T20 World Cup | India beat Pakistan by 61 runs, Ishan Kishan’s 40-ball 77 makes it 8-1 against arch-rivals

"This is for India. We played the same brand of cricket we wanted to play. The way Ishan batted, he batted the same way (he has been batting in the last few games and domestic cricket). Ishan thought something out of the box," Suryakumar Yadav said.

"At 0/1, someone needed to take responsibility and he did that amazingly. There was a bit of a slump but that is the beauty of t20 cricket. The way they (Tilak, Dube and Rinku) batted, it is commendable," the Indian captain said.

"(On what he felt was par) Difficult to tell when batting first. As soon as we reached 175, we thought it was 15-20 runs over par. 155, it would have been a very tight game. Hardik took the new ball, taking charge. Bumrah then showed why he is the best in the world. It was great to see everyone contributing. (On how they intend to keep this run going) We think about that tomorrow. We go back, have some good time together as a team (tonight) and think about that when we reach Ahmedabad," the 35-year-old noted.

"The wicket was not that easy. Sometimes, you just have to believe and focus on your strengths. Was just watching the ball, sticking to my strengths and making them run as much as possible," Kishan says.

"I did work a lot on my off-side game, so then I can have them bowl where I want them to bowl. On a big ground, you get bigger gaps. Trying to hit the gaps, trying to take two runs. Knew we had to put up a total like 160-170, which would be a good total for us. India-Pakistan, always a special game, not just for us but our country as well," he adds.

"They had pretty good spinners in their side. Winning this against Pakistan, it will give us confidence going forward. (On Bumrah and Hardik) They bowled tremendously well. Pace bowlers, when I was batting, did not feel like it was doing much for pacers. We know how Jassi can bowl, whether with the new ball or at the death. Credit goes to Hardik for bowling in tight areas and for executing his plans," he says.

Pakistan- 106/9 after 17 overs. They need 70 runs off 18 balls.

Varun Chakaravarthy slips in the googly on a back-of-a-length just outside off. Abrar Ahmed has absolutely no clue, rooted to the crease as the ball sneaks through and thuds into the pad.

A huge appeal, and up goes the finger instantly. There’s no bat involved. Ball Tracking confirms what everyone suspected, pitching in line, impact in line, and crashing into middle. Three reds.

Pakistan lose yet another, and this innings is unraveling completely.

Abrar Ahmed lbw b Varun Chakravarthy 0 (1b, 0x4, 0x6), SR: 0

14.4 | 2 | That should have been another! Tilak Varma fires it in full on middle and off. It grips slightly and straightens off the surface. Shaheen Shah Afridi swings hard across the line and gets a thick miscue.

The ball balloons straight up. Tilak turns, runs back, gets both hands to it but the slips through. A tough chance over the shoulder, and it goes down.

Pakistan survive, and they scamper back for a couple.

Pakistan need 92 runs off 42. The Men in Green need a miracle with only three wickets in hand. It's been a splendid display from Team India.

12.1, W Another one in the air and another safe pair of hands! Tilak Varma is tossed the ball, and he strikes with his very first delivery. He floats it full outside off, and Shadab Khan’s eyes light up.

He goes hard, aiming for a big hit down the ground, but slices across it far too much. The ball balloons towards long-off, where Shivam Dube settles underneath it calmly and completes yet another catch.

Pakistan are unraveling quickly now, and India’s spin web tightens further.

Shadab Khan is out for 14 off 15.

Axar Patel gets his second scalp! It's the big wicket of Usman Khan who was looking the best batter of the Pakistan team this evening. He came down the track, the bowler shortened his length and when the batter missed, the keeper collected the ball and dislodged the bails. Pakistan are 5 down in the 11th over. Usman out for 44 off 34.

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8.2, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Axar goes full again, aiming at the stumps but Usman Khan is proactive. He skips down the track with purpose and drills it straight back over the bowler's head. Clean strike, no hesitation. Pakistan showing signs of a counterattack.

Usman Khan finds two boundaries off Axar's over. First one through midwicket, the second one glanced fine down leg but India still in control. Pakistan- 47/4 after 7 overs.

Spin at both ends, Chakaravarthy concedes 4. Pakistan- 38/4 after 6 overs. Usman Khan- 21* off 17, Shadab Khan- 1* off 2. That's the end of powerplay and the players will have drinks.

Usman making room against Axar in what is the first over of spin in this innings and smashing boundaries. He smashed two in two.

Pakistan- 21/3 after 3 overs. Usman Khawaja- 7* off 5, Babar Azam- 4* off 3.