T20 World Cup: India has mastered the art of winning T20 matches | Cricket News
It did not rain in Colombo as was feared. But it rained sixes and fours from the mighty willow of Ishan Kishan, it rained wickets for the excellent seam-pair of Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya, and later the guileful spin pack, ending in a comfortable 61-run victory for India over Pakistan. Not even rain, it seems, can rain on India’s parade. The margin of victory is suggestive enough of the supremacy India wields over Pakistan – a rivalry that India truly owns and requires the theatrics and shenanigans to sustain its lost charm – but does not fully capture the various layers of their domination and deception. In talent and skill and stature and structure, India is light years ahead of Pakistan. Hence, India’s celebrations were seldom feverish. Raw joy was masked in a stone-cold exterior. Routine group stage wins don’t excite them. Only bigger feats can inspire wild celebrations. India’s domination has begun to resemble a bloodless coup, devoid of resistance and drama, exuding a calm ruthlessness reminiscent of Ricky Ponting’s Australia. Put into …

