By Admin 
The 12th match of T20 World Cup 2026 is today between Pakistan and USA, which will be held at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo. On papers, the US team is undoubtedly weak, but the last time the two teams faced each other, the USA had won. Even in the ongoing World Cup, USA had troubled the batsmen of a strong team like India. While Pakistan escaped defeat in its first match, can we see a change in Pakistan’s playing 11 today?
The first match of T20 World Cup 2026 was played between Pakistan and Netherlands, in which Pakistan bowlers performed well and restricted Netherlands to 147. Despite a good start, Pakistan’s middle order collapsed and the team was on the verge of defeat. In that match, Babar Azam scored only 15 runs in 18 balls. He was just playing defensively, as soon as he tried to hit a big shot, he was caught out.
Will Babar Azam be out of playing 11?
This is also possible because Salman Ali Aga had hinted before the tournament that if he does not perform well, anyone can be dropped from the playing 11. Babar’s form has not been good for some time. Even in the Big Bash League, he had to face trouble due to his low strike rate, when Steve Smith refused to let him take strike. A similar situation happened in his match against Netherlands also.
Fakhar Zaman is also in Pakistan’s squad, who did not get a chance in the first match. There is a possibility that as a change against USA today, Pakistan may include Fakhar in the playing 11 in place of Babar Azam.
Pakistan’s probable playing 11
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Aga (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed.