COLOMBO (Kashmir English): Pakistan has won the toss and opted to bowl first against the Netherlands (Pak vs Ned) in the first match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground in Colombo on Saturday.
The inaugural tournament match is likely to be affected by intermittent rain as the weather forecast in Colombo shows a significant rain threat throughout the day. While meteorologists predict a chance of showers that could disrupt play, particularly during the second innings.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed.
Netherlands: Michael Levitt, Max ODowd, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (c/wk), Zach Lion Cachet, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Paul van Meekeren.
