{"id":426591,"date":"2026-02-15T06:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/426591\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T06:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T06:15:07","slug":"4-spinners-for-india-will-kuldeep-yadav-be-the-x-factor-on-a-used-surface-in-colombo-for-ind-vs-pak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/426591\/","title":{"rendered":"4 spinners for India? Will Kuldeep Yadav be the X-Factor on a used surface in Colombo for IND vs PAK?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The stage is set for the biggest clash of the ongoing 2026 T20 World Cup as arch-rivals India and Pakistan come face-to-face at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, February 15, in a Group A game.<\/p>\n<p>The euphoria around the marquee clash is on the rise as the much-anticipated clash is set to garner massive eyeballs with the two fierce cricketing rivals coming head-to-head.<\/p>\n<p>Both teams have got off to a flying start by winning their first two matches of the tournament and the winner of Sunday&#8217;s game will virtually seal their berth in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Add The Sporting News as a preferred news source<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With a little over 24 hours to go for the big-ticket clash, all eyes are on the pitch at the R Premadasa Stadium and how the two teams will formulate their strategies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Which pitch will be used for IND vs PAK?<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-mens-t20-world-cup\/pitch-report-from-colombo-india-vs-pakistan-to-be-played-on-used-surface\/articleshow\/128343860.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Times of India<\/a>, the pitch which was used in the Zimbabwe vs Australia clash on Friday will be used for the India vs Pakistan clash this Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe staged the first upset of the ongoing T20 World Cup this Friday as they beat the mighty Australians by 23 runs and took a step forward towards booking their berth in the Super 8 stage.<\/p>\n<p>In the low-scoring encounter, the Chevrons put up 169 runs on the board batting first and then bowled out the 2021 champions for just 146.<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnews.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Visit Cricket News for all the latest cricket coverage and opinion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will Kuldeep Yadav be the X-Factor on a used surface in Colombo for IND vs PAK?<\/p>\n<p>Considering a used pitch is set to host the India vs Pakistan clash, both teams could benefit from having more spinners in their starting lineup on Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan have already been using four spinners throughout the ongoing T20 World Cup &#8211; Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan and Usman Tariq, while Saim Ayub has also been used sparingly as a fifth spinning option. India, however, have used only Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel so far.<\/p>\n<p>A day before the marquee clash, Suryakumar Yadav confirmed that Washington Sundar has regained full fitness and is ready to take the field.<\/p>\n<p>The India captain told reporters: &#8220;Washy (Washington Sundar) joined the team and it means he is ready and good to go. I feel their spinners have been doing well with their combination. We have our plans to tackle them. We have a similar set-up as well. The pitch looks good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MORE:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/in\/cricket\/news\/why-all-india-vs-pakistan-matches-played-sri-lanka-why-ind-pak-wont-be-held\/c9b23433cddd5728bed42407\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Why all India vs Pakistan matches will be played in Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Going by the India captain&#8217;s words, it is likely that Washington Sundar might walk into the Indian starting lineup. India could also use a fourth spinning option by bringing in Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI.<\/p>\n<p>The last time India faced Pakistan was in the final of the Asia Cup 2025, where Kuldeep picked four wickets and was India&#8217;s star performer in their title triumph. On a spinning track, the left-arm bowler could prove to be an X-factor for India.<\/p>\n<p>What is Kuldeep Yadav&#8217;s record against Pakistan in T20Is?InningsOversRunsWicketsAvg.Econ.BBI3127989.909.004\/30Related Links:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The stage is set for the biggest clash of the ongoing 2026 T20 World Cup as arch-rivals India&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":426592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-426591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=426591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/426592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=426591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=426591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=426591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}