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T20 WC India vs SA Updates: South Africa crush India by 76 runs

Sun, 22 February 2026

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22:45

South Africa crush India by 76 runs

India 111 all out (18.5 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

South Africa dominated in Ahmedabad, recovering from early losses to post 187.

Miller counterattacked at 20/3, forging a 97-run stand with Brevis, while Stubbs' 44 off 24 balls n.o. sealed the innings.

India's chase crumbled early: Ishan Kishan fell for a duck, Tilak edged off, and Abhishek struggled against Jansen's knuckle ball. Three wickets inside the powerplay, failed promotions, and SKY's 18 all exposed India's power-hitters.

South Africa's disciplined bowling left the hosts outplayed and chasing shadows.

22:36

South Africa crush India by 76 runs

India 111 all out (18.5 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Jansen returns, bowls a slower delivery, and Dube hammers it for a massive six! He leaves the next ball alone and then tries to guide one to long-on but gets none. On the following delivery, he mishits straight to short fine leg, where Ngidi takes a sharp catch. Dube departs for 42 off 37 balls.

No real reaction from the South Africans -- sometimes, the silence says it all.

India are now 9 down, with Bumrah the last man in. Simple catch and Bumrah departs. India have bene totally outplayed. SA win by 76 runs.

22:32

Dube holds fort as runs creep slowly

India 105-8 (18 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Bosch returns to bowl. Dube keeps it simple, defending the first few deliveries before sneaking a single. Varun is beaten on a couple of balls. Just 1 run comes off the over as India reach 102-8 after 17 overs, needing 86 from 18 balls.

Ngidi is back into the attack. Dube jabs at one toward fine leg for no run, then manages a couple off the next delivery. Only 3 runs come off the 18th over, leaving India at 105-8 with 12 balls remaining and 83 still needed.

22:31

Dube powers India past 100

India 101-8 (16 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Varun joins Dube at the crease as Rabada resumes the attack. Dube immediately takes charge, smashing back-to-back sixes to bring up India's 100.

He jabs one towards deep mid-wicket, but the single is denied. A dot follows, with Rabada keeping things tight. Dube skies the next, and Miller races back but drops it -- a lucky escape! Dube finally takes a single, while Varun punches one to deep point but chooses not to run.

India finish the over at 101-8 after 16 overs, needing 87 from 24 balls.

22:25

Triple Blow! Maharaj sends India reeling

India 88-8 (15 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

It's drinks break time. Maharaj resumes, and India suffer another blow -- Hardik Pandya is caught by Tristan Stubbs at long-off! Stubbs backpedals, juggling the ball at the rope before completing a stunning catch. India are now six down.

Rinku Singh walks in at No. 8 as Maharaj continues around the wicket. Rinku cuts to point for no run. Maharaj strikes twice more in the over, and India's innings continues to unravel. Another wicket falls -- caught again by Stubbs off Maharaj.

Arshdeep Singh, a left-handed batter, is the new man at the crease.

Arshdeep falls shortly after, departing for just 1 off 2 balls. Three wickets and only two runs come off the over. India are reeling at 88-8 after 15 overs.

22:11

India need big overs

India 86-5 (14 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Jansen returns to the attack, and Dube and Hardik keep things ticking with singles. Just 6 runs come off the over. After 13 overs, India are 81-5, needing 107 off 42 balls -- that's over 15 runs per over.

Ngidi is back on. The batters rotate well, collecting six more singles. India now need big hits to stay in the chase. After 14 overs, they are 86-5.

22:03

India 75-5, Hardik, Dube fight on

India 75-5 (12 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Maharaj bowls, and Hardik greets him with a massive six -- no chance for Stubbs to stop it! He follows it up with a single to long-off. Dube adds another single, and a wide is called down the leg. The batters rotate a few more singles, taking 11 runs off the over. After 11 overs, India are 68-5.

Rabada returns for his third over. Dube starts with a single, and Hardik uses the pace to drive one to deep third for another single. Dube defends the next ball before smashing one for four, just short of Stubbs, and they pick up a single to finish the over.

Seven runs come off it. India are 75-5 after 12 overs.

22:01

Bosch strikes again, India in trouble

India 57-5 (10 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Ngidi returns to the attack, and Dube and SKY rotate the strike with singles. Dube reaches a gritty half-century, his 50 coming off patient, hard-fought innings. SKY plays cautiously, nudging one run off the last ball of the over. Just four runs come off it, leaving India at 51 for 4 after 9 overs.

Bosch continues, and it's another blow for India -- SKY is caught by Dewald Brevis! The batter departs for 18 off 22 balls, leaving India reeling.

Half the side is back in the pavilion, and South Africa is firmly in control.

Hardik joins the crease and immediately gets busy. He punches one past mid-wicket for a couple of runs, defends the next, and flicks another for a single. A top-edge brings two more for Dube. Six runs come off the over, but India lose another wicket.

After 10 overs, India are 57-5, needing 131 from 60 balls.

21:42

Bosch removes Sundar! India 4 down

India 47-4 (8 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Time for a drinks break, and South Africa are firmly in control at the moment.

Much now depends on Suryakumar Yadav, who holds the key for India. Keshav Maharaj is introduced into the attack. SKY and Washington Sundar rotate the strike smartly through the over before Sundar finishes it in style, launching the final ball for a huge six. 11 runs come off the over, and after 7 overs India are 42/3.

