How do matches differ between India and Sri Lanka? A phase-wise breakdown of batting trends and bowling impact in T20 World Cup 2026.
The group stage of the T20 World Cup 2026 ends with India, West Indies, South Africa, and Zimbabwe topping their respective groups. They are placed in Group 1 for the Super 8 fixtures. Meanwhile, all the runners-up from the group-stage games, New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan, will meet each other in the Group 2 Super 8 clashes.
Among the 40 group stage clashes, 14 matches took place in Sri Lanka, while the remaining 26 occurred in India. And there was a significant difference in the batting and bowling departments in both countries.
Batters enjoy better average and strike rate in India during T20 WC 2026
In India, the batters have enjoyed a batter batting strike rate of 137.02 compared to 132 in Sri Lanka in this T20 WC 2026. It reflects that the Indian pitches have been more batting-friendly.
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Aggregate batting performance in India and Sri Lanka in T20 WC 2026
| Host | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 50s/100s | HS | 4s/6s |
| India | 413 | 8149 | 24.76 | 137.02 | 45/01 | 110 | 654/390 |
| Sri Lanka | 224 | 3861 | 21.21 | 132 | 19/02 | 100* | 390/117 |
In terms of batting in all three periods, powerplay, middle overs, and death overs, India have produced better results for the batters. And it has continued to remain the same throughout the 20 overs of the innings.
Team’s powerplay (1-6) batting performance in India in T20 WC 2026
| Team | Inns | Runs | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 4s/6s |
| New Zealand | 04 | 237 | 07 | 33.86 | 164.58 | 78 | 29/11 |
| South Africa | 04 | 237 | 04 | 59.25 | 164.58 | 83 | 36/08 |
| England | 04 | 212 | 07 | 30.29 | 147.22 | 67 | 24/08 |
| Italy | 04 | 198 | 09 | 22.00 | 137.50 | 68 | 21/12 |
| India | 03 | 182 | 07 | 26.00 | 168.52 | 86 | 18/12 |
| Afghanistan | 04 | 176 | 09 | 19.56 | 122.22 | 56 | 18/07 |
| Scotland | 04 | 172 | 06 | 28.67 | 119.44 | 52 | 26/03 |
| UAE | 04 | 167 | 06 | 27.83 | 115.97 | 51 | 21/04 |
| Nepal | 04 | 164 | 06 | 27.33 | 113.89 | 56 | 12/08 |
| West Indies | 04 | 164 | 06 | 27.33 | 113.89 | 55 | 23/03 |
| Canada | 04 | 161 | 10 | 16.10 | 111.81 | 50 | 25/03 |
| Namibia | 03 | 148 | 03 | 49.33 | 137.04 | 57 | 13/07 |
| USA | 03 | 140 | 04 | 35.00 | 129.63 | 65 | 10/08 |
| Netherlands | 03 | 126 | 06 | 21.00 | 116.67 | 51 | 09/06 |
Team’s middle overs (7-15) batting performance in India in T20 WC 2026
| Team | Inns | Runs | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 4s/6s |
| New Zealand | 04 | 373 | 04 | 93.25 | 172.69 | 109 | 29/18 |
| West Indies | 04 | 325 | 06 | 54.17 | 150.46 | 105 | 17/22 |
