Suryakumar Yadav Skips Handshake as India Hammer Pakistan by 61 Runs in Colombo Clash

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Sunday at the R. Premadasa Stadium was a total diplomatic freezer. India skipper Suryakumar Yadav just walked past Salman Ali Agha at the toss. No handshake. Zero eye contact. This is the BCCI’s new hardline “No Handshake” protocol after the Pahalgam massacre and the military “Operation Sindoor.” Agha won the flip, chose to bowl on a sticky deck, and looked lost. India didn’t care for the optics. They just wanted blood. On the 22 yards, India was a wrecking ball. Abhishek Sharma copped a duck (0 off 4). Who cares? Ishan Kishan went absolutely mental. His 77 off 40 (10x4, 3x6) at a 192.5 clip is the biggest Powerplay murder an Indian has ever pulled on Pakistan. SKY chipped in with a gritty 32 (29b) while Dube’s late-over 27 (17b) got them to 175/7. Pakistan’s spin spam—18 overs of it—barely slowed the bleeding. Saim Ayub (3/25) was the only one with a pulse.

Pakistan’s chase? A total bin fire. Hardik Pandya (2/16) tossed a wicket-maiden first over to bin Farhan for zip. Then Jasprit Bumrah (2/17) just ended it. He snagged Saim Ayub and Agha in the same over. 13/3. Lights out. Axar Patel (2/29) and Varun Chakravarthy (2/17) squeezed the life out of the middle, with Kuldeep and Tilak Varma adding a scalp each. Usman Khan (44) tried to fight, but Pakistan crashed for 114 in 18 overs. This 61-run thumping is India’s biggest-ever margin against the rivals. That blanked handshake at the start? That’s the new normal for 2026. The scoreboard did all the talking. India moves to the Super 8s with a perfect record. Pakistan faces a brutal exit. The political tension in the stands was thick, but Kishan's bat was louder. The tournament moves to the business end now, but the Colombo cold war is far from over. India is ready for anyone now. Total dominance. Pure fire. Super 8s await the Men in Blue. No handshakes. No mercy. Just victory. India looks unstoppable today.