2022 T20 World Cup champions England secured a hard-fought win by a margin of 2-wickets in opposition to Pakistan within the pivotal super-8 encounter of the 2026 ICC Males’s T20 World Cup within the metropolis of Kandy (Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium) on Tuesday.
Pakistani skipper Agha Salman’s name of batting first back-fired because the 2022 runners-up managed to attain simply 164 runs in twenty overs, because of a blazing fifty by opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan. The precise-hander completed the match as the highest run-getter for the Shaheens with a superb inning of 62 runs in 44 balls with the help of 7 fours & 2 massive maximums. He obtained ample quantity of assist from the duo of Fakhar Zaman & Babar Azam, who performed knocks of 25 runs every, whereas leg spin bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan additionally contributed together with his knock of 23 runs.
Groups
Matches
Wins
Losses
No Outcome
Factors
Web Run Price
England
2
2
0
0
4
1.491
New Zealand
1
0
0
1
1
0.00
Pakistan
2
0
1
1
1
-0.461
Sri Lanka
1
0
1
0
0
-2.550
Left-arm orthodox bowler Liam Dawson of England led England’s bowling assault from the entrance, choosing up three scalps by making a gift of simply 23 runs in his quota of 4 overs, whereas the duo of Jofra Archer & Adil Rashid registered 2-wickets every to their title.
In reply, the Three Lions chased down the goal of 165 runs on the primary ball of the twentieth over for the lack of 8 wickets after skipper Harry Brook performed an important function in his crew’s victory together with his smoldering ton. The precise handed batsman led the run-chase of his facet from the entrance, scoring 100 runs in 49 balls, with the help of 4 massive maximums & 10 boundaries, whereas the duo of Sam Curran (16 runs) and Will Jacks (28 runs) additionally did effectively with significant contributions.
Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was one of the best Pakistani bowler of the evening, as he registered a four-wicket haul to his title, making a gift of simply 29 runs in 4 overs, whereas thriller spinner Usman Tariq picked up two.
This victory in opposition to Pakistan, which can be the second successive win of the Three Lions in two encounters within the super-8 section, helped them develop into the primary facet to efficiently seal the semi-finals spot of the 2026 ICC Males’s T20 World Cup as they secured the number-one spot of Group-2 with 4 factors to their title.
Salman Ali Agha-led Pakistan, however, dropped to the third place behind 2021 runners-up New Zealand, with whom their super-8 encounter was deserted resulting from rain within the metropolis of Colombo.
The 2009 winners are actually much more reliant on the outcomes of the remaining Group-2 contests as a result of, along with defeating the co-hosts, they’d now require Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand to endure defeats in each of their remaining video games versus Sri Lanka & England in an effort to advance to the semis
To surpass the Kiwis’ internet run fee and safe second place, the Shaheens must defeat Sri Lanka by a large margin if New Zealand have been to win simply one in every of their subsequent two video games.
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