Pakistan vs England Score: Batting first, Pakistan has set a target of 165 runs for England. Opener Sahibzada Farhan was once again the top scorer of the team, who played a strong half-century of 63 runs. But in the last 3 overs, Pakistan’s batting completely collapsed. From Sam Ayub to Captain Salman Aga, big players flopped in this match.

The beginning and the end were both bad

Pakistan team won the toss and chose to bat first, but the beginning and end of the innings were also bad for them. Within the first 21 balls of the innings, the Pakistani team had lost 2 wickets and scored only 27 runs. In the middle overs, Babar Azam (25 runs) and Fakhar Zaman (25 runs) along with Sahibzada Farhan somehow pulled the team out of trouble. Sahibzada Farhan scored 50+ for the third time in this World Cup.

At one time Pakistan had scored 140 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. The last 3 overs proved to be very bad for the Pakistan team. Pakistani batsmen could score only 24 runs in the last 18 balls and lost 5 wickets. Talking about the last 5 overs, Pakistan team scored 52 runs but lost 6 wickets.

Babar Azam once again proved to be a burden on the team, as his innings of 25 runs came at a strike rate of 104. On the other hand, Shadab Khan played a brilliant innings of 23 runs in 11 balls and helped in taking the team beyond 150. Let us tell you that this match is very important for Pakistan. It is very important for Pakistan to win this match in order to reach the semi-finals.

Liam Dawson took the most wickets for England, who dismissed 3 batsmen. Whereas Joffra Archer and Jamie Overton took two wickets each. Adil Rashid also managed to take one wicket.

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Now every match of T20 World Cup 2026 is do or die for the Indian cricket team, but victory alone is not enough to reach the semi-finals. The future of Suryakumar Yadav and team also depends on the results of other matches. Net run rate will play an important role, so Team India needs a big win against Zimbabwe. Let us explain to you in simple language what should happen so that India qualifies for the semi-finals.

Team India’s next match is against Zimbabwe on 26th February, in which Suryakumar Yadav needs not just a win but a big win. Because after this India’s clash is with West Indies. In the form West Indies are in, it will be difficult to achieve such a big win against them. In the first match of Super-8, South Africa defeated India by 76 runs, due to which India’s net run rate has become -3.800.

South Africa’s net run rate is +3.800, while after the big win of 107 runs, West Indies’ net run rate is +5.350. There is every possibility that there will be a net run rate issue between any two teams, which will decide who will go ahead and whose journey will end. Right now India is standing far behind in terms of net rate.

How big should India’s victory be?

If Team India scores 220 runs while batting first against Zimbabwe, then they should restrict Zimbabwe to 120 or less. By winning by a margin of 100 or more runs, India can come ahead in the game of net run rate, India will have to ‘dominate’ in this match. However, Zimbabwe has defeated big teams like Australia and Sri Lanka in the league stage, so it will not be easy to do this.

If Zimbabwe team bats first then India will have to chase very quickly. If Zimbabwe scores 150 or 160 runs then Team India will have to chase it before 11 or 12 overs. With this, India’s net run rate can go up significantly.

understand with example

If Zimbabwe scored 160 runs while batting first. If Team India achieves this target in 10 to 12 overs, then the net run rate can increase from +4 to +5. Whereas if Zimbabwe scores more than 180 runs, then India should register a win before 15 overs, this will also be a good improvement in the net run rate.

Indian equation

Equation 1: If Team India defeats Zimbabwe and West Indies, then India will get 4 points. But along with this, it is necessary that South Africa defeats West Indies, this will leave only 2 points for the West Indies team. In such a situation, India and South Africa will be the two teams to qualify for the semi-finals.

Equation 2: If West Indies beats South Africa, then India should register a big win over Zimbabwe. This win should be by a margin of more than 100 runs, or a quick chase. Then defeat West Indies also, efforts should be made to make this also a big victory. In such a situation, India and West Indies will have 4 points each. South Africa will qualify for the semi-finals by defeating Zimbabwe, while the team with better net run rate among India and West Indies will be the second finalist.

But if Zimbabwe defeats South Africa, then the top-2 teams with better net run rate between India, West Indies and South Africa will play in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026.