| Scotland | 04 | 319 | 08 | 39.88 | 147.69 | 87 | 22/15 |
| Afghanistan | 04 | 309 | 05 | 61.80 | 143.06 | 86 | 19/12 |
| South Africa | 04 | 294 | 10 | 29.40 | 142.72 | 92 | 18/14 |
| England | 04 | 280 | 12 | 23.33 | 129.63 | 77 | 16/13 |
| Italy | 04 | 276 | 09 | 30.67 | 136.63 | 89 | 16/16 |
| Canada | 04 | 267 | 05 | 53.40 | 123.61 | 73 | 20/11 |
| Nepal | 04 | 229 | 11 | 20.82 | 106.02 | 78 | 15/07 |
| USA | 03 | 228 | 06 | 38.00 | 140.74 | 95 | 13/11 |
| UAE | 04 | 223 | 09 | 24.78 | 103.24 | 72 | 13/10 |
| Netherlands | 03 | 197 | 11 | 17.91 | 121.60 | 82 | 11/07 |
| India | 03 | 185 | 07 | 26.43 | 114.20 | 82 | 12/08 |
| Namibia | 03 | 177 | 11 | 16.09 | 109.26 | 69 | 13/05 |
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Team’s death overs (16-20) batting performance in India in T20 WC 2026
| Team | Inns | Runs | Outs | Avg | Sr | HS | 4s/6s |
| Afghanistan | 04 | 206 | 11 | 18.73 | 180.70 | 69 | 10/15 |
| Nepal | 04 | 192 | 10 | 19.20 | 169.91 | 60 | 16/10 |
| England | 04 | 187 | 10 | 18.70 | 179.81 | 78 | 09/15 |
| India | 03 | 175 | 10 | 17.50 | 194.44 | 75 | 14/14 |
| UAE | 04 | 171 | 10 | 17.10 | 144.92 | 63 | 14/09 |
| West Indies | 04 | 159 | 06 | 26.50 | 172.83 | 66 | 12/11 |
| Scotland | 04 | 150 | 17 | 8.82 | 135.14 | 71 | 10/08 |
| South Africa | 03 | 139 | 03 | 46.33 | 190.41 | 62 | 07/09 |
| USA | 03 | 139 | 08 | 17.38 | 154.44 | 63 | 09/08 |
| Canada | 04 | 135 | 12 | 11.25 | 112.50 | 50 | 09/06 |
| Netherlands | 03 | 99 | 03 | 33.00 | 186.79 | 58 | 12/03 |
| Namibia | 03 | 92 | 10 | 9.20 | 115.00 | 47 | 05/04 |
| New Zealand | 04 | 77 | 03 | 25.67 | 154.00 | 35 | 07/03 |
| Italy | 03 | 61 | 11 | 5.55 | 105.17 | 42 | 01/06 |
The story for the batting department has been a little different in Sri Lanka. The batters have struggled in patches. Few teams have found the powerplay hard to tackle, while few have been cramped in scoring against the old ball.
Teams’ Powerplay (1-6) batting in Sri Lanka in T20 WC 2026
| Team | Inns | Runs | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 4s/6s |
| Australia | 04 | 239 | 06 | 39.83 | 165.97 | 73 | 33/09 |
| Pakistan | 04 | 199 | 09 | 22.11 | 138.19 | 61 | 24/10 |
| Sri Lanka | 03 | 160 | 04 | 40.00 | 148.15 | 61 | 24/04 |
| Oman | 04 | 150 | 12 | 12.50 | 104.17 | 63 | 19/04 |
| Ireland | 03 | 126 | 08 | 15.75 | 116.67 | 47 | 17/04 |
| Zimbabwe | 02 | 87 | 02 | 43.50 | 120.83 | 47 | 17/00 |
| India | 01 | 52 | 01 | 52.00 | 144.44 | 52 | 07/02 |
| USA | 01 | 50 | 01 | 50.00 | 138.89 | 50 | 06/02 |
| Netherlands | 01 | 47 | 02 | 23.50 | 130.56 | 50 | 08/01 |
| Namibia | 01 | 36 | 02 | 18.00 | 100.00 | 40 | 05/01 |
Team’s Middle overs (7-15) batting in Sri Lanka in T20 WC 2026
| Team | Inns | Runs | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 4s/6s |
