India vs Pakistan tomorrow: Rain threat looms, latest update on Abhishek Sharma

Colombo (The Uttam Hindu) – A high-voltage T20 World Cup 2026 match is scheduled to be played between India and Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday. Fans are extremely excited about the match, but rain remains a cause of concern. Rain threatens to cloud this high-intensity match on Sunday. Weather forecasts indicate a 76 percent chance of rain in Colombo on Sunday. This chance will drop to 13 percent in the evening if the sky is 100 percent cloudy.

A total of eight matches have been played between India and Pakistan in the T20 World Cup so far, with the Men in Blue having the upper hand. Team India has won seven matches, while Pakistan's only victory came in 2021. India has played 15 T20 matches at the R. Premadasa Stadium since 2009, winning 11 and losing just four.

India's squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dubey, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.

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

Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav has made it clear that opener Abhishek Sharma will play in the high-voltage T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan on Sunday. The young batsman missed the match against Namibia due to a stomach infection. Abhishek Sharma was admitted to a private hospital in New Delhi on Monday due to a stomach infection. In his absence, Sanju Samson opened the innings against Namibia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, scoring 22 runs off 8 balls.

Surya said in the press conference before the match against Pakistan, "Abhishek will play in the upcoming match. Pressure is always there. With India-Pakistan matches, it's mostly a matter of chance. It's human nature to feel pressured. We don't play them (Pakistan) often. So, there's always pressure during matches against Pakistan." Rain threatens to hamper this high-intensity match.