India Vs Pakistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: See Best Photos From R. Premadasa Stadium
India and Pakistan’s blockbuster T20 World Cup 2026 meeting in Colombo looms as one of the most talked-about matches of the tournament, not just for the rivalry but also for everything that’s unfolded off the field. Weeks of negotiations were required after Pakistan initially signalled they might boycott the fixture in protest at other World Cup scheduling issues, only for that decision to be reversed after ICC and board talks ensured the game would go ahead. On the pitch, both teams enter the clash with momentum, undefeated in their groups, and the high stakes of Super 8 qualification add extra edge. Colombo’s pitch and even the weather could play a role, making tonight’s showdown unpredictable and explosive.
A vendor sells national flags of India and Pakistan, before an ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and Pakistan, near R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
India's fan wait for the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan to begin in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's fans wait for the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan to begin in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, smiles as he and Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha walk out onto the field for the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's players stand up for the national anthems before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's players stand up for the national anthems before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha celebrates the wicket of India's Abhishek Sharma during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Ishan Kishan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Tilak Varma plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Ishan Kishan, right, dives to make his crease safely as a throw from Pakistan's Saim Ayub, left, breaks the stumps during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, second right, watches the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Ishan Kishan, right, celebrates his fifty runs as batting partner Tilak Varma looks on during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Shadab Khan bowls a delivery during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Ishan Kishan is bowled out by Pakistan's Saim Ayub during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Saim Ayub, left, and captain Salman Ali Agha celebrate the wicket of India's Ishan Kishan during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's players wait for the third umpire's decision for the wicket of India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Saim Ayub, center, celebrates with teammates the wicket of India's Tilak Varma during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistani players celebrate the wicket of India's Hardik Pandya during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Shivam Dube plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Hardik Pandya, right, celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan, right, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's players wait for the third umpire's decision for the wicket of Pakistan's Saim Ayub, second left, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
India's Jasprit Bumrah, left, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, left, leaves the ground after losing his wicket as teammate Usman Khan walks in during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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