Indian rapper Hanumankind will perform at R Premadasa Stadium before the India vs Pakistan match. He has rapped in the title track of the film Dhurandhar. Let us tell you that there was a lot of uproar regarding this film in Pakistan, there this film was also banned. This big match to be held today in the T20 World Cup will start from 7 pm. The rapper’s performance will take place before this.

Sri Lanka is co-host of T20 World Cup 2026 with India. Pakistan will play all its matches in Sri Lanka. India will play the only match of the group stage in Sri Lanka, which will be held today at R Premadasa Stadium. Earlier, the opening ceremony of the tournament was held in Mumbai, in which many artists performed. Now before the big match between India vs Pakistan, famous Kerala rapper Hanumankind will perform.

When will the performance take place before the India vs Pakistan match?

Hanumankind will perform at R Premadasa Stadium before the start of the match. The rapper will make the atmosphere of the match even more exciting with his performance. India vs Pakistan match will start at 7 pm, toss will take place at 6:30 pm. The performance of Hanumankind will start half an hour before the toss, i.e. at 6 pm. However, if it rains at this time then it can be extended further or can be done in the middle of the innings also.

Hanumankind brings the toofan before the toofan.

Get ready to taste the thunder before the #INDvPAK match

Watch ICC Men’s #T20WorldCup #INDvPAK | SUN, 15 Feb, 6 PM pic.twitter.com/rdmjB9XEJ1

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) February 13, 2026

India or Pakistan, who will score a hat-trick of victory?

Indian cricket team has defeated USA in the first match and Namibia in the second match. Like Team India, Pakistan is also coming after winning both its initial matches. Now the winning chariot of one team will stop today while the other team will score a hat-trick of victory.

Today, havans and pujas are being held across the country to pray for India’s victory against Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. In different parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and every state, fans are praying for the victory of Team India. A devotee who came to the Shiva temple in Gorakhpur said, “Today we prayed to Mahadev for India’s victory.” A special puja was also performed in the Mahakaleshwar temple of Ujjain, during which fans were seen standing holding pictures of Team India players.

A person who had come to Deoghar in Jharkhand said, “I have prayed to Mahadev that India should score 200, take all 10 wickets of Pakistan and defeat Pakistan badly.” Another fan said, “Today is Shivratri and India vs Pakistan match, what could be better than this. I have prayed to Mahadev to cut off Shaheen Afridi and make Team India victorious.”

#WATCH | Deoghar, Jharkhand: On the occasion of #Mahashivratri 2026, devotees at Shree Baba Baidyanath Jyotirlinga Mandir in Deoghar pray for India’s victory in the T20 World Cup match against Pakistan, which is going to be held today.

Devotee Shubham Kumar Jha says, “Mahadev… pic.twitter.com/DZvuIXBMwW

— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2026

#WATCH | Varanasi, UP: Fans perform hawan and pooja for Team India’s victory ahead of the India-Pakistan match today in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. pic.twitter.com/ozmKD1XdVv

— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2026

In the famous temples of different states of Uttar Pradesh, prayers were offered for the victory of Team India in the India vs Pakistan match. In Bihar too, people performed havan and wished for victory. Devotees performed special puja at Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain and prayed for the team’s victory.

#WATCH | Bihar: Special prayers being offered in Patna for the Indian cricket team’s victory in today’s ICC T20 World Cup match against Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/uU67dQgzge

— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2026

#WATCH | Gorakhpur, UP: On the occasion of Mahashivratri, large numbers of devotees are visiting Shiva temples to perform puja and pray for India’s victory in today’s T20 World Cup match against Pakistan.

Devotee Anshika Pathak says, “On the holy occasion of Mahashivratri, many… pic.twitter.com/d2yg3TLEcu

— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2026

When and where to watch India vs Pakistan match live?

The India vs Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup 2026 will be played today (15 February) at 7 pm at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match will be broadcast live on the channels of Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app.

