Pakistan win toss and opt to bat against England

Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, left, celebrates with Usman Khan after winning T20 World Cup cricket match against Namibia in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. AP/PTI(AP02_18_2026_000553B)

Pallekele (Sri Lanka), Feb 24 (PTI) Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat against England in a Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday.

Pakistan made one change, replacing all-rounder Faheem Ashraf with left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi..

England are unchanged.

Teams.

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq. PTI SSC SSC KHS

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