T20 World Cup 2026: Who will win India vs Pakistan clash? Check out the IND vs PAK today match prediction
Every cricket fan is currently immersed in the T20 World Cup's hype. Fans are getting to watch interesting nail-biter matches every day. However, the biggest match of this World Cup is yet to take place. This match is India vs. Pakistan, which will be played on February 15 at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Both teams are kept in group A, and have already won their first two matches. The Indian team currently holds the No. 1 position on the points table, while Pakistan is placed at No. 2. The winner of this match will secure their place in the next round — Super 8. Both teams last met in the last year during the Asia Cup 2025, where Men-in-blue defeated Men-in-green on three occasions.
Pitch Report – R. Premdasa Stadium, Colombo
The R. Premdasa Stadium has hosted two matches in this T20 World Cup 2026 so far, with the team chasing a win in one match and the team batting first winning the same number of matches. The team winning the toss will prefer to bowl first. The team batting first will want to score at least 170-180 runs.
India vs Pakistan: head-to-head in T20Is
India and Pakistan have faced each other 16 times in T20I cricket so far, with India winning 13 and Pakistan winning 3 times. The two teams have clashed eight times in the T20 World Cup history, with India winning 7 times and Pakistan winning once.
| Year | Round | Results |
| 2007 | Group-stage | India won (Bowl-out) |
| 2007 | World Cup Final | IND won by 5 runs |
| 2012 | Group-stage | IND won by 8 wickets |
| 2014 | Group-stage | IND won by 7 wickets |
| 2016 | Group-stage | IND won by 6 wickets |
| 2021 | Group-stage | PAK won by 10 wickets |
| 2022 | Group-stage | IND won by 4 wickets |
| 2024 | Group-stage | IND won by 6 runs |
IND vs PAK: Probable playing XIs
The Indian Team will enter with 3 spinners against Pakistan. Kuldeep Yadav might be included in the India playing XI for the first time in this World Cup. The R. Premdasa Stadium is spin friendly surface. On the other hand, Pakistan might enter with the same playing 11, which played against the USA.
Predicted India playing XI
Abhishek Sharma/Sanju Samson, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh/ Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy
Predicted Pakistan playing XI
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (C), Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq
Players to watch out for in the IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2026 match
Best batsman (India): Tilak VarmaWhen India and Pakistan last faced each other, Tilak Varma played the biggest role in India's victory. Tilak would like to repeat the same feat once again. The Sri Lankan pitch is helpful for spinners, so Tilak's understanding and calm, composed batting can come in handy here. Apart from playing steadily, he also knows how to hit big shots. Tilak has scored 50 runs in the two matches played so far. But against Pakistan, he would like to play a big innings and help Team India win.
Best Bowler (India): Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakravarthy has been phenomenal, picking up 4 wickets in just two matches at an average of 7.75 and an economy rate of 5.16. In Sri Lanka’s spin-friendly conditions, Varun Chakravarthy might become a threat to Pakistani batters. Last year, in the Asia Cup 2025, Varun troubled the Pakistan batsmen a lot, and he could do it again.
