IND vs PAK T20 World Cup 2026 Rain Rule: The 27th league match in the T20 World Cup 2026 is to be played between India and Pakistan on Sunday, February 15 at 7 pm at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Before this match, there is a threat of rain in Sri Lanka. There were chances of rain from 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Therefore, rain can spoil the fun of the match.
Cricket lovers have been waiting for this match for a long time. In such a situation, a question is arising in everyone’s mind that if the match is canceled due to rain, then under what rules will the winner be decided.
If India-Pakistan match is cancelled?
So let us tell you that no reserve day of any kind has been kept for the league stage matches of the tournament. One thing becomes clear from this that to determine the victory, the competition will be held as per the schedule. If the overs of the match are reduced due to rain, then let us tell you that both the teams will have to play at least 5 overs each to decide.
If even 5-5 overs are not possible, then in this situation the match will be considered cancelled. If the match is cancelled, no team will be declared the winner, rather both the teams will be given 1 point each.
India and Pakistan teams present in Group A have won both their last matches. Team India is at first position due to better net run rate, while Pakistan is at second position. Although both the teams have 4-4 points. If the India-Pak match is cancelled, the points of both the teams will become 5-5 and the position of both the teams in the table will remain the same.
Danger of heavy rain during the match
According to reports, there is a 85 percent chance of rain in Sri Lanka on Sunday, the match day. According to Accuweather, there are chances of heavy rain in Colombo about 4 hours before the match. There is also a 26% chance of a storm occurring during the match. Now it will be interesting to see how much rain causes disruption in the match.
