T20 World Cup 2026: Indian, Pakistani Players Reach Colombo Stadium; Team India Confirm Two Changes

Colombo: Arch-rivals India and Pakistan will face each other in a much anticipated Group A encounter of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 on Sunday evening. This match is taking place at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. This match between the two teams will determine who ultimately tops Group A. 

How has the journey of both teams been so far?

Both teams have remained unbeaten in the tournament so far. India defeated the United States by 29 runs in the first match of the World Cup tournament and then defeated Namibia by 93 runs. India tops the table with four points and a net run rate of +3.050.

While Pakistan first defeated the Netherlands in a thrilling match, then scored a big win against the United States and is in second place with a net run rate of +0.932.

India and Pakistan have played 16 T20 International matches so far, with India leading 13-3. This gap is even larger in the T20 World Cup – India leads 7-1 in 8 matches.

What is the Head-to-Head record?

Total Matches: 16
India: 13 (1 by bowl-out)
Pakistan: 3
Ties: 1 (India won by bowl-out)
No Result: 0

T20 World Cup Head-to-Head

Total Matches: 8
India: 7 (1 by bowl-out)
Pakistan: 1
Ties: 1 (India won by bowl-out)
No Result: 0

What are the playing XIs?

India's Probable Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh/Kuldeep Yadav.

Pakistan's probable playing XI: Sam Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha (captain), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Usman Tariq, and Abrar Ahmed.