh.
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Team India scored 175/7 in their 20 overs after batting first. Is it under par? Tell you what, it gripped the surface a fair bit when the spinners bowled into the wicket so this could well be just above par one feels. Pakistan will have to bat extremely well to win this game, and it won’t be easy against Varun and Kuldeep. Axar and even Abhishek can spring a surprise too. Ishan Kishan played a blinder of an innings to be honest. India made 52 in the powerplay, and he smashed 42 of them himself. If not for his bold cricket, India could have finished around 160ish as the other batters found the going tough. Tilak played second fiddle to Ishan in that 87-run partnership. SKY and Tilak nudged around to drag this innings deep, but Saim Ayub dismissed Tilak and Hardik off successive balls to put the brakes. Dube and SKY again had to nudge around before Dube managed a few timely hits. Rinku had a good finish in the end of Shaheen. Usman Tariq might not have taken a lot of wickets, but he made it so tough for the batters to score, and Saim was outstanding with his variations. Pakistan will be disappointed with Shaheen and Shadab leaking runs. They would have ideally wanted to chase a score around 160. Ishan Kishan scored 77 runs of 40 balls and skipper Suryakumar Yadav scored 32 runs of 29 balls. For Pakistan, Saim Ayub picked 3 wickets for 25 runs in his 4 overs.
Innings Break!
Ishan Kishan's half-century and contribution from the middle order help #TeamIndia finish with 1️⃣7️⃣5️⃣
Time for the bowlers now!
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Pakistan failed to chase the target and bowled out for 114 runs in 18 overs and lost the game by 61 runs. After all the hullabaloo and the unreal drama before this game, the action has been one-sided. Pakistan no match to this Indian side. Many expected a close contest since this was at RPS and in conditions which suited spin. Pakistan had 5 of them and they were confident going into this. But all that was torn apart by Pakistan’s inept performance with bat. They brainlessly tried to take on Bumrah in the powerplay and lost two wickets in one over of his. Immediately they were on the back foot and more shoddy batting followed. On long square boundaries and against fine Indian spinners, they attempted to slog their way and paid the price. Only Usman Khan played well and once he went, the game was all but over from a Pakistani viewpoint. Yet another ICC event, so much off field hungama, so much anticipation for this game. And the eventual result is an easy Indian win. We have seen this movie many times before. Usman Khan scored 44 of 34 balls and Shaheen Afridi scored 23* runs of 19 balls. For Team India, Bumrah, Pandya, Varun and Axar picked 2 wickets each.
3️⃣/3️⃣ for #TeamIndia 💙
The #MenInBlue win by 6️⃣1️⃣ runs to qualify for Super 8! 💪
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IND: 175/7 in 20 overs
PAK: 114 all out in 18 overs
Match Result: India won by 61 runs
Man of the Match: Ishan Kishan
India extend their unbeaten #T20WorldCup 2026 run with a clinical win in Colombo 👏
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Stats
– The two sides have met 11 times in T20Is since 2014 with the chasing side wining 10 of those games; the only exception was the 2024 T20 World Cup game in New York.
– The last India-Pakistan World Cup encounter not featuring either Rohit or Kohli was the 2007 group game at Kingsmead in 2007 (the match that ended in a Bowl Out). India have won each of the last eight completed matches against Pakistan across formats.
– Sahibzada Farhan hit 51 runs off 34 balls from Bumrah in three games in Asia Cup without getting dismissed. He is one of the two batters to hit Bumrah for three sixes in T20Is.
– Dismissed for duck in the first two games in T20 World Cups (FM sides)
Ashish Nehra
Imrul Kayes
Abhishek Sharma
Both Nehra and Kayes did not score a run in their World Cup careers.
– 42 runs by Ishan Kishan is the most by a batter in the Powerplay in Ind-Pak T20Is surpassing 35 by Shubman Gill in Dubai in Asia Cup 2025.
– Fastest 50s in Ind-Pak T20Is (by balls)
23 Mohd Hafeez Ahmedabad 2012
24 Abhishek Sharma Dubai 2025
27 Ishan Kishan Colombo RPS 2026 *
29 Yuvraj Singh Ahmedabad 2012
– Highest individual scores in Ind-Pak T20Is
82* Virat Kohli Melbourne 2022
79* Mohd Rizwan Dubai 2021
78* Virat Kohli Colombo RPS 2012
77 Ishan Kishan Colombo RPS 2026
75 Gautam Gambhir Joburg 2007
– Six spinners used by Pakistan this innings is the most by a team in a T20 World Cup innings and the joint most by a Full Member team in a T20I.
– Most overs of spin in a T20I innings (FM sides)
18 Zim vs WI Port of Spain 2010
18 Pak vs Aus Colombo RPS 2012
18 Pak vs Ind Colombo RPS 2026 *
17 NZ vs Ind Lucknow 2023
– Most overs of spin in a T20 WC innings
18 Pak vs Aus Colombo RPS 2012
18 Pak vs Ind Colombo RPS 2026 *
16 Afg vs Eng Delhi 2016
16 Afg vs WI Nagpur 2016
16 Pak vs USA Colombo SSC 2026
– Highest successful chase in T20 World Cup by Pakistan: 176 vs Ban at Pallekele in 2012. Only West Indies have chased a highest target in T20 World Cup vs India (193 at the Wankhede in 2016).
– The aggregate of 10 runs by Pakistan’s top three is their fewest in a T20 World Cup game and fewest against India.
– 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.
– Most wins vs an opposition in T20 World Cups
8* Ind vs Pak (one Super Over win)
6 Aus vs Ban
6 Pak vs Ban
6 SL vs WI
6 WI vs Eng
– Lowest totals for Pakistan in T20 World Cups
82 vs WI Mirpur 2014
113/7 vs Ind New York 2024
114 vs Ind Colombo RPS 2026 *
123/7 vs SL Colombo RPS 2012
– Biggest defeats for Pakistan in T20 World Cups
84 runs vs WI Mirpur 2014
61 runs vs Ind Colombo RPS 2026 *
48 runs vs Eng The Oval 2009
– Hardik Pandya vs Pakistan (T20I)
10 mat
17 wkts
Avg 13.82
SR 10.7
ER 7.70
A special knock to guide a big victory ✨
Ishan Kishan wins the Player of the Match award in Colombo 🫡
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