Pakistan vs New Zealand Super-8: The first match of Super-8 in T20 World Cup 2026 will be played today i.e. on 21st February (Saturday) between Pakistan and New Zealand at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Through this match, both the teams would like to strengthen their claim for the semi-finals by winning. So let us know what are the pitch report, playing eleven and live streaming details of this match.

pitch report

In the league stage of the tournament, the pitch of R Premadasa Stadium has appeared more effective for the spinners. It is not at all easy to score fast runs on this ground. The ball comes with a slight halt, due to which the batsmen face difficulty in playing. While fast bowlers may get some help in the beginning, spinners have looked more effective in the matches held so far.

So far 64 T20 matches have been played on the ground, in which the teams batting first have won 27 matches, while the chasing teams have won 36. The average score of the first innings on the ground is 144 runs. Therefore, teams here can look towards victory by putting up to 170 on the board in the first innings.

Where to watch the match live?

The Pakistan-New Zealand Super-8 match will be telecast live on TV in India through Star Sports Network. Live streaming of the match will be on JioHotstar.

Pakistan vs New Zealand T20I Head to Head

Till now, a total of 49 T20 International matches have been played between Pakistan and New Zealand. In these matches, Pakistan has gained the lead and has won 24, while the Kiwi team has won the remaining 23 matches. Now it will be interesting to see which team prevails over whom in the battle of Super-8.

Pakistan’s probable playing 11 for the match

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Aga (captain), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Khawaja Nafe, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq.

New Zealand’s probable playing 11 for the match

Finn Allen, Tim Seifert (wk), Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), James Neesham, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Ish Sodhi.