Ishan Kishan’s Redemption: Ishan’s storm in Colombo, created history with his innings of 77 runs against Pakistan, India in Super-8!

News India Live, Digital Desk: On Sunday, 15 February 2026, the thrill of cricket which the fans were eagerly waiting for was seen in Colombo. India registered its biggest win in T20 World Cup history by defeating Pakistan by a huge margin of 61 runs. The megastar of this victory was Ishan Kishan, who destroyed Pakistan’s bowling attack by converting his ‘silence’ into ‘noise’. Ishan Kishan: Comeback, struggle and then disaster. The beginning of the match was not good for India. Opener Abhishek Sharma returned to the pavilion in the very first over without opening the account. In that environment of pressure, Ishan Kishan took command. Stormy strike rate: Ishan scored 77 runs in just 40 balls, which included 10 fours and 3 skyscraper sixes. Record breaking innings: During this inning, he broke the record of Gautam Gambhir (75 runs, 2007) and became the left-handed batsman who played the biggest innings for India against Pakistan in the T-20 World Cup. Half century: Ishan Batting first, India pushed Pakistan on the backfoot by completing his fifty in just 27 balls. Match Account: India’s dominance. Batting first, India scored 175/7. Apart from Ishan, captain Suryakumar Yadav (32), Tilak Verma (25) and Shivam Dubey (27) made useful contributions. In reply, the Pakistani team, chasing 176 runs, collapsed like a pack of cards in front of the Indian bowlers. Bowling glory: Jasprit Bumrah (2/17) and Hardik Pandya (2/16) broke Pakistan’s back in the powerplay itself. Trap of spin: Akshar Patel, Varun Chakraborty and Kuldeep Yadav together did not allow Pakistan’s middle order to survive. The entire team was limited to 114 runs in 18 overs. India is ‘number-1’ in the points table. With this win, India has reached the top of Group-A with 6 points and has officially qualified for Super-8. Now the road has become difficult for Pakistan and it will have to win its remaining matches by a big margin to go to the next round.