{"id":12301,"date":"2026-02-15T17:58:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12301"},"modified":"2026-02-15T17:58:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T17:58:16","slug":"india-hammer-pakistan-to-qualify-for-t20-world-cup-super-eights-icc-mens-t20-world-cup-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12301","title":{"rendered":"India hammer Pakistan to qualify for T20 World Cup Super Eights | ICC Men&#8217;s T20 World Cup News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Ishan Kishan defies a tricky Colombo pitch with 77 as India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in Group A of cricket\u2019s T20 World Cup.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 15 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">15 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Defending \u200cchampions India have thumped Pakistan by 61 runs in a grudge Group A match of the \u2060Twenty20 World Cup to \u2060secure their place in the Super Eight stage of the cricket tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Ishan Kishan\u2019s breakneck 77 powered India to 175-7 on Sunday at the R Premadasa Stadium, where Pakistan\u2019s spin-heavy \u2060attack managed to apply the brakes to an extent after the opener\u2019s exit.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The tournament co-hosts returned to bundle out Pakistan for 114 in 18 overs to register their third win in a row.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2060match went ahead after Pakistan earlier reversed their decision to boycott the game in solidarity with Bangladesh, whose team refused to tour India over safety concerns and were replaced by Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha and his India counterpart Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands at the toss, though.<\/p>\n<p>India were reinforced by the return of Abhishek Sharma, \u200cwho missed the first two matches with a stomach infection. But the opener could not make it count.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s Salman sprang a surprise by opening the attack himself, and the move paid off as the spinner trapped Abhishek lbw to remove the reigning number one batter in T20 Internationals.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan used three spinners in the powerplay to try and stem boundary flow, and India\u2019s score of 52-1 after six overs suggested the ploy worked to an extent.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4315729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4315729\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4315729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2026-02-15T135705Z_2123580553_UP1EM2F12R404_RTRMADP_3_CRICKET-T20-WORLDCUP-IND-PAK-1771164327.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C518&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"India's Ishan Kishan in action against Pakistan\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4315729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">India\u2019s Ishan Kishan in action during his innings of 77 [Lahiru Harshana\/Reuters]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kishan could not be contained, \u2060though, and the diminutive southpaw tore into the Pakistan attack with his \u2060take-no-prisoners batting.<\/p>\n<p>The opener took only 27 balls to race to his second successive fifty of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Saim Ayub ended Kishan\u2019s 40-ball blitz, but India were 92-2 at the halfway stage of their innings.<\/p>\n<p>Ayub (3-25) dismissed Tilak Varma (25) and Hardik Pandya with successive \u2060deliveries to turn the heat back on India.<\/p>\n<p>Suryakumar (32) and Shivam Dube (27) could not quite provide the late flourish to take India past the 200-mark \u2060that had looked well within their reach at one stage.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan \u2060became the first team to employ six spinners in a T20 World Cup match, but the joy of having restricted India under 200 evaporated soon as they slumped to 13-3 in two overs in their chase.<\/p>\n<p>Pandya removed Pakistan\u2019s in-form opener Sahibzada Farhan \u200cfor a duck, and Jasprit Bumrah dismissed Ayub and Salman in the same over to pin down Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Babar Azam (five) did not last long either, and Pakistan were gasping at 38-4 after the six powerplay \u200covers.<\/p>\n<p>Usman \u200cKhan (44) defied India for a while, but Axar Patel lured him out to be stumped to effectively snuff out Pakistan\u2019s chances of an unlikely victory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ishan Kishan defies a tricky Colombo pitch with 77 as India beat Pakistan by 61 runs in Group A of cricket\u2019s T20 World Cup. 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