{"id":228618,"date":"2026-02-15T04:57:58","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T04:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026-r-premadasa-stadium-colombo-pitch-history-and-t20-records\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T04:57:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T04:57:58","slug":"india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026-r-premadasa-stadium-colombo-pitch-history-and-t20-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/15\/india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026-r-premadasa-stadium-colombo-pitch-history-and-t20-records\/","title":{"rendered":"India vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup 2026: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo pitch history and T20 records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5123776\" data-slug-id=\"2735606\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>R Premadasa Stadium will play host to the blockbuster T20 World Cup 2026 clash between India and Pakistan on February 15. The match will begin at 7pm in Colombo.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have registered two wins each in the competition so far. India started their campaign with a victory over USA, followed by a huge win against Namibia. On the other side, Pakistan have recorded wins against the Netherlands and USA so far in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Before the T20 World Cup 2026 battle between India and Pakistan begins, here&#8217;s a look at the pitch history of the R Premadasa Stadium.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo T20I records<\/h2>\n<p>The beautiful venue in Colombo has played host to 51 matches, with teams batting second winning 28 times. It should not be a surprise if the captain winning the toss opts to field first in the upcoming game.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of some crucial numbers to know from the previous 51 T20I matches played at the R Premadasa Stadium:<\/p>\n<p><strong>T20I matches played: <\/strong>51<\/p>\n<p><strong>Won by teams batting first: <\/strong>22<\/p>\n<p><strong>Won by teams batting second: <\/strong>28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest individual score: <\/strong>99* &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/lj-wright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Luke Wright<\/a> (ENG) vs Afghanistan, 2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best bowling figures: <\/strong>4\/9 &#8211; Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) vs India, 2021<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest team total: <\/strong>215\/5 &#8211; Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowest team total: <\/strong>80 &#8211; England vs India, 2012<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highest successful run-chase: <\/strong>215\/5 &#8211; Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2018<\/p>\n<p><strong>Average first innings score: <\/strong>152<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo pitch report<\/h2>\n<p>The pitch in Colombo generally favors the spin bowlers. India have fond memories of playing T20 World Cup matches at this venue. Back in 2012, the Indian spinners bamboozled England and bowled them out for just 80 runs, which is the lowest T20I total at this stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Indian spinners will look to produce a similar performance when they take on Pakistan in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 clash.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo last T20I match<\/h2>\n<p>Zimbabwe beat Australia by 23 runs in the last T20I played on this ground. The match happened on February 13, where Zimbabwe batted smartly and posted 169\/2 on the board in 20 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Chasing 170, the Aussies failed to build partnerships and lost all their wickets for 146 runs. Two batters scored a half-century in the game, while only four sixes were hit in 39.3 overs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brief scores: <\/strong><em>Zimbabwe 169\/2 (Brian Bennett 64*, Cameron Green 1\/6) beat Australia 146 (Matt Renshaw 65, Blessing Muzarabani 4\/17) by 23 runs. <\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"background: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Vinay Chhabria<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/cricket\/india-vs-pakistan-t20-world-cup-2026-r-premadasa-stadium-colombo-pitch-history-t20-records\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>R Premadasa Stadium will play host to the blockbuster T20 World Cup 2026 clash between India and Pakistan on February 15. 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