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IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2026 Toss Update: In the 27th league match of T20 World Cup 2026, the teams of India and Pakistan are facing each other at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In the match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl. India has made two changes in the playing 11 in the match. Whereas Pakistan has selected 6 spinners in its eleven.
There have been two changes in the Indian team in the form of Abhishek Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep has been included in place of Arshdeep Singh. Only one main fast bowler has been included in the team in the form of Jasprit Bumrah. However, Hardik Pandya will play the role of the second pacer.
What did the Pakistan captain say after the toss?
After the toss, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga said, “We would like to bowl first. It looks a bit difficult, so we feel that the bowlers will get help in the initial first few overs so we want to use that. It is a big match. We all know that. Everyone in our team is relaxed. We are focused on this match and we are excited for this challenge.”
Indian captain said after the toss?
After the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav said, “No problem (with batting first). We were not looking at batting first. We have seen the results here and we have batted in the last two matches and have won by defending in both the matches, so we do not want to change anything.”
Talking about the big opportunity ahead, Surya said, “I think it would have been easy to say that this is just another game. But this is an opportunity. There is always a lot at stake in these games, but at the same time you also have to know what you want to do.”
India’s playing 11 for the match
Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty, Jasprit Bumrah.
Pakistan’s playing 11 in the match
Saeem Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Aga (captain), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.