Corbin Bosch is brought into the attack next. SKY flicks one towards long-on for a single. Edge and gone! A sharp catch by Quinton de Kock behind the stumps gives Bosch the breakthrough. Washington Sundar departs for 11 off 11 balls. Shivam Dube walks in as the new batter and gets off the mark with a single.

South Africa remain on the attack, even keeping a slip in place for Dube.

21:34

Jansen strikes! India lose Abhishek

India 31-3 (6 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Lungi Ngidi comes in from the other end. Suryakumar Yadav starts cautiously, defending the first ball. He then drives towards mid-on, but Kagiso Rabada does well to save a certain boundary. A delivery that dips late beats Abhishek Sharma, and it's also called a wide. Abhishek defends the last two balls of the over. Just three runs come from it.

After 4 overs, India are 26/2, needing 162 from 96 balls.

Marco Jansen continues the pressure from the other end and strikes! The slower ball deceives Abhishek completely. The ball goes high towards the wide mid-on region where Corbin Bosch and Keshav Maharaj nearly collide while running in. In the end, Bosch keeps his eyes on the ball and safely holds on, clutching it to his chest as he tumbles.

Abhishek Sharma departs for 15 off 12 balls. Washington Sundar walks in as the new batter.

Rabada comes in from the other end. Washington Sundar pushes one towards extra cover but finds no run. He defends the next two deliveries solidly. Sundar then looks to go down the ground but it's straight to long-on. He manages to sneak a single off the next ball. Suryakumar Yadav taps one to mid-on and scampers through for a quick single.

Just two runs come from the over. At the end of the powerplay, India are 31/3, needing 157 from 84 balls.

21:20

Abhishek leads India's counterattack

India 23-2 (3 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Kagiso Rabada comes into the attack. Abhishek Sharma swings hard but misses the first one. Another big swing and again no connection. He has a third go and misses by a fair margin. This time he connects! Abhishek launches a massive six, exactly what he was looking for. Rabada pulls the length back and cramps him for room, and Abhishek can only dab it towards point. He finishes the over with a boundary.

10 runs come from it. After 3 overs, India are 23/2, needing 165 from 102 balls.

21:12

Double blow! Kishan, Tilak depart

India 13-2 (2 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Marco Jansen comes in from the other end and there's an edge! Taken behind! Tilak Varma is given out, caught by Quinton de Kock.

South Africa go up instantly in appeal, but Tilak isn't convinced. He immediately opts for the review, suggesting there was no bat involved.

The decision now goes upstairs. Tilak Varma departs, and India burn a review in the process.

Suryakumar Yadav walks in and gets going immediately with a boundary. He then defends the next delivery before sending another to the ropes for four more. SKY nudges one towards point but finds the fielder.

Eight runs and a wicket came from the over, and after 2 overs, India are 13/2.

21:07

Markram strikes early, Kishan departs

India 5-1 (1 Ovs) vs SA 187-7 | SCORECARD

Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma are at the crease, with Kishan on strike. Aiden Markram opens the bowling for South Africa. Short and wide outside off, Kishan cuts it straight to backward point. Markram then tosses one up on off; Kishan gets half-forward and defends as it rolls to mid-on.

Another delivery on a good length and there's no run. WICKET! Ishan Kishan is caught by Ryan Rickelton. A soft dismissal and India lose an early wicket.

Tilak Varma, the left-hander, walks in at No. 3 and gets off the mark with a single.

Anhishek Sharma ends the over with a boundary. He must be might pleased with himself.

20:50

Stubbs' 44 lifts SA to 187/7

SA 187-7 (20 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Hardik Pandya to bowl the final over with Tristan Stubbs on strike. Stubbs flicks the first ball neatly between long-on and deep mid-wicket and comes back for two. A brilliant yorker follows, but Stubbs still manages to squeeze out another couple. Stubbs then goes aerial -- Washington Sundar gets under it but fumbles, and the ball runs away for a boundary. Next ball, Stubbs drills it straight to long-off and refuses the single. Now Stubbs goes big. He launches a massive six, and follows it up with another huge hit over the ropes. Back-to-back sixes to finish the innings.

20 runs come off the final over. Stubbs provides a stunning late cameo, smashing 44 off 24 balls, as South Africa finish on 187/7 after 20 overs.

20:45

Bumrah strikes again, SA 7 down

SA 167-7 (19 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Bumrah returns to bowl the 19th over. Stubbs sweeps to cover for a single. Bosch flicks one to long-on for another run. The batters rotate strike with a couple of quick singles before Bumrah beats Bosch with a sharp delivery. A pinpoint yorker follows -- dot ball.

Bosch sends towards the bowler. Suryakumar Yadav is convinced it has carried cleanly and signals for the review. The umpires go upstairs. Replays confirms the ball hit the bat and popped up to Bumrah.

Corbin Bosch departs for 5 off 6 balls. Bumrah picks up his third wicket and South Africa slip further.

Kagiso Rabada walks in to take strike and he defends.

20:40

Arshdeep removes Jansen, SA 6 down

SA 164-6 (18 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Jasprit Bumrah returns to the attack. Tristan Stubbs and Marco Jansen rotate the strike with a single each. A sharp yorker from Bumrah beats Jansen, who lets the next one go before flicking another single towards long-on. Stubbs nudges one more to close the over.

Five runs come off it. After 17 overs, South Africa are 157/5.

