T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan won the toss and chose bowling against India

Updated: 15-02-2026, 01.07 PM

What is the news?

Indian cricket team and Pakistan cricket team are face to face for the 27th match of T-20 World Cup 2026. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Indian team, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, has won both its first matches, while Pakistan has also won both its matches. Let’s take a look at the playing eleven of both the teams.

head-to-head

India has the upper hand against Pakistan

Both the teams have faced each other 16 times in T-20 international cricket. Of these, the Indian team has won 13 of them, including the win through bowl-out in the first T-20 match of 2007. Similarly, Pakistan has won only 3 matches. In the T-20 World Cup, both the teams have faced each other 8 times so far, out of which the Indian team has won 7 and Pakistan has won one match.

What will be the condition of the pitch?

The pitch of R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is considered very helpful for spin bowlers. At the beginning of the match, the batsmen do not face much difficulty in scoring runs, but as the match progresses, the pitch becomes slower, and the spinners get a chance to dominate.
homestay According to , the average score of the first innings on this ground is 150 runs. The highest team score here has been made by Bangladesh (215/5 vs Sri Lanka, 2018).