The match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Group 2 of the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup was canceled due to rain. Both teams got a point.
Rain continued in and around R Premadasa in Colombo. Due to the continuous rain in Colombo, the referees announced the cancellation of the match.
It is worth mentioning that the last time of the match was 9:46. The match was supposed to start at 9:46, but the match was canceled before that time.
In the first match of the Super Eight stage in the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan won and decided to face New Zealand first. The rain started immediately after the launch and continued.
Fakhar Zaman replaced Khawaja Nafi in the Pakistan team and other players included captain Salman Ali Agha, Sahibzada Farhan, Saeem Ayub, Babar Azam, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Muhammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza and Usman Tariq.
The New Zealand team consisted of captain Mitchell Santner, Tim Seifert, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Nesham, Matt Henry, Ash Sodhi and Lockie Ferguson.
