Sri Lanka beat Australia to qualify for the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup 2026 in Kandy on Monday.
Sri Lanka now joins West Indies, India, South Africa, and England in the list of teams who have qualified for the next round.
Australia’s chances hang by a thread now as it will now not only need to win by a big margin in its game against Oman but also hope other results go its way.
Australia qualification scenario
GROUP A
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NRR |
| India (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +3.050 |
| USA | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +0.787 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -0.403 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1.352 |
| Namibia (E) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2.443 |
GROUP B
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NRR |
| Sri Lanka (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +2.462 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +1.984 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.414 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.150 |
| Oman (E) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4.546 |
GROUP C
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NRR |
| West Indies (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.820 |
| England (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | +0.201 |
| Scotland (E) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +0.359 |
| Italy (E) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.588 |
| Nepal (E) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.942 |
GROUP D
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | NR | Points | NRR |
| South Africa (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +1.477 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +0.701 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.215 |
| UAE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -0.797 |
| Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1.526 |
Published on Feb 16, 2026