| Pakistan | 04 | 262 | 09 | 29.11 | 121.30 | 84 | 22/07 |
| Australia | 04 | 251 | 08 | 31.38 | 136.41 | 81 | 19/07 |
| Ireland | 03 | 221 | 05 | 44.20 | 136.42 | 95 | 17/05 |
| Sri Lanka | 03 | 209 | 05 | 41.80 | 129.01 | 88 | 17/02 |
| Oman | 04 | 207 | 18 | 11.50 | 95.83 | 71 | 17/04 |
| Zimbabwe | 02 | 133 | 01 | 133.0 | 134.34 | 78 | 15/00 |
| India | 01 | 73 | 03 | 24.33 | 135.19 | 75 | 07/02 |
| Netherlands | 01 | 73 | 02 | 36.50 | 135.19 | 73 | 08/01 |
| USA | 01 | 58 | 02 | 29.00 | 107.41 | 61 | 04/01 |
| Namibia | 01 | 40 | 05 | 8.00 | 74.07 | 43 | 02/01 |
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Teams’ death overs (16-20) batting in Sri Lanka in T20 WC 2026
| Team | Inns | Runs | Outs | Avg | SR | HS | 4s/6s |
| Sri Lanka | 03 | 182 | 04 | 45.50 | 233.33 | 79 | 16/11 |
| Pakistan | 04 | 172 | 11 | 15.64 | 163.81 | 68 | 13/11 |
| Ireland | 03 | 132 | 11 | 12.00 | 188.57 | 93 | 08/10 |
| Australia | 03 | 113 | 13 | 8.69 | 129.89 | 53 | 09/02 |
| Oman | 04 | 71 | 09 | 7.89 | 83.53 | 32 | 06/01 |
| India | 01 | 47 | 03 | 15.67 | 156.67 | 48 | 05/02 |
| USA | 01 | 45 | 05 | 9.00 | 150.00 | 47 | 03/03 |
| Zimbabwe | 01 | 44 | 01 | 44.00 | 146.67 | 44 | 04/01 |
| Netherlands | 01 | 24 | 06 | 4.00 | 82.76 | 24 | 02/00 |
| Namibia | 01 | 14 | 03 | 4.67 | 93.33 | 14 | 00/00 |
Bowlers enjoy better economy and strike rate in Sri Lanka during T20 WC 2026
The bowlers have notched up a better economy rate of 8.16 in Sri Lanka compared to 8.54 in India. Even the average and strike rate of are better in the Island country.
Aggregate bowling performance in India and Sri Lanka T20 WC 2026
| Host | Inns | Wkts | Avg | SR | Eco | 4W/5W | BBI |
| India | 314 | 310 | 27.21 | 19.10 | 8.54 | 10/02 | 5/20 |
| Sri Lanka | 163 | 169 | 23.46 | 17.20 | 8.16 | 06/00 | 4/12 |
In India, the powerplay bowling economy of most teams has crossed eight, and it has remained the same in the middle overs. Once it has gone to the death overs, it has crossed the 10-run economy mark.
Meanwhile, the pacers have done equally well in both India and Sri Lanka. Spinners, however, have enjoyed an economy rate of 7.68 in Sri Lanka in comparison to 8.21 in India.
Pacer and spinners’ performance in India and SL in T20 WC 2026
| In IND | Inns | Wkts | SR | Eco | 4W/5W |
| Pacers | 167 | 182 | 17.70 | 8.84 | 06/02 |
| Spinners | 71 | 125 | 20.70 | 8.21 | 04/00 |
| In SL | Inns | Wkts | SR | Eco | 4W/5W |
| Pacers | 70 | 78 | 15.40 | 8.84 | 03/00 |
| Spinners | 93 | 91 | 18.70 | 7.68 | 03/00 |
Teams’ PP bowling in India in T20 World Cup 2026
| Team | Inns | Wkts | Eco | Avg | SR | Dots | 4s/6s |
| South Africa | 04 | 12 | 8.67 | 17.33 | 12.00 | 75 | 25/09 |
| England | 04 | 11 | 7.96 | 17.36 | 13.09 | 78 | 26/05 |
| West Indies | 04 | 10 | 6.83 | 16.40 | 14.40 | 77 | 19/05 |
