Pakistan’s captain Salman Ali Agha (right) shakes hands with New Zealand’s captain Mitchel Santner (left) after the coin toss of the T20 World Cup cricket match between New Zealand and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan skipper Salma Ali Agha won the toss and elected to bat against New Zealand in a T20 World Cup Super 8 match in Colombo on Saturday (February 21, 2026). Due to heavy rain in Colombo, the match has been delayed until further notice. Pakistan made one change, bringing in Fakhar Zaman in place of Khawaja Nafay. New Zealand made three changes with skipper Mitchell Santner back after missing the last match against Canada due to a stomach issue and Lockie Ferguson and Ish Sodhi also finding a place in the XI. Teams: New Zealand: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (c), Jimmy Neesham, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson. Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq. Published – February 21, 2026 07:12 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation New Delhi Declaration on AI Impact adopted; US, UK, China among nations to endorse vision for collaborative AI Cyberabad’s She Teams arrest 54 for indecent behaviour in week-long operation