21 February 2026 ko Colombo mein jo hone wala hai woh sirf cricket nahi hai, yeh ek imtihaan hai dono teams ka. New Zealand aur Pakistan dono Super 8 Group 2 mein itne important mod par hain ki aaj ki haars kisi ke bhi tournament ko bahut mushkil bana sakti hai. Dono teams ne apne apne tarike se yahan tak ka safar kiya hai, dono ke paas kuch prove karne wala hai aur dono ke paas karne ki taqat bhi hai. Chaliye bina waqt zaaya kiye shuru karte hain NZ vs PAK Today Match Prediction.

Match Details Match: NZ vs PAK | 41st Match | Super 8 Group 2 | T20 World Cup 2026 Date: 21 February 2026 Time: 7:00 PM IST | 1:30 PM GMT Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Streaming: Jio Hotstar and Star Sports Network

Pakistan Ki Roller Coaster Ride

Yaar Pakistan cricket ke baare mein yeh baat toh माnn-ni padegi ki inki team kabhi bhi seedha raah par nahi chalti. Hamesha kuch na kuch drama hota hai. Iss tournament mein bhi wahi hua. Netherlands aur USA ko haraaya, fans ne sochna shuru kar diya ki chalo iss baar Pakistan seriously aaya hai. Phir India ke against 61 runs ki haars ne sab kuch ek pal mein badal diya. Woh match sirf ek defeat nahi thi, woh Pakistan ke liye ek existential crisis tha iss tournament mein.

Uss raat kai log Pakistan ko group stage mein hi vidaa kar chuke the apne zehan mein. Social media par koi mercy nahi tha. Lekin phir Namibia ka match aaya aur Sahibzada Farhan ne sab kuch palat diya. Banda aaya, khela aur apni maiden T20I century thok di, woh bhi not out. Pakistan 199 tak pohonch gaya. Fir kya tha, Usman Tariq aur Shadab Khan ne milke saat wickets liye aur Namibia ki puri batting 97 par dheri ho gayi. 102 runs ki itni badi jeet ke baad Pakistan Super Eights mein pahunch gaya aur woh bhi ek statement ke saath ki hum abhi zinda hain.

Shadab ne match ke baad jo kaha woh dil ko sukoon dene wala tha Pakistan fans ke liye. Unhone seedha kaha ki yeh team World Cup jeetne aayi hai, na ki sirf participate karne. Aur yeh khali jazbaat nahi lagte jab Shaheen Afridi ki wapasi bhi expected hai New Zealand ke against. Shaheen Namibia mein nahi the lekin ab unka return almost tay hai. Teen T20 World Cup finals, ek title 2009 mein Sri Lanka ke against. 2007 mein India ne roka, 2022 mein England ne. Ab woh doosri trophy ka waqt aa gaya hai, yahi soch leke yeh team Colombo mein utri hai.

New Zealand Ki Steady Chaal

New Zealand wali team ke baare mein sabse achhi baat yeh hai ki yeh log unnecessary pressure apne upar nahi lete. Kaam karo, result aayega, yahi inki philosophy lagti hai. Group stage mein chaar mein se teen matches jeete. Afghanistan aur UAE ke against koi takleef nahi aayi. South Africa ne ek baar zaroor saat wickets se thoka lekin team ne woh haars pocket mein rakh li aur aage badh gayi.

Canada ke against jo match hua woh thoda alag tha. Yuvraj Samra ne 65 balls mein 110 run thoke aur Canada ko 173 tak pahuncha diya. Honestly woh innings dekh ke lagta tha ki kuch bura hone wala hai Kiwis ke saath. Lekin phir Glenn Phillips aur Rachin Ravindra ne aake tension khatam kar di. Phillips 76 not out aur Ravindra 59 not out, chaar overs se zyaada bacha ke match jeet liya. Bahut confident performance thi woh honestly.

Mitchell Santner Canada game mein beemar the aur nahi khele, Daryl Mitchell ne team lead ki. Pakistan ke against Santner wapas aa rahe hain aur yeh ek bahut badi deal hai. Colombo mein spin naturally zyaada kaam karti hai aur Santner ke bina New Zealand ki bowling mein woh spark nahi tha jo is pitch par chahiye hoti hai. Ish Sodhi bhi playing XI mein aa sakte hain kisi seamer ki jagah leke, jo spin options ko aur mazboot karega.

