Incessant rain washes out opening Super Eight fixture between New Zealand and Pakistan
The drizzle that started at the toss only grew heavier and never quite relented
21/02No result
41st Match, Super Eights, Group 2 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 21 2026
21/02No result
41st Match, Super Eights, Group 2 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo, Feb 21 2026
Match Day
Fakhar in for Nafay as Pakistan bat in Colombo
New Zealand add Fakhar Zaman and Ish Sodhi in their playing XI
Mark Chapman is looking to flick favourite opponents Pakistan away with his leg-side play
The New Zealand middle-order batter talks about how he generates power for his step-flick shot despite not being built for it
What is Babar's role in Pakistan's T20I team?
He currently exists as a middle-order safety net should Pakistan need him, but do they need him at all?
NZ get Santner boost ahead of Super Eights, but Ferguson still a 'wait and see'
New Zealand, who play all three Super Eights games in Colombo, face Pakistan on Saturday
Ravindra lives through the fickleness of T20s to find his freedom
It's the format he hasn't quite cracked yet, but Rachin Ravindra has gone "through little troughs" to finally get a good score under his belt, just in time for the T20 World Cup Super Eight
Preview
NZ meet familiar opponents Pakistan in spin-friendly Premadasa
The two teams have faced each other 41 times between October 2022 and April 2025
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| Super Eights, Group 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2.259 |
| IND | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.106 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.993 |
| ZIM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3.415 |
| Super Eights, Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.096 |
| NZ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.39 |
| PAK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -0.123 |
| SL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1.95 |
| Group A | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2.5 |
| PAK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.976 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.788 |
| NED | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.217 |
| NAM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -3.108 |
| Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1.506 |
| SL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.741 |
| AUS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.523 |
| IRE | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.15 |
| OMA | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -4.845 |
| Group C | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| WI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.874 |
| ENG | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.201 |
| SCOT | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.184 |
| ITA | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.02 |
| NEP | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.349 |
| Group D | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SA | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1.943 |
| NZ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1.227 |
| AFG | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.889 |
| UAE | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.364 |
| CAN | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2.426 |