T20 World Cup 2026 is now nearing its end, except England, no team’s place in the semi-finals is confirmed yet. Talking about Group 2, England has qualified, Sri Lanka is officially out. New Zealand can go ahead on its own, but this is not the case with Pakistan. Let us explain to you how Salman Ali Aga and team can now reach the semi-finals.
There are still 2 matches left in Group 2 in the T20 World Cup 2026 Super-8 round. The next match is England vs New Zealand on 27 February and the last match is Pakistan vs Sri Lanka on 28 February. New Zealand has won one out of 2 matches and 1 has been cancelled. New Zealand is at second place in the points table with 3 points. The net run rate of the Kiwi team is +3.050. Pakistan has lost 1 out of 2 matches and one of their matches has been cancelled. Pak team has 1 point and net run rate is in minus (-0.461).
If New Zealand beats England in the match to be held on Friday, they will get 5 points and will come on top of the points table. England with 4 points will slip to second place and Pakistan will be out of the semi-final race. Because even after winning the final match, Pakistan will reach only 3 points. But if England defeats New Zealand then Pakistan’s hopes will remain alive. Know then how big a victory would be required.
Pakistan’s equation for going to semi-finals
If England beats New Zealand by 15 runs, then Pakistan will need to win against Sri Lanka by more than 55 runs. If England wins by just 1 run then Pakistan will need to win by 69 runs.
If England beats New Zealand by 50 runs, then Pakistan will have to win against Sri Lanka by 20 runs. In this situation, while chasing the target, Pakistan will have to register victory before 17.5 overs.
