India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan wins toss, opts to bowl against India; no customary handshake | LIVE UPDATES
Arshdeep Singh, who is India's highest wicket-taker in T20Is but fails to make it to the playing XI tonight.
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha (capttain), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Khan(wk), Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.
It is currently drizzling in Colombo. The forecast predicts a high chance of rain (around 49-63%) in the hour leading up to the 6:30 PM toss.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with his Pakistan counterpart, Salman Ali Agha, during the Asia Cup in 2025 following the Pahalgam terror attacks.
#WATCH | Colombo, Sri Lanka: Pakistan Cricket Team arrive at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo for their match against India #INDvPAK #ICCMensT20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/nw3vuS6N3i
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#WATCH | Colombo, Sri Lanka: Indian Cricket Team arrive at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo for their match against Pakistan
— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2026
#INDvPAK #ICCMensT20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/V77MUKAG1M
With just a few hours to go for the high-voltage India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup match in Colombo, fans gather to support their favourite team.
PTC News Desk: Cricket fans gathered outside Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday, excited for the much-awaited India vs Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup 2026. India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, will take on Pakistan, captained by Salman Ali Agha, in their third group-stage game of the tournament.
Before the big clash, much of the talk has been about Pakistan’s mystery spinner Usman Tariq. Many believe his unusual bowling action could trouble the Indian batters. However, India captain Suryakumar Yadav said his team will treat Tariq like any other bowler. Despite that, the excitement around him continues to grow.
This will be India’s first match outside their home ground in the ongoing tournament. Pakistan reached Colombo about two weeks ago, but this will also be their first match at the R Premadasa Stadium in this edition. Their earlier two matches were played at the Sinhalese Sports Club.
- PTC NEWS
