Chasing 176 runs for victory, Pakistan lost all their wickets in 18 overs and scored only 114 runs.
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India easily defeated Pakistan by 61 runs on Sunday in the Twenty20 World Cup 2026.
Chasing 176 runs for victory, Pakistan scored only 114 runs after losing all their wickets in 18 overs. Only one batsman could perform well for Pakistan and that was Usman Khan. He scored 44 runs in 36 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six. Leaving him, Shadab Khan added 14 runs. Towards the end, Shaheen Afridi added 23 runs.
Among the Indian bowlers, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Varun Chakravarty took two wickets each. Earlier, after Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first, India scored 175 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Initially, India was in a position to score a big score, but that score was not achieved on the field. But this score later proved to be a big challenge for Pakistan. After Abhishek Verma was dismissed for a duck, another opener, Ishan Kishan, scored 77 runs in 40 balls.
He hit 10 fours and 3 sixes in 40 balls. After he was dismissed, India's run-scoring pace slowed down. In the process, Tilak Verma scored 25 and captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 32 runs. Similarly, Shivam Dubey contributed 27 runs. Among the Pakistani bowlers, Saim Ayub was the most successful. He took three wickets for 25 runs.
