NZ vs PAK Prediction, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8, Match Winner, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Pakistan hold a slight edge over New Zealand in T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 opener at R. Premadasa Stadium on Feb 21, thanks to superior spin attack and Sahibzada Farhan's form on spin-friendly Colombo pitch averaging 160-170 with early seam help; NZ seamers could upset if humidity aids swing.

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20 Feb 2026 15:14 IST

New Zealand will cross swords with Pakistan in the Super 8 clash of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday, February 21.

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Led by Daryl Mitchell, New Zealand started their campaign with comfortable wins against Afghanistan and the UAE. However, they suffered a defeat against South Africa, but bagged a comfortable win against Canada.

On the other hand, the Salman Agha-led Pakistan secured two consecutive wins over the Netherlands and the USA. However, they lost their third match to India. Nevertheless, they won their fourth game against Namibia.

NZ vs PAK, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8, Details

Match: New Zealand vs Pakistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Match 41

Time & Date: 7:00 PM IST, Saturday, February 21

Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

NZ vs PAK, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Pitch Report

The five games played here in the ongoing season saw the first innings score of 173. It’s a good batting wicket as seen in the previous encounters. Four out of five games saw the team batting first come out on top.

NZ vs PAK, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Probable XIs

New Zealand

Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell (c), Cole McConchie, James Neesham, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy.

Pakistan

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wk), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq.

NZ vs PAK, ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Super 8 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Pakistan.

Both teams played 49 times in the T20I format. While New Zealand won 23 times, Pakistan bagged 24 victories, with two games ending in a no result. With Pakistan having more spinners in their line-up, they are expected to do comparatively well in these conditions, irrespective of the toss result.

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