T20 World Cup | India Win Over Pakistan by 61 Runs, Reaches Super 8s

India secured a win over Pakistan by 61 runs, becoming the second team to go into the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup 2026.

India secured a win over Pakistan by 61 runs in Colombo to confirm a Super 8 spot and extend their T20 World Cup winning streak. Pakistan, chasing 176, collapsed to 114 all out in 18 overs. India now leads the head-to-head record 8-1 in the tournament.

For India, Hardik Pandya sealed the win with the final wicket. Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy took two wickets each. Pakistan lost four wickets in the Powerplay and slipped to 13/3 after captain Salman Ali Agha fell after hitting a boundary. Sahibzada Farhan went for 0, while Bumrah removed Saim Ayub(6) with a yorker. Axar later stumped Usman Khan, who fell six runs short of a fifty. Shadab Khan(14) fought briefly as the asking rate climbed near 10.

Notably, PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi was seen leaving the R. Premadasa Stadium during the defeat.

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Earlier, in the first innings, India posted 175/7, the highest India-Pakistan total in T20 World Cups. Ishan Kishan hit 77 off 40 balls and reached his fifty in 27 deliveries. Abhishek Sharma fell for 0. Suryakumar Yadav(32), Tilak Varma(25), Shivam Dube(27) and Rinku Singh(11) added key runs. India lost Tilak and Hardik in successive balls after the interval. For Pakistan, Usman Tariq impressed with 4/24, while Pakistan’s fielding errors conceded extra boundaries.

India seem to intimidate Pakistan on the cricket field .. they are so much better in all facets of the game & such a better mentality of coping with the huge occasion .. #INDvsPAK

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) February 15, 2026

𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐫𝐲?? 😄

Another thumping win over Pakistan in an ICC event! It started off by Ishan Kishan and then finished it off at ease by the bowlers! Well done #TeamIndia. On to the next one… 🇮🇳🏏

The nation is happy 💙#INDvsPAK #T20WorldCup2026 pic.twitter.com/hUc7LB8ZQm

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) February 15, 2026

8-1 💪#IndvPak

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 15, 2026

Team India 🇮🇳 well done . India vs Pakistan is only hype no contest. Fan made rivalry but one way traffic on the field ….. Again . JAI HIND

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) February 15, 2026

Colombo was lit tonight but India were too good for Pakistan . A convincing win by them

— Angelo Mathews (@Angelo69Mathews) February 15, 2026

Padosiyo…..

Sunday kesa raha?

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 15, 2026

When you don’t get good quality home grown products you import. Pakistan must now import batters.☺️

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) February 15, 2026

Now I believe that the one Pakistan win in the 1-8 scoreline against India was also a fluke. Honestly.

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) February 15, 2026

India and pakistan needs to be in different groups for upcoming any icc events. #INDVSPAK #T20WorldCup2026

— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) February 15, 2026

India vs Pakistan cricket?

Zameen. Aasman.

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) February 15, 2026

Ind vs pak hype ⤴️
Ind vs pak competition ⤵️#INDVSPAK

— Shreevats goswami (@shreevats1) February 15, 2026