India vs Pakistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav was full of praise for his players after the team's dominating victory over Pakistan by 61 runs in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match 27 at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, February 15. India have qualify for the Super 8 stage, having won their third game of the competition.
Suryakumar came up with special words, dedicating the win to the country. He went on to acknowledge Ishan Kishan's match-winning effort of 77 runs in 40 balls. The star opener smashed 10 fours and three sixes to help India reach a challenging total despite Abhishek Sharma's early dismissal after being put into bat first. "I think this (win) is for India. We played the same brand of cricket that we wanted to play. Batting first was a better option on this wicket. Ishan thought something out of the box.
"After 0/1, someone had to take responsibility, and the way he took it was amazing. We felt it (the total) was 15 above par. 155 could've been a tight game. It was great to see everyone contributing with the ball. We'll go back, have a good time together as a team and then think about the other games when we take the flight to Ahmedabad," said Suryakumar.
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Kishan, who has been India's best performer in the tournament, was named the Player of the Match for his effort against Pakistan. The left-handed batter said that his improved play on the off-side was behind his match-winning effort against arch-rivals Pakistan Kishan, who has shown sizzling form since his India comeback, was pleased with his performance in a 'special' game. He usually gets plenty of runs on the leg side, but on Sunday, his offside play was effective too.
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"I think the wicket wasn't that easy in the beginning. You just have to believe and focus on your strength. Wanted to make them run as much as possible to my side. I worked a lot on my off-side play. I was just trying to keep it simple. I had that in mind that we need to put 160-170 runs, and it will be a good total for us. India versus Pakistan is always a special game, not only for us but for our country as well.
"Winning this game against Pakistan will give us a lot of confidence, and we will look to keep the momentum going," said Kishan.
