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18/02 - 09:30 AM GMT
35th Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 18 2026
18/02 - 09:30 AM GMT
35th Match, Group A (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 18 2026
Match Centre Ground time: 07:09
Squad
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Gerhard Erasmus (c) | Allrounder |
| Jan Balt | Middle-order batter |
| Jack Brassell | Bowler |
| Jan Frylinck | Allrounder |
| Zane Green † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Max Heingo | Bowler |
| Malan Kruger | Batter |
| Dylan Leicher | Middle-order batter |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | Batting allrounder |
| Willem Myburgh | Allrounder |
| Bernard Scholtz | Bowler |
| JJ Smit | Bowling allrounder |
| Louren Steenkamp | Top-order batter |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | Bowler |
| Alexander Busing-Volschenk |
Match Details
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20
Match days
18 February 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)
Players To Watch - Batsmen
![Jan Frylinck]( "Jan Frylinck")
Jan FrylinckNAM- 10MAT
- 348RUNS
- 38.66AVG
- 176.64SR
![JJ Smit]( "JJ Smit")
JJ SmitNAM- 10MAT
- 264RUNS
- 37.71AVG
- 165.00SR
![Saim Ayub]( "Saim Ayub")
Saim AyubPAK- 9MAT
- 234RUNS
- 26.00AVG
- 148.10SR
![Salman Agha]( "Salman Agha")
Salman AghaPAK- 9MAT
- 212RUNS
- 23.55AVG
- 173.77SR
Players To Watch - Bowlers
![JJ Smit]( "JJ Smit")
JJ SmitNAM- 10MAT
- 12W
- 7.74ECO
- 15.5SR
![Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton]( "Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton")
Jan Nicol Loftie-EatonNAM- 10MAT
- 11W
- 6.25ECO
- 8.7SR
![Abrar Ahmed]( "Abrar Ahmed")
Abrar AhmedPAK- 9MAT
- 14W
- 6.38ECO
- 13.2SR
![Mohammad Nawaz]( "Mohammad Nawaz")
Mohammad NawazPAK- 9MAT
- 14W
- 6.86ECO
- 12.8SR
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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 |