NZ vs PAK Dream11 Prediction, Match 41, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

New Zealand is set to face Pakistan in the 41st T20 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on February 21.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 21 Feb 2026, 00:35 IST

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Table Of Contents

Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 41st T20 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand (NZ) is set to face Pakistan (PAK). New Zealand continued their impressive form with another convincing win in their last game. After Canada set a target of 174 runs, New Zealand chased it down comfortably in just 15.1 overs, securing an eight-wicket victory. Glenn Phillips played a match-winning knock of 76 runs, while Matt Henry, Jacob Duffy, Kyle Jamieson, and James Neesham contributed effectively with one wicket each.

On the other hand, Pakistan delivered a dominant performance in their previous match, registering a 102-run victory over Namibia. Batting first, Pakistan posted a huge total of 199 runs. In reply, Namibia was bowled out for just 97 runs. Sahibzada Farhan was the standout performer with a century, while Usman Tariq led the bowling attack brilliantly, claiming four wickets for just 16 runs in 3.3 overs.

Match Information

New Zealand vs Pakistan, Super 8 Group 2 (Y2 v Y3)

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 21 Feb 2026, Sat, 7:00 PM IST ,R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Broadcast

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Weather Report

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Rain

23.0°C

96% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

New Zealand

W
L
W
W
W

Pakistan

W
L
W
W
NR

Players Stats in current Series

1

Sahibzada Farhan

PAK - bat

220 Runs

4 Matches

2

Tim Seifert

NZ - WICKETKEEPER

173 Runs

4 Matches

3

Finn Allen

NZ - WICKETKEEPER

137 Runs

4 Matches

4

Glenn Phillips

NZ - wk

119 Runs

4 Matches

5

Shadab Khan

PAK - all

88 Runs

4 Matches

6

Mark Chapman

NZ - all

76 Runs

4 Matches

1

Glenn Phillips

NZ - wk

185.94

4 Matches

2

Finn Allen

NZ - WICKETKEEPER

177.92

4 Matches

3

Mark Chapman

NZ - all

176.74

4 Matches

4

Tim Seifert

NZ - WICKETKEEPER

167.96

4 Matches

5

Sahibzada Farhan

PAK - bat

164.18

4 Matches

6

James Neesham

NZ - all

153.33

4 Matches

1

Usman Tariq

PAK - bowl

8 Wkts

3 Matches

2

Saim Ayub

PAK - bat

5 Wkts

4 Matches

3

Shadab Khan

PAK - all

5 Wkts

4 Matches

4

Salman Mirza

PAK - bowl

4 Wkts

2 Matches

5

Mohammad Nawaz

PAK - all

4 Wkts

4 Matches

6

Matt Henry

NZ - BOWLER

4 Wkts

4 Matches

1

Agha Salman

PAK - bat

5.00

4 Matches

2

Usman Tariq

PAK - bowl

5.83

3 Matches

3

Salman Mirza

PAK - bowl

6.00

2 Matches

4

Mitchell Santner

NZ - all

6.58

3 Matches

5

Saim Ayub

PAK - bat

6.63

4 Matches

6

Shadab Khan

PAK - all

6.77

4 Matches

Probable Playing XI

New Zealand

Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, MS Chapman, DJ Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (C), James Neesham, JA Duffy, MJ Henry, Ish Sodhi

Bench : Devon Conway, LH Ferguson, KA Jamieson, CE McConchie

Pakistan

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Agha Salman (C), Babar Azam, Khawaja Nafay, Usman Khan (wk), SH Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

Bench : FK Zaman, Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, S Afridi

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, is generally regarded as a balanced surface, offering assistance to both batters and bowlers. Fast bowlers are expected to extract early movement with the new ball, while spinners are likely to play a crucial role as the match progresses. Notably, teams batting first have won four of the five tournament matches held at this venue, indicating that the toss-winning captain may prefer to set a target.

50%

Pace Bowling

50%

Spin Bowling

60%

Batting Pitch

163

Average Score

40%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Sahibzada Farhan PAK | BAT

Sahibzada Farhan is an excellent batter. He performed outstandingly well in the recent past. Farhan has scored 308 runs in the last 9 games, including a century against Namibia in the previous game.

7
VC

Glenn Phillips NZ | WK

Glenn Phillips has performed well in the recent past. He scored 76 runs in the last game against Canada. Fans will be expecting a brilliant innings from him in this match.

9

Agha Salman PAK | BAT

Salman Agha is currently performing well. He scored 38 runs in the last game against Namibia. Fans will expect a match-winning performance from him in this match.

7

Rachin Ravindra NZ | ALL-ROUNDER

Rachin Ravindra is a top-order batsman and has been performing well recently. He scored 59 runs in the last game with a strike rate of over 151.

8.5

Shadab Khan PAK | ALL

Shadab Khan is an excellent all-rounder and is currently performing well. He has scored 46 runs and taken three wickets as well in the last game against Namibia.

8

Jacob Duffy NZ | BOWLER

Jacob Duffy is a brilliant T20 batter and is currently performing well. He took 13 wickets in the last 10 games.

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7.5

Mark Chapman

NZ | ALL

8.5

Mohammad Nawaz

PAK | ALL

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Feb 20 2026 12:35 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

5 : 6

PAK

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15.5/100

Mega League
Tim Seifert

8

Sahibzada Farhan
C

7

Agha Salman

9

Saim Ayub

7

Finn Allen

8

Glenn Phillips
VC

7

Shadab Khan

8.5

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Abrar Ahmed

8.5

Usman Tariq

5.5

Matt Henry

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

NZ

4 : 7

PAK

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16/100

Head To Head
Usman Khan

7.5

Sahibzada Farhan

7

Agha Salman

9

Saim Ayub
C

7

Finn Allen

8

Glenn Phillips

7

Shadab Khan
VC

8.5

Mitchell Santner

7.5

Usman Tariq

5.5

Salman Mirza

8.5

Matt Henry

8.5

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