February 21, 2026
Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has won the toss and elected to bat first against New Zealand in today's crucial Super 8 opening clash of the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
The decision to fat was influenced by the overcast conditions and a high probability of rain, with the hope that these conditions will ease the batters early o
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq.
Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Ish Sodhi.