Strengths
Pakistan will be playing all their matches in Sri Lanka so they will be having familiarity. They also have plenty of spin bowling all-rounders which is their strength in this upcoming WT20 if the pitches are spin friendly.
Weaknesses
They have a weak middle order and they have been struggling to post a par score on tough pitches. On batting friendly surface, they do not have the fire power to chase down big targets
X Factor
Saim Ayub will open the batting and is an aggressive batter at the top of the order. He will also bowl some overs of spin which makes him an X factor in this Pakistan side.
Preferred Playing XI
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha©, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed
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Key Players to Watch
Shadab Khan – He is a quality all-rounder and has scored 816 runs and also picked up 114 wickets in 114 T20I matches. He will be key in the middle overs with his leg-spin and also contribute with his batting.
Sahibzada Farhan – Farhan is the highest ranked Pakistan batter in the ICC T20I rankings. He has scored 917 runs in 37 matches at a strike rate of 129.
T20 World Cup history Snapshot
Pakistan were the champions in the 2009 WT20 and runners up in 2022. They had a league stage exit in the 2024 WT20 where they lost to India and USA. Pakistan are slotted in Group A alongside India, Netherlands, USA and Namibia
World Cup 2026 Fixtures
7th FEB vs Netherlands 10th FEB vs USA 15th FEB vs India 18th FEB vs Namibia
Pakistan Team T20 World Cup 2026
Salman Ali Agha ©, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.
