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35th Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 18 2026
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.05 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| PAK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.403 |
| NED | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.352 |
| NAM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.443 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.462 |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1.984 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| AUS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.414 |
| OMA | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -4.546 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.82 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.588 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.477 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.215 |
| UAE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.797 |
| CAN | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.865 |