• Published: Sun Feb 15, 2026, 4:00 PM

T20 World Cup match: India defeat Pakistan by 61 runs, secure Super Eight spot

By:Poojaraj ManiyeriLeslie Wilson JrRituraj Borkakoty
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Summary

  • India and Pakistan are set to face-off in a high-octane game that will guarantee a Super Eight spot for the winner
  • Weather forecast threatens to wash out the match as rain predicted
  • Pakistan won toss, elected to bowl first
  • India, Pakistan captains walk away without shaking hands after toss
  • Pakistan's Salman sends Abhishek back to pavilion without scoring any runs
  • Half-century for India's Ishan Kishan
  • Second wicket: Ishan out after 77 runs
  • Two wickets in quick succession: Hardik, Tilak fall to Pakistan's Ayub
  • Suryakumar is the fifth wicket to fall
  • At the end of first innings, Dube and Axar fall in quick succession
  • Pakistan starts off the second innings with 2 wickets: Farhan and Ayub
  • Yet another wicket; Bumrah gets 2 in his first over and Pakistan's Agha falls
  • India is wrecking through Pakistan's top order; Babar Azam bites the dust
  • Usman, who was batting steadily, fell to Axar
  • After Usman's wicket, India takes two others in quick succession: Nawaz and Shadab
  • India's Varun two wickets: Faheem Ashraf and Abrar Ahmed
  • India wins by 61 runs in a largely one-sided game
  • 9:06 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Kishan sparks clinical India win

  • 8:49 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    India wins

  • 8:43 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Pakistan 106-9 after 17 overs

  • 8:41 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    100 runs

  • 8:39 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Usman in

  • 8:37 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Two more wickets fall

  • 8:33 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Missed opportunity

  • 8:27 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Game looking bleak for Pakistan

  • 8:21 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Seventh wicket

  • 8:19 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Sixth wicket

  • 8:14 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Fifth wicket

  • 8:12 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    10 overs remain

  • 8:06 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Usman survives

  • 7:57 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Couple of 4s for Usman

  • 7:53 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Powerplay ends

  • 7:50 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Fourth wicket

  • 7:43 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Pakistan 21/3 after 3 overs

  • 7:38 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Third wicket

  • 7:32 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Second wicket!

  • 7:30 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Wicket-maiden for Hardik

  • 7:27 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    First wicket as second innings begin

  • 7:23 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Pakistan players to watch out for

  • 7:22 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    End of first innings

  • 7:17 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Two wickets fall

  • 7:09 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Fifth wicket

  • 6:57 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    150-run mark

  • 6:54 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Four crucial overs remain

  • 6:50 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Game on!

  • 6:46 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Tilak, Hardik out

  • 6:34 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    India 118/2 after 13 overs

  • 6:30 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    LBW review

  • 6:27 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    100-run mark

  • 6:21 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Usman the secret weapon

  • 6:18 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    SKY in

  • 6:14 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Second wicket

  • 6:10 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Ishan still in the game

  • 6:07 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Ishan in pain

  • 6:00 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Half-century!

  • 5:56 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    50-run partnership

  • 5:51 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Sixes, fours all around

  • 5:48 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Run out?

  • 5:41 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Third over

  • 5:39 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Ishan in form

  • 5:36 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    First wicket

  • 5:33 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    First inning begins

  • 5:29 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    National anthems ring out

  • 5:25 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Balance meets unpredictable flair

  • 5:15 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Player XI revealed

  • 5:12 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    No handshake yet again

  • 5:07 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Toss takes place

  • 5:01 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Who does the pitch favour?

  • 4:59 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    What happens if rain washes out the match?

  • 4:55 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Weather alert

  • 4:47 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Head-to-head

  • 4:42 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Teams arrive at stadium

  • 4:36 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Indian players to watch out for 

  • 4:30 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Group A scores so far

    PositionTeamMatchesWinsLossesPointsNet Run Rate (NRR)
    1India22043.05
    2Pakistan22040.932
    3USA31220.533
    4Netherlands3122-1.352
    5Namibia2020-2.884

  • 4:24 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Heavy security outside stadium

  • 4:16 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Will the players shake hands?

    quote    This ‘no shaking hands’ is such a silly thing that India has started. It’s unbecoming of a nation like ours. Either play properly within the spirit of the game or don’t play at all.

    Sanjay Manjrekar, former Indian player and commentator

  • 4:09 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    Weather forecast in Colombo

  • 4:00 PM, Feb 15, 2026

    India, Pakistan to meet again