T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Update: India near Super 8 qualification over Pakan in Colombo; WI, SA through | Cricket News

2 min readUpdated: Feb 15, 2026 09:18 PM T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table Update: India are closing in on their Super 8 berth after putting on a commanding batting performance against Pakan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
The race for the T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 spots is heating up with a slate of interesting results and upsets taking place across the four groups in the first round of the 20-team tournament.
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On Sunday, West Indies became the second team to officially qualify for the Super 8s after trouncing Nepal in a Group C match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. South Africa had previously beaten New Zealand on Saturday, winning all three of their Group D games thus far to qualify for the last eight.
Australia’s upset defeat to Zimbabwe 23 runs on Friday has thrown open the possibilities in Group B, also involving co-hosts Sri Lanka. Marked as the group of death before the tournament, the riddles in Group D have been solved the earliest, with 2024 semi-finals Afghanan losing their big contests against New Zealand and South Africa in succession.
The Proteas on Saturday became the first team secure their berth in the Super 8s, trouncing New Zealand seven wickets in Ahmedabad.
Group A

Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
NRR

1
India (H)
2
2
0
4
3.05

2
Pakan
2
2
0
4
0.932

3
United States
4
2
2
4
+0.787

4
Netherlands
3
1
2
2
−1.352

5
Namibia (E)
3
0
3
0
−2.443

Group B

Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
NRR

1
Sri Lanka (H)
2
2
0
4
3.125

2
Zimbabwe
2
2
0
4
1.984

3
Australia
2
1
1
2
1.1

4
Ireland
3
1
2
2
−2.175

5
Oman (E)
3
0
3
0
−4.306

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Group C

Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
NRR

1
West Indies (Q)
3
3
0
6
1.820

2
England
3
2
1
4
-0.143

3
Scotland
3
1
2
2
0.359

4
Italy
2
1
1
2
−0.352

5
Nepal (E)
3
0
3
0
−1.942

Group D
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Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
Pts
NRR

1
South Africa (Q)
3
3
0
6
1.477

2
New Zealand
3
2
1
4
0.701

3
United Arab Emirates
2
1
1
2
−1.030

4
Afghanan
2
0
2
0
−0.555

5
Canada
2
0
2
0
−1.526