New Zealand-Pakistan Super Eight World Cup clash rained off
- By Web Desk -
- Feb 21, 2026
The Super Eight clash between Pakistan and New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup was washed out without a ball being bowled after heavy rain in Colombo on Saturday.
Persistent drizzle right after the toss — which Pakistan won and opted to bat — at the Premadasa stadium did not relent with umpires finally calling the match off at 9:05pm local time (15:35 GMT).
Not even a five-over match was possible by the 10:16 pm (1646 GMT) cut-off time, giving the two teams one point each.
Pakistan, New Zealand, England and co-hosts Sri Lanka are in Group 2 of the Super Eights.
Title-holders India, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the West Indies are in Group 1.
The top two teams from each Group will qualify for the semi-finals.
Playing XIs
New Zealand XI: Tim Seifert (wk), Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner (capt), Jimmy Neesham, Matt Henry, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson
Pakistan XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (capt), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq