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ICC T20 World Cup 2026: India vs Pakistan | Match 27 | Group A | Colombo | February 15 | Match Discussion

Which side will win the clash of arch-rivals?

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pratiktc said:
For the first time in long nobody expects anything of Babar with bat and all talk is around Pak bowling. Match is also bit inconsequential with both teams pretty much already set for super 8s

There really won't be a less pressure filled Indo-Pak encounter for Babar probably ever again. If he can't play freely here then he'll probably never have a gun inns vs India on his CV.
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LOL against who has Babar a ''gun'' innings when it really mattered?
 
Ball Blazer said:
PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi met with the national cricket team players and management.

Chairman PCB Mohsin Naqvi encouraged the players and appreciated their determination and spirit.

He expressed his best wishes for the national cricket team.

Captain Salman Agha, Head Coach Mike Hesson, Manager Naveed Akram Cheema, along with all players and coaching staff, were present at the meeting.

PCB Chief Operating Officer Sameer Ahmed, PSL Chief Executive Officer Salman Naseer, and the Director were also in attendance.
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Someone secure the trophy & medals !!!
 
gazza619 said:
Not a good sign. This guy always has to meet players before big games.
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He needs to keep away let not put unnecessary pressure on these guys he always sticks his nose in better to stick to his job as a administrator he's not a coach what advice can he give it to a team
 
Good luck to Pakistan its important they go in the field focused on the game and not worry about the politics of field middle order needs to raise their games can't expect Openers to fire all the time.
 
If Tulla Agha doesnt mess it up, I am quietly confident this will be a very close match. Usman Tariq will do some damage, Ind bats are crap against good spinners and new mystery ones. A win here will be the cherry on top after all the arrogance and disrespect from SKY.
 
RizwanT20Champ said:
If Tulla Agha doesnt mess it up, I am quietly confident this will be a very close match. Usman Tariq will do some damage, Ind bats are crap against good spinners and new mystery ones. A win here will be the cherry on top after all the arrogance and disrespect from SKY.
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SKY looks cool and calm in press media but on field he look a changed man
 
G0rmintAunty said:
Growing up in Dubai some of my best friends were Indians and they were very chill, haven't been much around Indians for the past 10 years though, not sure of it is a recent development.
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No they wouldn't behave like that in a foreign country especially where laws are strict.

I m talking about them behaving like hooligans in their own country.
 
Whole Indian media is going gaga over usman tariq and boy he isnt even one of our best 3 bowlers.
I am also getting intuitions that tariq might not even make it in to the XI today.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Every time these two teams play Indian fans are like - no bro, but Pakistan have some strengths. They are good in this and this area. We shouldn't be overconfident.

And Pakistan fans are like - no, we know we will lose. And then ofcourse the Pakistan team finds some new way to blow it and lose the match.
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On a featherbed where all bowlers get zero help, I'd back full strength India to beat Pakistan 9 out of 10 times with our batting firepower and 1 game to be washed out.

I don't think there's a scarier batting lineup on flat decks.

But on a slow, gripping Premadasa pitch with huge boundaries , it's a completely different story.
 
G0rmintAunty said:
Really feel bad for the SL security having to manage both the Pakistani and Indian fans. They keep on repeating that they cannot give preference to either because both Pakistan and India are their equal friends. These poor polite humble people are being tested to the max :yk
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That's just crap behaviour from both sets of fans what are they wanting preferences for?
 
Pakistan should have beaten these arrogant bunch of clowns in 2024 wc and 2022 wc as well.
That zimbo, rizwan legside and that hack Usman woodcutter messed everything up in 2024 wc along with that imad mediocre wasim
2022 wc loss was solely on haris rauf and little bit on nawaz as well
 
Bilal7 said:
Pakistan was the better team in the last three world Cup encounters.

- Kohli singlehandedly saved them in Melbourne, man to man, we were the better team.
- Our bowlers were fantastic in New York, batters let us down but they were on the ropes for most of the match.

We just need to ensure that we don't let up this time around.
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Agree.

Pakistan should've won those 2 games.
 
Mesozoic said:
Literally no one around me is aware of this game lol.

But i keep saying this..it's a good sign actually. People are getting bored of this overhyped fixture. Star sports PR is still trying it's best to hype Pakistan up as some supervillain that will be defeated by hero India but recent years has shown us that it's more of an elephant swatting a rat aside.
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I don't know. On one hand you're right and the tension is not so high.

On the other hand, my apartment complex has just made a huge effort to arrange a massive viewing party in our central lawn. Big projector screen, food stalls (with snacks for those fasting for Shivratri), secret beer counter etc. I'm not going because I'm too anti-social to enjoy it but it's obvious there's excitement.
 
The pitch looks very dry. Spinners game. Let's see how our batters tackle their spinners. All eyes on Varun, Kuldeep and Axar to make it count. :kp
 
RizwanT20Champ said:
If Tulla Agha doesnt mess it up, I am quietly confident this will be a very close match. Usman Tariq will do some damage, Ind bats are crap against good spinners and new mystery ones. A win here will be the cherry on top after all the arrogance and disrespect from SKY.
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200 plus bashing is being loaded up. Bulla Tariq 6"4 will become 4"6 post the bashing
 
Devadwal said:
The pitch looks very dry. Spinners game. Let's see how our batters tackle their spinners. All eyes on Varun, Kuldeep and Axar to make it count. :kp
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Can't drop Arshdeep vs this team. Play one batter less and keep them under 170 for easy win.
 
Hanumankind performing. These corporate boxes suck though, can't really hear anything, its very isolated sound wise. Feel separated from the whole atmosphere.
 
G0rmintAunty said:
Hanumankind performing. These corporate boxes suck though, can't really hear anything, its very isolated sound wise. Feel separated from the whole atmosphere.
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They're only good for test matches when you want to chill and watch. Shorter matches just don't feel like a match experience in there.
 
castortroy said:
Pakistan batting won't be able to deal with Indian spin.

Going to be another very one sided match
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Weak middle order . Good spin attack of India means that . Thats why top order needs to do 70% of scoring for Pakistan
 
Asif321 said:
Weak middle order . Good spin attack of India means that . Thats why top order needs to do 70% of scoring for Pakistan
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India barely lose T20 games. They have a ridiculous recent record and are virtually unbeatable in sub continent conditions.

Hardik will take out the main batters and the pak all rounders won't have a clue against Indian spin
 
Harbajhan (I think) himself walked over to Wasim Akram to shake hands

Good to see
 
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Today I am bit unwell so might not be able to give full support today dear. Nothing bad just some seasonal viral dear. Wishing both teams well and hopefully the best team in the day wins.
 

Pakistan have won the toss and decided to bowl first​


India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

Pakistan Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan(w), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq
 
Nikhil_cric said:
On a featherbed where all bowlers get zero help, I'd back full strength India to beat Pakistan 9 out of 10 times with our batting firepower and 1 game to be washed out.

I don't think there's a scarier batting lineup on flat decks.

But on a slow, gripping Premadasa pitch with huge boundaries , it's a completely different story.
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well India's spin attack happens to be one of the best in the world too. and we all know about Pakistan propensity to collapse apropos of nothing i.e. losing 9-31 in the Asia Cup final
 
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