Pakistan played their first match against the Netherlands and made a convincing start to the tournament. However, the PAK vs USA will mark the second most crucial game of the group, as Pakistan will be aiming to avenge their loss from the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, where they were knocked out after a loss against team USA.
This article provides a detailed match prediction for the Pakistan vs USA T20 World Cup match, analysing head-to-head records, key match moments, and winning probabilities.
PAK vs USA Match Prediction: Who Will Win the 12th Match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026?
Match Details:
Match: Pakistan vs USA
Date: February 10th, 2026
Time: 7:00 AM IST
Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo
Live Streaming: JioHotstar
Live Broadcast: Star Sports Network
PAK vs USA Match Prediction, Head-to-Head Record
Pakistan and the United States have played just once in the shortest format of the game. While Pakistan lost the only match they played against the USA in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the rivalry has been clear between the two sides. This time around, they face off in another T20 World Cup, and Pakistan will be looking to avenge their defeat.
PAK vs USA Pitch Report & Conditions
The Sinhalese Sports Club will include one of the most favoured batting tracks in Sri Lanka. Unlike most other grounds in the island nation, this ground does not have any spin-friendly tracks, and hence, several runs can be scored at this venue. Pacers can hit the deck somewhat hard and get some help occasionally.
PAK vs USA Weather Report
The forecast at Colombo predicts that the temperature will be soaring around the daytime and it will slowly be reduced to somewhat lower, around 20-21 degrees. However, the rain gods will have to favour the players from both teams to have a complete game.
PAK vs USA T20 World Cup Probable XIs:
Pakistan Playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (C), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Faheem Ashraf/Usman Tariq, and Abrar Ahmed.
USA Playing XI: Monank Patel (c/wk), Saiteja Mukkamala, Andries Gous, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Shubham Ranjane, Mohammad Mohsin, Saurabh Netravalkar, and Ali Khan.
Toss Impact
Tosses do have a major role to be played at such venues, since they would like to bat first and put some runs on the board and then ask the other team to go forward and chase it. Chasing big scores is not a very easy nut to crack at this venue, despite it being batting-favouring to an extent.
Form And Fitness
All players from both teams are in sheer good form. Pakistan have emerged victorious in many of the bilaterals they have played over the past few months. However, none of the players from either team have been reported to be injured in any fashion.
PAK vs USA Score Prediction
Pakistan and the United States of America both have some really good bowlers on their side who can tighten the shackles on the batters. Yet on a high-scoring ground, the predicted first-innings total for the game can be around 170.
PAK vs USA: Players To Perform Prediction
Pakistan Key Players: Salman Agha, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz and Shaheen Afridi
USA Key Players: Monank Patel, Subham Ranjane, Mohammad Mohsin, Saurabh Netravalkar, and Andries Gous
PAK vs USA: Best Batter Prediction
Pakistan Key Players: Salman Agha, Saim Ayub and Shadab Khan
USA Key Players: Monank Patel, Subham Ranjane, and Andries Gous
PAK vs USA: Best Bowler Prediction
Pakistan Key Players: Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz and Shaheen Afridi
USA Key Players: Mohammad Mohsin and Saurabh Netravalkar
Conclusion: Who Will Win The PAK vs USA T20 World Cup Match?
Unlike the previous World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean, where teams fought in crunch low-score battles, the World Cup in India and Sri Lanka is likely to witness some heavy piles of runs. Pakistan will be the likely heavyweight given their return to form; however, USA, having defeated the Pakistanis once, would continue to be a challenging opposition to the Asian giants.
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