IND vs PAK: Not Ishan Kishan, the player who scored 27 runs against Pakistan was chosen ‘Impact Player of the Match’

India vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup 2026: In the 27th match of T20 World Cup 2026, India defeated Pakistan by 61 runs and confirmed its place in the Super-8. In this match played in Colombo, Pakistan team, which was chasing the target of 176 runs, was limited to 114 runs only. In this match against Pakistan, star wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan played an amazing inning and played an important role in India’s victory by scoring 77 runs in just 40 balls.

For this brilliant performance, Ishaan was chosen Player of the Match. Apart from him, the performance of other Indian batsmen was nothing special. But after the victory against Pakistan, not Ishan but Shivam Dubey, who scored 27 runs, was chosen as the ‘Impact Player of the Match’. Let us know why this happened?

Shivam Dubey received ‘Impact Player of the Match’ award

After the spectacular win against Pakistan by 61 runs, not Ishan Kishan but Shivam Dubey was awarded the ‘Impact Player of the Match’ award in the Indian dressing room. It has become a kind of tradition in Team India that after the match, in the dressing room, the player who has made the biggest impact on the field is honored.

Shivam may not have bowled against Pakistan, but he made a tremendous contribution with batting and fielding. He scored 27 runs in 17 balls, which included one six and three fours. During this period his strike rate was 158.82. Unfortunately, he was run out, but his innings proved important in taking the team to a strong score of 175.

Shivam Dube against any kind of spinner! 🥶🔥

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Took two important catches in the match against Pakistan

After batting, Shivam also showed excellence in fielding and took two important catches. He took a brilliant catch of Shadab Khan, who was playing on 14 runs. After this, Mohammad Nawaz took an excellent catch and put Pakistan under more pressure. These two important wickets completely changed the course of the match towards India. For this brilliant performance, Shivam Dubey was chosen as the Impact Player of the Match. BCCI has shared its video on social media.

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