India, Feb. 15 -- The T20 World Cup 2026 will light up on Sunday when the two rivals - India and Pakistan take on each other at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. The build-up to the contest has been far from ideal, as for the longest timeit was not known whether the marquee Group A match would go ahead. The Government of Pakistan had initially announced that the team wouldn't be allowed to take the field. The decks were cleared for the game to go ahead just earlier this week.

Pakistan have been in Colombo since the start of the tournament, as they will play all their T20 World Cup matches in Sri Lanka under a pre-signed agreement between the PCB, BCCI and the ICC. The side led by Salman Ali Agha is more used to the condition...