In the India vs Pakistan match, all eyes will be on Usman Tariq, on whom the Pakistan team and its supporters are claiming that today their team will score a hat-trick of victory in the T20 World Cup. Today there will be a return of Abhishek Sharma, who did not play in the last match due to ill health. There are expectations from Hardik Pandya that he will score a lot of runs on Usman’s balls. Know who are those 7 players on whom everyone’s eyes will be fixed today.

1. Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma got a ‘golden duck’ in the first match of T20 World Cup 2026, while the opposing team was USA. Before the match against Namibia, news of Abhishek’s stomach infection came, he did not play in the second match. However, Suryakumar Yadav confirmed in the press conference that Abhishek will play against Pakistan today. In such a situation, all eyes will be on his performance, because he is known to strike with the first ball.

2. Usman Tariq

Usman Tariq is being discussed the most in the India vs Pakistan match. The reason behind this is his unique action and slight pause before releasing the ball. Before the match, India practiced by copying Usman’s balls, which clearly shows that there are many questions regarding his bowling in the Indian camp too. Today will be a real test for Tariq too. The way the Pakistan team trusts him, it is clear that there will be a lot of pressure on him too.

3. Hardik Pandya

Looking at the pitch of R Premadasa Stadium, it is believed that today the role of second fast bowler may have to be played by Hardik Pandya, who bowled the first over of the innings in Delhi. There will be expectations from him not only with the ball but also in batting. Actually, Hardik’s playing style is such that he can hit Usman Tariq’s balls. Tariq stops before releasing the ball, whereas Hardik plays a little late and rarely plays forward.

4. Babar Azam

The most experienced batsman of Pakistan team is Babar Azam, who has been out of form for quite some time. Although he scored 46 runs in 32 balls against USA, but before that runs were not coming from his bat. Even if runs were being scored, the strike rate was very low. Babar will have the responsibility of handling the innings in the middle, but Indian spinners Varun Chakraborty and Axar Patel will present a challenge for him.

5. Varun Chakraborty

Varun Chakraborty, the number-1 bowler in the ICC T20 rankings, had taken 3 wickets in just 2 overs in the last match. Reading his balls is not easy for any batsman, whereas today the pitch will also be helpful for the spinners. In such a situation, Varun can prove to be India’s star today.

6. Sahibzada Farhan

Pakistan’s opener Sahibzada Farhan played a brilliant inning of 73 runs in 41 balls in the last match against USA. He seems to be in good form, he had scored 47 runs in the first match also. The last time India and Pakistan faced each other, Farhan had played an inning of 57 runs. Even today, Pakistan will be expected to get a good start from him.

7. Abrar Ahmed

All eyes will also be on right-arm leg spinner Abrar Ahmed, whose wicket celebration had earlier caused a lot of controversy. Abrar is at second place in the ICC T20 bowling rankings, he is not far behind Varun Chakraborty in the rating. Abrar took 2 wickets against Netherlands and 1 against USA, but how does he fare today at the spinner-friendly R Premadasa Stadium? Everyone will have eyes on this.

The 27th match of T20 World Cup 2026 is today between India and Pakistan. No matter how strong India is on paper, whenever there is a match against Pakistan, there is pressure on the players. It is like a battle of credibility, which both the countries want to win. Not only the players, but also the fans are most excited for this match. Special puja was performed for the victory of Team India at Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain.

India vs Pakistan match will start at 7 pm today at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. As the match time is approaching, the excitement of the spectators is also increasing. There is always a fear in this match that India might lose. That is why before this match, havan-puja is always done at various places for India’s victory. Today, a special puja was held at Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple in Ujjain for India’s victory against Pakistan. Devotees worshiped near Shivalinga with posters of Team India and wished for India’s victory.

#WATCH | Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh: As India prepares to face Pakistan in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 match today, devotees and cricket fans have swarmed the Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple in Ujjain to pray for an Indian victory. pic.twitter.com/QtY7wYeZoh

— ANI (@ANI) February 15, 2026

Today is also Shivratri, on this occasion a large number of devotees are reaching Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple. The video shared by ANI showed that Jalabhishek was performed with special chanting of mantras wishing India’s victory.

