{"id":37101,"date":"2026-02-14T11:55:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101"},"modified":"2026-02-14T11:55:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T06:25:34","slug":"rain-threat-looms-over-india-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026-clash-in-colombo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101","title":{"rendered":"Rain Threat Looms Over India\u2013Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 Clash in Colombo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rain Threat Looms Over India\u2013Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 Clash in Colombo
Weather conditions could play a decisive role in the high-voltage India\u2013Pakistan encounter at the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026, with rain likely to impact Sunday\u2019s group-stage fixture at Colombo\u2019s R. Premadasa Stadium.
According to AccuWeather forecasts, Colombo is expected to witness 100 per cent cloud cover, with rain chances fluctuating through the evening. Around 6:00 PM local time \u2014 an hour before the toss \u2014 there is a 49 per cent probability of rain. At the scheduled match time of 7:00 PM, the chance of precipitation drops to 9 per cent, though overcast conditions are expected to persist until late night.
The match is set to begin at 7:00 PM local time, with the toss scheduled for 6:30 PM. As this is a group-stage fixture, there is no reserve day. In case of a washout, both teams will share one point each.
India and Pakistan have both won their opening two matches in the tournament. India defeated the United States and Namibia, while Pakistan registered wins over the Netherlands and the USA.
Led by Suryakumar Yadav, India currently top Group A with four points and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +3.050. Pakistan are placed second with four points and an NRR of +0.932.
Ahead of the much-anticipated clash, India wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan said the team would assess conditions before finalising their approach. \u201cPakistan clash, obviously, it would be a special one for everyone. Once we get there, we\u2019ll look at the wicket, understand the conditions and decide what will be a good total. We\u2019ll play accordingly,\u201d he said.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\nRain Threat Looms Over India\u2013Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 Clash in Colombo - Daily Taskeen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rain Threat Looms Over India\u2013Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 Clash in Colombo - Daily Taskeen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Daily Taskeen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-14T06:25:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snapshot_1423.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"editor1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"editor1\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101\",\"name\":\"Rain Threat Looms Over India\u2013Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 Clash in Colombo - Daily Taskeen\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snapshot_1423-300x169.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-14T06:25:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6cfa84d9ff0700972e0c05932c80c5a7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=37101#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snapshot_1423.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Snapshot_1423.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Rain Threat Looms Over India\u2013Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 Clash in Colombo Weather conditions could play a decisive role in the high-voltage India\u2013Pakistan encounter at the ICC Men\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026, with rain likely to impact Sunday\u2019s group-stage fixture at Colombo\u2019s R. 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