Sri Lanka’s tournament journey is almost over after the defeat at the hands of New Zealand in the Super-8 match of ICC T20 World Cup 2026. However, Pakistan has suffered the biggest loss from this defeat. Pakistan’s hopes of reaching the semi-finals have now become even weaker.
Memes went viral on social media
Actually, Pakistan team’s path to the semi-finals largely depended on the victory of Sri Lanka. If Sri Lanka had defeated New Zealand, the equation of Group 2 could have changed completely, but the Kiwi team increased the problems for Pakistan by registering a big win by 61 runs. After this, there was a flood of reactions from fans on social media and memes started going viral rapidly.
While sharing the post, a fan wrote that if I pray for Pakistan’s victory, it loses. If I pray for another team, it loses even worse. On the other hand, Indian users also did not lag behind and made a flurry of memes regarding Sri Lankan batting.
Watching SL vs NZ pic.twitter.com/ymczyFn4QQ
— Apâ˜llo (@Deucallionn7) February 25, 2026
Big twist in the match
There came a time during the match when the New Zealand team seemed to be struggling. After the fall of 6 wickets for 84 runs in the beginning, it seemed that Sri Lanka could make a comeback in the match. At that time the supporters of Pakistan were also hopeful that this result could go in their favor. However, New Zealand made a brilliant comeback and completely changed the course of the match and put 168 runs on the board.
Host Team to see its performance #SLvsNZ pic.twitter.com/MESSL71jZA
— Byomkesh (@byomkesbakshy) February 25, 2026
The path to the semi-finals became difficult
Now the journey ahead has become very difficult for Pakistan. The team will not only have to win its last match, but will also have to keep an eye on the net run rate as well as the results of other teams. Overall, this defeat of Sri Lanka has completely changed the picture of Group-2 and has made the path for Pakistan more challenging.
