Scotland, Zimbabwe and South Africa all registered rather easy wins on day three of the T20 World Cup 2026. Here’s how the points tables look after the latest round of games.
T20 World Cup 2026: Day three recap
Scotland vs Italy
Italy made their World Cup debut in a Group C encounter against Scotland in Kolkata. George Munsey powered the Scots to a commanding 207-4 in 20 overs with a 54-ball 84. Brandon McMullen played a handy knock of 41 off 18 deliveries as well, while Michael Leask hit 22 off just five.
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In reply, Italy, without captain Wayne Madsen, couldn’t get going, and other than a 73-run stand between the Manenti brothers, Harry (37 off 25) and Ben (52 off 31), there was little of note. They were bowled out for 134 in the 17th over, with Leask returning figures of 4-17 to take home the player of the match award.
Match 7, Scotland vs Italy
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Zimbabwe vs Oman
Oman batted first in the Group B encounter at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, but were immediately put on the backfoot by a lethal opening spell by Blessing Muzarabani. The towering pacer picked up three wickets for just 16 runs from his four overs, while Richard Ngarava returned figures of 3-17, as Oman were bowled out for 103.
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Zimbabwe needed just 13.3 overs to chase down the total. Opener Brian Bennett top-scored with a 36-ball 48, with the African side winning by eight wickets to start their campaign on a high.
Match 8, Zimbabwe vs Oman
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South Africa vs Canada
Canada chose to bowl first at Ahmedabad against last edition’s finalists South Africa in the last match of the day. Captain Aiden Markram led from the front, scoring a 12th T20I fifty. David Miller (39 off 23) and Tristan Stubbs (34 off 19) finished the innings strongly to take the Proteas to 213.
Canada’s chase started on a bad note, with Lungi Ngidi removing captain Dilpreet Bajwa on the first ball. Ngidi went on to pick up three more wickets, taking figures of 4-31. Navneet Dhaliwal top-scored for Canada with a 49-ball 64 and was only dismissed in the last over, with his side finishing at 156-8, falling short of South Africa's total by 57 runs.
Match 9, South Africa vs Canada
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T20 World Cup 2026: Updated points table after day three
Zimbabwe took the top spot in the Group B table with their win over Oman, while Scotland rose to second in Group C to make up for their defeat to the West Indies. South Africa displaced New Zealand at the summit of the Group D table.
Group A
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.450 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.240 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.240 |
| 4 | USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.450 |
| - | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Group B
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.702 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.000 |
| 3 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.000 |
| 4 | Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.702 |
| - | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Group C
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | West Indies | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.750 |
| 2 | Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.950 |
| 3 | England | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.200 |
| 4 | Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.200 |
| 5 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3.650 |
Group D
| Rank | Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR |
| 1 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.850 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1.162 |
| 3 | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.162 |
| 4 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.850 |
| - | UAE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
