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India vs Pakistan Match Preview: Teams, Weather Forecast, Pitch Report, and More

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WHAT'S THE STORY?

The highly anticipated clash, India vs. Pakistan, is set for Sunday, 15 February, at the T20 World Cup 2026. The match is set to be a thrilling encounter between the rivals in Colombo. Both teams are coming

off winning their first two games and looking solid. In this article, we are going to talk about both teams' strengths, key players, pitch report, weather forecast update, and more details.

India vs Pakistan Match Preview

Match

India vs Pakistan

Date

15 February 2026

Time

7:00 PM IST

Venue

R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

India Preview

India, led by Suryakumar Yadav, has won their first two games of the T20 World Cup 2025. They defeated the USA in their first match by 29 runs and beat Namibia in the second by 93 runs. With names like Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Varun Chakravarthy, and Jasprit Bumrah, the team is regarded as one of the strongest squads in this World Cup. The team has experience and power in both of the departments, and all-rounders like Axar, Hardik, and Dube provide more stability for the team. However, the team struggles in batting against USA and Namibia bowlers, exposing some problems in the middle overs.

Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, and Varun Chakravarthy will be crucial players for India in this match. If Abhishek Sharma plays the match, he has an amazing record against Pakistan. Ishan and Surya have shown amazing form in the last two games, while Varun will be a trump card for India at Colombo’s pitch.

Predicted XI: Ishan Kishan, Abhishek Sharma/Sanju Samson, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan Preview

Pakistan, led by Salman Ali Agha, also started its campaign with two wins in two matches. They defeated the Netherlands in a close encounter by 3 wickets and beat the USA by 32 runs in the last match. The team is looking solid, especially in spin bowling, with players like Usman Tariq, Shadab Khan, and Mohammad Nawaz. The batting also looks good with Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha, and Babar Azam. However, the lower middle order and fast bowling are a concern for the team.

Shahibzada Farhan and Usman Tariq will be key players for Pakistan. Shahibzada scored 73 in the last match, and Usman also took 3 wickets. Usman’s round-arm action can cause problems for Indian batters.

Predicted XI: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha, Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

India vs Pakistan Pitch Report and Weather Forecast

The pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is often a low-scoring surface and provides assistance for both spinners and pacers. Especially spinners will be key on this pitch. Fans can expect a low/medium-scoring encounter.According to Accuweather, the sky is expected to be covered 85 percent by clouds. The temperature is expected to be 31 degrees Celsius with 35 km/h winds. A 3.3 mm rain is expected in the match of IND vs PAK.

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