Colombo, Feb. 15 -- Ishan Kishan's explosive innings powered India to a competitive 175 for 7 against Pakistan in the 27th match of Group A at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday, setting up a high-octane clash between the two arch-rivals.
After winning the toss, Pakistan opted to bowl first, but India stumbled early as opener Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for a duck, caught by Shaheen Afridi off Salman Agha's delivery in the opening over. India's innings, however, found its momentum through Kishan, who unleashed a flurry of attacking strokes, including reverse hits, back-foot drives, and powerful slog-sweeps, amassing 77 runs off just 40 balls with 10 fours and 3 sixes.
Kishan's aggressive approach was c...