T20 WC 2026 Group B updated points table: SL, ZIM, AUS rankings
Zimbabwe, with their win over Australia on Friday, have jumped to the number two spot in the Group B points table
The race for the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 qualification took an exciting turn on Monday, as Sri Lanka beat Australia in match 30 of the edition to become the first team from Group B to qualify for Super 8.
Co-hosts Sri Lanka have confirmed their top spot finish in the Group leaving Zimbabwe, Australia and Ireland battling for the sceond Super 8 spot. Zimbabwe with two games remaining and one match needed to win are most comfortbale, while Australia and Ireland have to not just win thier last game but also need other match results to go in their favour.
Australia have slipped to the number three spot with two points from two games, while Ireland and Oman, with two losses in two matches, are at the bottom of the table and are one loss away from elimination.
| T20 World Cup 2026 Group B points table | |||||||
| Position | Team | P | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | SL (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.462 |
| 2 | ZIM | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.984 |
| 3 | AUS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.414 |
| 4 | IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.150 |
| 5 | OMAN(E) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4.546 |
ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Group B fixtures
| Match No. | Date | Venue | Fixture | Result / Status |
| 6 | 02/08/26 | Colombo, R. Premadasa Stadium | Sri Lanka vs Ireland | Sri Lanka won by 20 runs |
| 8 | 02/09/26 | Colombo, Sinhalese Sports Club | Oman vs Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe won by 8 wkts |
| 14 | 02/11/26 | Colombo, R. Premadasa Stadium | Australia vs Ireland | Australia won by 67 runs |
| 16 | 02/12/26 | Pallekele | Sri Lanka vs Oman | Sri Lanka won by 105 runs |
| 19 | 02/13/26 | Colombo, R. Premadasa Stadium | Zimbabwe vs Australia | Zimbabwe won by 23 runs |
| 22 | 02/14/26 | Colombo, Sinhalese Sports Club | Ireland vs Oman | Ireland won by 96 runs |
| 30 | 02/16/26 | Pallekele | Australia vs Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets |
| 32 | 02/17/26 | Pallekele | Ireland vs Zimbabwe | Upcoming |
| 38 | 02/19/26 | Colombo, R. Premadasa Stadium | Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe | Upcoming |
| 40 | 02/20/26 | Pallekele | Australia vs Oman | Upcoming |