T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Update: The race for the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 spots are heating up with a slate of interesting results and upsets taking place across the four groups in the first round of the 20-team tournament. On Saturday, Oman became the first team to be knocked out of the competition with their third-successive defeat, but that has not cut out the unpredictability of qualification across the groups. While India and Pakistan remain comfortably placed ahead of their Group A clash in Colombo, Australia’s upset defeat to Zimbabwe by 23 runs on Friday has thrown open the possibilities in Group B. Things remain tight in Group C as well, with Scotland, Italy and England firming up their positions in the race behind the West Indies. Marked as the group of death before the tournament, the riddles in Group D have been solved the earliest, with 2024 semi-finalists Afghanistan losing their big contests against New Zealand and South Africa in succession. The Proteas on Saturday became the first team secure their berth in the Super 8s, trouncing New Zealand by seven wickets in Ahmedabad. Group A Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR 1 India (H) 2 2 0 4 3.05 2 Pakistan 2 2 0 4 0.932 3 United States 3 1 2 2 0.533 4 Netherlands 3 1 2 2 −1.352 5 Namibia 2 0 2 0 −2.884 ALSO READ | What awaits India and Pakistan at Colombo: Slow and spin-friendly pitch, difficult to hit through the line, a splash of rain Group B Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR 1 Sri Lanka (H) 2 2 0 4 3.125 2 Zimbabwe 2 2 0 4 1.984 3 Australia 2 1 1 2 1.1 4 Ireland 3 1 2 2 −2.175 5 Oman (E) 3 0 3 0 −4.306 ALSO READ | Blessing Muzarabani, the boy who bowled without a shoe, knocked over Australia at T20 World Cup Group C Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR 1 West Indies 2 2 0 4 1.625 2 England 3 2 1 4 -0.143 3 Scotland 3 1 2 2 0.359 4 Italy 2 1 1 2 −0.352 5 Nepal 2 0 2 0 −1.854 Group D ALSO READ | South Africa’s Double Super Over win against Afghanistan: A game of mistakes that became an all-time classicStory continues below this ad Pos Team Pld W L Pts NRR 1 South Africa 3 3 0 6 1.477 2 New Zealand 3 2 1 4 0.701 3 United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 2 −1.030 4 Afghanistan 2 0 2 0 −0.555 5 Canada 2 0 2 0 −1.526
T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Update: SA beat NZ to qualify for Super 8; England record second win in Group C in Kolkata