Arshdeep Singh to bowl the next. Stubbs tucks one to deep backward square for a single.

Jansen goes for the big shot but skies it high -- taken by Rinku Singh! Jansen departs for 2 off 6 balls, and South Africa slip to 157/6.

Corbin Bosch is the new batter. He gets off the mark with a leg-bye after the ball brushes his pads. Tristan Stubbs picks up a single before Bosch finds the boundary with a crisp shot. A dot ball ends the over.

Seven runs and a wicket from it -- South Africa move to 164/6 after 18 overs.

20:29

Miller departs, SA 5 down

SA 152-5 (16 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Varun Chakravarthy returns to finish his spell. David Miller sweeps one towards cover for a single. Tristan Stubbs then goes big, smashing a huge six, before nudging the next ball to long-on for another run. Miller looks to clear the ropes but holes out instead -- caught by Tilak Varma. Miller departs after a fine 63 off 35 balls.

Marco Jansen walks in at No. 7. He defends the final two deliveries of the over. Eight runs and a wicket come from it.

After 16 overs, South Africa are 152/5.

20:25

Miller 50 powers SA despite Brevis exit

SA 144-4 (15 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Washington Sundar was brought back into the attack, but the South African batters played him safely, nudging the ball around for singles. The over produced six singles as South Africa moved to 134/4 after 14 overs.

Drinks were then taken. Hardik Pandya returned to the attack after the break.

Tristan Stubbs immediately found a gap for a quick single, before David Miller sliced a boundary past third man. Miller followed it with a single to keep the strike rotating. Stubbs then attempted to drive straight back, but Hardik reacted quickly, sticking out his right hand to stop the ball. Stubbs later punched one wide of long-off for a couple, and another two runs came off the final delivery.

10 runs came from the over, taking South Africa to 144/4 after 15 overs.

20:19

Miller 50 powers SA despite Brevis exit

SA 128-4 (13 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Shivam Dube continues the attack. Dewald Brevis goes big straightaway, launching a towering six. Washington Sundar was stationed near the ropes and for a moment Brevis had his heart in his mouth but the ball just cleared the boundary.

Dube gets his revenge soon after. Brevis goes aerial again and this time Abhishek Sharma makes no mistake at deep midwicket, completing a comfortable catch. Brevis departs for 45 off 29 balls, giving India a much-needed breakthrough.

Tristan Stubbs walked in to join David Miller at the crease.

Shivam Dube, however, overstepped again and the umpire signalled a no-ball. Miller made full use of the free hit, launching the ball for a towering six.

The South African left-hander kept the pressure on India, punching the next delivery straight down the ground to long-off and bringing up a blazing half-century off just 27 balls.

Stubbs got off the mark with a single as South Africa continued to build momentum.

17 runs and a wicket came from the over, leaving South Africa at 128/4 after 13 overs.

20:07

SA rebuild; Brevis, Miller take charge

SA 111-3 (12 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Hardik Pandya returns to the attack. David Miller and Dewald Brevis begin with a few singles. Hardik then oversteps -- no ball called. Free hit coming up, and Miller launches it for a massive six! The pair continue to keep the scoreboard moving. 11 runs from the over. After 10 overs, South Africa are 84/3.

Shivam Dube is brought into the attack. Brevis defends the first ball and then cracks a boundary. Next ball -- huge six! He's looking dangerous now. 15 runs off the over. After 11 overs, South Africa are 99/3.

Varun Chakravarthy returns. Miller drives a boundary early in the over. The batters continue rotating the strike smartly. It looks like they've done their homework against the Indian bowlers -- whenever Varun misses his length, the batters are ready and pounce immediately.

12 runs from the over. After 12 overs, South Africa are 111/3.

20:07

SA rebuild; Brevis, Miller take charge

SA 111-3 (12 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

12 runs from the over. After 12 overs, South Africa are 111/3.

19:52

SA rebuild; Brevis, Miller take charge

SA 73-3 (9 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Washington Sundar comes into the attack. Over the wicket to Dewald Brevis and he smashes it for four, creating room beautifully. Brevis sends the next one straight back to the bowler, then steps back and drives for a single. David Miller flicks one towards cover for a single. Another quick single for Brevis. Miller then makes room and finishes the over with a boundary. 11 runs from the over. After 7 overs, South Africa are 52/3.

Hardik Pandya replaces Arshdeep Singh. Brevis steps back and drives towards long-on for a single. Miller plays towards extra cover but finds no run. He nudges the next towards long-off for a single -- Rinku Singh does the fielding. Short ball -- Brevis goes for the pull but misses. He works the next towards long-on for a single. Just 4 runs from the over. After 8 overs, South Africa are 56/3.

Varun Chakravarthy is back into the attack. Miller cuts straight to the fielder at cover. Next ball -- huge six over long-on! He follows it with a single. Brevis now drills a boundary, superb placement. Momentum shifting towards South Africa -- pressure on Varun. Another six! The 50-run partnership comes up between Brevis and Miller.

South Africa were in trouble earlier but this stand has revived their innings. A dot ball ends the over. 17 runs from it. After 9 overs, South Africa are 73/3.

19:36

SA lose 3 wkts in powerplay

SA 41-3 (6 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

David Miller joins Dewald Brevis at the crease. Varun Chakravarthy comes into the attack.

Brevis works the first ball towards the leg side for a single. Miller is then beaten outside off.

