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The incident took place shortly after Dogra struck a boundary off pacer Prasidh Krishna, when a verbal exchange with substitute fielder Aneesh escalated into a brief physical confrontation

A 2-wicket win courtesy of a Harry Brook hundred for England on the night meant that the Three Lions have confirmed their qualification into the semi-final with 2 wins in as many games.

Pakistan currently have just one point from a shared result, leaving them with two must-win games against heavyweights England and co-hosts Sri Lanka.

ICC T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS: Sri Lanka has become the first team to be eliminated from the Super 8 round of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Sri Lanka are under immediate pressure following a heavy 51-run loss to England national cricket team in their Super Eight opener.

New Zealand's Super Eight opener against Pakistan was washed out without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain in Colombo.

The Black Caps head into this game having had their Super Eight opener against Pakistan abandoned due to persistent rain, which left both teams sharing a point.

Ever since Gautam Gambhir took charge of team selection, the strategy has leaned heavily toward including all-rounders.

Former India coach Ravi Shastri considers the defeat against South Africa in the Super 8s as a blessing in disguise and feels the "shakeup" was much needed for the defending champions to "reflect and reset" going into the business end of the T20 World Cup. India will be desperate to make a strong comeback against Zimbabwe here on Thursday after the heavy 76-run defeat at the hands of South Africa in their Super 8 opener in Ahmedabad on Sunday. The loss against the Proteas, incidentally, was India's first defeat after 12 successive victories across the last two editions of the T20 World Cup. "You win 12 matches on the trot, there's bound to be an off day. And I'm glad it has come early. It might just be the shakeup India needed," Shastri told on the latest episode of The ICC Review. "It might also make them rethink their strategy as to the composition of the side going ahead. "They would have learned from that last experience that they're not going to take things for granted beca

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If Pakistan qualify for the semi-finals, they will feature in Semi-final 1 in Colombo on March 4. In that scenario, Colombo becomes the confirmed venue for the fixture.

India's press conference on the eve of the match at 4 PM IST is likely to shed more light on the XI but before that Business Standard take a look at cues from the practice session.

Check all the matches and results from T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 Group 1 here.

Tickets for the T20 World Cup semi-finals and final went on sale on Tuesday, with the ICC announcing that Pakistan's appearance in either match will result in a full refund for ticket holders who booked for the Kolkata (semi-final) or Ahmedabad (final) games. There will also be a refund in case Sri Lanka qualify and play their semi-final against any other team apart from India. The tickets went on sale at 7pm IST. Fans will be able to secure seats for the first semifinal on March 4, the second semifinal on March 5 and the final on March 8. The first semifinal remains a floating venue arrangement with the match to be held either at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo or the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, while the second semifinal will take place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. If Pakistan qualify for the last four stage, they will play in semifinal 1 in Colombo on March 4. If Pakistan fail to make the knockouts, but Sri Lanka qualify and play anyone other than India, then the islander

Pakistan have just 1 point sin 2 games now with their game against Sri Lanka a must win match for them in order to get that 2nd semis spot.

Widely regarded as a high-performance specialist, he previously worked with the West Indies cricket team as Head Coach, Director of Cricket, and Head of High Performance between 2013 and 2019.

England head into the contest high on confidence after securing an emphatic 51-run win over Sri Lanka.

England will aim to take one step closer to semifinal qualification with a win over Pakistan today

The toss for the England vs Pakistan Super 8 match in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 will take place at 6.30 pm IST.

Host nation England will welcome Bangladesh, Ireland, the Netherlands and Scotland, all of whom sealed their qualification through a highly competitive campaign.