Now the hopes of 8 teams are alive for the title of T20 World Cup 2026, the remaining 12 teams have been eliminated. Super-8 round is starting from today. In the first match, there is a clash between Pakistan and New Zealand. The winning team today will take strong steps towards the title, but will the journey of the losing team end? Know the complete format of this round.

Pakistan, under the captaincy of Salman Ali Aga, won 3 out of 4 matches in the league stage, the team lost only to India. The situation was similar for New Zealand, the team had lost to table topper South Africa while winning the other 3 matches. New Zealand and Pakistan are included in Group 2 in the Super-8 round of T20 World Cup 2026, along with England and Sri Lanka. Group 1 consists of India, West Indies, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

Pakistan or New Zealand, which team is stronger?

Pakistan’s opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan is the highest run-scorer in this edition so far, he has scored 220 runs in 4 matches. This also includes a century, which he scored against Namibia. There is no New Zealand batsman in the top-5 run scorers. There is no bowler from Pakistan and New Zealand in the top-5 wicket takers.

Pakistan has so far played 8 T20 International matches at R Premadasa Stadium, out of which it has won 5 and lost 3. In this T20 World Cup, Pakistan had lost to India on this very ground. New Zealand last played a T20 match here in 2009. New Zealand has won both the matches played here.

If seen, it would not be right to call any one team stronger, because the competition has been equal but in some matters Pakistan seems to be ahead. This also includes pitch conditions, which may favor Pakistan.

Pakistan vs New Zealand Head to Head (T20)

• Total matches: 49
• Pakistan won: 24
• New Zealand won: 23

Will the losing team be out?

No, the loser will not be out of the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-final race. Let us tell you that there are 4 teams in a group. Each team will play 1 match each with the three teams in its group, after which the top two teams of the group will reach the semi-finals and the third and fourth placed teams will be eliminated.

But the team that loses today will have to win its next two matches. Despite this, we will have to depend on the results of other teams, while the team that wins all three matches of Super-8 will enter the confirmed semi-finals.

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Pakistan and New Zealand squad

New Zealand: James Neesham, Devon Conway, Cole McConkey, Daryl Mitchell, Ish Sodhi, Jacob Duffy, Mitchell Santner (c), Mark Chapman, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Kyle Jamieson, Tim Seifert (wk), Glenn Phillips, Finn Allen, Rachin Ravindra, Ben Sears.

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Ali Aga (captain), Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza, Khawaja Nafe (wicketkeeper), Usman Tariq.

The 10th edition of the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2026) started with 20 teams, out of which the journey of 12 teams has ended. The hopes of winning the title are alive for 8 teams, the Super-8 round between them is going to start from Saturday, 21st February. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, England, West Indies, New Zealand and South Africa will play in this round. Know its complete format, how the semi-finalist teams will be decided.

In the T20 World Cup 2026 group stage, 3 matches were being played per day, but this is not the case in the Super-8 round. On most days only one match will be played daily, 2 matches will be played 3 times per day. Super-8 will start with New Zealand vs Pakistan match and end with India vs West Indies match.

T20 World Cup 2026 Super-8 format

All the teams of Super-8 round have been divided into 2 groups. Each team will play 3-3 matches, they will have to play one match each against all the teams of their group. Like it happened in the league stage. After all the matches are over, the top-2 teams of both the groups will be semi-finalists and the journey of the third and fourth placed teams will end.

• Group 1: India, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe
• Group 2: England, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The top team of Group 1 will play the second placed team of Group 2 in the semi-finals. The second semi-final will be between the second placed team of Group 1 and the top team of Group 2. If Pakistan reaches the semi-finals or finals, that match will also be held in Sri Lanka.

Schedule of T20 World Cup 2026 Super-8

• 21 February: New Zealand vs Pakistan (R Premadasa Stadium)
• 22 February: Sri Lanka vs England (Pallekele Stadium)
• 22 February: India vs. Africa (Narendra Modi Stadium)
• 23 February: Zimbabwe vs West Indies (Wankhede Stadium)
• 24 February: England vs Pakistan (Pallekele Stadium)
• 25 February: Sri Lanka vs New Zealand (R Premadasa Stadium)
• 26 February: West Indies vs. Africa (Narendra Modi Stadium)
• 26 February: India vs Zimbabwe (MA Chidambaram Stadium)
• 27 February: England vs New Zealand (R Premadasa Stadium)
• 28 February: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (Pallekele Stadium)
• March 1: Zimbabwe vs. Africa (Arun Jaitley Stadium)
• March 1: India vs West Indies (Eden Gardens Stadium).