Batting mein Tim Seifert sabse consistent performer raha hai, chaar matches mein 173 runs at average 57.66. Yeh woh bande hain jo pressure mein bhi apna game nahi badalta. Finn Allen agar upar se chal gaya toh bowlers ke liye bachne ki koi jagah nahi hoti. New Zealand ka batting average last five matches mein 183 ke aas paas raha hai jo ek genuinely impressive number hai. 2021 mein Australia ne inhe final mein haraaya tha. Woh tees abhi bhi hogi team ke andar aur yeh log iss World Cup mein clearly woh chapter rewrite karna chahte hain.

Pitch Aur Toss Ka Scene

R. Premadasa Stadium ki pitch ne iss tournament mein batting first teams ke liye bahut kaam kiya hai. Paanch mein se chaar matches yahan batting first teams ne jeete hain aur yeh number kuch toh kehta hai. Pitch ka mizaaj kuch aisa hai ki shuruaat mein theek batting milti hai, decent bounce aur pace hota hai. Lekin jaise jaise match aage barhta hai pitch slow aur two-paced ho jaati hai aur phir spinners aur bowlers jo pace vary karte hain unka maidan ban jaata hai. Doosri innings mein yahan batting karna sachchi mein torture hai, India ne yahan Pakistan ko 61 runs se haraaya tha aur woh match is pitch ki personality ka sabse bada example hai. Aaj jo bhi toss jeetega woh batting first hi choose karega unless shaam ko heavy dew ka scene ho.

Mausam Ka Haal

Temperature: 29°C high, 24°C low Humidity: 80 percent Rain Chance: 70 percent Wind: Northeast, 10 se 13 km/h

Bhai yeh 70 percent rain wali baat aaj ke NZ vs PAK Today Match Prediction mein sabse bada uncertainty factor hai. Agar baarish ne zyaada takleef di toh DLS method aayega aur phir game completely alag direction mein ja sakta hai. Aaj match ke dauran weather pe nazar rakhna ekdum zaroori hai.

Head to Head

Kul matches: 50 | New Zealand jeeti: 23 | Pakistan jeeta: 24 | Tie aur No Result: 3

Inke beech pehla T20 mukabla 22 September 2007 ko Cape Town mein hua tha jisme Pakistan 6 wickets se jeeta. Sabse recent match 26 March 2025 ko Wellington mein hua jisme New Zealand 8 wickets se jeeti. Dono ki recent form W L W W W hai. Yeh records dekh ke clearly koi bhi ek team ko dusre se upar nahi keh sakta, aaj sach mein ek open aur even contest hai.

Predicted Playing XIs

New Zealand: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Rachin Ravindra, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, James Neesham, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Jacob Duffy

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

Final Verdict Bhai

Itni saari baatein ho gayi ab seedha NZ vs PAK Today Match Prediction ka jawab dete hain. Humara analysis New Zealand ko 65 percent aur Pakistan ko 35 percent chance deta hai aaj. Santner ki wapasi, is venue par batting first ka track record aur Colombo ki spinning nature, yeh teeno factors New Zealand ki taraf jaate hain.

Scenario 1 mein agar New Zealand toss jeete aur pehle batting kare toh 175 se 185 ke beech score banaa ke match defend karna unke liye comfortable rahega.

Scenario 2 mein agar Pakistan toss jeete aur batting first choose kare toh 170 se 180 ke beech score banaake Pakistan bhi match apne naam kar sakta hai.

NZ vs PAK Today Match Prediction mein ek baat ekdum pakki hai, jo team pehle batting karke solid total lagaayegi woh aaj Colombo mein winner hogi. New Zealand slightly favourite hai lekin jab tak Pakistan ka naam score card par hai tab tak kuch bhi ho sakta hai. Yeh team unpredictable hai, dangerous hai aur kabhi bhi apne worst din bhi kuch aisa kar sakti hai jo sab ko hairan kar de. Aaj ka yeh match cricket fans ke liye ek aisi evening hogi jisko yaad rakhenge, guarantee.

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