T20 World Cup 2026: Match 12, PAK vs USA Match Prediction – Who will win today’s match between Pakistan vs United States of America?

Pakistan are all set to lock horns with the USA at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Doha, Colombo, on Tuesday, February 10, in match No. 12 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

Pakistan played the tournament opener and won the clash by a narrow three wickets to start their campaign. Having clinched a win in the previous game, they might be confident, but the scars of the upset the USA handed them in the 2024 edition of the competition are still fresh and will look to get revenge.

Meanwhile, the Monank Patel-led team met defending champions, India, in their first game, and put up an impressive performance until Suryakumar Yadav's knock and the Indian bowlers got the team back and clinched a 29-run win.

PAK vs USA: Match Details

Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo: Pitch Report

The Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo has been host to 10 T20I encounters thus far. Six matches have been won by chasing teams, while teams batting first have won just three, indicating a clear favour for the chasing team at the venue. The pitch at the venue is expected to be a little spin-friendly, with the match being played in the afternoon. 

PAK vs USA: Head-to-Head Record in T20s

PAK vs USA: Predicted Playing XIs

Pakistan:

Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed

United States of America:

Andries Gous(w), Saiteja Mukkamalla, Monank Patel(c), Milind Kumar, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Shubham Ranjane, Harmeet Singh, Mohammad Mohsin, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Ali Khan, Saurabh Netravalkar.

PAK vs USA: Probable Best Performers

Probable Best Batter: Sahibzada Farhan

Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan could be the best batter in the upcoming game against the United States of America. In the game against the Netherlands, the manager has managed to smash 47 runs at an average of 47.00 and is currently the highest run-getter of his team in this tournament. If Farhan gets going, the opposition bowlers will be in for a very tough time.

Probable Best Bowler: Shadley van Schalkwyk

USA's Shadley van Schalkwyk could be the bowler to watch out for. He has bagged four wickets from the sole game he has played in the T20 World Cup 2026 at an average of 6.25. Schalkwyk will have an important role to play with the ball for his team.

Today's Match Prediction: Team bowling first to win the match