The first match of T20 World Cup 2026 is today between Pakistan and Netherlands. The match will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Colombo, where there is a possibility of rain today. In this respect also the role of toss is important. The toss will take place at 10:30 am.

Pakistan and Netherlands are included in Group A of T20 World Cup 2026. The two have clashed twice before in T20, Pakistan has won both times. Salman Ali Aga would like to make it 3-0 from today, while the Netherlands team will enter the field with the intention of causing a big upset. The toss is important today due to the weather, the winning captain can decide to bowl first.

shadow of rain on the match

There is a possibility of rain in Colombo today. The toss will take place at 10:30 am and the match will start at 11 am. At this time the probability of rain is 20 percent. The highest chances of rain are between 1 pm and 3 pm. According to the weather report, the probability of rain in these 2 hours is up to 70 percent. That means rain during the second innings can disrupt the match.

pakistan squad

Fakhar Zaman, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha (captain), Khawaja Nafe (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq.

Netherlands squad

Michael Levitt, Max O’Dowd, Bas de Leede, Zach Lyon Cachet, Colin Ackerman, Scott Edwards (wk/c), Noah Cross, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Kyle Klein, Paul van Meekeren, Tim van der Gugten, Saqib Zulfikar, Fred Klaasen.

T20 record at Sinhalese Sports Club

Only two T20 International matches have been played before at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, that too about 15 years ago. Afghanistan vs Canada and Canada vs Ireland matches were held here in the year 2010. That means, this is the first match for both Pakistan and Netherlands on this ground.