Pakistan needs to break the record against England in order to qualify for the 2026 T20 World Cup.

Today, in Pallekele, Pakistan will play England in the T20 World Cup Super 8 round. Since their last match against New Zealand had to be canceled due to rain following the toss, they need to win this match in order to advance in the tournament. Each team received one point, which has given them very little leeway in the remaining Super 8 games.

However, Pakistan will have a difficult time defeating England because they have never done so in the T20 World Cup's history. Indeed, England has defeated Pakistan in every tournament match, and their victories have always been resounding. In the shortest format of the World Cup, the two teams faced off three times, with England winning by 48 runs, 6 wickets, and 5 wickets. The previous encounter took place in the Melbourne final of the 2022 edition.

After defending 146 runs against the hosts Sri Lanka in the last match, England is currently playing excellently as well. They have played at the location before and are fresh off a 51-run victory in Pallekele. Despite not playing their best cricket in the group stage, they managed to defeat Italy and Nepal while losing to the West Indies. But if they defeat Pakistan today, they could become the first team to advance to the semifinals.

Also, Pakistan has lost their last five T20Is against England, the last time they beat them was in September 2022. Since then, England has beaten Pakistan three times while chasing and twice after batting first. England will want to keep their winning streak over the men in green going because they want to get to the semifinals.