Speaking to ANI, a devotee said, “Today is Maha Shivratri and also India vs Pakistan match. We have prayed to Baba Mahakal for the victory of Team India.”

Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya’s T20 record against Pakistan is not good. Both the batsmen have never been able to score a half-century in T20 against the Pakistan team. The India vs Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup 2026 will be held on Sunday, February 15 in Colombo. Before this, know what is the record of India’s star players against Pakistan team.

India and Pakistan have won both their opening matches in the T20 World Cup 2026. If the winning streak of any one team stops on Sunday, then one team will score a hat-trick of victory. Both have 4-4 points, but on the basis of net run rate, Suryakumar Yadav and team is on top and is at first place in the points table. Let us first know about Hardik Pandya’s T20 record against Pakistan.

Hardik Pandya vs Pakistan (T20)

Hardik Pandya has played 9 T20 International matches against Pakistan. In the 7 innings he played, he scored only 98 runs. Pandya’s highest score against the Pakistan team is 40, he was never able to score a half-century. His average is 19.60. These figures are not good considering how big a player Hardik is.

Suryakumar Yadav vs Pakistan (T20)

Now let’s talk about the captain. Suryakumar Yadav has played 8 T20 matches against Pakistan, in which he has scored only 112 runs. Like Hardik, he too could never score even a half-century against the Pakistan team, his highest score in an innings is 47 (not out). His average is 16.00.

Abhishek Sharma has played 3 T20 matches against Pakistan, in one of which he played an inning of 74 runs. He scored a total of 110 runs. Sanju Samson scored only 37 runs in the 2 innings played against Pakistan. Till the time of writing the news, it is not clear whether Abhishek Sharma will play in the India vs Pakistan match to be held on February 15 or not, if he does not play then Sanju Samson will get a chance in his place.

Regarding the India vs Pakistan match to be held on February 15, Salman Ali Aga said that he wants Abhishek Sharma to play in it. Everyone is eagerly waiting for this match to be held in T20 World Cup 2026. Team India reached Colombo late on Friday night. Before this match, Salman said this big thing in the press conference on Saturday. He also answered the questions being raised on the action of Usman Tariq.

Abhishek Sharma’s health had deteriorated even before the match against USA, but he played that match. After this, Abhishek had to be hospitalized for 2 days in Delhi, although he rejoined the team before the match against Namibia. It is not clear yet whether Abhishek will play the match against Pakistan or not. Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga said in a challenging manner that he wants to see Abhishek playing because he wants to face the best team of India.

Pakistan captain spoke about Abhishek

Salman Ali Aga said in the press conference, “I hope that Abhishek Sharma is recovering and he will play tomorrow’s match. Because we want to play against the best team.” India vs Pakistan match will be played at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Sunday, February 15 at 7 pm.

Regarding the questions being raised on Usman Tariq’s bowling action, Salman Ali said, “He has passed the test conducted by ICC twice. I don’t know why there is so much fuss over this. Usman Tariq is not much bothered by all these things because his action has been talked about ever since he started playing, hence he is used to it.”

Earlier, India and Pakistan had faced each other once at R Premadasa Stadium, in which Team India defeated Pakistan by 8 wickets. Even in head to head, India has the upper hand. Out of 16 T20 International matches played between the two, India has won 13 and Pakistan has won 3.

Former Pakistan cricketer Mohammad Aamir described Abhishek Sharma as a slugger and said that he can be dismissed by making an easy plan. India vs Pakistan match in T20 World Cup 2026 is on 15 February. Before this big match, Aamir said during a TV show that Indian opener Abhishek does not have consistency and he is also not a technically good batsman.

In the ongoing edition of T20 World Cup, India and Pakistan are in Group A, both have won their first 2 matches. Now the two strongest teams of this group will play against each other. Earlier, Aamir created controversy with his statement. He said that Abhishek walks in one out of 8 matches, while in others he is not able to score big.

Perhaps the match fixers forgot that Abhishek is currently the world number 1 T20 batsman in the ICC rankings. And he has not achieved this position after performing in just one out of 8 matches.

What did Mohammad Aamir say about Abhishek Sharma?