He responds with a couple of runs and then finds the gap for four. Back-to-back boundaries! The next one is played towards extra cover but there's no run -- excellent work in the field by Ishan Kishan.11 runs from the over. After 5 overs, South Africa are 31/3.

There's a change of ends for Arshdeep Singh. Dewald Brevis flicks one towards backward point for a single. David Miller plays the next towards midwicket but finds no run. Miller then finds the gap for four, the ball racing past Abhishek Sharma in the deep. Arshdeep bangs in a bouncer -- Miller ducks under it and it's called wide. Next ball -- crunched for another boundary! Beautiful timing from Miller. He then defends the final two deliveries.10 runs from the over.

After 6 overs, South Africa are 41/3.

19:23

Bumrah strikes again, SA 3 down

SA 21-3 (4 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Jasprit Bumrah continues. Dewald Brevis plays the first ball towards midwicket but finds no run. He nudges the next one into the same region and gets a single.

Ryan Rickelton defends a couple of deliveries -- WICKET! Rickelton goes after it but holes out to Shivam Dube. Rickelton departs for 7 off 7 balls and South Africa are three down.

19:22

De Kock, Markram depart in quick succession

SA 19-2 (3 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Arshdeep Singh continues. Aiden Markram drives towards cover but the boundary is saved. Ryan Rickelton gets off the mark with a single. Another delivery is played towards extra cover but there's no run.

WICKET! Markram goes after it but hits it straight to Hardik Pandya -- simple catching practice. Markram departs for 4 off 7 balls.

Dewald Brevis is the new batter and gets off the mark with a single.

Ryan Rickelton responds with a massive six, clearing the ropes with ease.

Nine runs come off the over. After 3 overs, South Africa are 19/2.

19:19

SA off to a steady start

SA 4-0 (1 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Aiden Markram on strike with a slip in place. He gets off the mark with a single to deep backward point.

Quinton de Kock plays the next one late -- it drops short of third man. The following delivery is pushed back to the bowler.

De Kock then punches one towards backward point for a single. Markram taps the ball down and scampers through for a quick run.

A loud LBW appeal, but the umpire says not out. India think about it but decide against a review.

De Kock nudges the final ball for a single.

Just four runs from the opening over.

19:18

Bumrah strikes! De Kock departs for 6

SA 10-1 (2 Ovs) vs India | SCORECARD

Jasprit Bumrah comes on from the other end.

Quinton de Kock jabs the first ball towards cover and picks up a single.

Aiden Markram drives the next one and gets a run. A firm shot follows but Rinku Singh does well in the deep to save a boundary.

Bumrah then nails a yorker but it's slightly overpitched and squeezed away for four.

WICKET! BOWLED!Bumrah fires one in and the leg stump is knocked back.

De Kock is gone for 6 off 7 balls, and he can't quite believe it as he walks back.

Ryan Rickelton is the new batter at the crease. He pokes at one outside off and gets beaten on the outside edge.

End of two overs: South Africa are 10/1 -- six runs and a wicket coming from the over.

19:00

SA opt to bat vs India

The temperature is in the low 30s with very little humidity -- ideal conditions for cricket, notes Ravi Shastri.

Meanwhile, Sundar Pichai joins Sunil Gavaskar to carry the trophy towards the podium as the pre-match ceremony unfolds.

The umpires are out in the middle and the players walk in shortly after. Its time for the national anthems -- South Africa first, followed by India.

We have a black-soil surface and both captains admitted they would have preferred to bat.

Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock will open the innings for South Africa, while Arshdeep Singh has the new ball in hand for India.

18:41

Here are the playing XIs

Here are the playing XIs

India: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

18:39

SA opt to bat vs India; England beat SL

Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bat first, saying the pitch looked dry and good for batting.

'It looks like a really good wicket and a lot drier than what we've seen earlier. The boys are in good touch and it's a good place to be at the moment. We've been fortunate to play a couple of games here and this is a black-soil pitch,' Markram said.

South Africa have made four changes to their lineup, with Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen returning to the side.

Meanwhile, India captain Suryakumar Yadav said he would have chosen to bat as well but is hopeful his bowlers can take advantage of any early assistance.

'The pitch looks quite similar to the previous game, just one strip away. Hopefully there's something in it early and we can use that,' he said.

India have gone in with an unchanged XI, though Suryakumar admitted it was a tough call to leave out Axar Patel, with Washington Sundar retaining his place.

18:16

England crush SL by 51 runs

SL 95-all out (16.4 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Rashid finishes off the match in style as he cleans up last man Madushanka for a duck.

Sri Lanka are bowled out for a lowly 95 in 16.4 overs.

England win by a huge margin of 51 runs to register their 12th successive victory against Sri Lanka in T20 Internationals.

There was no way back for Sri Lanka after they were blown away in the Powerplay, as they collapsed to 34/5 in six overs.

Dasun Shanaka (30 from 24 balls) was the only Sri Lanka batter to score more than 20.

The England spinners proved to be a handful for Sri Lanka. Will Jacks dismantled the Lankans in the Powerplay, taking 3/22 in four overs, while Liam Dawson and Adil Rashid picked two wickets each.

18:10

England set for big win vs SL

SL 94-9 (16 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Dawson, who has one over in hand, is back into the attack. Chameera takes a single off the second ball before Theekshana shuffles across and scoops the spinner fine on the leg side for a four.

Sri Lanka's lower order will be looking to bat out the last five overs and reduce the margin of defeat if not steal an unlikely victory.

