Indian opener Ishan Kishan played a blinder of a knock in the high-voltage ICC T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan in Colombo.
The left-handed batter
scored a fiery 77 runs off just 40 balls, helping India post a strong total. With this innings, Ishan Kishan has entered an elite list of batters with the highest scores in India vs Pakistan T20 matches.
Ishan Kishan Surpasses Gautam Gambhir
Ishan Kishan's 77 runs helped him go past India's current Head Coach, Gautam Gambhir who had scored a memorable 75 runs in the 2007 T20 World Cup Final against Pakistan, which helped India win the trophy.
For nearly 19 years, Gambhir's score was one of the benchmarks. Now, Kishan has pushed him down the list.
While Kishan played beautifully, he missed out on the top record held by Virat Kohli who's magical 82 not out at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in 2022 remains the highest individual score by an Indian against Pakistan in T20 Internationals. Kishan also narrowly missed Kohli's other famous knock of 78 not out, scored in Colombo in 2012.
Top 5 Highest Individual Scores in India vs Pakistan T20Is
The updated list of the highest scores in T20 matches between the two arch-rivals:
1. Virat Kohli: 82* (Melbourne, 2022)
2. Mohammad Rizwan: 79* (Dubai, 2021)
3. Virat Kohli: 78* (Colombo, 2012)
4. Ishan Kishan: 77 (Colombo, 2026)
5. Gautam Gambhir: 75 (Johannesburg, 2007)
Ishan Kishan was dismissed by Pakistan's Saim Ayub, but his rapid innings ensured India maintained a high run rate of around 10 runs per over. Earlier in the match, his opening partner Abhishek Sharma was dismissed for a golden duck in the very first over.
India managed to put on a decent score of 175/7 at the end of their full quota of overs. In reply, Pakistan are tottering at 57/4 at the end of 8 overs and are far away from a win.
