Date: 10 February 2026
Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Tournament: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – Group A
Toss: The United States of America won the toss and elected to field first.
Pakistan Innings 190/9 in 20 overs.
USA 158/8 in 20 overs (chasing 191)
Pakistan won by 32 runs after posting a strong total and bowling out the USA in the chase.
Player of the Match: Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan)
Pakistan Innings
- Total: 190/9 in 20 overs.
- Top Performers
- Sahibzada Farhan: 73 runs off 41 balls , Player of the Match.
- Babar Azam: 46 runs off 32 balls, solid support in the middle overs.
- Shadab Khan: 30 off 12 balls, late hitting pushed the total near 190.
- Highlights
- Farhan reached his fifty in just 27 balls with aggressive strokeplay.
- Openers added 54 runs in the powerplay, giving Pakistan strong momentum early.
USA Innings
- Total: 158/8 in 20 overs (chasing 191).
- Top Batters
- Shubham Ranjane: 51 off 30 balls, fought well.
- Shayan Jahangir: 49 off 34 balls, useful contribution.
Pakistan’s win boosted them in Group A, reversing the shock loss to the USA from the previous T20 World Cup.
The spin-dominant bowling attack showed its strength on the Colombo surface, controlling the USA chase successfully.