Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka, ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8s: Green Army Register Narrow 5-Run Victory Over Lankans
Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 5 runs but were ultimately knocked out of the T20 World Cup. Despite posting a formidable 212/8, anchored by Sahibzada Farhan’s historic century (100 off 60) and Fakhar Zaman’s explosive 84, Pakistan’s semifinal hopes hinged on restricting Sri Lanka to 147 or less. Sri Lanka’s middle order, led by half-centuries from Pavan Rathnayake and Dasun Shanaka, breached that target in the 16th over, officially sending Pakistan home. While Abrar Ahmed (3/23) impressed, the hosts’ fightback ensured New Zealand qualified for the semifinals alongside England. See the best photos from the match below.
Sri Lanka's players stand up for the national anthems before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's players form a huddle before the start of the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera, right, watches the umpire signalling for a six during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan, right, celebrates with batting partner Fakhar Zaman his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka reacts after getting hit for a boundary during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman is bowled out by Sri Lanka's Dushmantha Chameera during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka takes the catch to dismiss Pakistan's Khawaja Nafay during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan celebrates his century during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Naseem Shah, right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Mohammad Nawaz takes the catch to dismiss Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Kamil Mishara plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed, right, celebrates with teammates the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kamil Mishara during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed, right, celebrates prematurely for the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kamindu Mendis, who was ruled not out by the third umpire, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka is bowled out by Pakistan's Abrar Ahmed during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Janith Liyanage leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman fails to catch a shot from Sri Lanka's Pavan Rathnayake during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Spectators cheer on their teams during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha reacts in the field during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka, left, celebrates his fifty runs with batting partner Dunith Wellalage during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha, left, has a word with teammate Shaheen Shah Afridi during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Sri Lanka's captain Dasun Shanaka, right, is consoled by teammate Dunith Wellalage after losing the T20 World Cup cricket match against Pakistan in Pallekele, Sri Lanka. Eranga Jayawardena
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