Pakistan have been officially knocked out of the semifinal race of the t20 World Cup 2026 after the Men in Green failed to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 in their final Super 8 clash in Group 2 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. As a result, New Zealand joined England from Group 2 in the last four stage of the competition.
Sent into bat first, Pakistan rode on Sahibzada Farhan’s 100 and Fakhar Zaman’s 84 to post 212/8 in 20 overs. According to the net run rate (NRR) calculations, Pakistan needed to win the game by restricting Sri Lanka to 147 to go over New Zealand’s NRR and qualify for the semifinals.
The low point for Pakistan came in the fifth ball of the 16th over when Dasun Shanaka took a single off Usman Tariq.