| Afghanistan | 04 | 08 | 7.50 | 22.50 | 18.00 | 73 | 25/05 |
| USA | 03 | 08 | 8.56 | 19/25 | 13.50 | 42 | 11/07 |
| UAE | 04 | 07 | 8.92 | 30.57 | 20.57 | 62 | 29/07 |
| Canada | 04 | 05 | 8.92 | 42.80 | 28.80 | 60 | 23/04 |
| India | 03 | 05 | 6.89 | 24.8- | 21.60 | 52 | 12/04 |
| Italy | 04 | 05 | 8.29 | 39.80 | 28.80 | 54 | 21/06 |
| Scotland | 04 | 05 | 7.75 | 37.20 | 28.80 | 66 | 11/10 |
| Netherlands | 03 | 04 | 8.00 | 36.00 | 27.00 | 51 | 13/07 |
| New Zealand | 04 | 04 | 9.46 | 56.75 | 36.00 | 66 | 27/08 |
| Namibia | 03 | 03 | 11.17 | 67.00 | 36.00 | 38 | 14/15 |
| Nepal | 04 | 03 | 9.21 | 73.67 | 48.00 | 66 | 29/08 |
Team’s middle overs bowling in India in T20 World Cup 2026
| Team | Inns | Wkts | Eco | Avg | SR | Dots | 4s/6s |
| West Indies | 04 | 13 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 16.62 | 77 | 14/11 |
| Italy | 04 | 11 | 7.58 | 24.82 | 19.64 | 72 | 16/11 |
| Scotland | 04 | 11 | 8.72 | 28.55 | 19.64 | 62 | 13/18 |
| USA | 03 | 11 | 6.15 | 15.09 | 14.73 | 62 | 14/02 |
| India | 03 | 10 | 7.30 | 19.70 | 16.20 | 61 | 12/09 |
| Afghanistan | 04 | 09 | 8.92 | 35.67 | 24.00 | 75 | 25/16 |
| England | 04 | 08 | 9.03 | 40.62 | 27.00 | 70 | 25/17 |
| Canada | 04 | 07 | 9.03 | 46.63 | 30.86 | 64 | 22/15 |
| Namibia | 03 | 07 | 8.22 | 31.71 | 23.14 | 48 | 10/11 |
| Netherlands | 03 | 07 | 8.56 | 33.00 | 23.14 | 44 | 13/09 |
| South Africa | 04 | 07 | 8.00 | 41.14 | 30.86 | 68 | 18/11 |
| New Zealand | 04 | 05 | 8.22 | 59.20 | 43.20 | 54 | 16/12 |
| UAE | 04 | 05 | 8.50 | 58.40 | 41.20 | 49 | 18/11 |
| Nepal | 04 | 03 | 8.94 | 100.33 | 67.33 | 59 | 18/16 |
Teams’ death overs bowling in India in T20 World Cup 2026
| Team | Inns | Wkts | Eco | Avg | SR | Dots | 4s/6s |
| West Indies | 04 | 15 | 8.34 | 8.80 | 6.33 | 32 | 12/04 |
| England | 04 | 13 | 9.66 | 14.62 | 9.08 | 45 | 08/16 |
| South Africa | 04 | 12 | 7.32 | 12.00 | 9.83 | 42 | 13/02 |
| Italy | 04 | 11 | 11.54 | 20.45 | 10.64 | 28 | 13/15 |
| Afghanistan | 04 | 10 | 8.19 | 14.60 | 10.70 | 48 | 09/08 |
| India | 03 | 10 | 7.72 | 10.30 | 8.00 | 37 | 11/03 |
| New Zealand | 04 | 10 | 10.66 | 18.30 | 10.30 | 26 | 09/12 |
| Nepal | 03 | 09 | 8.71 | 10.00 | 6.89 | 24 | 02/07 |
| Netherlands | 03 | 09 | 11.33 | 18.89 | 10.00 | 22 | 06/13 |
| Namibia | 03 | 06 | 11.08 | 24.00 | 13.00 | 19 | 12/08 |
| Scotland | 04 | 06 | 9.91 | 23.67 | 14.33 | 30 | 13/08 |
| USA | 03 | 06 | 10.34 | 18.67 | 10.83 | 20 | 11/05 |
| UAE | 03 | 04 | 10.76 | 26.00 | 14.50 | 13 | 06/07 |
| Canada | 04 | 03 | 13.55 | 67.00 | 29.67 | 20 | 10/13 |
In Sri Lanka, on the other hand, teams have kept the batters in check inside the first six overs and middle overs. But teams, who kept wickets in hand, had smashed a flurry of boundaries at the death.