Mohammad Aamir said, “Abhishek Sharma is a slugger. He just wants to hit every ball. If the ball connects with his bat then it happens, otherwise the chances of failure are high. Abhishek scores runs in only 1 out of 8 innings. In others he scores 10, 15, 20, 0 runs. He just stands and slogs. He is not a technically sound batsman.”

Aamir further said, “Abhishek Sharma plays high-risk cricket. For him, put a fielder in deep cover and bowl on his body to trap him. The second thing is a slow ball.”

However, Aamir probably forgot that Abhishek is the world number T20 batsman, and he also knows that the bowlers will make variations against him. Abhishek had said during the T20 series against New Zealand, “I know that the bowlers are not going to give him much pace in the T20 World Cup, but I have realized it and I am practicing it.”

All the spectators are eagerly waiting for the India vs Pakistan match to be held in T20 World Cup 2026. Both teams have looked good so far. India has easily won both the opening matches, which were held in Mumbai and Delhi. But now the match against Pakistan is in Sri Lanka. Know when and what time this match will start. Where will it be telecast live and on which app will the live streaming take place?

Like Team India, Pakistan has also won both its initial matches. Although in the first match against Netherlands, Pakistan escaped the upset, the news of the team was the batsmen, but against USA, the batsmen performed well and scored 190 runs. But Pakistan knows that their real challenge is before India.

India vs Pakistan Head to Head (in T20)

India and Pakistan have faced each other 16 times in T20 International, in which Team India has had the upper hand. India has won 13 matches while Pakistan has won only 3 matches. Of course the record is excellent, but there will be pressure on India too in the upcoming match against Pakistan. This is a battle of credibility for both the countries, on which the whole world keeps an eye.

On what date is India vs Pakistan match?

The match between India and Pakistan is on Sunday, 15 February. This will be the 27th match of T20 World Cup 2026.

Where will India vs Pakistan match take place?

R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

What time will India vs Pakistan match start?

There are 3 matches in the T20 World Cup on Sunday, 15 February. India vs Pakistan match is the third, which will start at 7 pm. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm.

On which channel will the India vs Pakistan match be telecast live?

India vs Pakistan match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels.

On which app to watch India vs Pakistan match live?

Live streaming of India vs Pakistan match will be on JioHotstar app and website.

Abhishek Sharma did not play in Team India’s second match in the T20 World Cup 2026, because his health deteriorated after reaching Delhi. After being diagnosed with stomach infection, he remained hospitalized for 2 days. Although he was with the Indian team in the match against Namibia, it was visible from his face that he was not completely healthy. India’s next match is with Pakistan. Before this big match, Abhishek himself gave an update about his health.

Abhishek Sharma had attended the party organized at head coach Gautam Gambhir’s house in Delhi, but he left the party early. According to the report, it was at the party itself that he felt that he was not well. Later she was diagnosed with stomach infection and she was admitted to the hospital. On 11 February, he was discharged from the hospital and rejoined the team, but did not play in the match against Namibia. Now the big question is whether he will play in the match against Pakistan? Earlier, Abhishek told that he is fine now, but his weight has reduced a little.

Abhishek Sharma’s weight loss

This video of Arshdeep Singh and Abhishek Sharma is going viral, in which Arshdeep is asking him about his health. On this Abhishek told that everything is fine. After this Arshdeep asked have you become thin? So Abhishek said yes, everything is fine but I lost some weight.

Update on Abhishek Sharma by Arshdeep Singh, good to know he’s doing good pic.twitter.com/MbvOzMChmg

— (@ManishSRH) February 12, 2026

Will Abhishek Sharma be able to play the match against Pakistan?

Right now the situation is not clear whether Abhishek will play in this big match or not. It is also reported that Abhishek had fallen ill even before the match against USA. Let us tell you that in this match, Abhishek was out on his very first ball. The good thing is that he was seen practicing before the match in Delhi. Captain Surya said in his recent statement regarding him that he is not completely well right now. It is clear from this that BCCI will not be in any hurry regarding Abhishek’s return.