West Indies tops group stage with clean sweep in ICC T20 World Cup

West Indies: West Indies ended its campaign at the top in the group stage of the ICC T20 World Cup after beating Italy. They won all the four matches of the group stage and secured eight points in the table with 1.874 net run rate.

In group C, there were five teams including England, Scotland, Italy and Nepal and West Indies. The team played around four matches and defeated all these teams to secure their position in the Super 8 of the tournament and at the first position.

The second position was secured by England in the group stage as the team won three out of four matches and lost one against West Indies. England secured 6 points in the points table with a run rate of 0.201 and secured their position in the Super 8 of the tournament.

West Indies was the first team from the 20 teams to qualify for the super 8 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. They defeated England in the group stage and secured their place in the Super 8 of the tournament.

Now, West Indies will start its Super 8 campaign on Monday (February 23, 2026) against Zimbabwe as they are in the group 1 of the tournament. The second match of the team will be held on February 26, 2026 against South Africa in India.

The last match of the Super 8 stage of the tournament of the team will be held on March 1, 2026 against India. These matches will determine the place of West Indies in the semi-final round of the World Cup.

Last year, West Indies lost at the Super 8 stage of the tournament against South Africa and failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the World Cup. The first semi-final of the tournament will be held on March 4, 2026, the second will be held on March 5, 2026. The finals will be held on March 8, 2026.