T20 World Cup 2026: India vs Pakistan, Match 27 – Full highlights, top moments & winner details

India defeated their arch-rivals Pakistan by 61 runs on February 15 in the T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Batting first, India posted 175/7 in their 20 overs, with Ishan Kishan leading the charge with a superb 77. Pakistan spinner Saim Ayub was the standout performer with the ball, returning figures of 3/25 in his four overs.

In reply, Pakistan were bowled out for 114 in 18 overs. Usman Khan top-scored with 44 runs, but lacked support from the other end. Four Indian bowlers picked up two wickets each to wrap up Pakistan’s innings and seal a comprehensive victory.

Top batting performance of the match - Ishan Kishan

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan was the top batting performer of the match. The left-handed batter scored 77 runs off 40 balls, smashing 10 fours and three sixes at a strike rate of 192.50. He stitched together a crucial 87-run partnership off 46 deliveries for the second wicket with Tilak Varma, setting the tone for the innings. Kishan dominated the Pakistan bowlers early on and consistently kept them under pressure with his aggressive stroke play.

Top bowling performance of the match - Saim Ayub

Pakistan all-rounder Saim Ayub was the standout performer with the ball in the match. He returned impressive figures of 3/25 in his four overs, maintaining an economy rate of 6.20. Ayub dismissed key batters Ishan Kishan, Tilak Varma, and Hardik Pandya, briefly tightening Pakistan’s grip on the Indian batting lineup during the middle phase of the innings.

Records Broken and Major Milestones Achieved

• This was only the second instance of Pakistan losing four wickets inside the Powerplay in T20 World Cups, after their 13/4 against West Indies in Mirpur in 2014.
• Four wickets in the Powerplay is the second-most by India in a T20 World Cup match, after the 5/31 against South Africa in Durban in 2007.
• The aggregate of 10 runs by Pakistan’s top three batters is their lowest in a T20 World Cup match and their lowest against India in the tournament.
• Pakistan bowled 18 overs of spin against India, which is the joint-most overs of spin in a T20 World Cup innings.
• The 18 overs of spin are also the joint-most bowled in a T20I innings among Full Member sides.
• Pakistan used six spinners in the innings, the most by any team in a T20 World Cup innings and the joint-most by a Full Member side in a T20I.
• Ishan Kishan’s 77 is the fourth-highest individual score in India-Pakistan T20Is.
• Kishan reached his fifty in 27 balls, the third-fastest half-century in India-Pakistan T20Is in terms of balls faced.
• His 42 runs in the Powerplay are the most by a batter in the Powerplay in India-Pakistan T20Is.
• Abhishek Sharma became the third batter among Full Member sides to be dismissed for a duck in each of his first two matches in a T20 World Cup.

Who was the Player of the Match?

Ishan Kishan was named Player of the Match for his outstanding 77-run knock against Pakistan. His innings is the fourth-highest individual score in India–Pakistan T20Is. He also registered the third-fastest half-century in India-Pakistan T20Is in terms of balls faced. Additionally, his 42 runs in the Powerplay are the most by any batter in the Powerplay in India-Pakistan T20Is.

When is the next match?

India will take on the Netherlands on February 18 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, while Pakistan will face Namibia on the same day at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.