IND vs PAK: Why did Arshdeep Singh miss T20 World Cup 2026 match 27?
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The IND vs PAK match is taking place at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
India and Pakistan are squaring off in the 27th match of the T20 World Cup 2026. Sri Lanka’s R. Premadasa Stadium is the venue for the clash, as Pakistan are scheduled to play all of their matches in Sri Lanka.
Both teams are placed in Group A in the 20-team tournament and have played two games each. Winning both games, India and Pakistan have four points in their pockets.
The Men-in-Green had better luck at the toss as Salman Agha won and opted to bowl first. At the toss, Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav informed that they have made two changes to their playing XI.
Sanju Samson and Arshdeep Singh were not part of India’s playing XI in the match. Both of them played in the previous game against Namibia. While Abhishek Sharma was picked over Samson in the playing XI, Kudeep replaced Arshdeep.
Why is Arshdeep not part of India’s playing XI against Pakistan?
Notably, Arshdeep was rested as the R Premadasa Stadium has a slow and spin-friendly wicket. Hence, India added an extra spinner in the playing XI.
Jasprit Bumrah is the only frontline pacer in the match, with seam all-rounders Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube. Axar Patel and Varun Chakaravarthy are the other two spinners in the playing 11.
Meanwhile, Pakistan did not make any changes to their playing XI in the encounter. Below are the playing XI of both India and Pakistan.
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan(w), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.
Why is Arshdeep Singh not part of the IND vs PAK clash?
Arshdeep was rested as the R Premadasa Stadium has a slow and spin-friendly wicket.
Who replaced Arshdeep Singh in India’s playing XI?
Kuldeep Yadav replaced Arshdeep Singh in India’s playing XI against Pakistan.
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