By Admin 
India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs in the 27th match of T20 World Cup 2026 played at R Premadasa Stadium. With its third consecutive win in the tournament, India has entered the Super-8. This is India’s eighth win in nine matches against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has congratulated the Indian team after defeating Pakistan.
The result of India vs Pakistan is always the same: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah posted on X and wrote, ‘Team India played brilliantly. The format, venue and dates may change, but the result of India vs Pakistan will always remain the same. Congratulations to the entire team. Union Minister of State Rao Inderjit Singh said, ‘The Indian cricket team performed brilliantly against Pakistan and registered a historic victory. Hearty congratulations to all the players of Team India for this great victory. Your passion, discipline and teamwork have once again brought glory to the country. This victory is a moment of pride for every Indian.
Pakistan blown away by Ishaan’s stormy batting
India had won against USA by 29 runs in its first match of the tournament, after which it defeated Namibia by 93 runs. Now the Indian team will play its last league match against Netherlands on 18 February. After losing the toss on Sunday, the Indian team came to bat and scored 175 runs losing 7 wickets. Team India suffered a big blow in the form of Abhishek Sharma (0) on the score of just 1, but after this Ishan Kishan took charge. Ishaan made a partnership of 87 runs in 46 balls with Tilak Verma (25), taking the team to the score of 88. Ishaan was out after scoring 77 runs in 40 balls with 3 sixes and 10 fours.
Pakistan team was reduced to 114 runs
After Ishaan’s dismissal, captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 38 runs for the third wicket with Tilak Verma, while he scored 33 runs for the fifth wicket with Shivam Dubey. Surya was out after scoring 32 runs in 29 balls, while Shivam Dubey contributed 27 runs to the team’s account. Rinku Singh played an unbeaten inning of 11 runs in 4 balls. In response, the Pakistani team was reduced to 114 runs in 18 overs. Pakistan got a big blow in the form of Sahibzada Farhan (0) on the fourth ball of the innings. Till that time even Pakistan’s account could not be opened.