ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Points Table After Australia vs Sri Lanka Match

by K D Mishra February 17, 2026

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has two phases, and all that happens in the group stage is about one thing only. Qualifying in the top two. In the 10th edition of the tournament, which is being co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, a total of 20 teams will compete in four groups. Every match is important, and expect the unexpected in this World Cup.

Sri Lanka won over Australia in Kandy on Monday to qualify for the Super Eights stage of the T20 World Cup 2026. Sri Lanka has now joined the list of teams that have already qualified for the next stage of the tournament, including West Indies, India, South Africa, and England. Australia is in a very tough spot now. They have to win their next match against Oman by a large margin in order to stay in the tournament.

T20 World Cup 2026: Points Table

Group A

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	NRR	Points
1	India (Q)	3	3	0	+3.050	6
2	United States	4	2	2	+0.788	4
3	Pakistan	3	2	1	-0.403	4
4	Netherlands	3	1	2	-1.352	2
5	Namibia (E)	3	0	3	-2.443	0

Group B

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
1	Sri Lanka (Q)	3	3	0	6	+2.462
2	Zimbabwe	2	2	0	4	+1.984
3	Australia	3	1	2	2	+0.414
4	Ireland	3	1	2	2	+0.150
5	Oman (E)	3	0	3	0	-4.546

Group C

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
1	West Indies (Q)	3	3	0	6	+1.820
2	England (Q)	4	3	1	6	+0.201
3	Scotland (E)	3	1	1	2	+0.359
4	Italy (E)	3	1	1	2	-0.588
5	Nepal (E)	3	0	3	0	-1.942

Group D

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	NRR
1	South Africa (Q)	3	3	0	6	+1.477
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	4	+0.701
3	Afghanistan	3	1	2	2	-0.215
4	United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	2	-0.797
5	Canada	2	0	2	0	-1.526

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