Special match for these 15 players. (Photo- PTI)

IND vs PAK, T20 World Cup 2026: The biggest and most exciting match in the T20 World Cup 2026 is going to be held between India and Pakistan on 15 February. This high-voltage clash will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, where both the teams will face off in an important match of Group A. The winning team of this match also confirmed its place in the Super-8. This match is special because after a long time, the Indian team is facing Pakistan in an ICC event without senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Now the new generation under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav will take this rivalry forward on the field. On the other hand, Pakistan will also play with a young team under the captaincy of Salman Ali Aga.

Special match for these 15 players

A total of 15 players from both the teams will be a part of this historic rivalry for the first time on the T20 World Cup stage. From India, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan and Kuldeep Yadav are such players who have never played against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. All these young and star cricketers will have the experience of debut in this big match.

These players will face Pakistan for the first time in T20 WC.

At the same time, many new faces from Pakistan will also face India for the first time in this match. Sahibzada Farhan, Sam Ayub, Khawaja Nafe, Salman Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Abrar Ahmed, Salman Mirza and Usman Tariq are included in this list. The special thing is that Pakistani captain Salman Aga also has no experience of playing against India in the T20 World Cup. This first big match with the responsibility of captaincy can create more pressure for him.

Team India's dominance

Like other ICC events, the Indian team has dominated against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup too. A total of 8 matches have been played so far in the T-20 World Cup between India and Pakistan. During this period, the Indian team has defeated Pakistan 7 times. At the same time, Pakistan team has been able to win only once. Last time also Team India had defeated Pakistan. At the same time, during the recent Asia Cup, Pakistan had to face defeat against India in 3 consecutive matches.

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