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T20 World Cup: The Pakistan Cricket team will face New Zealand in the first match of the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s round to be played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Pakistan and New Zealand are placed in Group B with two-time champions England and co-hosts Sri Lanka in the Super 8s section of the tournament.

This will be the 50th time Pakistan will face New Zealand in a T20I. Both teams have a neck-to-neck competition in the shortest format, with Pakistan winning 24 of the 49 matches played so far between the two sides, while New Zealand has won 23 matches, and two matches have ended in a tie.

Pakistan have the upper hand when it comes to the T20 World Cup history. Both teams have faced each other seven times in the World Cup, out of which Pakistan have won five clashes, while the Black Caps emerged as the winner in two encounters.