Chameera gets a big fat leading edge which goes over the bowler for a couple of runs.

But he falls off the last ball. Chameera uses his feet and has a big swing but misses the ball completely and is bowled for six.

18:07

Captain Shanaka out for 30; SL 8 down

SL 86-8 (15 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Sri Lanka's hopes are all but over as Shanaka falls to a sensational relay catch in the deep by Will Jacks and Tom Banton.

Shanaka pulls the short ball from Rashid as Jacks at deep midwicket leaps high to take the catch. And before the momentum takes him over, he flicks the ball to Tom Banton standing close by to complete a superb relay catch.

The stadium goes silent as captain Shanaka is dismissed after scoring 30 from 24 balls.

Maheesh Theekshana well forward to defend Rashid before he drives the spinner through the covers for two runs as Bethell puts in the full length dive to save the boundary.

He gets an edge off the last ball which flies past the slip fielder for two more runs.

17:59

SL 7 down; England in control

SL 81-7 (14 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Change of ends for Rashid. Singles from the first three balls before Rashid loses his line with the googly, spraying it down the leg side for a wide.

Dushmantha Chameera keeps out the last three balls to end another good over from the veteran spinner.

Overton continues as Shanaka top edges the pull shot but it falls safely between the fine leg fielder and the wicketkeeper running back.

A good short ball from Overton which has No 9 Chameera in sorts of problems as he somehow manages to keep it out.

He misses to get a leg bye off the fifth ball after missing the flick before Shanaka clubs the last ball inside out over the covers for a six.

Sri Lanka are 81/7 in 14 overs, needing another 66 from six overs for victory.

17:53

SL 7 down; England in control

England's Liam Dawson celebrates

SL 69-7 (12 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Despite the spinners doing well, England make a change as pacer Jamie Overton comes into the attack.

Shanaka clips the full delivery square on the leg side for two runs and then takes one.

Hemantha looking to support his captain as he picks one on the off-side before Shanaka takes another run on the leg side.

Overton strikes off the last ball of his first over. Hemantha is dismissed hit wicket attempting to pull the England fast bowler.

The right-hander misses the pull shot off a back of length ball directed at his body. He takes a blow on the body and ends up losing control of the bat, which ends up on the stumps.

Hemantha walks back for five as Sri Lanka slip to 69/7 in 12 overs.

17:47

Sri Lanka 6 down; England in control

SL 64-6 (11 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Leg-spinner Adil Rashid -- the third spinner for England -- comes into the attack.

The veteran does well to ramp up the pressure as he concedes just three runs in his first over.

Sri Lanka reeling on 56/6 in 10 overs at the halfway mark, needing another 91 runs from 10 overs for victory.

Their hopes rest on captain Shanaka, who is batting on 11 while Hemantha is on 2.

In the next over, Shanaka shows some intent as he lofts Dawson straight down the ground for a four.

He keeps strike with a single to midwicket as he clips Dawson in the gap at midwicket.

17:40

Kamindu Mendis falls, Sri Lanka 6 down

SL 53-6 (9 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Mendis looks to break free as he slogs spinner Dawson over midwicket for a six.

However, the bowler gets revenge next ball. Mendis, looking to clip Dawson on the leg side, gets the leading edge and is caught by the bowler.

Kamindu Mendis dismissed for 13 as Sri Lanka slip to 52/6 in the ninth over.

Dusan Hemantha gets off the mark with a single and Shanaka keeps out the last ball.

17:37

Sri Lanka collapse; England in control

Will Jacks

SL 45-5 (8 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Left-arm spinner Liam Dawson into the attack as England get spinners from both ends.

He makes a tidy start, giving away just three singles in his opening over as both Kamindu Mendis and Shanaka look to bat cautiously and rebuild the innings.

Jacks to bowl out, as he continues for his fourth over in a row. A leg before shout against Kamindu turned down who then clips the third ball for a single.

Shanaka then takes full toll of a short ball, sending the ball over midwicket for a six.

Jacks makes a good comeback, beating Shanaka on the outside edge with a good delivery slanted across the right-hander from round the wicket.

Jacks registers excellent figures of 3/22 from his four overs.

17:29

Archer, Jacks leave SL in a mess

SL 34-5 (6 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Sri Lanka are collapsing in the Powerplay. Left-hander Wellalage looks to target spinner Jacks. He slashes a short wide delivery from the spinner past point for a four and then laps the next ball for another boundary fine on the leg side.

However, Jacks has the last laugh. Wellalage looks to loft the spinner down the ground but holes out a simple catch to Harry at Brook at mid-on.

Wellalage falls for 10 as Sri Lanka slip to 34/5 in the sixth over.

Jacks has made a huge difference with the new ball, taking 3/14 in three overs bowled in the Powerplay.

17:24

Archer takes 2; SL 4 down

SL 22-4 (5 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

The decision to give Archer the extra over in the Powerplay pays off for

England.

Sri Lanka stumble further as Kamil Mishara looks to drive the full delivery but gets a thick outside edge and is caught by Overton for six.

Sri Lanka reeling on 22/4 in the fifth over.

Another edge off Archer. Left-hander Kamindu Mendis gets an edge off the last ball of the over but it flies past the slip fielder for a four.

17:20

Will Jacks leaves SL in a mess

England's players celebrate a wicket.

