Pakistan Eliminated From The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 For These Three Reasons: After Pakistan’s exit from the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, captain Salman Ali Aga has talked about the team’s performance, shortcomings and future challenges. The pain of being out of the semi-finals despite winning by 5 runs against Sri Lanka was clearly reflected in Salman’s statements. He cited toss, dew and poor performance of the middle order as the main reasons for the defeat. Even the brilliant innings of Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka (76 not out) could not save the Sri Lankan team from defeat, but Pakistan was eliminated from the World Cup on Saturday i.e. 28th February. Because of this, New Zealand has reached the semi-finals with England in Group-2.
Salman Ali Aga told the reason for being out of the semi-finals
After defeating Sri Lanka, Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga admitted that losing the toss in the conditions of Pallekele was costly for them. He said, ‘Things became challenging from the time I lost the toss because dew was a big factor. The pitch was very good and restricting the Sri Lankan team to within 148 runs (for semi-final qualification) was always going to be a difficult task. Salman admitted that if the toss had been in his favour, the result could have been different.
Pakistan’s spin bowling failed
Pakistan’s spin bowlers had shown excellent performance throughout the tournament, but they failed in the important match against Sri Lanka. Aga said, ‘The dew definitely spoiled the plans. We were not able to implement our strategies as we wanted. Usman Khan had a bad day today, but this happens in T20 cricket. They have been amazing so far.
Pakistan has middle order problem
While talking about batting, Salman Ali Aga praised Sahibzada Farhan, who has scored two centuries in this World Cup. However, he raised questions on the other batsmen. According to Salman, ‘Batting was a matter of concern throughout the tournament. Sahibzada Farhan batted brilliantly, but if he had got a little more support from the middle order, the result could have been different. Our middle order has been a problem for the last few years, we have to sit down and work seriously on it.
