After a commanding win against Sri Lanka, England will now face Pakistan at the Pallekele Stadium at Kandy in their second match of the second league stage game. Pakistan’s first match of the Super-8 stage against New Zealand was washed out without a ball being bowled.
Placed in Group 2, England are at the top with 2 points while Pakistan is positioned at number 3 with 1 point. England’s win against Sri Lanka has put them on the front seat for the semi-finals spot, while Pakistan has to win both their games with a positive NRR if they want to stay alive in the tournament.
In the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, both Pakistan and England have lost one match each in the group stage as Pakistan lost to India and England lost to West Indies. The last time England and Pakistan met each other in ICC T20 World Cup was back in 2022 when both the teams faced each other in the finals.
Across all the three formats, England and Pakistan have produced multiple entertaining matches. However, two-time champions England have clearly dominated Pakistan especially in the shortest format of the game.
ENG vs PAK Head to Head in T20Is
So far England and Pakistan have faced each other 31 times in T20 cricket. England has won 21 times while Pakistan has won only 9 times.
| Matches played | England won | Pakistan won | No result |
| 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
ENG vs PAK Head to Head in T20 World Cup
In T20 World Cup history, England and Pakistan have faced each other three times and England has emerged victorious all the three times including win in the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 finals. Salman Ali Agha led Pakistan side will try to turn this match into their favour and win their first match against England in T20 World Cup history.
| Matches played | England won | Pakistan won | No result |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
English National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Timeline: T20 World Cup
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Result |
| 2022 | ICC T20 World Cup | Melbourne | England won by 4 wickets |
| 2010 | ICC World Twenty20 | Bridgetown | England won by 6 wikcets |
| 2009 | ICC World Twenty20 | The Oval | England won by 48 runs |
England National Cricket Team vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Stats: T20I
- Most runs: Babar Azam (PAK) 660 runs in 17 innings
- Most wickets: Adil Rashid (ENG) 22 wickets in 19 innings
- Highest individual score: Babar Azam (PAK) 110* off 66 balls
- Best bowling figure: Saeed Ajmal (PAK) 4/23 (4 overs)
ENG vs PAK Most Fifties in T20Is
In the T20I contest between England and Pakistan, wicket-keeper Mohammed Rizwan has scored most fifties for Pakistan while for England Kevin Pietersen has scored most fifties.
| Player | Team | Fifties | Innings |
| Mohammed Rizwan | Pakistan | 6 | 14 |
| Kevin Pieterson | England | 4 | 17 |
ENG vs PAK Most Sixes in T20Is
Here’s a list of players who have scored most sixes in T20I matches between England and Pakistan:
- Eoin Morgan (ENG) 17 sixes
- Mohammed Rizwan (PAK) 16 sixes
- Babar Azam (PAK) 15 sixes
- Harry Brook (ENG) 14 sixes
Considering the match will be played in Sri Lanka and Pakistan has played all their matches in Sri Lanka and this will be England’s second match of the tournament in England, Pakistan has better adaptation of conditions and will pose a challenge to Harry Brook’s team.