India’s opening pair is being criticized in the T20 World Cup. Especially Abhishek Sharma, who could not even open the account 3 times out of 4. But the figures of Rinku Singh, who is playing the role of a finisher, are also worrying, who has scored less runs than the balls he played. Here are the statistics of his 5 matches, which Indian fans will be surprised to see.

In T20 format, there is not much time for any batsman to stay at the crease, in today’s era even the opener thinks of hitting big hits from the first ball. In such a situation, the role of the finisher is important, how he ends a good or bad beginning. There are expectations from the finisher that he should score runs at a fast pace. Rinku Singh is playing the same role. But Rinku has not scored as many runs as the number of balls she has played.

Rinku Singh’s statistics in T20 World Cup 2026

• vs usa: 6 runs in 14 balls
• vs Namibia: 1 run in 6 balls
• vs pakistan: 11 runs in 4 balls
• vs Netherlands: 6 runs in 3 balls
• vs South Africa: 0 runs in 2 balls

Rinku Singh has scored only 24 runs in 5 matches played in T20 World Cup 2026, while he has played 29 balls. In the first match against USA, he scored only 6 runs in 14 balls. He scored only 1 run in 6 balls against Namibia. Rinku remained unbeaten against Pakistan and Netherlands, although here too he did not play any big innings because he did not get a chance to play many balls.

In the Super-8 round of T20 World Cup, Rinku Singh was out while playing an irresponsible shot. He was caught out while swinging the ball of Keshav Maharaj, in this match he could not even open his account.

Pakistan cricket team’s first match in Super-8 was canceled due to rain, after which Salman Ali Aga and team had to be satisfied with 1 point. Today they face England, who had defeated Sri Lanka in the first match of this round. If Pakistan team loses today, they will be able to reach maximum 3 points, then will the team be eliminated today itself? Understand the equation of Group-2.

Today the England vs Pakistan match in the T20 World Cup will be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. It was here that Pakistan’s first match was to be held, which was washed out in the rain. But today the chances of rain here are negligible, although there may be drizzle. So there is a question in the minds of the fans that if Pakistan loses today, they will be out of the race for the semi-finals?

If Pakistan loses, what will be the equation?

Even after losing today, Pakistan will not be out of the race for the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup. In this situation they will have 1 point after 2 matches. However, in this situation they will have to depend on other teams. They would like New Zealand to lose to Sri Lanka and England and Pakistan to beat Sri Lanka in their last match. Then Pakistan will have 3 points, Sri Lanka will have 2 and New Zealand will have zero points.

If New Zealand and Pakistan both beat Sri Lanka and England beat New Zealand. So New Zealand and Pakistan will have 3 points each, then the one whose net run rate is better will go ahead.

If New Zealand defeats both Sri Lanka and England, they will have 5 points and England will have 4 points. In this situation, Pakistan will be out of the race for the T20 World Cup semi-finals even before its last match.

Group 2 Schedule

• 24 February- England vs Pakistan
• 25 February- sri lanka vs new zealand
• 27 February- England vs New Zealand
• 28 February- sri lanka vs pakistan

When and where to watch England vs Pakistan match live?

England vs Pakistan match will start at 7 pm today at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The toss will take place at 6:30 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

All the fans are eagerly waiting for the next match of the Indian cricket team, because now India has to win the next two matches to reach the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. After the big defeat at the hands of South Africa in Super-8, it has become difficult for Suryakumar Yadav and team, because now India is dependent on the results of other matches along with its victory. Know when, with whom and where is Team India’s next match?

India is part of Group 1 in the Super-8 round of T20 World Cup 2026, in which the match has been held with South Africa. India lost this match by a huge margin of 76 runs. West Indies and Zimbabwe are also in this group, between whom there was a match on Monday. West Indies team has come on top in the points table after winning by 107 runs.

Which teams will reach the semi-finals?

After all the matches of the Super-8 round, the teams that remain in the top-2 in the points table will become semi-finalists and the journey of the other two teams will end. Let us tell you that the table is decided on the basis of the points of the teams, but when the points of two teams are equal then the order of the teams is decided on the basis of net run rate. In such a situation, India has to win both its matches and also South Africa needs to defeat West Indies. In this situation, India will have 4 points and West Indies will have only 2 points.

