India vice-captain Axar Patel credited Ishan Kishan for his side's 61-run rout of Pakistan on Sunday, saying the opening batsman's performance on a tricky turning wicket in Colombo had been "one of the gear knocks". Kishan hit 10 fours and three sixes in his 40-ball 77, the mainstay of India's 175-7 at the R. Premadasa stadium. "The way he batted was sensational," Axar told reporters.

"It is one of the great knocks as it wasn't easy. The ball was spinning and some were going straight under the lights. It was a challenge." Following the crushing win in the most high profile game in the competition, India are through to the second round with a game remaining. Wicketkeeper-batsman Kishan has scored two half-centuries in three games in the competition.