Indian cricket fans are anticipating an exciting match between India and Pakistan in the Men’s World Cup T20 2026 today, February 15. Ahead of the most anticipated face-off between the arch-rivals, fans prayed and performed puja for India’s victory against Pakistan.
As the men’s team prepares for a high-stakes clash in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital Colombo in a Group A clash, all eyes are on the R Premadasa Stadium. The expected start of the match is expected at 19:00. India and Pakistan will lock horns after the deciding toss at 6.30 pm.
Footage from Bihar’s capital Patna shows cricket fans praying for India’s victory.
Visuals from Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh show a large number of devotees visiting Shiva temples on the occasion of Mahashivratri and praying for India’s victory.
“On the holy occasion of Mahashivratri, many devotees come to this temple from 12 noon to express their devotion to God. There is a huge crowd… Today is the T20 World Cup match between India and Pakistan. I pray to Mahadev that India always wins over Pakistan,” ANI quoted cricket fan Anshika Pathak as saying.
In Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, cricket fans were seen praying at the Mankameshwar temple for India’s victory in today’s clash against Pakistan.
Visuals from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh show fans performing hawan and puja for Team India’s victory in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026.
Where to watch IND vs PAK T20 World Cup match?
T20 World Cup Match India Vs. Pakistan will be telecast live on Star Sports network. It will be available for online streaming on JioHotstar’s OTT platform.
Expected XI
India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq
ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 match
Moving on to the India Women’s Teams clash with Pakistan which also takes place on Sunday, this India A vs Pakistan A clash will be played at the Terdthai Cricket Ground in Bangkok. The ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2026 match, which promises to be a fierce encounter, is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m. Radha Yadav will lead India’s campaign against Hafsa Khalid’s Pakistan in Group A.