With whom is Team India’s next match?

The Indian cricket team’s next match in the Super-8 of the T20 World Cup 2026 is with Zimbabwe. India and Zimbabwe have lost their first match in Super-8.

When is India vs Zimbabwe match?

The match between India and Zimbabwe is on Thursday, 26 February. This match will start at 7 pm. Let us tell you that Zimbabwe had defeated Australia and Sri Lanka in the league stage, hence Team India cannot take this match lightly.

Where is India vs Zimbabwe match?

This important match between India and Zimbabwe will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The path for the Indian cricket team to reach the semi-finals in the T20 World Cup has become difficult, because now even after winning both its matches, it will have to depend on the results of other matches. Of course, Suryakumar Yadav and team won all the matches in the group stage, but as an opening partnership, the team has proved to be the worst. They are worse than Oman, Namibia and Canada, whose journey ended without any win. Leaving aside the first match of Super-8, Ishan Kishan still batted well, but the opening pair disappointed.

The average of the opening pair will surprise you

Team India’s opening pair in the T20 World Cup 2026 has an average of only 6.80. Abhishek Sharma could not even open his account against USA, Pakistan and Netherlands. In the first match held in Mumbai, India’s first wicket fell on the score of 8. After this the first wicket in Delhi fell at the score of 25. The first wicket against Pakistan fell at 1 and then in the fourth match the first wicket fell at zero.

In the first match of Super-8, India’s first wicket fell at zero against South Africa. That means, in 5 matches, India’s opening pair together have made a partnership of 34 runs. If we talk about the average of Oman’s opening pair, it was 10. UAE’s opening pair scored runs at an average of 15.50 and Ireland’s opening pair scored runs at an average of 14.33. So far the best average is that of New Zealand’s opening pair (84).

Indian opener was out on zero 4 times

In 4 out of 5 matches, India’s opener was ‘ducked’ out, that is, could not even open the account. Abhishek Sharma was out for zero against USA, Pakistan and Netherlands, Ishan Kishan could not open his account against South Africa in Super-8. In every match held so far, India’s opening pair has not been able to last till the third over.

Apart from the opening pair, Tilak Verma’s poor form has also remained a problem, in 5 matches he has been able to score only 107 runs at an average of 21. Even against South Africa, he got out while playing irresponsible shots. At the same time, questions are being raised on leaving out Akshar Patel and playing Washington Sundar.

India vs South Africa Highlights Super 8: South Africa has surprised India by defeating India by 76 runs. The field was India’s, the fans were India’s, the conditions were favorable for Team India, but South Africa won. In this match played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, South Africa batted first and scored 187 runs. In reply, Team India could not even play the full 20 overs and were limited to 111 runs.

Team India lost badly

Team India, which came to chase the huge target of 188 runs, was able to score 31 runs in the powerplay and lost 3 wickets. Abhishek Sharma was under pressure of getting out on ‘0’ thrice in a row. This time he opened the account, but appeared completely out of touch. Abhishek could score 15 runs in 12 balls. Tilak Verma and Ishaan Kishan also flopped.

Suryakumar Yadav remained at the crease for some time, while Hardik Pandya also left after scoring 18 runs. Within no time, by the time the score reached 88, he had lost 8 wickets. Washington Sundar also got the start, but could score only 11 runs.

What would Shivam Dubey do alone?

For Team India, only Shivam Dubey could face the South African bowlers bravely. He played an innings of 42 runs in 37 balls. Dubey kept fighting till the 19th over, but he did not get support from the other end. Team India had the batting till the eighth order. Rinku Singh came to bat at number eight, who could not even open the account.

3 for 20, South Africa made 187

The South African team, which came to bat first, had lost the first 3 wickets by the time they reached 20 runs. But Dewald Brewis, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs together added 152 runs. Miller scored 63 runs in 35 balls, in this innings he hit 7 fours and 3 sixes. Whereas Brewis returned unbeaten after scoring 45 runs in 29 balls and Tristan Stubbs returned unbeaten after playing a stormy inning of 44 runs. Indian bowlers could not control these three batsmen.

