India, Feb. 15 -- By the end, to anyone watching the India-Pakistan match, the gulf in quality was clear. To beat Suryakumar Yadav and his team in T20 cricket requires near perfect execution and Pakistan were nowhere close to that. The 61-run win, India's largest over Pakistan in T20 World Cups, was a just reflection of the teamwork that gives India a special edge.

Pakistan skipper Salman Agha's first over, in which he conceded just one run and took Abhishek Sharma's wicket, seemed to throw the gauntlet down for India but Ishan Kishan showed that he was more than ready to step up.

"Ishan thought something out of the box. After 0/1, someone had to take responsibility and the way he did it was amazing," said skipper Surya after the game....