Result

England won by 2 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

England vs Pakistan

45th Match · Pallekele, Kandy · Feb 24, 2026 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup

PAK
Pakistan
164/9 (20/20 ov)
ENG
England
166/8 (19.1/20 ov)

Pakistan won the toss and elected to batting

Player of the Match

Pakistan 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Sahibzada Farhan b Jamie Overton 63 45 7 2 140.00
Saim Ayub c Jacob Bethell b Jofra Archer 7 7 1 0 100.00
Salman Agha c Jamie Overton b Liam Dawson 5 6 1 0 83.00
Babar Azam b Jamie Overton 25 24 2 0 104.00
Fakhar Zaman c Liam Dawson b Adil Rashid 25 16 2 2 156.00
Shadab Khan run out Jos Buttler 23 11 4 0 209.00
Usman Khan c Jamie Overton b Liam Dawson 8 5 0 1 160.00
Mohammad Nawaz b Liam Dawson 0 1 0 0 0.00
Shaheen Afridi c Sam Curran b Jofra Archer 2 3 0 0 67.00
Salman Mirza not out 2 3 0 0 67.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Jofra Archer 4.0 32 2 8.00
Jamie Overton 3.0 26 2 8.67
Liam Dawson 4.0 24 3 6.00
Sam Curran 3.0 24 0 8.00
Adil Rashid 4.0 31 1 7.75
Will Jacks 2.0 27 0 13.50

England 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Philip Salt c Usman Khan b Shaheen Afridi 0 1 0 0 0.00
Jos Buttler c Usman Khan b Shaheen Afridi 2 3 0 0 67.00
Harry Brook b Shaheen Afridi 100 51 10 4 196.00
Jacob Bethell c Sahibzada Farhan b Shaheen Afridi 8 10 1 0 80.00
Tom Banton c Usman Khan b Usman Tariq 2 6 0 0 33.00
Sam Curran c Mohammad Nawaz b Usman Tariq 16 15 1 0 107.00
Will Jacks b Mohammad Nawaz 28 23 1 2 122.00
Jamie Overton c Usman Khan b Mohammad Nawaz 0 3 0 0 0.00
Liam Dawson not out 1 1 0 0 100.00
Jofra Archer not out 5 2 1 0 250.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Shaheen Afridi 4.0 30 4 7.50
Salman Mirza 3.1 26 0 8.21
Saim Ayub 2.0 21 0 10.50
Mohammad Nawaz 3.0 26 2 8.67
Shadab Khan 3.0 31 0 10.33
Usman Tariq 4.0 31 2 7.75

Venue

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Pallekele, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Innings

  • Pakistan — 1st Innings 164-9 (20)
  • England — 2nd Innings 166-8 (19.1)

Awards

Player of the match: Harry Brook