India vs Pakistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Babar Azam will be in action as India and Pakistan are all set to be in action against each other in the match27 of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, February 15. Babar has had a mixed performance so far in the tournament, but will be looking to come up with a special effort in the much-awaited clash.

He will be heading into the match on the back of an impressive performance against the USA in the previous game. Babar played a brilliant knock of 46 runs in just 32 balls on the back of four boundaries and a six to help his side reach a massive total of 190/9 in their 20 overs. The Men in Green restricted the USA to 158/8, winning the game by 32 runs. On the back of wins in their first two games, Pakistan stand second in the Group A points table.

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Babar has faced heavy criticism lately for his disappointing batting strike rate in T20I cricket. He was dropped from the T20I side a few months back and even missed the Asia Cup 2025. Having made his return to the side despite his horrible outing in the Big Bash League, Pakistani fans will have high expectations of another big knock from their ‘best batter’.

What is Babar Azam’s record in T20Is against India?

Babar Azam has played five T20I matches so far against the Indian men’s cricket team, and in those five matches, with the help of one half-century, he has scored 105 runs.

Matches: 5

Runs: 105

Avg: 26.25

50s: 1

4s/6s: 12/2

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Overall, Babar is the leading run-getter in the T20I format with 4566 runs to his name in 141 career matches at an average of 39.36 and a strike rate of 128.29. He has smashed three centuries and 39 fifties. Having expressed his hunger to score runs in big matches, Babar went on to mention that he tells younger players in his squad that while there is excitement around these matches, staying calm and tension-free will serve them well.

Apart from his match-winning knock of 68 runs in the 2021 T20 World Cup, the former Pakistan captain has struggled for impact, recording scores of 10, 14, 0, and 13 in subsequent meetings with India.


India vs Pakistan Squads, T20 World Cup 2026:

India Squad: Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah.

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