Pakistan encounters a challenging examination at the commencement of the World Cup.

Pakistan encounters a challenging examination at the commencement of the World Cup.

Weather has become a major concern ahead of Pakistan's campaign in the ICC T20 World Cup. Pakistan is scheduled to face the Netherlands in the opening match of the group stage on Saturday (February 7). The match will be held at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo. However, the forecast of rain has created major uncertainty about the match's organization.

Rain in Colombo is nothing new for cricket. Earlier, several matches at the same venue have been washed away by rain. Three of Pakistan's matches at the 2025 Women's World Cup were also abandoned at this ground. Before the current World Cup, Pakistan's warm-up match against Ireland and the Australia-Netherlands match were also abandoned without a ball being bowled.

The weather forecast is also not promising. According to BBC Weather, there is about a 37 percent chance of rain during the toss. AccuWeather said that the risk of rain may increase further towards noon. Weather.com has also issued a warning of scattered showers with thunder in the afternoon.

As a result, there are concerns about the entire match going smoothly.

This match is very important for Pakistan. With the official decision to boycott the group match against India on February 15, Pakistan has no chance to make a mistake in the group stage. If the match against the Netherlands is abandoned due to rain, Pakistan can get a maximum of five points, even if they beat the United States and Namibia.

In such a situation, the Netherlands can also reach five points.

Then the fight to advance to the super round will come down to net run rate. Pakistan's net run rate may be under pressure from the start due to losing a match earlier.

All in all, if rain becomes a major obstacle in the first match of the World Cup, then Pakistan's path in the tournament may become difficult from the start.