Once Jasprit Bumrah removed Saim Ayub and Salman Agha in the second over, Pakistan lost the zeal to go for the 176-run chase. Babar Azam paid the price for a cross-batted swat against Axar Patel two overs later, and it was curtains for Pakistan. ADVERTISEMENTIndia’s 61-run victory, which extended their supremacy to 8-1 in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan, also led to some inevitable questions being raised about the hype surrounding the match. The rivalry has long been sacrificed since Pakistan hardly has it in them to challenge India’s dominance. “There was a little bit of slump in between the seventh to 15th overs, but then that’s the beauty of T20 cricket...

Source: The Telegraph February 16, 2026 03:15 UTC