Highest Successful T20I Run Chase at Narendra Modi Stadium: A Super-8 match is being played between India and South Africa in the 2026 T20 World Cup. This match is being played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first. There was strong bowling from India in the powerplay. The South African team had lost 3 wickets in the first 6 overs. Today, if Team India wants to win then South Africa will have to be stopped below 170.

Narendra Modi Stadium is usually known for its good batting pitch, but in the Super-8 match, Team India stopped the African team from getting a good start. Know here how much score Team India can easily chase on this ground and how many runs it will have to restrict South Africa to.

In international T20 cricket, the highest score made by any team at Narendra Modi Stadium is 234 runs, which was made by India against New Zealand in the year 2023. The thing to note is that a target of 200 or more has never been chased on this ground in international T20 matches.

How much score will Team India chase easily?

South Africa has the most successful run chase in T20 cricket at Narendra Modi Stadium. He had chased the target of 176 runs against New Zealand in this World Cup. But the good thing is that the African team is not chasing today. But what is India’s most successful run chase here and how easily will it chase the target?

South Africa will have to be stopped below 170

Here India’s most successful run chase in T20 is 165. Team India had successfully chased the target of 165 runs against England on this ground in the year 2021. In such a situation, if the South African team scores 170 or more runs today, then the difficulties for the Indian batsmen may increase.

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India vs South Africa Fans Maha Aarti Prayagraj: Cricket is worshiped in India, this has been proved right once again. Today, the Super-8 match between India and South Africa is to be played in the T20 World Cup, which will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. But hundreds of kilometers away from there in Prayagraj, the fans are wishing for the victory of Team India today. Maha Aarti was performed at Shaktipeeth Kalyani Devi temple for the victory of Team India.

At the time of Maha Aarti in the temple, people were holding pictures of Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Akshar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav and other Indian players in their hands. This shows the craze for cricket among the fans and shows how much the fans want to see Team India lift the World Cup for the second consecutive time. Let us tell you that till now the Indian team has not lost in the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Kalyani Devi Temple is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths of India. It is said that three fingers of Mata Sati had fallen here. It is believed that the idol of Maa Kalyani Devi is installed here for more than 1500 years. This temple is located just 2-3 kilometers from Prayagraj Railway Junction.

Indian Fans special maha aarti for team india win today super 8 match. pic.twitter.com/4DmKCat83H

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India and South Africa clash

The final of the 2024 T20 World Cup was played between India and South Africa. Team India had created history by winning that match by a close margin of 7 runs. After that, for the first time India and South Africa will be coming face to face in a T20 World Cup match. At that time Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma were part of Team India, but now they have retired. The match between India and South Africa will start at 7 pm at Narendra Modi Stadium.

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England vs Sri Lanka Highlights Super 8: England has surprised Sri Lanka by defeating it by 51 runs. Jofra Archer and Will Jacques wreaked such havoc in the bowling that the Sri Lankan batsmen had no luck. Captain Dasun Shanaka fought till the end, but could not avoid certain defeat. In this match played at Pallekele Stadium, England batted first and scored 146 runs. In reply, the Sri Lankan team could not even play the full 20 overs and were all out for 95 runs.

The decision to bowl first after winning the toss proved costly for Sri Lanka. Talking about Sri Lanka or England, the bowlers dominated the entire match, hence a total of 19 wickets fell in both the innings. In the beginning, Will Jacques and Joffra Archer continuously gave shocks to the Sri Lankan team, from which it could not recover.

miracle of england

This victory for England in Super-8 is no less than a miracle. Sri Lanka was playing at home, its team knew the conditions better. Whereas the England team, batting first, could score only 146 runs. Till now everything was going against the British, but when it came to bowling, the English team proved to be much better than Sri Lanka.

The opening spell of Joffra Archer and Will Jacques was so fatal that the Sri Lankan team’s 5 wickets had fallen to the score of only 34. Captain Dasun Shanak kept fighting and played a fighting inning of 30 runs in 24 balls, but could not lead his team to victory. He did not get support from the other end in batting.

In bowling for England, Joffra Archer took 2 wickets, while Will Jacques was the most successful bowler by taking 3 wickets. Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson also took two wickets each. Jamie Overton also managed to take one wicket.

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