India (175/7) dominate Pakistan (114) with a commanding 61-run victory in an anti-climactic T20 World Cup 2026 clash

[Hikaru]

Too slow our boys.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Can we please have one more over from Afridi?

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Great take by Usman

 

[amvbfm]

Shadab and AB really sucked out whole game

Yeah bowled too many bad balls but Ishan really played well

 

[imshally81]

Remove 3 seniors from this team and this will be best team in the world in this format.

Name them

 

[Hikaru]

Gambhir's sideburn looks weird.

 

[Human786]

126/3

 

[Bhaijaan]

Gambhir is on the field to deliver a message.

 

[harshjoshi87]

Tilak gone.

 

[Kianig89]

Every bowler can have a bad day , but Naseem Shah should be on the team sheet of Pakistan, the most expensive guy in PSL gets benched at international level.

 

[Smbhayi]

Lol Usman Khan is very poor keeper.. can't able to collect the ball cleanly..

 

[Hikaru]

That was plumb for sure.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

126/3

 

[imshally81]

Saim u beauty

 

[amvbfm]

Hardik will be alright too. He creates power quite late.

Yeah he should also do well. All players who generate late power with their wrists will do well against him. But others will struggle to time him.

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

India has this in the bag already. 150 is impossibe chase against Indian spinners on this surface with Bumrah too

 

[big_gamer007]

Tilak needs to go and Vaibhav needs to come in his place in next couple of years.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Tilak gone

Anchors knock

 

[Asif321]

Saim your part timer has bowled better than regular Bowlers lol

 

[Hikaru]

Saim the destroyer.

 

[Smbhayi]

That's a plumb

 

[jnaveen1980]

He should have given strike to SKY. Tilak has been poor all innings

 

[Champ_Pal]

No issues.

Time for Hardik and Dube to light up the scoreboard.

 

[hassan918]

Looks like a wise decision by Tilak to not opt for the review.

 

[emranabbas]

Ghambir getting angry

 

[globetrotter]

Good to see Tilak out

 

[Human786]

126/3

34 balls left ... can they get 175 ?

 

[Asad T]

proabably good for india that tilak is out

 

[Smbhayi]

Truth to be said Pakistan bowled poorly here, too many bad balls..

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Hesson is a joker for playing SSA and Shadab!

They're all the same nothing would change till the mental aspect isn’t going to be there.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Hope Pandya gets a night out. WIth just 5 plus to go needs him.

 

[PerfectionPersonified]

thats actually bad for pakistan -- tilak was doing the boby

 

[Hikaru]

Tilak is sasta Michael Bevan.

 

[Kroll]

They needed to be at least 5/6 down but we've only managed 3rd wicket this deep into the inns.

Hope we get this fud Pandya out quick though.

 

[batandballbattle]

tilak gone, pretty poor innings but india still have plenty of batting

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Saim has been the best bowler by far in this match.

 

[Human786]

34 balls left ... can they get 175 ?

126/4

 

[emranabbas]

Can we please have one more over from Afridi?

You can have whole of afridi and take him to india

We don't need him

 

[imshally81]

Pandya in

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Pandya gone first ball

 

[harshjoshi87]

Hardik out.

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Geo Babar Geo!!

 

[big_gamer007]

Looks like we have have a game on!

 

[Kroll]

Yessss, smarmy fud Pandya out!

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

What was that, Pandu?

 

[Kianig89]

Lol Usman Khan is very poor keeper.. can't able to collect the ball cleanly..

@Raja Ishtiaq @Rana
Only in Pakistan you drop out a safe keeper

 

[amvbfm]

There you go - Saim has been the best bowler today. This is BIG. He has taken out Pandya. Now Usman and Nawaz can contain the other bats.

 

[imshally81]

4 down

 

[Hikaru]

Lmao ..Hardik out too

Aajao bhai @DeadlyVenom @sweep_shot

 

[Bhaijaan]

Hardik gone first ball

 

[Asif321]

Back to back Saim boy

 

[Smbhayi]

Lol hardik gone first ball .

 

[Champ_Pal]

India dented.

 

[msb314]

Back to back wickets

 

[ravisurya]

Pakistan still in the game .

 

[jnaveen1980]

INdia is gifting wicket

 

[Asad T]

Pandya - Sky will take india to 200+ if they settle

 

[emranabbas]

Ghambir told tilak to get out?

 

[harshjoshi87]

Pressure back on World Champions 126-4

 

[DRsohail]

Stupid from Pandeya, you can’t start like this here in this pitch

 

[globetrotter]

Hardik throws out his wicket.... Pakistan back in the game

 

[sweep_shot]

2 wickets in 2 balls.

Harddick is out for a duck.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Shades of Afridi from Pandu. First ball anda.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Lol golden duck for bagdi pandya. Hahah
Arrogant losers.

 

[batandballbattle]

2 in 2 saim will have to do it all today

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I love Saim's celebrations. So cold and poker-faced

 

[Asif321]

Damm that Ishan inning killed Pakistan

 

[Savak]

If only Pakistan had bowled sensibly against Ishant Krishan. Every other Indian batter has not looked comfortable on this wicket

 

[KingKhanWC]

Pandit ji gorz

 

[m.shah]

Rare failure of Pandya against Pakistan

 

[Ali Active]

nikal pandya

 

[imshally81]

Hardik comes
Hardik.goes

 

[emranabbas]

PandyA in pandya out

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

I think the skill gap isn't as big as we tend to think. Its the mental strength, preparation and processes that are lacking in our case. For instance which team would play Shaheen in his current form over Salman who has been very very good recently. Shaheen is not only not getting wickets byt also bowling pies. 15-0 vs 1-5 in the first over makes a huge difference. But in our setup name>form. These are the things that are letting us down. The margins by which we have lost in recent times have been quite small and a few different decisions and mental strength could have tipped those games in our favor.

I used to think that the skill gap is not that big but after watching India for like four times, I do not have the same view anymore. We may still win an odd match sometimes against them but they are not just the better team but also the more organized team.

The plans for their bowlers are absolutely crystal clear and their execution is almost spot on. They just don't beat us, they beat other teams consistently as well.

For example, when they are bowling these are the plans

1. Kuldeep, Varun: If they get hit, the next ball always spins away. Nothing in the arc, nothing on the legs, very few bad balls.
2. Arshdeep: His death bowling plan is super clear. Outside the off stump yorkers and he hits them consistently.
3. Hardik: Knows how to set fields and bowl in the power play.

Meanwhile if you look at Pakistan, you see that a player like Shadab who has 100 T20s will bowl into legs of a left hander. The execution of the skills is just not there.

 

[Justcrazy]

Saim gets back to back wicket , Pakistan needs to keep it tight and not lose the plot here

 

[shariqnoor]

The ball is spinning. You just need to put enough revolutions. Axar/Kuldeep/Varun will have a field day here.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Let’s ensure we don’t get all out before 160

 

[Hikaru]

Kishan bhaiya ne izzat bacha li.

 

[amvbfm]

OMG - what happened there

 

[Kianig89]

We need a cluster of wickets, roll them under 160