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With so much uncertainty surrounding the match against India, Pakistan will be hoping to avoid an upset against the US in the Group A match.
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Who: Pakistan vs USA
Contents: ICC T20 World Cup 2026 – Group A
Date and time: Tuesday, February 10th, 7pm (13:30 GMT)
Location: Sinhala Sports Club (SSC), Colombo, Sri Lanka
How to follow: Al Jazeera’s live text and photo commentary stream begins at 10:30 GMT
Pakistan will be keen to improve on their performance on the opening day of the T20 World Cup, while the US will be looking to pull off an upset when the two teams meet in Colombo on Tuesday in the Group A match.
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Salman Ali Agha’s side were on the verge of a shock defeat against the Netherlands, but a relief effort from their lower half pushed them over the line on Saturday.
Hours later, the Americans faced defending champion India in their second group game and nearly pulled off a surprise, but were unable to register what might have been the biggest shock in the tournament’s history.
Now, both teams will meet in a crucial second match that could decide their fate in the tournament.
Pakistan are known for their out-of-form and unpredictable nature, and the Americans will hope to take advantage of their opponent’s unpredictability to pick up their first points of the tournament.
What happened in the last Pakistan vs USA match?
In 2024, the United States defeated the 2009 champions in a thrilling match, delivering the biggest shock in T20 World Cup history.
The victory in the super over shocked the cricket world after the score was tied after the stipulated 20 overs.
Pakistan’s star-studded team posted a total of just 159 in 20 overs, but America equalized on the last ball of the innings and the match went into a super over.
Team USA’s calm overcame Pakistan’s nervousness that rewrote the history books.
The co-hosts of the 2024 tournament had never faced Pakistan in any format of play before the match.
Form Guide: Pakistan
Pakistan entered the T20 World Cup on the back of an overwhelming series victory against Australia and won the first match against the Netherlands.
Last 5 games (most recent first): WWWWL
Form Guide: US
Although we lost the game against India, we lost against the United States. (Please complete the sentence.)
Last 5 games (most recent first): LWWLW
Team News: Pakistan
Pakistan is unlikely to change the team that won the first match.
Expected 11: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (captain), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed.
Team News: USA
The US is expected to field the same team that rocked the Indian side.
Prediction 11: Andrees Goo, Saiteja Mukamara, Monank Patel, Sanjay Krishnamurti, Milind Kumar, Shubham Ranjan, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadri van Schalkwik, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar
