Pakistan national cricket team Face Must-Win Clash Against England cricket team in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8

Pakistan is scheduled to face England in the Super 8 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. This match will be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium at 7:00 PM IST. Pakistan has to win this match at all costs, as their first match was scheduled to be played against New Zealand at Colombo, but this match was cancelled due to rain.

Now, to qualify for the semi-finals, Pakistan will need to win this match at all costs to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the last four matches. However, Pakistan’s record against England in the T20 World Cup has not been impressive. The two teams first faced each other in the 2009 T20 World Cup, where Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka in the final to win the title, but lost to England. The two teams then faced off again in the 2010 T20 World Cup, where England defeated Pakistan and went on to win the title.

The two teams then met in the 2022 T20 World Cup final. This time, England’s winning streak continued, defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets to win their second title. If Pakistan defeats England today, it will not only keep their semi-final hopes alive but will also mark their first T20 World Cup defeat. This match can be watched live in India on Star Sports Networks. Live streaming of this match will be available on JioStar.

In the first round of the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan was in Group A with India, where they won three matches and lost one. England, on the other hand, was in Group C with the West Indies. England also won three matches and qualified for the Super 8. In the Super 8, they defeated Sri Lanka in their first match, forcing Pakistan’s match against New Zealand to be cancelled.

Pakistan’s squad for the T20 World Cup 2026: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (captain), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Naseem Shah, and Khawaja Nafey.

England squad for T20 World Cup 2026: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Ben Duckett, Luke Wood, Josh Tongue and Rehan Ahmed