India-Pakistan in T20 WC (Photo: Matthew Lewis-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)
IND vs PAK: There was a match between India and Pakistan which you saw on 15th February. But, if we tell you that in the T20 World Cup 2026, these two can be seen facing each other once again at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, then will you believe it? If all the equations fit then this may be possible. India-Pakistan may clash once again in the T20 World Cup 2026. Well, for now it is important that both India and Pakistan reach Super-8. India has booked its ticket for Super-8 but Pakistan will have to wait for the match against Namibia.
How can the Super-8 group be?
If Pakistan team wins the match against Namibia, then it will come second in the points table of Group A of T20 World Cup 2026, with which it will also get a ticket for Super-8. Similarly, the top 2 teams from the remaining 3 groups will secure their place in the Super-8. If there is no major upheaval, then apart from India and Pakistan from Group A, Australia and Sri Lanka from Group B, England and West Indies from Group C, while New Zealand and South Africa from Group D can make it to the Super-8. In this situation, the two groups of Super-8 can be of this type.
Group-1 in India, Australia, West Indies, South Africa
Group-2 in England, New Zealand, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
There will be no India-Pakistan clash in Super-8
At the Super-8 stage, every team has to play one match each against the teams of its respective group. Now if the team does not change in the Super-8 group, then India can play South Africa in its group on 22 February. He may face Australia on 26th February. He will play the last match against West Indies in Super-8. This makes it clear that there is no competition between India and Pakistan on the Super-8 stage.
India-Pakistan match may take place in the semi-finals
But if India and Pakistan succeed in reaching the semi-finals from their respective groups, then another match can be seen between them there. If India remains on top from Group 1 and reaches the semi-finals and Pakistan remains the second team to reach the semi-finals from Group 2 of Super-8, then there can be a clash between them in the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026.
However, if both India and Pakistan remain on top in their respective groups in the Super-8, then to see the second match between them, we will have to wait for them to reach the final.
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