India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup highlights: India enter Super 8s; defeat Pak by 61 runs

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup highlights (India National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team), R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo: India turned the much-hyped contest into a statement performance as Ishan Kishan’s audacious 77 and Jasprit Bumrah’s incisive spell dismantled Pakistan to secure a commanding 61-run victory and a place in the T20 World Cup Super Eight on Sunday.

On a tacky Premadasa surface, Kishan blended raw power with remarkable control, his 40-ball 77 lifting India to 175 for seven after being asked to bat. It was an innings of rare authority given the conditions — fearless strokeplay wrapped in calculated aggression, setting the tone for the evening.

Pakistan’s chase required early momentum, but it unraveled swiftly. Bumrah (2/17) and Hardik Pandya (2/16) ripped through the top order, removing Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub and captain Salman Ali Agha to drain the contest of suspense. Bowled out for 114, Pakistan were left chasing shadows as India extended their dominance to 8-1 in T20 World Cup meetings between the rivals.