SL 21-3 (4 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Will Jacks deals England another blow with the wicket of Kusal Mendis, who slices a simple return catch back to the bowler, to be caught and bowled for four.

Jacks strikes again next ball. New batter Pavan Rathnayake in a shocking move, comes down the track and swings across the line in his attempt to hit Jacks out of the park. But all he manages is a big miscuing, sending the ball high on the off-side to be caught by Tom Banton on the off-side for a first-ball duck.

Three wickets in seven balls as Sri Lanka collapse to 20/3 in the fourth over.

Dunith Wellalage takes a single off the last ball as Jacks concedes two runs while taking two wickets from the over. He has excellent figures of 2/6 from his two overs.

17:14

Nissanka out for 9

SL 19-1 (3 ovs) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Off-spinner Will Jacks from the other end. Mishara cuts the first ball as the fielder at point fails to stop the ball despite dive to concede a four.

He again cuts the next ball but Bethell is alert at point this time as he stops the ball cleanly.

Left-hander Mishara plays five dots in a row as Jacks does well to get back after the first boundary first ball.

Archer continues as Nissanka jumps down the track but hits the first ball to the fielder at mid-off.

Nissanka then backs away to guide the length ball from Archer past point for a boundary before he paddles the next fine n the leg side for another four.

Nissanka throws his wicket away as he flicks the full delivery straight into the hands of the fielder at deep midwicket to perish for 9.

Kusal Perera plays a nicely-timed pick up shot off the last ball for a four through square leg.

17:05

SL limit England to 146

SL 3-0 (1 ov) vs England 146-9 | SCORECARD

Pathum Nissanka walks out to open the batting with Kamil Mishara, while Jofra Archer will open the bowling for England, who need a few wickets in the Powerplay.

Nissanka is beaten first ball as he attempts a big swing on the leg side off a length ball well wide of the off-stump. He carefully defends the next ball before he is struck on the gloves by a quick ball which falls well short of the fielder of the slip fielder.

Nissanka clips the fourth ball to deep square leg for a single to get off the mark.

Mishara throws his bat at one away from the stumps and is beaten but it is ruled a wide before Mishara keeps strike with one from the last ball.

Tidy start from Archer as he concedes just three runs from the opening over.

16:49

SL limit England to 146

Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage celebrates

England 146-9 (20 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Chameera to bowl the final over. Jamie Overton shuffles a long way and tries to scoop the first ball but misses before he gets two runs off the next as Kamil Mishara at long-on comes up with a wild throw to give the batters a second run.

That extra run proves costly as Overton, who is back on strike, smashes the next straight down the ground for a six.

Excellent yorker from Chameera as Overton is struck on the pads and only gets the leg bye. Sri Lanka take the review but the impact is clearly outside the line of leg stump.

Another fine yorker as Adil Rashid can get only a single and Overton swings and misses the full toss which hits him on the pads for just a leg bye.

England finish on 146/9 in their 20 overs after being put into bat.

A clinical bowling performance from Sri Lanka. Wellalage led the way with figures of 3/26, while Madushanka (2/25) and Theekshana (2/21) bagged two wickets each.

Phil Salt was the only England batter to get a measure of the tricky surface, stroking 62 from 40 balls, while Will Jacks (21) was the only other to get past the 20-run mark.

16:41

England collapse; SL in control

England 135-9 (19 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Pacer Madushanka to bowl the penultimate over. He bowled his first three overs in the Powerplay, in which he conceded just 16 runs.

But he comes under attack from Jacks in the 19th over. A full wide delivery is drilled through the covers for a boundary and repeats the shot after a wide for the same result to give England some much-needed boost.

Madushanka redeems himself with the wicket of Jacks, who throws his bat at a wide full toss but fails to get it in the gap and is caught at thirdman after a quick 21 from 14 balls.

Madushanka strikes again off the last ball. Jofra Archer also mistimes the low full toss, getting it off the toe-end to be caught on the off-side for a duck.

Madushanka finishes with superb figures of 2/25 from his four overs.

16:36

England collapse; SL in control

England 126-7 (18 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Theekshana is back into the attack. He does well to restrict the two England batters to singles before Will Jacks smashes the last ball over the covers for a four, to get eight from the over.

Chameera, who has taken 1/15 in two overs, is back from the other end.

Dawson comes down the track and has a big swing but is beaten before he hits a full toss through the off-side for a single.

Jacks slams the next ball powerfully past mid-off for a boundary followed by a wide.

Jacks goes hard but mistimes the drive to long-on for just a single. Dawson swats Chameera towards midwicket for two runs and takes one off the last ball.

Sri Lanka keep chipping away at the wickets. Dawson runs down the track and looks to swipe it over midwicket but miscues it high off the outside half and is caught on the off-side.

Dawson is dismissed for six as England slip to 124/7 in the 18th over.

Jamie Overton watchfully defends the first ball he faces followed by a wide.

Theekshana bowls a wide before the England right-hander misses the pull and is hit high on the pads before he takes one to long-on.

Jacks plays and misses last ball as Theekshana does extremely well to give away just two runs in the 18th over, to finish with 2/21 from his four overs.

16:21

Salt out for 62; England 6 down

England 106-6 (15 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Wellalage back into the attack. He strikes with the crucial wicket of the well-set Salt, who looks to loft it down the ground but hits it straight to the fielder at long-off.

A big blow for England's hopes as Salt is dismissed after a superb innings of 62 from 40 balls, having hit two sixes and six fours.

