IND vs PAK: R of Colombo. Pakistan has won the toss in the important match of Group A of T20 World Cup 2026 today at Premadasa Stadium. Pakistan captain Salman Agha decided to bowl first, due to which Team India would come out to bat first. The match will start at 7 pm IST.
change in playing eleven
India has made two major changes against Pakistan. Abhishek Sharma has been included back in the team in place of Sanju Samson, while Kuldeep Yadav has been included in place of Arshdeep Singh.
Surya did not shake hands
There was an expectation of a handshake between the two captains at the time of the toss, but India continued its old policy and no handshake took place. Suryakumar Yadav and Salman Aga just tossed the coin and took the decision. The same thing happened in Asia Cup 2025, where India defeated Pakistan in three matches and there was a lot of controversy over not shaking hands.
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India Pakistan head-to-head
India has performed well in the tournament. They defeated America by 29 runs and Namibia by 93 runs. Pakistan defeated Netherlands by 3 wickets and America by 32 runs. India has the upper hand in head-to-head, won 7 of the last 8 matches, lost only in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Playing eleven of both the teams
India’s playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah. Pakistan did not make any changes in its team.
Pakistan’s playing XI: Sam Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Aga (captain), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.
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