Pakistan target T20 World Cup title ahead of New Zealand Super 8s opener
New Zealand and Pakistan play the first game of the Super Eights stage at the T20 World Cup with both eyeing title tilt.
![Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, left, celebrates with Usman Khan after winning T20 World Cup cricket match against Namibia [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AP26049472881128-1771521530.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
New Zealand and Pakistan play the first game of the Super Eights stage at the T20 World Cup with both eyeing title tilt.
![Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, left, celebrates with Usman Khan after winning T20 World Cup cricket match against Namibia [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AP26049472881128-1771521530.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

![Pakistan were the last team to confirm their place in the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup [File: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/AFP__20260218__97ZM9TW__v1__MidRes__CricketIccMensT20Wc2026PakNam-1771453734.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)















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