India's Varun Chakravarthy (C) celebrates with wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA / AFP)
Colombo: India routed their bitter rivals Pakistan by 61 runs on Sunday to qualify for the next round of the T20 World Cup in a showdown that had been in doubt until a few days ago.
Suryakumar Yadav's side scored 175-7 after being given a flying start by Ishan Kishan's brilliant 77 and then bowled out Pakistan for 114 in 18 overs.
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