A betting preview and tips for the 2026 T20 World Cup matches taking place on Sunday 15th February including West Indies v Nepal, USA v Namibia and India v Pakistan
NOTHING SLOW ABOUT SUNDAY
It won’t be a slow Sunday by any means as the action keeps coming thick and fast at the World Cup. The mercurial Windies take to the field again as well as the much-anticipated contest between Pakistan and India.
NEPAL v WEST INDIES, Wankhede
Darren Sammy will flash his trademark smile and so he rightly can after his team’s roasting of the Poms. But despite recent results the game starts from scratch when the umpire calls “Play”, and the Islanders better be switched on mentally as this is unlikely to be an easy Sunday stroll on the beach.
Nepal will look to put their Italian no-show behind them and get ready to face the (reggae) music front on.
Player to Score Most Sixes – Ba King @ 8.00 with Pokerbet
Brandon King is a big striker at the top of the order and he should have a decent shot at this despite the fact that I see plenty of competition from his teammates.
Player of the Match – Shamar Joseph @ 13.00 with Pokerbet
I’m a big fan of Motie but reckon Shamar could be tough to handle for the Nepalese.
NAMIBIA v USA, Chennai
Namibia got smoked like the Sunday brisket on the Weber when they met India. USA are fresh off an impressive victory over the Netherlands and boast the top wicket-taker in the tournament in their ranks in the form of South African, Shadley van Schalkwyk.
USA Total Sixes – Over 7.5 @ 1.84 with Pokerbet
The States managed 9 sixes against the Dutch. Namibia also conceded 9 against the Netherlands and 14 against the Indians.
Top Bowler – BM Scholtz @ 8.00 with Pokerbet
Shadley will look to shake down a few more against the Namibians, but I’ve been impressed with the steady left arm spinner and will back him here.
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INDIA v PAKISTAN, Colombo (RPS)
Like a teenage romance this date was on-again-off-again on a few occasions but all things going according to plan the two nations will take their complicated relationship to Sri Lanka. Clearly it is washing day at the World Cup as we will see these two air their dirty laundry for the world to see on Sunday. Fortunately for us, it will be out on a cricket field.
India got off to a shaky start against the States but at the end of the day they come into this one with SKY, Ishan Kishan and Hardik all having had good knocks under their belt. Pakistan squeezed past the Netherlands but did put up a decent show against the USA.
India total sixes – Over 9.5 @ 1.94 with Pokerbet
This venue in Colombo hasn’t boasted the biggest scores thus far but I don’t fancy the Pakistan attack and recon the Indians will have too much fire power to contain.
India Top Batter – HH Pandya @ 8.50 with Pokerbet
Hardik is a fighter and he showed he is in good touch. In what is sure to be a heated contest I want this feisty type of player on my side.
Player to core Most Fours – S Agha @ 11.00 with Pokerbet
The Pakistan skipper hasn’t gotten going thus far but as with the reason above, he is a battler whom I believe won’t be caught napping on this Sunday. He is a classy stroke player when he gets going and I see him looking to lead from the front.
Note, odds are subject to change