PAK vs IRE Warm-Up Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today? ICC T20 World Cup 2026

PAK vs IRE Warm-Up Match Prediction [Source: @CallMeSheri1_, @cricketireland/x]

Pakistan and Ireland teams will collide in match number nine of the warm-up segment of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The match will be hosted by the SSC Cricket Club in Colombo and the action will commence from 5:00 PM IST onwards.

The Pakistan cricket team recently walloped Australia 3-0 in a three-match home T20I series. Pakistan also levelled a T20I series in Sri Lanka last month, and won a home T20I tri-series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe at home late last year. Under the leadership of Salman Agha, the ‘Men in Green’ reached the final of the 2025 T20 Asia Cup a few months ago.

The Ireland team will march into the 2026 T20 World Cup warm-ups on a trail of successive series wins. Over the past few weeks, Paul Stirling and co. registered an emphatic 2-1 win over Italy and secured a 2-0 result over UAE. In their last five matches, the Ireland team has registered four wins and procured just a solitary defeat.

Pakistan vs Ireland current form (Last 5 T20I matches)

Pakistan vs Ireland player battles

Babar Azam vs Mark Adair

A potential face-off between Babar Azam and Mark Adair will be an exciting one in the context of the match and playing conditions. The two cricketers have already faced each other back in 2024 during their three-match series in Ireland.

Babar Azam vs Mark Adair in T20Is: 16 runs, 19 balls, 0 dismissals

Paul Stirling vs Shaheen Afridi

Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi has bowled just two balls to Ireland captain and vintage opener Paul Stirling in T20I cricket, and dismissed him in one of them at an expense of just two runs back in 2024.

Paul Stirling vs Shaheen Afridi in T20Is: 2 runs, 2 balls, 1 dismissal

Pakistan vs Ireland top performers

Most runs for Pakistan vs Ireland (among squad members)

Senior Pakistan batter Babar Azam is the leading run-scorer in Pakistan vs Ireland T20I matches with 164 runs in four innings at an average of 54.67.

Most wickets for Pakistan vs Ireland (among squad members)

Shaheen Afridi is Pakistan’s most successful bowler against Ireland in T20I cricket. The speedster has snared 10 Irish wickets so far in just four innings at an average of 11.10.

Most runs for Ireland vs Pakistan (among squad members)

Ireland wicketkeeper-batter Lorcan Tucker has minted 130 runs in just four T20I matches against Pakistan. He has aggregated two half-centuries in the process and maintains a batting average of 32.50.

Most wickets for Ireland vs Pakistan (among squad members)

Ireland fast bowler Mark Adair has taken six wickets in four innings against Pakistan in T20Is, all during the year 2024 at an average of 22.50.

Pakistan vs Ireland toss prediction

The team winning the toss will likely opt to bat first to give themselves a better chance of facing full 20 overs upfront. The surface at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo is a typical Sri Lankan wicket, with something on offer for spinners throughout the game. A total of 150 or above will be considered an ideal one at the surface.

Pakistan vs Ireland 1st innings score prediction

Powerplay – 45/1

End of the innings – 160/6

Pakistan vs Ireland 2nd innings score prediction

Powerplay – 40/1

End of the innings – 150/8

Pakistan vs Ireland top players prediction

Pakistan top players prediction

Probable best batters

Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub

Probable best bowlers

Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed

Ireland top players prediction

Probable best batters

Paul Stirling, Lorcan Tucker

Probable best bowlers

Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys

Who will hit the most sixes in the Pakistan vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match?

Sahibzada Farhan

Who will hit the most fours in the Pakistan vs Ireland T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up match?

Paul Stirling

Pakistan vs Ireland Warm-Up Match Winner Prediction: Who will win T20 World Cup 2026 warm-up?

Pakistan will start out as favourites over Ireland owing to their recent form and experience in T20I cricket. Moreover, the Ireland cricket team also recently suffered a shock defeat at the hands of a number 28 ranked side Italy in the UAE.