India are all set to take on Pakistan in their third game of the T20 World Cup 2026, and arguably the biggest match of the group stage of the tournament. The match is set to take place on Sunday, February 15 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match is expected to be a belter, as India aim to continue their terrific record against their arch-rivals in T20 World Cups, winning their 8th game. However, fans and players might be worried, because the weather gods might play spoilsport.
According to Accuweather.com, Sunday is expected to be a rainy day in Colombo. There is a 93% probability of rain during the day, and a 26% probability of thunderstorms. A total rainfall of 12.1 mm is expected.
However, during the evening the chances of rainfall drops to 13%. The match between India and Pakistan starts at 7 PM IST. Hence, there is not much rainfall expected during the match. However, the rain throughout the day can make the outfield and pitch wet, which could affect the game.
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Namibia won the toss and elected to bowl first. India started off with a bang, with Ishan Kishan smashing 61 from 24 balls. India smashed the fastest team 100 reaching the milestone in 6.5 overs. After that they suffered a mini collpase, before Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube steadied the ship. Pandya scored 53 runs, but a collapse again at the end, resulted in India scoring 209/9 in 20 overs.
In reply, Namibia were bundled out for just 113 runs. Varun Chakaravarthy was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/7. Hardik Pandya chipped in with two wickets to complete a brilliant all-round performance. India thus won by 93 runs, their biggest victory margin in T20 World Cup history.
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