USA wins toss, chooses to bowl against Pakistan in T20 World Cup 2026

COLOMBO: The United States of America (USA) won the toss and chose to field first against Pakistan in the 12th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The game is being played at the Sinhalese Sports Club (SSC) Ground on Tuesday.

Squads

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.

USA: Monank Patel (c), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane, Ehsan Adil.

Head-to-Head

Pakistan and USA have met just once before in T20 World Cup history. That match was in the 2024 edition, where the USA shocked Pakistan by winning in a Super Over.

• Matches: 1

• USA Wins: 1

• Pakistan Wins: 0

Both teams come into this match with decent momentum. Pakistan has won four of their last five T20Is, while the USA has three wins in their last three games.

This is the second match for both teams in T20 World Cup 2026. Pakistan narrowly beat the Netherlands by three wickets in their first game, while the USA lost to co-hosts and defending champions India by 29 runs.

• Pakistan Recent Form: W, W, W, W, L

• USA Recent Form: L, W, W, L, W