T20WC 2026 NZ vs PAK Playing 11: Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand will square off against Salman Agha-led Pakistan in the 41st match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on February 21 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
New Zealand and Pakistan have met on 49 occasions in the T20 format, where the Blackcaps have 23 wins while the Men in Greens have 24 wins.
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat. Speaking at the toss, Salman Agha said, “We’re gonna bat first.”
Pakistan have won the toss and elected to bat here in Colombo.
Daryl Mitchell makes his 100th T20I appearance, Ish Sodhi enters the XI and Lockie Ferguson returns 🙌
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— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) February 21, 2026
While asked about today Pakistan cricket team players list, “We have one change. Fakhar is playing and Nafay is not playing. We have one pacer, Faheem Ashraf – he is a good all-rounder.”
“So we have 2 pacers and lot of spin options. They are a quality side, we know that. We have to play our A game and that is what we look forward to today,” concluded Salman Agha.
Meanwhile, while asked about today New Zealand Cricket Team players list, Mitchell Santner said, “We have 3 changes. We have gone with an extra spinner Ish Sodhi instead of Kyle Jamieson. Lockie is back for Duffy.”
“Could be a little bit different here, but we have seen a lot of the games throughout the tournament here and we know the challenge they possess. Should be entertaining, they got some good spinners.”
Before the match, check R. Premadasa Stadium weather today report for the conditions at Colombo.
T20WC 2026 NZ vs PAK Playing 11
New Zealand Playing 11: 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 11: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq
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