Brief Scores: World Cup T20, IND vs PAK: India (175/7) beat Pakistan (114 all out in 18 overs) by 61 runs in a Group A match at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
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Pakistan find themselves in a deep hole as the race to qualify for the Super 8s for the T20 World Cup 2026 has intensified. Salman Agha’s men fell to Defeat by 61 runs against India on Sunday 15 Februaryat the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The loss left Pakistan in serious danger of an early exit. They will be knocked out of the tournament unless they beat Namibia on Wednesday, February 18 at the Sinhala Sports Club in Colombo.
Apart from the defeat itself, there was a bigger blow to Pakistan’s net run rate. He went from a healthy +0.932 to -0.403 after the tough loss. As a result, Pakistan slipped to third in Group A with the USA ahead of them with a net odds of +0.787.
If Pakistan lose to Namibia, it will be the United States who advance to the next round. Notably, the USA advanced to the Super 8s ahead of Pakistan in 2024 as well, making it a worrying trend for the former champions.
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SALMAN RUES LACK OF PERFORMANCE
After the match against India, Salman Agha admitted that Pakistan had to regret the underwhelming bowling performance, especially from their spinners. The team relied heavily on spin, bowled 18 overs while Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled just two overs. However, the strategy did not yield the desired results.
Salman also admitted that Pakistan did not do themselves any favors during the run chase. The early wickets put them on the back foot, forcing them to chase for the rest of the innings and making the task much more difficult.
“We went with four spinners, they were off. The execution was lacking in some parts. We didn’t start well with the bat. If you lose 3-4 wickets in a power over, you always chase the game,” Salman said at the post-match handing over ceremony.
After being asked to bat first, India posted an impressive 175 for seven, powered by a fluent 77 from Ishan Kishan. Saim Ayub was outstanding with the ball for Pakistan, finishing with impressive figures of 4-0-25-3.
However, in the hunt for a run, Pakistan struggled to build partnerships. Apart from Usman Khan’s 44 off 34 balls, none of the batsmen were able to mount a serious attack against the Indian bowling attack.
Pakistan’s 61-run defeat also marked the biggest loss by runs in men’s T20I history between the arch-rivals. Meanwhile, India remained unbeaten in the tournament and sealed their place in the Super 8s.
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Issued by:
sabyasachi chowdhury
Published on:
February 15, 2026