ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
England vs Pakistan, 45th Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y3)
England won by 2 wkts
England (ENG)
164/9 (19.6 ov)
Pakistan (PAK)
166/8 (19.1 ov)
T20
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Match
- 45th Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y3) · T20
- Start date and time
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka
- Toss
- Pakistan opt to bat
- Umpires
- Nitin Menon, Sam Nogajski, Adrian Holdstock
- Match referee
- Andy Pycroft
Playing XI
England
- Philip Salt · WK-Batsman
- Jos Buttler (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Jacob Bethell · Batting Allrounder
- Tom Banton · WK-Batsman
- Harry Brook (c) · Batsman
- Sam Curran · Bowling Allrounder
- Will Jacks · Batting Allrounder
- Liam Dawson · Bowling Allrounder
- Jamie Overton · Bowling Allrounder
- Jofra Archer · Bowler
- Adil Rashid · Bowler
Pakistan
- Sahibzada Farhan · WK-Batsman
- Saim Ayub · Batting Allrounder
- Salman Agha (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Babar Azam · Batsman
- Fakhar Zaman · Batsman
- Usman Khan (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Shadab Khan · Bowling Allrounder
- Mohammad Nawaz · Bowling Allrounder
- Shaheen Afridi · Bowler
- Salman Mirza · Bowler
- Usman Tariq · Bowler
Pakistan innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | lbw b Jamie Overton | 63 | 45 | 7 | 2 | 140 |
| Saim Ayub | c Jacob Bethell b Jofra Archer | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Salman Agha | c Jamie Overton b Liam Dawson | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Babar Azam | b Jamie Overton | 25 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 104.17 |
| Fakhar Zaman | c Liam Dawson b Adil Rashid | 25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 156.25 |
| Shadab Khan | run out (Jacob Bethell/Jos Buttler) | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 209.09 |
| Usman Khan | c Jamie Overton b Liam Dawson | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 160 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | lbw b Liam Dawson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaheen Afridi | c Sam Curran b Jofra Archer |
England innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Salt | c Usman Khan b Shaheen Afridi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jos Buttler | c Usman Khan b Shaheen Afridi | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Harry Brook | b Shaheen Afridi | 100 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 196.08 |
| Jacob Bethell | c Sahibzada Farhan b Shaheen Afridi | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Tom Banton | c Usman Khan b Usman Tariq | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sam Curran | c Mohammad Nawaz b Usman Tariq | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 106.67 |
| Will Jacks | b Mohammad Nawaz | 28 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 121.74 |
| Jamie Overton | st Usman Khan b Mohammad Nawaz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Dawson | not out |