COLOMBO: USA have won the toss and opted to bowl first against Pakistan in the 12th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 here on Tuesday.
Notably, this will be the first fixture here at the Sinhalese Sports Club under lights.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: 1 Sahibzada Farhan, 2 Saim Ayub, 3 Salman Ali Agha (capt), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Shadab Khan, 6 Usman Khan (wk), 7 Mohammad Nawaz, 8 Faheem Ashraf, 9 Shaheen Afridi, 10 Usman Tariq, 11 Abrar Ahmed
USA: 1 Andries Gous (wk), 2 Shayan Jahangir, 3 Monank Patel (capt), 4 Milind Kumar, 5 Sanjay Krishnamurthi, 6 Shubham Ranjane, 7 Harmeet Singh, 8 Mohammad Mohsin, 9 Shadley van Schalkwyk, 10 Ehsan Adil, 11 Saurabh Netravalkar
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HEAD TO HEAD
Historically, Pakistan and the USA have faced each other only once, with the latter scripting a memorable victory in the 2024 World Cup in the Super Over.
Matches: 1, Pakistan: 0, USA: 1
The last time both teams faced each other was in the 2024 edition of the T20 World Cup, where USA defeated Pakistan in the Super Over.
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