Pakistan will face the Netherlands in its opening T20 World Cup match tomorrow in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with the game set to start at 10:30 AM PST.
Netherlands vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026
Pakistan will play its first match of the T20 World Cup tomorrow, Saturday, February 7, 2026, against the Netherlands in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The game is scheduled to start at 10:30 AM Pakistan Standard Time.
Ahead of the match, experts have predicted that there is a 93 per cent chance of victory for Pakistan.
While, on the other hand, there is only a 7 per cent chance of victory for the Netherlands.
Weather forecasts indicate cloudy conditions in Colombo on Saturday. A slight chance of drizzle during the match is also present.
However, the likelihood of rain causing a cancellation is considered very low. Both teams’ squads for the match have also been announced.
Squads for T20 World Cup: Pak vs Ned
Netherlands squad
Scott Edwards, Colin Ackerman, Noah Cruys, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Leut, Zack Leon Kasiet, Max O’Dowd, Saqib Zulfiqar, Logan van Beek, Tim van der Gugten, Rolof van der Merwe, and Paul van Meekeren.
Pakistan squad
Salman Agha, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafees, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman Khan, and Usman Tariq.
Naseer Hussain calls out ‘ICC bias’
Previously, Former England captain and popular cricket commentator, Naseer Hussain, spoke out against the ICC’s bias and double standards.
Talking on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, Naseer Hussain said that if India had demanded a change of venue instead of Bangladesh, what would the ICC have done?
Would the ICC have also excluded India from the event? The ICC should deal with Bangladesh and Pakistan equally, like India.
“I guess the real comparison would be If it had been India, and in the future if India, a month before a tournament, say our government does not want us to go and play in that country in a World Cup, would the ICC have been so firm and say, ‘you know the rules, bad luck, we’re knocking you out’,” he said.
