India vs Pak Live Score – Score Card, Pitch & Weather Report
This thrilling Pakistan vs India match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 is being played at Colombo Stadium on the 15th of February. You can watch the live scorecard, ball by ball commentary, and live score updates of this match here.
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Matches between Pakistan and India always produce very tough competition, and this match, taking place on 15 February, which you can follow with live scores here, will be remembered for many years to come.
Here, you will be able to see the Pakistan vs India match live scorecard and live commentary.
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India vs Pak Today Match Live Score 15 Feb 2026
Toss: Pakistan opt to Bowl First
Umpires
| On Field Umpire | Richard Illingworth | Paul Reiffel |
| Third Umpires | Kumar Dharmasena | |
| Referee | Javagal Srinath |
Commentary
People are crazy about listening to the commentary of Pakistan vs India matches, especially in Hindi, which everyone enjoys. The Pakistan vs India match scheduled to be played on 15 February will feature commentary from India by Ravi Shastri, Harsha Bhogle, Sunil Gavaskar, and Dinesh Karthik.
From Pakistan’s side, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Ramiz Raja, and Bazid Khan will be doing the commentary, which will add great excitement to the match. Along with this, you will also get ball-by-ball commentary of the Pakistan vs India match here.
As soon as the match starts, you will get all the live updates related to the match here.
Pitch Report
The first match of the 2026 T20 World Cup between Pakistan and India will be played at the Colombo Cricket Stadium. The temperature and weather will play a very important role in this match and will be decisive on the pitch.
On 15 February, during the daytime, the temperature will be around 31 degrees Celsius, while in the evening it will drop to around 26 degrees Celsius. The chances of rain are almost negligible. The biggest and most dangerous factor on this pitch will be the dew factor.
If we talk about the pitch, the Colombo pitch on which Pakistan and India will play this thrilling match is slow and gives a lot of assistance to spin bowlers. India also has good spinners, and Pakistan also has good spinners.
Both teams will try to score well during the powerplay because the pitch becomes quite slow in the middle overs. As time passes, the dew factor increases, which creates more difficulties for the bowlers.
Weather Condition
The biggest positive news for the match being played on 15 February is that there is no chance of rain on that day. The maximum temperature will go up to 31 degrees Celsius, and during the night, when the match will be played, the temperature will drop to around 26 degrees Celsius.
The weather will have a strong impact on this match because the pitch behaves significantly according to the weather conditions.
Match Overview
If we talk about this exciting Pakistan vs India match, which is going to be played in Sri Lanka, the team that wins the toss will prefer to bowl first. The aim will be to restrict the opposition and chase a target above 150.
Both teams are very strong on paper, and both have a good spin attack, which is a key requirement for this pitch. If a team loses the toss and has to bat first, its main target will be to set a score of 180 plus, because chasing that target on this pitch is very difficult, and due to the dew factor, bowlers will face a lot of difficulty.
India and Pakistan Squad
India and Pakistan have announced their playing XI for this thrilling match. Both teams are very well balanced, and according to the pitch conditions, both have selected a perfect and balanced side.
| India Squad | Pakistan Squad |
|---|---|
| Abhishek Sharma | Shabzada Farhan |
| Sanju Samson (WK) | Saim Ayub |
| Tilak Varma | Babar Azam |
| Suryakumar Yadav (C) | Agha Salman |
| Ishan Kishan | Muhammad Nawaz |
| Hardik Pandya | Shadab Khan |
| Axar Patel (VC) | Shaheen Shah Afridi (C) |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Naseem Shah |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Usman Tariq |
| Arshdeep Singh | Usman Kahn (wk) |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Abrar Ahmed |
If we talk about India, the team is under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, while Pakistan is being captained by Shaheen Shah Afridi. Keeping the pitch in mind, both teams have included good spinners, and the entire match will depend on them.
In the spin department, India have Varun Chakravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav, while Pakistan have dangerous spinners like Shadab Khan, Abrar Ahmed, and Sufiyan Muqeem.
India vs Pakistan Head to Head
If we talk about the last 10 matches between India and Pakistan in T20 cricket, India has been the more successful team. India won 8 out of those 10 matches, and only a few of them were tough contests.
| Date | Winner |
| Sep 28, 2025 | India |
| Sep 21, 2025 | India |
| Sep 14, 2025 | India |
| Jun 9, 2024 | India |
| Oct 23, 2022 | India |
| Sep 4, 2022 | Pakistan |
| Aug 28, 2022 | India |
| Oct 24, 2021 | Pakistan |
| Mar 19, 2016 | India |
| Feb 27, 2016 | India |
Most of the matches were won by India comfortably against Pakistan. On the other hand, if we talk about the 2 matches that Pakistan won out of those 10, Pakistan defeated India comfortably in both. Neither of those two matches was a tough one for Pakistan. Now it will be interesting to see which team manages to win this match and whether Pakistan can break India’s winning streak.
FAQ’s
The match is on February 15, 2026, at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, starting at 7:00 PM local time.
Suryakumar Yadav captains India with Axar Patel as vice-captain and Pakistan is led by Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The toss is scheduled at 6:30 PM (India) and 6:00 PM Pakistan
The pitch is slow, assists spinners, and the dew factor makes bowling second challenging in the evening.
Daytime temperatures around 31°C, evening around 26°C, with negligible chances of rain.
The toss-winning team is likely to bowl first to exploit the dew factor while chasing.
Due to political commitments, all Pakistan group stage matches are scheduled in Sri Lanka as a neutral venue.
