Today Match Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

After witnessing the power-packed action between Zimbabwe and the West Indies in Mumbai yesterday, the Super 8 matches are returning to the spinners' paradise, in Sri Lanka. Today’s evening match is set to be played between England and Pakistan as both teams look to move to the semi final stage of this edition's ICC T20 World Cup.

After the first match got washed out, the pressure is firmly on Pakistan as their chances of qualifying for the semi-final have already narrowed down. Only two games are remaining, and Salman Agha’s men find themselves in a must-win scenario to keep their 2nd T20 World Cup dream alive.

After witnessing the shorter format action, it's time for the WODIs as the Indian women's team is ready to play against Australia. After a 2-1 T20I series win, the Indian women's team will be looking to conclude the tour with an ODI series win as well. Meanwhile, the Aussie women team will look to make a comeback and take their T20Is return in ODIs.

Now readdressing today pitch report, we are going to analyse the surface report for these matches. Breaking it down in simpler terms, the pitch report is a deep evaluation of the surface, by going through the condition of the surface before the match starts.

This report mainly covers how the wicket is going to behave in today's match, and creates a prediction whether this pitch is going to be inclined towards batters or bowlers by studying the true nature of the soil. Here is the today match pitch report and match weather report for February 24, 2026:

Today’s Matches Pitch Report: Conditions & Analysis

The 45th match of the T20 World Cup 2026, between England and Pakistan, will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. As per today match stadium pitch report, the surface here is expected to be bowler-friendly, especially for the spinners.

Coming to the second match of the day, the India Women's team will take on the Australian women's team in the first ODI at The Gabba Brisbane. The pitch here is going to be a typical Australian pitch with hard bounce and pace.

England vs Pakistan: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Balagolla Today Match Pitch Report​

England have 2 points in the ICC T20 World Cup Super 8 Group 2 points table that they got from the win against Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, Pakistan have 1 point from the washout against New Zealand. This match between England and Pakistan is going to start at 7:00 PM IST.

As per today match pitch report, the wicket is going to offer favorable conditions for the spinners, as the loamy soil surface here gives a strong grip to the spinners. The pacers who have variations and slow deliveries in their bag, will get benefit on this slow wicket. It is going to be a tough challenge for the batters, but as per the past few matches, chances of scoring boundaries are a little easier in the initial overs. So, the batters will need to utilize the powerplay as the biggest chance while batting.

The weather for the ENG vs PAK T20 World Cup 2026 match is going to be clear with a temperature of around 20°C. The humidity will be high (80%), and there is no possibility of rain as per today match weather report. The wind speed will be 6 km/h, with no chance of dew in the match.

Australia Women vs India Women 1st ODI: The Gabba Brisbane Today Match Pitch Report​

Moving on from a T20I series win, the women in blue are now focusing on the bigger format of the game. The three-match WODI series is starting today, and the first match is going to start at 9:20 AM IST at The Gabba, Brisbane.

The surface of Brisbane has always been fast, and bouncy, giving the pace bowlers everything they ever wanted to. Although after spening sometime on the pitch, it will get easier to pick the line of the ball and do some great stroke playing.

The weather for the AUS-W vs IND-W 1st ODI is going to be clear with a temperature of around 29°C. The humidity will be high (65%), and there is a possibility of a little bit of rain as per today match weather report. The wind speed will be 15 km/h, with no chance of dew in the match.