There is an atmosphere of celebration across the country after India’s spectacular victory against Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. In this sequence, Pranav Pandey, father of Indian cricketer Ishan Kishan, expressed his happiness. Ishan Kishan played a brilliant inning of 77 runs and was chosen as ‘Player of the Match’.

Ishan Kishan’s father Pranav Pandey said, “It is a matter of great joy for all of us, our family, you, the people of Bihar and the entire country. It is a proud moment that India has won. People were eagerly waiting for this match and there were a lot of emotions attached to it. Now with this victory, those emotions have been fulfilled.”

Pranav Pandey further said that his son should keep playing without any pressure and keep scoring runs continuously, this is his wish. He said, “He should not take any pressure, he should keep scoring runs like this and India will keep winning. He is continuously working hard. There is no shortcut to hard work, but it definitely pays off.” He expressed confidence that Team India will perform like this in the tournament in future also and will continue to give an opportunity of pride to the countrymen. This victory of India has further increased the enthusiasm of cricket lovers, especially in Bihar, where special enthusiasm is being seen about the achievement of Ishan Kishan.

Actually, India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs in the 27th match of T20 World Cup 2026 at R Premadasa Stadium. With its third consecutive win in the tournament, India has entered the Super-8. Batting first, India scored 175 runs losing 7 wickets. In this innings, Ishan Kishan scored 77 runs in 40 balls with 3 sixes and 10 fours, while captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 25 runs. In response, the Pakistani team was reduced to just 114 runs in 18 overs. Usman Khan scored the maximum 44 runs for this team, while Shaheen Afridi played an unbeaten inning of 23 runs.