By Admin 
After the crushing defeat of 61 runs against India in the T20 World Cup 2026, the morale of the Pakistan team is completely broken. India shattered Pakistan’s pride in this high-voltage match played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Batting first, India scored a strong score of 175/7 and then gave a crushing defeat to Pakistan by bowling out just 114 runs.
There was disappointment in the dressing room.
After the end of the match, Pakistan’s head coach Mike Hesson said that the team players are very disappointed with this defeat. He said that the match against India is not just a match for Pakistan but also related to prestige. In such a situation, it is not easy for the players to accept such a big defeat.
The coach also admitted that the team was performing well in the last few matches and was confident about winning against India. However, in this match the team appeared to be under complete pressure.
India’s batting changed the course of the match
India suffered its first setback early in the beginning of the match, but after this young batsman Ishan Kishan played a brilliant innings and scored 77 runs and took control of the team. Apart from them, captain Suryakumar Yadav played a useful inning of 32 runs and all-rounder Shivam Dubey played a useful inning of 27 runs in taking the score to 175.
Pakistan team could not stand in front of the bowlers
Pakistan team, which set out to chase the target, had a very bad start. Fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah pushed Pakistan on the backfoot by taking two big wickets in the second over itself. After this the team remained under constant pressure and was all out after scoring 114 runs in 18 overs. Usman Khan definitely put up some fight by scoring 44 runs, but could not save the team from defeat.
India reached Super-8, pressure increased on Pakistan
With this victory, India has registered its third consecutive win and secured its place in the Super-8. At the same time, the way forward has now become difficult for Pakistan. They will have to win the next match at any cost, only then will there be any hope of remaining in the tournament. India now has an 8-1 lead over Pakistan in T20 World Cup history, which has become a major cause of concern for Pakistan.