Pakistan Vs England, ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s Highlights: Harry Brook And Co Enter Semi-Finals

Welcoming all our readers for the live coverage of the Pakistan Vs England, ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s match at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy. This is the start of our live blog, stay tuned for the real time updates and more.

The Weather conditions in Pallekele are favourable for a full match as the entire evening will remain mostly clear. The temperature at 5 PM is 26°C with cloud cover.

By 7 PM when the match starts, skies will clear, with rain probability dropping to 0% through 11 PM. Temperatures will gradually dip as the match proceeds.

Yes, Dew will have its say in the 2nd innings of the match so it will be a good decision to bowl first after winning the coin toss. With night temperatures expected to drop to 21°C, there will be significant moisture on the outfield

Pakistan and England have clashed against each other three times in the T20 World Cup with the Three Lions emerging victorious all three times.

Pakistan and England have clashed against each other 30 times in the T20I format with the Three Lions emerging victorious 20 times while the Men in Green could only win nine times with one match ending without any result.

Pakistan have won each of their last six men’s T20Is after opting to bat first, including a dominant 102-run victory over Namibia, their biggest win by runs in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup history. The Men in Green last enjoyed a longer streak of wins while batting first between July 2018 and February 2019, when they registered seven consecutive victories.

Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first.

England: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook(c), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq

Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub are out in the middle, with Farhan set to take strike as Jofra Archer prepares to begin the bowling attack.

Jofra Archer struck early for England, removing Saim Ayub with a sharp short ball that hurried the batter into a mistimed pull, comfortably taken by Jacob Bethell at deep square. Salman Ali Agha walked in but faced a testing spell straight away, beaten outside off and even taking a painful blow on the gloves from Archer’s extra pace. Meanwhile, Sahibzada Farhan counterattacked at the other end, surviving a half-chance before smashing back-to-back boundaries

PAK 23/1 (3)

Babar Azam pulls Jofra Archer away for a four and it's a vital boundary for him. He has been out of form for quite some now and Pakistan need him to fire in all cylinders. He finishes the 5th over with a boundary as well.

PAK 40/2 (5)

Babar Azam and Sahibzada Farhan are forming a decent partnership here and this duo has the onus of helping Pakistan post a competitive total. Important few overs coming up.

Sahibzada Farhan brings up his half-century off 37 balls while star batter Babar Azam has fallen after another slow knock of 25 off 24. Power hitter Fakhar Zaman has walked out to bat in his first match of this ICC T20 World Cup 2026 edition.

What just happened here? Pakistan have suffered a very tragic collapse. Within 4 overs, they have gone from 107/3 to 146/7. Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman departed for 63 and 25 respectively but Pakistan's lower middle has let them down big time. Usman Khan and Mohammad Nawaz out for 8 and a golden duck.

Pakistan have finished their 1st innings at 164/9 after 20 overs. Sahibzada Farhan anchored the innings with a brilliant 63 off 45 balls, setting a record for most sixes by a Pakistani in a single T20 World Cup. Despite his efforts, a late collapse saw Pakistan slide from 122/3 to 164/9, with Liam Dawson taking two wickets in two balls. England needs 165 runs to win.

What a ball from Shaheen Afridi and he gets Phil Salt off the first ball. Incredible from the left-arm pacer. All of us have been taken by surprise and now the captain Harry Brook is in.

Former England captain and veteran Jos Buttler is off the crease.

Jacod Bethell becomes the latest to depart but Harry Brook is playing a captain's knock, scoring 43 off 21 so far. Brook is out with Tom Banton and Pakistan will need the former's wicket.

England are experiencing a collapse of their own as Tom Banton walks off the pitch after getting caught behind. Excellent delivery from Usman Tariq. He bowls a googly and Banton lands an outside edge.

Harry Brook is using all his experience against Pakistan in this match. He has a very good record against them. England need only 64 off 52 now. Sam Curran is set as well.

Sam Curran departed for 16 off 15 but there is no stopping Harry Brook who now moves to the 80s and is well on course for a century tonight.

Harry Brook hits 100 iff 50 and England need just 10 more runs to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 but the English skipper gets bowled by Shaheen Afridi in the very next ball

Very intriguing match this between England and Pakistan. The Three Lions are down to 8. Mohammad Nawaz has turned it on its head. Three runs needed now off 6 and Mirza bowls the final over.

England are through to the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 and they are the first to do so in this edition. Incredible effort from Harry Brook's boys.