India vs Pakistan, 27th Match
Group A 2026 · T20I · · R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
India won by 61 runs (India 175/7, Pakistan 114).
Match report
India (IND) faced Pakistan (PAK) in the 27th Match of Group A 2026, a T20I match, at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Play began on Sunday, 15 February 2026 at 13:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Kumar Dharmasena and Richard Illingworth, with Richie Richardson as match referee.
India made 175/7 in 20 overs, with Ishan Kishan top-scoring on 77 from 40 balls. Saim Ayub was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25. Pakistan made 114 in 18 overs, with Usman Khan top-scoring on 44 from 34 balls. Hardik Pandya was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 16.
Result: India won by 61 runs. Ishan Kishan was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
India · 1st innings: 175/7 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ishan Kishan | b Saim Ayub | 77 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 192.5 |
| Abhishek Sharma | c Shaheen Afridi b Salman Agha | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilak Varma | lbw b Saim Ayub | 25 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 104.17 |
| Suryakumar Yadav | c Saim Ayub b Usman Tariq | 32 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 110.34 |
| Hardik Pandya | c Babar Azam b Saim Ayub | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shivam Dube | run out (Usman Khan) | 27 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 158.82 |
| Rinku Singh | not out | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 275 |
| Axar Patel | c Saim Ayub b Shaheen Afridi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 3 · Did not bat: Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salman Agha | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 15.5 |
| Saim Ayub | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 12.67 |
| Shadab Khan | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 7 |
| Usman Tariq | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 |
Pakistan · 1st innings: 114 (18 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | c Rinku Singh b Hardik Pandya | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | lbw b Jasprit Bumrah | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 300 |
| Salman Agha | c Hardik Pandya b Jasprit Bumrah | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Babar Azam | b Axar Patel | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Usman Khan | st Ishan Kishan b Axar Patel | 44 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 129.41 |
| Shadab Khan | c Shivam Dube b Tilak Varma | 14 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 93.33 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Shivam Dube b Kuldeep Yadav | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Faheem Ashraf | c Rinku Singh b Varun Chakaravarthy | 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Shaheen Afridi | not out | 23 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 121.05 |
| Abrar Ahmed | lbw b Varun Chakaravarthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Usman Tariq | b Hardik Pandya | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 4
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardik Pandya | 3 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 5.33 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Axar Patel | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4.67 |
| Tilak Varma | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Rinku Singh | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (PAK, Hardik Pandya): 8 runs, 113/10 – W 1 • • 6 • wd
- Over 17 (PAK, Rinku Singh): 9 runs, 105/9 – 1 • • 4 • 4
- Over 16 (PAK, Varun Chakaravarthy): 3 runs, 96/9 – • • W W 2 1
- Over 15 (PAK, Tilak Varma): 5 runs, 93/7 – • 1 2 1 1 •
- Over 14 (PAK, Kuldeep Yadav): 4 runs, 88/7 – • 1 1 • wd 0lb 1
- Over 13 (PAK, Tilak Varma): 6 runs, 84/7 – 1 • 4 • 1 W