England Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Standings: England booked the first semifinal spot in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after defeating Pakistan cricket team by two wickets in a Super 8 Group 2 match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Group 2 standings now show England atop with four points and a semifinal berth. Pakistan has one point from two matches after its opening game against New Zealand cricket team was washed out.
Super 8 Group 1 standings remain unchanged with West Indies cricket team and South Africa cricket team leading on two points each. India cricket team and Zimbabwe cricket team sit without points.
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – Super 8 Group 1 Standings
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
|---|
| 1 | West Indies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5.350 | 2 |
| 2 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3.800 | 2 |
| 3 | India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3.800 | 0 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5.350 | 0 |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 – Super 8 Group 2 Standings
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | NET RR | POINTS |
|---|
| Q1 | England | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.491 | 4 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -0.461 | 1 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2.550 | 0 |
Chasing 165, England captain Harry Brook starred with a match-winning 100 off 51 balls, including 10 fours and four sixes, to guide his side to victory with five balls remaining. Will Jacks provided valuable support with 28 runs during the chase.
For Pakistan, Shaheen Shah Afridi was the standout bowler with 4 wickets for 30 runs, while Usman Tariq claimed 2 for 31. Earlier, Sahibzada Farhan top-scored with 63 runs off 45 balls, and both Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman contributed 25 runs each as Pakistan set a total of 164 for nine after winning the toss and electing to bat.
England’s bowlers also impressed, with Liam Dawson taking 3 for 24, Jamie Overton 2 for 26, and Jofra Archer 2 for 32.
England will face Sri Lanka in their next Super 8 encounter, while Pakistan look to bounce back against New Zealand.