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Teams’ PP bowling in Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup 2026
| Team | Inns | Wkts | Eco | Avg | SR | Dots | 4s/6s |
| Australia | 04 | 08 | 8.12 | 24.38 | 18.00 | 72 | 23/07 |
| Zimbabwe | 02 | 08 | 5.17 | 7.75 | 9.00 | 44 | 06/01 |
| Oman | 04 | 07 | 9.21 | 31.57 | 20.57 | 68 | 39/03 |
| Pakistan | 04 | 06 | 8.00 | 32.00 | 24.00 | 72 | 26/06 |
| Ireland | 03 | 05 | 9.83 | 35.40 | 21.60 | 40 | 2206 |
| India | 01 | 04 | 6.33 | 9.50 | 09.00 | 20 | 03/02 |
| Sri Lanka | 03 | 04 | 8.39 | 37.75 | 27.00 | 52 | 20/04 |
| Netherlands | 01 | 02 | 10.17 | 30.50 | 18.00 | 17 | 08/03 |
| USA | 01 | 02 | 9.33 | 28.00 | 18.00 | 22 | 05/05 |
| Namibia | 01 | 01 | 7.83 | 47.00 | 36.00 | 17 | 08/00 |
Team’s middle overs bowling in Sri Lanka in T20 WC 2026
| Team | Inns | Wkts | Eco | Avg | SR | Dots | 4s/6s |
| Pakistan | 04 | 12 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 18.00 | 76 | 21/05 |
| Ireland | 03 | 11 | 6.04 | 14.82 | 14.73 | 55 | 08/01 |
| Sri Lanka | 03 | 11 | 8.15 | 20.00 | 14.73 | 46 | 12/07 |
| Australia | 04 | 08 | 7.58 | 34.12 | 27.00 | 78 | 30/02 |
| Zimbabwe | 02 | 04 | 6.83 | 30.75 | 27.00 | 36 | 10/02 |
| India | 01 | 03 | 6.22 | 18.67 | 18.00 | 24 | 07/00 |
| Netherlands | 01 | 03 | 5.56 | 16.67 | 18.00 | 18 | 04/00 |
| Oman | 04 | 03 | 9.63 | 93.67 | 58.33 | 26 | 25/06 |
| Namibia | 01 | 02 | 9.33 | 42.00 | 27.00 | 17 | 06/04 |
| USA | 01 | 01 | 9.00 | 81.00 | 54.00 | 13 | 05/03 |
Teams’ death overs bowling in Sri Lanka in T20 WC 2026
| Team | Inns | Wkts | Eco | Avg | SR | Dots | 4s/6s |
| Pakistan | 04 | 17 | 7.67 | 7.82 | 6.12 | 39 | 10/05 |
| Sri Lanka | 03 | 14 | 4.92 | 5.21 | 6.36 | 45 | 05/00 |
| Zimbabwe | 02 | 08 | 6.86 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 18 | 05/01 |
| Australia | 04 | 07 | 9.31 | 14.86 | 9.57 | 21 | 10/04 |
| Ireland | 03 | 06 | 11.08 | 24.00 | 13.00 | 20 | 12/04 |
| USA | 01 | 06 | 10.60 | 8.83 | 5.00 | 10 | 05/02 |
| India | 01 | 03 | 6.67 | 6.67 | 6.00 | 11 | 02/01 |
| Oman | 02 | 03 | 17.20 | 57.33 | 20.00 | 11 | 11/16 |
| Netherlands | 01 | 02 | 8.22 | 18.50 | 13.50 | 13 | 02/03 |
| Namibia | 01 | 00 | 13.60 | — | — | 03 | 04/05 |
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