NEW DELHI: Australia\u2019s T20 World Cup campaign came to an abrupt end on Tuesday after rain washed out Zimbabwe\u2019s Group B fixture against Ireland in Pallekele without a single ball being bowled.<\/p>\n
The abandonment proved decisive, as the shared points carried Zimbabwe into the second stage of the tournament for the first time, while the 2021 champions were eliminated.<\/p>\n
Seven teams have now sealed their spots in the next round. Zimbabwe slot into Group 1 alongside defending champions India, West Indies and South Africa. Group 2 features Sri Lanka, England and New Zealand, with either Pakistan or USA set to complete the lineup.<\/p>\n
Pakistan face Namibia on Wednesday in a must-win clash to keep their Super 8 hopes alive. Namibia are already out of the race, but Pakistan cannot afford a defeat. A loss would see them finish below USA in the standings and miss out on qualification.<\/p>\n
If the Pakistan-Namibia match is washed out, both teams will share a point, which would be enough for Pakistan to secure second place in Group A and advance.<\/p>\n
However, even a Pakistan defeat would not automatically send USA through. <\/p>\n
Their fate could hinge on the India-Netherlands encounter in Ahmedabad. <\/p>\n
Should the Netherlands pull off a major upset over India, they would also finish on four points, leaving net run rate to decide whether USA or the Dutch progress to the Super 8s.<\/p>\n
T20 World Cup Super Eight: Qualified teams<\/p>\n
Team<\/p>\n
Group<\/p>\n
West Indies<\/p>\n
Group C<\/p>\n
India<\/p>\n
Group A<\/p>\n
South Africa<\/p>\n
Group D<\/p>\n
England<\/p>\n
Group C<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka<\/p>\n
Group B<\/p>\n
New Zealand<\/p>\n
Group D<\/p>\n
Zimbabwe<\/p>\n
Group B<\/p>\n
TBD<\/p>\n
TBD<\/p>\n
T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8: Full schedule<\/p>\n
Date<\/p>\n
Match<\/p>\n
Time<\/p>\n
Venue<\/p>\n
February 21, Saturday<\/p>\n
New Zealand vs Y3<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Premadasa, Colombo<\/p>\n
February 22, Sunday<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka vs England<\/p>\n
3:00 PM<\/p>\n
Kandy<\/p>\n
February 22, Sunday<\/p>\n
India vs South Africa<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Ahmedabad<\/p>\n
February 23, Monday<\/p>\n
West Indies vs Zimbabwe<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Mumbai<\/p>\n
February 24, Tuesday<\/p>\n
England vs Y3<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Kandy<\/p>\n
February 25, Wednesday<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Premadasa, Colombo<\/p>\n
February 26, Thursday<\/p>\n
South Africa vs West Indies<\/p>\n
3:00 PM<\/p>\n
Ahmedabad<\/p>\n
February 26, Thursday<\/p>\n
India vs Zimbabwe<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Chennai<\/p>\n
February 27, Friday<\/p>\n
England vs New Zealand<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Premadasa, Colombo<\/p>\n
February 28, Saturday<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka vs Y4<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Kandy<\/p>\n
March 1, Sunday<\/p>\n
South Africa vs Zimbabwe<\/p>\n
3:00 PM<\/p>\n
Delhi<\/p>\n
March 1, Sunday<\/p>\n
India vs West Indies<\/p>\n
7:00 PM<\/p>\n
Kolkata<\/p>\n
T20 World Cup: Teams eliminated (League Stage)<\/p>\n
Nepal<\/p>\n
Oman<\/p>\n
Namibia<\/p>\n
Ireland<\/p>\n
Australia<\/p>\n
Scotland<\/p>\n
Italy<\/p>\n
Afghanistan<\/p>\n
UAE<\/p>\n
Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW DELHI: Australia\u2019s T20 World Cup campaign came to an abrupt end on Tuesday after rain washed out…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":431907,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,2321,4247,101,2459,8051,56,54,55,21567],"class_list":{"0":"post-431906","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-pakistan","10":"tag-south-africa","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-sri-lanka","13":"tag-t20-world-cup","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom","17":"tag-zimbabwe"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431906"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431906\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/431907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431906"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}