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India will face Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, February 15 in a Group A match of T20 World Cup 2026. The Men in Blue are currently on top in the group. They have played two matches and have registered four points, with a net run rate of +3.050. Pakistan are in second place, with four points and a net run rate of +0.932.

Team India began their campaign with 29-run win over USA at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In their second group match, they beat Nambia by 93 runs in Delhi. However, India’s batting stumbled in both games, something they would be wary of. Against USA, they slipped to 77-6 before recovering. In the match against Namibia, India went from 104-1 to 124-4.

In some positive news for the Men in Blue, Abhishek Sharma is expected to make his comeback after missing India’s previous T20 World Cup match against Namibia due to a stomach bug. There are also chances that the Men in Blue will go in with a third spinner in Kuldeep Yadav, leaving out pacer Arshdeep Singh.

IND vs PAK, T20 World Cup 2026 match details

Match: India vs Pakistan, Match No. 27 (Group A)

Date and Time: February 15, 7pm IST

Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

India vs Pakistan probable playing 11s

India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Tariq, Abrar Ahmed

India vs Pakistan pitch report

The match will be played on the same surface on which Zimbabwe stunned Australia as the latter failed to chase a target of 170. There was a hint of grass on the pitch on the eve of the India vs Pakistan clash, so batting might be slightly easier than normal.

India vs Pakistan weather forecast

According to AccuWeather, there is a high probability of rain in the morning and afternoon on Sunday in Colombo. However, the conditions are expected to be better in the second half. Both players and fans will have their fingers crossed.

IND vs PAK, T20 World Cup 2026 live streaming details

India: Star Sports (TV) and JioHotstar (Live streaming)

Pakistan: PTV & Myco (TV) and Tamasha, ARY Zapp & Tapmad (Live streaming)