T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Super 8: India's captain Suryakumar Yadav, left, shake hands with Zimbabwe's Brian Bennett after winning the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Zimbabwe in Chennai, India, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo)
T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Super 8: England defeated New Zealand by four wickets to throw Pakistan a lifeline to secure a semi-final spot at the T20 World Cup from Group 2. England won all three of their games from the group to breeze through to the semis. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s clash with Sri Lanka on Saturday will decide who ends up as the second semi-finalist.
According to pre-game mathematics, Pakistan need to win tomorrow’s game by 64-run margin or chase down the target in 13.1 overs. This could change after the first innings tomorrow. But for now this is the mountain the Pakistan team will have to climb to make it to the semis.
Meanwhile, in the other group, South Africa, the only unbeaten team in the T20 World Cup 2026, have qualified for the semi-finals after defeating West Indies by nine wickets and watching India secure a 72-run victory over Zimbabwe in the second game of Thursday. India’s victory at the Chepauk means that their final Super 8 clash against the West Indies will be a virtual quarter-final for the second spot in the semis from Group 1.
South Africa were not assured of making it to the semis despite their commanding nine-wicket victory over the West Indies on Thursday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. But India’s win in Chennai meant that Zimbabwe were out of the running and South Africa were the first team from Group 1 to secure a semis spot.
Thursday’s results mean that South Africa are on top of the standings in Group 1 after winning both their games, including the clash against India. Their final game will be against Zimbabwe. West Indies, meanwhile, are second despite the loss in Ahmedabad.
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Earlier in the tournament, the high-flying Indian team had suffered their first loss of the T20 World Cup 2026 at Narendra Modi Stadium at the hands of South Africa. Meanwhile, the West Indies had thumped Zimbabwe in their Super 8 opener.
T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Super 8: South Africa’s Aiden Markram is congratulated by West Indies’ Shai Hope after South Africa won their T20 World Cup cricket match in Ahmedabad. (AP Photo)
The Narendra Modi Stadium has become an impenetrable stronghold for the Proteas at the T20 World Cup: five of South Africa’s six games at the tournament have come at this Ahmedabad venue. And South Africa have won all of them, including the game against co-hosts India and now West Indies, ending both teams’ unbeaten runs in the process.
| POS | TEAM | M | W | L | N/R | T | Points | NRR |
| 1 | South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.890 | 4 |
| 2 | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.791 | 2 |
| 3 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.100 | 2 |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4.480 | 0 |
(Table updated after India vs Zimbabwe Super 8 match)
| POS | TEAM | M | W | L | N/R | T | Points | NRR |
| Q 1 | England | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.10 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.39 |
| 3 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -0.46 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.80 |
(Table updated after England vs New Zealand Super 8 match)
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