T20 WC 2026 Group A points table: India, Pakistan, Netherlands rankings
The Group A points table has already started taking shape with Pakistan taking top spot after 2 wins in as many games.
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The T20 World Cup 2026 began with a bang as the fans got to witness three exciting encounters that saw Pakistan and defending champions India get opening wins in their Group A encounters on the night. The Group A points table has already started taking shape with Pakistan taking top spot with 2 wins in as many games.
India are 2nd with their win against the USA side.
| T20 World Cup Group A points table | ||||||||||||||||
| POS | TEAM | PLAYED | WON | LOST | N/R | TIED | Net RR | POINTS | ||||||||
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | 2 | ||||||||
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.24 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 | USA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.45 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | ||||||||
Pakistan get 2 in 2 to start tournament.
Pakistan defeated USA by 32 runs in their T20 World Cup 2026 clash, finishing at 190/9. Sahibzada Farhan starred with 73 off 41 balls, supported by Babar Azam’s 46 off 28. Despite a late fightback from USA’s bowlers, led by Shadley van Schalkwyk (4 wickets), Pakistan managed to accelerate in the final overs. USA's chase of 191 began solidly but faltered after the dismissal of Shayan Jahangir for 49. Shubham Ranjane fought back with 45, but key wickets fell, and USA ended on 152/6, falling short by 32 runs, as Pakistan went top of Group A.
India get past USA with 29-run win
In a tense clash at Wankhede, India began their T20 World Cup defense with a 29-run victory over the USA. Despite a top-order collapse, India's captain Suryakumar Yadav played a brilliant knock of 84* off 49 balls to steer India to a total of 161/9. India’s top order struggled under tight bowling from the USA, with Shadley van Schalkwyk and Harmeet Singh among the standout performers.
India's bowlers then restricted the USA to just 132/8 in their 20 overs, thanks to a disciplined effort led by Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj.