New Zealand vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup 2026 Highlights: NZ vs PAK match abandoned in Colombo due to rain | Cricket News
New Zealand (NZ) vs Pakistan (PAK) T20 World Cup Match Today Highlights: Match has been called off. Earlier, Pakistan skipper Salman Agha won the toss and opted to bat first against Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand at the R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Saturday. Both sides coming into the game have lost one match each in the group phase
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The Men in Green have played all their games in Sri Lanka and know the conditions better. Not only do they have that advantage, but they have picked with some wily spinners in the team. Salman Agha’s side would want their batting to deliver more consistently, which has been a bit shaky if the top order has not chipped.
As per New Zealand, it has been their bowling that took a dent during the bilateral series against India ahead of the World Cup seems to still continue from the wounds. Although they have managed to score runs its the bowlers who have not been able to back the batters. They would want their bowling attack spinners espically step up against Pakistan.
Teams:
New Zealand (Playing XI): 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 XI): 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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