Sri Lanka, Feb. 15 -- India continued their recent on-field dominance over Pakistan by winning their highly anticipated meeting in Colombo by 61 runs to confirm their place in the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup.

After weeks of discussion and doubt over whether the match would even go ahead, India ultimately proved too strong and sealed a ninth successive victory against their rivals.

Though the captains did not shake hands at the toss and there were no exchanges between the players after the final play, the rest of the match passed without any flashpoints amid the ongoing political tensions between the two nations and last year's military conflict.

The encounter was effectively won by a brutal early assault by India opener Ishan Kishan,...