MatchesMen's T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26

Pakistan v England

Group 2, match 45 · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy · 24 Feb 2026

England won by 2 wickets

Pakistan innings164/920 overs
England innings166/819.1 overs · target 165

The worm

PakistanEngland
05010015020005101520Pakistan: 1 wicket in over 3, 23/1Pakistan: 1 wicket in over 4, 29/2Pakistan: 1 wicket in over 11, 73/3Pakistan: 1 wicket in over 16, 126/4Pakistan: 1 wicket in over 17, 140/5Pakistan: 2 wickets in over 18, 147/7Pakistan: 1 wicket in over 19, 154/8Pakistan: 1 wicket in over 20, 164/9England: 1 wicket in over 1, 3/1England: 1 wicket in over 3, 18/2England: 1 wicket in over 5, 36/3England: 1 wicket in over 8, 63/4England: 1 wicket in over 12, 104/5England: 1 wicket in over 17, 155/6England: 2 wickets in over 19, 162/8

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Pakistanwicket
09185101520Over 1: 5 runsOver 2: 9 runsOver 3: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 4: 6 runs, 1 wicketOver 5: 11 runsOver 6: 6 runsOver 7: 9 runsOver 8: 6 runsOver 9: 5 runsOver 10: 4 runsOver 11: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 12: 11 runsOver 13: 7 runsOver 14: 16 runsOver 15: 5 runsOver 16: 14 runs, 1 wicketOver 17: 14 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 7 runs, 2 wicketsOver 19: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 10 runs, 1 wicket
Englandwicket
09185101520Over 1: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 2: 11 runsOver 3: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 4: 11 runsOver 5: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 6: 17 runsOver 7: 5 runsOver 8: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 9: 9 runsOver 10: 10 runsOver 11: 17 runsOver 12: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 13: 6 runsOver 14: 7 runsOver 15: 7 runsOver 16: 14 runsOver 17: 17 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 5 runsOver 19: 2 runs, 2 wicketsOver 20: 4 runs

Pakistan innings 164/9 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
Sahibzada Farhanlbw b J Overton634572140.0
Saim Ayubc JG Bethell b JC Archer7710100.0
Agha Salmanc J Overton b LA Dawson561083.3
Babar Azamb J Overton252420104.2
Fakhar Zamanc LA Dawson b AU Rashid251622156.3
Shadab Khanrun out (JC Buttler/JG Bethell)231140209.1
Usman Khanc J Overton b LA Dawson8501160.0
Mohammad Nawazlbw b LA Dawson01000.0
Shaheen Shah Afridic SM Curran b JC Archer230066.7
Salman Mirzanot out230066.7
Extras4
Total9 wickets, 20 overs164

Did not bat: Usman Tariq

Fall of wickets: 14-1 (Saim Ayub, 2.1 ov), 27-2 (Agha Salman, 3.3 ov), 73-3 (Babar Azam, 10.5 ov), 122-4 (Sahibzada Farhan, 15.4 ov), 132-5 (Fakhar Zaman, 16.3 ov), 146-6 (Usman Khan, 17.4 ov), 146-7 (Mohammad Nawaz, 17.5 ov), 149-8 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 18.3 ov), 164-9 (Shadab Khan, 19.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
JC Archer403228.001000
J Overton302628.67810
LA Dawson402436.001210
SM Curran302408.00300
AU Rashid403117.751111
WG Jacks2027013.50200
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
11413Sahibzada Farhan 6, Saim Ayub 7
2138Sahibzada Farhan 8, Agha Salman 5
34644Sahibzada Farhan 20, Babar Azam 25
44929Sahibzada Farhan 29, Fakhar Zaman 19
5105Fakhar Zaman 6, Shadab Khan 4
6147Shadab Khan 5, Usman Khan 8
701Shadab Khan 0, Mohammad Nawaz 0
834Shadab Khan 1, Shaheen Shah Afridi 2
9159Shadab Khan 13, Salman Mirza 2

England innings 166/8 (19.1 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
PD Saltc Usman Khan b Shaheen Shah Afridi01000.0
JC Buttlerc Usman Khan b Shaheen Shah Afridi230066.7
HC Brookb Shaheen Shah Afridi10051104196.1
JG Bethellc Sahibzada Farhan b Shaheen Shah Afridi8101080.0
T Bantonc Usman Khan b Usman Tariq260033.3
SM Curranc Mohammad Nawaz b Usman Tariq161510106.7
WG Jacksb Mohammad Nawaz282312121.7
J Overtonst Usman Khan b Mohammad Nawaz03000.0
LA Dawsonnot out1100100.0
JC Archernot out5210250.0
Extras4
Total8 wickets, 19.1 overs166

Did not bat: AU Rashid

Fall of wickets: 0-1 (PD Salt, 0.1 ov), 17-2 (JC Buttler, 2.3 ov), 35-3 (JG Bethell, 4.5 ov), 58-4 (T Banton, 7.1 ov), 103-5 (SM Curran, 11.5 ov), 155-6 (HC Brook, 16.6 ov), 160-7 (WG Jacks, 18.1 ov), 161-8 (J Overton, 18.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
Shaheen Shah Afridi403047.501000
Salman Mirza3.102608.211220
Saim Ayub2021010.50100
Mohammad Nawaz302628.67600
Shadab Khan3031010.33410
Usman Tariq403127.75500
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
101PD Salt 0, JC Buttler 0
21714JC Buttler 2, HC Brook 15
31814HC Brook 10, JG Bethell 8
42314HC Brook 20, T Banton 2
54528HC Brook 28, SM Curran 16
65231HC Brook 27, WG Jacks 25
757WG Jacks 3, J Overton 0
814J Overton 0, LA Dawson 1
Unbroken52LA Dawson 0, JC Archer 5

Match details

Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Player of the match
HC Brook
Ground
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka
Season
2025/26
Umpires
Nitin Menon, SJ Nogajski
Match referee
AJ Pycroft
Source
Cricsheet match 1512763