COLOMBO: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has announced free entry for fans for Wednesday’s ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 group match between Pakistan and Namibia at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
According to SLC, the final match of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the venue will be open to fans free of charge, with gates five and seven opening at 1:00pm local time, two hours before the start.
“Gates 5 and 7 of the SSC Grounds, Colombo, will be kept open for the public to enter and witness the Pakistan vs Namibia match, ‘Free-of-Charge.’ The game will be played tomorrow (18 February),” the SLC said in a statement.
“The gates will open at 1:00pm, and the match will commence at 3:00 pm.
“Tomorrow’s fixture will be the fifth World Cup match hosted at the SSC and also the final game at the venue for this tournament.
“The ground has already made history during the ongoing T20 World Cup, having hosted the inaugural match of the tournament as well as its first-ever under-lights international game.”
The upcoming fixture, however, may be disrupted as the weather forecast indicates around 60% chance of showers.
The region is currently experiencing thunderstorms, with a temperature of 29°C, feeling like 30°C. Northern winds are blowing at 19 km/h, gusting up to 37 km/h.
Notably, the upcoming match is crucial for Pakistan as they need to win it to qualify for the Super Eights by finishing second in Group A standings with six points.
Meanwhile, if the match gets washed out due to rain, Pakistan would still advance due to points split, which would take their tally to five, one more than that of second-placed United States of America (USA).