England will need some solid contributions from their lower order as they are reduced to 106/6 in the 15th over.

They will looking for a total around the 160-run mark on a pitch which looks quite dry and is giving the spinners some assistance.

Wellalage bowls four dots in a row to Liam Dawson as he gives away just a single in his final over, while taking the big wicket of Salt.

He finishes with excellent figures of 3/26 in four overs.

16:16

Curran out for 11; England 5 down

England 105-5 (14 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Pacer Chameera is back into the attack. He gets the key wicket of Curran, who was looking to take on the bowlers.

Curran looks to swing it across the line but holes out a simple catch to long-on to walk back for 11.

England find themselves in trouble on 94/5 in 13.2 overs.

Salt has single-handedly kept England afloat, stroking 52 from 37 balls. He is gifted a boundary as he hits Chameera through the covers but the fielder in the deep messes up an easy stop to concede a four when it should have been one.

Salt then whips Chameera off his pads and manages to despatch it over square leg for a six to take England past 100.

16:07

Salt hits fifty to rally England

England opener Phil Salt

England 94-4 (13 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Salt keeps the scoreboard moving as he smashes Hemantha wide of long-off for a four and then takes one.

Left-hander Sam Curran gets off the mark with a single before Salt clips the spinner in the gap at midwicket for two runs.

He keeps strike with a single from the last ball of the over.

Theekshana comes back into the attack. Salt pulls the first ball behind square on the leg side for two runs followed by a single.

Curran nearly spoons a simple catch back to the bowler as he gets a leading edge but it falls short before he takes one down to long-on.

Salt picks an easy single off the fifth ball and Curran keeps strike with one from the last ball.

In the next over, Salt clips Hemantha for a single to race to his fifty from 36 balls -- his second in the T20 World Cup.

Curran spots the googly early as the left-hander slog sweeps it over midwicket for a six.

He takes a single to long-off before Salt punches the last ball through the covers for two runs.

15:54

Brook out for 14; England in trouble

England 68-4 (10 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Hemantha bowls another full toss as Salt sweeps it towards deep midwicket for just one.

Brook plays the reverse sweep but Pathum Nissanka reacts quickly to stop the ball at slip.

Salt then has a close shave as Brook drives Hemantha to long-off and comes back for the second. Salt is struggling to make his crease but the fielder's throw is not that great as the bowler is unable to gather the ball. To make matters worse, there is no fielder backing up as it goes for a boundary to make it six overthrows in total.

A single each to the two batters off the last two balls makes it 10 runs from the ninth over.

Wellalage is back into the attack. Salt clips the first ball in the huge gap at midwicket with soft hands to get two runs before taking one.

Brook uses his feet to loft Wellalage straight down the ground for a four to the shorter straight boundary.

He comes down the track again to clip the spinner on the leg side for two more runs.

Wellalage beats Brook with a flighted delivery bowled much slower and goes straight with the arm to trap the England captain leg before wicket for 14.

He takes the review but the decision stays with umpire's call as the ball is clipping the stumps.

England slip to 68/4 in 10 overs at the halfway mark, with Salt unbeaten on 37 from 28 balls.

15:44

Banton out for 6; England in trouble

England 49-3 (8 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha comes into the attack, the third spinner for Sri Lanka today.

Two singles from the first three balls before Salt sweeps a full toss powerfully through square leg for a four.

A single each to the two batters off the last two balls makes it eight runs from the over.

Pacer Dushmantha Chameera comes into the attack, to bowl the eighth over.

England suffer another blow as Banton is run out for 6 attempting a quick single as Dasun Shanaka catches him short with a direct hit.

Banton had hit a full delivery straight to the Sri Lankan captain at mid-off and risked a quick single. But Shanaka was quick to get to the ball and hit the stumps with a direct catching the batter well short of his crease.

England reeling on 49/3 in the eighth over.

Nearly another wicket as Salt is beaten for pace last ball trying to pull a fierce bouncer. The wicketkeeper is interested but nothing from the bowler.

15:35

Bethell out for 3; England in trouble

England 37-2 (6 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Madushanka continues, to bowl his third over in the Powerplay. Bethell picks a single off the first ball before Salt gets the next to short thirdman off the outside half.

Salt is then beaten outside the off-stump looking to drive it through the covers and then defends the next.

Salt then gets a thick outside edge looking to smash it across the line but the fielder at short thirdman is unable to stop the ball as he dives forward, with England getting a boundary.

The last ball is overpitched as Salt drives it square past point for another boundary.

Off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over.

He strikes first ball with the wicket of Bethell, who looks to slog it over midwicket but gets a thick outside edge. Madushanka at short thirdman charges in before he puts in the dive to take a superb low catch.

Bethell is dismissed for 3 as England find themselves in trouble on 32/2 in the sixth over.

Tom Banton gets off the mark with a single to long-on. Theekshana bowls a wide followed by singles off the last three balls.

5 runs from Theekshana's first over as England struggle to 37/2 in five overs, with Salt on 24 from 16 balls.

15:22

Blow for England; Jos Buttler falls for 7

England 23-1 (4 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Wellalage ends Buttler's struggles. The right-hander misses the reverse sweep and is trapped leg before wicket as he walks back without taking the review.

Buttler walks back after scoring just seven from 14 balls as England suffer an early blow.

Jacob Bethell gets off the mark with a single on the leg side and Salt takes one followed by another run to the former.

