New Delhi. The Indian cricket team captained by Suryakumar Yadav will face Pakistan today (Sunday) in the T20 World Cup. This high voltage match between the two teams will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The teams of India and Pakistan are clashing in this match after winning two matches each. The winning team will get the ticket for Super 8. India defeated USA in its first match and Namibia in the second match. Team India is at the first position in the Group A points table with 4 points from two wins. India’s netrunrate is the highest in this group at 3.050. Pakistan also has four points in 2 matches but its net run rate is 0.932 which is less than India, hence it is second after India in the points table. There are only a few hours left for this great match to begin.
The best thing for India is that Abhishek Sharma has proved his fitness. His return to Team India’s playing eleven against Pakistan is almost certain. Due to stomach infection, Abhishek could not play the match against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. But a day before the match against Pakistan, he batted in the nets for about 30 minutes where he was hitting long sixes. Looking at him, it did not seem that he is batting after a long time. With Abhishek returning to the playing eleven, Sanju Samson will have to sit out. Captain Suryakumar Yadav has also hinted at Abhishek’s return.
India-Pakistan head to head
In the T20 World Cup, India has maintained its strong lead over Pakistan (IND vs PAK T20 World Cup Head To Head). Team India has been defeating Pakistan in most of the matches. In the history of this mega tournament which started in 2007, India has won 7 out of 8 matches played against Pakistan. Talking about the overall T20 matches between India and Pakistan, out of the 16 T20 matches played between the two teams so far, India has won 13 matches, while Pakistan has won only three matches. In the eight T20 World Cup matches played between India and Pakistan, Pakistan has won only once, which was in the 2021 World Cup held in Dubai, where they won by 10 wickets.
Toss may be delayed due to rain
There is a threat of rain on the India-Pakistan (IND vs PAK Weather Forecast) match. The Sri Lankan Meteorological Department has issued a warning that a low pressure system may develop in the south-eastern Bay of Bengal around February 15, which is likely to cause unseasonal rain. According to BBC weather forecast, there will be heavy rain in Colombo till 4:30 am and 4:30 pm (local time), after which the rain will slow down to light. The India vs Pakistan match will start at 7 pm, so there is a possibility of delay in the toss, which may affect the timing of the game.
Suryakumar Yadav said – there will definitely be pressure
Suryakumar Yadav admitted that Pakistan’s spinners will challenge the team. He also said that the match against Pakistan is a game of handling big moments and overcoming pressure. Surya said, ‘There will definitely be pressure. Cannot run away from this. There will be nervousness and excitement in the beginning. But if there is no pressure and nervousness then there will be no fun in playing. It’s a big opportunity, but at the end of the day it’s just another match. You have to play good cricket to your ability.
India’s probable playing eleven for T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Rinku Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.