Updated On: 17 February, 2026 08:19 AM IST | Colombo | R Kaushik
Ishan Kishan produced a spectacular innings to propel India to a 61-run victory over Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Facing six spinners, Kishan’s 77 off 40 balls at a strike rate close to 200 set the tone for India’s imposing 175/7, dismantling Pakistan’s spin-heavy attack

Ishan Kishan
There was a forecast for rain at the Premadasa Stadium on Sunday night. Instead, it was a hurricane called Ishan Kishan that wreaked havoc, sweeping Pakistan aside with one of the more brutally beautiful innings of this T20 World Cup.
Pakistan packed their XI with five specialist spinners and opened the bowling with a sixth. When Pakistan skipper Salman Agha sent Abhishek Sharma packing in the first over for a blob, predictions of this being a contest between India’s batters and Pakistan’s tweakers seemed justified until Kishan stepped up to deliver the goods.