Pakistan has not defeated India in any international cricket since 2022 Asia Cup.
Pakistan posted 127/9 in 20 overs, with Sahibzada Farhan (40) and Shaheen Afridi (33*) being the main scorers. Kuldeep Yadav picked three wickets, while Jasprit Bumrah and Axar Patel took two scalps.
In response, Abhishek Sharma made 31 in 13 balls to give a quick start, while Tilak Varma (31) and captain Suryakumar Yadav (47*) helped India chase down the target in 15.5 overs and win the game by 7 wickets.
Analysing the defeat, Sunil Gavaskar used Mumbai slang to describe the Pakistani team, rubbing salt into the Men in Green’s wounds. After seeing Pakistan cricket's dramatic fall over the years, Gavaskar emphasized the word, describing it as the least difficult unit in all of his years of playing and watching cricket during his incredible five-decade career as a player and commentator.
Gavaskar spoke about his eagerness to watch Pakistani greats like Mohammad Hanif in his younger days and now seeing a steep decline in the team, labelling it as a ‘popatwadi’ team, which means a weak team.
"I don't know whether Ajay [Jadeja], Viru [Virender Sehwag], or Irfan [Pathan] agrees with me, but I have been following the Pakistan team from the 1960s—I remember I had once run all the way from Churchgate Station to the Wankhede Stadium to catch a glimpse of the great Hanif Mohammad. From there, I have watched Pakistan cricket keenly. But today is the first time I felt that this is not a Pakistan team. Yeh koi Popatwadi team hai (This is some Popatwadi team)," Gavaskar said while speaking on the Sony Sports Network.
With their victory over Pakistan yesterday, India has now won 11 of their past 14 T20Is in between them. The 2022 Asia Cup was the last time Pakistan defeated India in an international match, much less in T20 cricket. The last time Pakistan defeated India in ODIs was eight years ago, in the Champions Trophy final in 2017.