Salt backs away to hammer the last ball in the gap through the covers for a four.

15:14

England off to slow start

England opener Phil Salt bats.

England 16-0 (3 ovs) vs SL | SCORECARD

Left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage takes the new ball from the other end. Buttler defends the first ball before he flicks the next for a single.

Salt breaks the shackles as he hammers the third ball over the short straight boundary at long-off for a six.

Salt pushes the fourth ball towards midwicket for one and Buttler takes one off the next followed by a dot ball.

Madushanka continues from the other end. Buttler clips the first ball off his pads for a couple of runs to midwicket before he is beaten two balls in a row, looking to drive full deliveries angled across him.

A cracking yorker from Madushanka which swings in the air before holdings its line to get past the outside edge as Buttler is beaten for the third ball in a row.

Buttler makes room and looks to drive the full delivery but gets it off the to end for a single as the fielder at slip fumbles.

England off to a watchful start with 16 coming from the first three overs.

15:06

Sri Lanka elect to bowl; England unchanged

England 4-0 (1 ov) vs SL | SCORECARD

Phil Salt and Jos Buttler are the two openers for England, while Dilshan Madushanka opens the bowling for hosts Sri Lanka.

The first ball is pitched up and swings lightly as Salt pushes it to long-on for a single to get off the mark.

Buttler defends the second ball into the off-side and taps the next on the leg side.

Madushanka gets the ball to swing in the air, as Buttler clips the low full toss to deep square leg for one.

Singles off the last two balls as just four runs come from the opening over.

14:59

Sri Lanka elect to bowl; England unchanged

England captain Harry Brook

Sri Lanka have brought in left-hander Kamil Mishara in place of Kusal Perera, while Dushmantha Chameera, who was rested for the last match, takes the place of Pramod Madushan.

Sri Lanka were shocked by Zimbabwe in their previous game, as they suffered a six-wicket defeat.

On the other hand, England enjoyed a good break of nearly one week. They last played against Italy on February 16, when they registered a hard-earned 24-run victory. They also survived a huge scare in their opening game against Nepal, winning by four runs, before they were beaten by West Indies.

Check out the playing XIs:

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (w/k), Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Dushmantha Chameera, Maheesh Theekshana, Dilshan Madushanka.

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (w/k), Jacob Bethell, Tom Banton, Harry Brook (Captain), Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid.

14:37

Sri Lanka elect to bowl; England unchanged

Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka has won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the T20 World Cup Super 8s match in Pallekele on Sunday.

Sri Lanka have made a couple of changes as pacer Dushmantha Chameera and opener Kamil Mishara come into the team.

Meanwhile, England captain Harry Brook, who turned 27 on Sunday, February 22, 2026 confirms that his team is unchanged.

14:19

Weather likely to affect England-Sri Lanka game

The weather conditions are perfect at the moment, with bright sunshine greeting players from both teams, who are going through their warm-ups.

There is some prediction for rain later in the day but as of now, things are looking good and match is set to start on time.

Remember, the Super 8s match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Colombo on Saturday was washed out without a ball being bowled because of rain.

14:15

England, Sri Lanka set for spin showdown

Sri Lanka

Welcome to the coverage of the ICC T20 World Cup match between England and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, on Sunday.

England defeated Sri Lanka 3-0 in the T20I series in Pallekele earlier this month and will be happy to return to the island nation for the Super Eights match, having played all their group games in India.

The two-time champions are, however, yet to convince at this T20 World Cup, with three nervy victories against associate nations and a loss at the hands of former champions West Indies.

Co-hosts Sri Lanka began with wins over Ireland and Oman, and were at their best against Australia, whom they beat by eights wickets while chasing 182 in Pallekele. The Lankans, however, lost the momentum, losing to giant-killers Zimbabwe in their last group match in Colombo on Thursday.

It will be a fresh start for both the sides, with Sri Lanka looking to cash in on home advantage while England would be looking to pick up steam in the tournament at a place where they had done well less than a month back.

For Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka will be looking to continue his top form at the venue where he hit 100 not out in the win against Australia. He is among the three centurions in this T20 World Cup and is at second spot among highest run-getters so far.

Kusal Mendis has also been in good touch with three half centuries in four matches and he is one of the key Sri Lankan batters the England bowlers would want to target.

England's batters, meanwhile, have been struggling so far; Jacob Bethell is the best among them with 143 runs from four matches and one half century. The form of captain Harry Brook and senior player Jos Buttler will be crucial for England's success.

In the bowling department, off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana has been the best Sri Lankan bowler with six wickets from four matches.

Sri Lanka were dealt a blow after pacer Matheesha Pathirana was ruled out of the rest of the tournament on the eve of Thursday's defeat to Zimbabwe. Dilshan Madushanka, who replaced Pathirana in the squad, conceded just 20 runs from his three overs against Zimbabwe.

England will be looking up to the spin duo of Adil Rashid and Liam Dawson, as well on pacer Jofra Archer to get wickets.

Veteran Rashid, one of the best leg-spinners in the world currently, has taken six wickets from four matches -- the same as Archer -- and he could be the England trump card once again on Sunday.

Conditions should also favour England's part-time options with the likes of Will Jacks and Bethell in the side. Both played vital roles with the ball in England's 3-0 series win earlier this month on a slow, used surface in Pallekele.

The match could also be disrupted as there is prediction of rain in the afternoon.

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