T20 WC 2026 Group B updated points table: SL, ZIM, AUS rankings

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

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