PAK vs NZ, T20 World Cup 2026 : Super 8 match thrill begins! Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat

New Zealand vs Pakistan, Super 8, T20 World Cup 2026 : The thrill of Super 8 matches in T20 World Cup 2026 has started from today. First match of Super 8 Pakistan and New Zealand is being played between. R. in Colombo today Saturday. In the match played at Premadasa Stadium, Pakistan team has won the toss and decided to bat first. New Zealand team will be seen bowling first.

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Pakistan team captain Hello SalmanReacting to winning the toss, he said, “We are going to bat first. We have one change. Fakhar is playing and Nafey is not playing. We have a fast bowler, Faheem Ashraf – he is a good all-rounder. So we have 2 fast bowlers and a lot of spin options. They are a quality team, we know that. We have to play our A game and that is what we are looking forward to today.”

New Zealand team has lost the toss. After losing the toss, Mitch Santner said, “We have 3 changes. We’ve brought in extra spinner Ish Sodhi instead of Kyle Jamieson. Lockie is back for Duffy. It might be a little different here (compared to the conditions in Chennai), but we’ve seen a lot of matches here throughout the tournament and we know the challenge they face. Should be interesting, they have some good spinners.”

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Both teams follow

New Zealand Playing XI: Tim Seifert (w), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson
Pakistan Playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayyub, Salman Agha (C), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan (W), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq

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