Sri Lanka, Feb. 4 -- Group B promises a tight contest as Australia and co-hosts Sri Lanka look to navigate a tricky pool packed with rising challengers.

What an opportunity co-hosts Sri Lanka have to qualify in pole position of the Super Eight stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.

There is no question they saw what happened when Australia, Group B's top-ranked team, recently toured Pakistan. The Aussies are struggling for form and won't be at full strength.

This group is there for the taking and may prove to deliver some shock results.

Sri Lanka, a well established cricketing force, sit eighth in the current ICC T20I Rankings. Individually, they have some of the top-ranked batters on the planet and highly-ranked bowler Wanindu Ha...