Day 3 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 began with Italy and Scotland squaring off at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. George Munsey's belligerent 84 in 54 balls, coupled with Michael Leask's disciplined spell of 4/17, ensured that Scotland won the match by 73 runs. It was their first win of the tournament after losing their tournament opener against West Indies by 35 runs.
The day's second match saw Zimbabwe and Oman launching their campaign in Colombo. Zimbabwe's pace trio of Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani and Brad Evans picked three wickets each as Oman were restricted to 103. Brian Bennett's unbeaten 48 ensured that Zimbabwe reached the target in 13.3 overs with 8 wickets in hand.
Two more teams began their title chase as Canada and South Africa squared off in Ahmedabad. South African skipper set the tone for his team with an entertaining innings of 59 in 32 balls. He was well supported by the likes of Ryan Rickleton, David Miller and Tristan Stubbs and the 2024 finalists posted 213/4, the highest score of the tournament so far. Navneet Dhaliwal scored a gritty half-century in the run-chase. But the right-handed batter got little support from the other end. Canada were cleaned up, handing South Africa a commanding win.
This is how the points table looks like at the end of Day 3 of T20 World Cup points table.
Group A
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| India | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +1.450 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +0.240 |
| Netherlands | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -0.240 |
| United States of America | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -1.450 |
| Namibia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Group B
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.702 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1.000 |
| Ireland | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -1.000 |
| Oman | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -2.702 |
| Australia | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Group C
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| West Indies | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +1.750 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | +0.950 |
| England | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +0.200 |
| Nepal | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -0.200 |
| Italy | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -3.650 |
Group D
| Team | Matches Played | Wins | Losses | No Result | Points | Net Run Rate |
| South Africa | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +2.850 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | +1.162 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -1.162 |
| Canada | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | -2.850 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Day 4 of the World Cup will see Namibia and the Netherlands go toe-to-toe in New Delhi. Then Australia will play Ireland in Colombo. The day will end with a match between England and the West Indies in Mumbai.
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