Pakistan Got Eliminated From The Semifinal: The Sri Lankan team, which was the first to be eliminated from the race for the semi-finals in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, has broken Pakistan’s dream. Last night i.e. on 28th February, in the match played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, the Pakistani team, who came to bat first, scored a huge score of 212 runs at the loss of 8 wickets, thanks to the century of opener Sahibzada Farhan (100) and half-century of Fakhar Zaman (84 runs). With this, a record partnership of 176 runs for any wicket in the history of T20 World Cup was seen between Farhan and Fakhar.
Dasun Shanaka and Pawan Ratnayake broke Pakistan’s dream
To reach the semi-finals, Pakistan had to limit Sri Lanka to 147 runs at any cost, but it did not happen. The Sri Lankan team scored 207 runs at the loss of 6 wickets and lost the match by 6 runs. In this, captain Dasun Shanaka played an unbeaten 76 runs and Pawan Ratnayake played a brilliant half-century innings of 58 runs. In this match, as soon as the Sri Lankan team crossed the mark of 147, Pakistan was out of the semi-finals. On the other hand, New Zealand team reached the semi-finals. In this way, England and New Zealand are the teams that have qualified for the semi-finals from Group-2 of Super-8.
What will Team India have to do to reach the semi-finals?
If Team India has to reach the semi-finals, then under any circumstances it will have to defeat West Indies in the match to be held at Eden Gardens, Kolkata today i.e. on 1st March. Only if Team India wins all its remaining matches from here, it will be able to retain the title of World Champion. Let us tell you that the Indian team had won the title in the 2024 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.
