{"id":5173,"date":"2026-02-28T20:35:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/pakistan-edge-last-ball-thriller-against-sri-lanka-but-exit-t20-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T20:35:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T20:35:44","slug":"pakistan-edge-last-ball-thriller-against-sri-lanka-but-exit-t20-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/pakistan-edge-last-ball-thriller-against-sri-lanka-but-exit-t20-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan edge last-ball thriller against Sri Lanka but exit T20 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Pakistan needed to beat Sri Lanka by a substantial margin to leapfrog New Zealand into second semifinal qualifying spot.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Pakistan crashed out of \u2060the \u2060Twenty20 World Cup despite <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/liveblog\/2026\/2\/28\/live-pakistan-vs-sri-lanka-t20-world-cup-super-eights\">a five-run victory<\/a> against already-eliminated Sri \u2060Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in \u2060Pallekele.<\/p>\n<p>Their inferior net run-rate meant Pakistan had to win big against Sri \u200cLanka on Saturday in order to pip New Zealand and join group leaders England in the semifinals.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/2\/28\/arsenal-vs-chelsea-premier-league-preview-team-news-start-lineups\">Arsenal host London rivals Chelsea with City breathing down their necks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/2\/27\/man-city-play-real-madrid-psg-face-chelsea-in-champions-league-last-16\">City vs Real Madrid and PSG vs Chelsea to headline Champions League last 16<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/2\/26\/cristiano-ronaldo-buys-25-percent-stake-in-spanish-second-tier-club-almeria\">Cristiano Ronaldo buys 25 percent stake in Spanish second-tier club Almeria<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2026\/2\/26\/real-madrid-ban-club-member-who-did-nazi-salute-during-benfica-match\">Real Madrid bans club member over Nazi salute during Benfica match<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>They racked up 212-8 after Sahibzada Farhan (100) and Fakhar \u2060Zaman (84) combined in a \u2060T20 World Cup record 176-run opening stand.<\/p>\n<p>They had to restrict their opponents \u2060to 147 or less to make the \u2060last four, but \u2060Sri Lanka finished on 207-6, nearly snatching a victory.<\/p>\n<p>Pavan Rathnayake made 58, and \u200cSri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka smoked an unbeaten 76 off \u200c31 \u200cballs, including hitting three consecutive sixes in the final over as his side fell marginally short of a memorable win.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Farhan became the first player to score two centuries in the same T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Farhan smashed a 60-ball 100 while fellow opener Fakhar Zaman cracked 84 off 42 balls as Pakistan, after being asked to bat, recorded their highest total at a T20 World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Farhan scored five sixes and nine fours as he took his aggregate for the tournament to 383 runs, a T20 World Cup record, passing India\u2019s Virat Kohli\u2019s 319 in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Farhan and Zaman put on an opening stand of 176 in 15.5 overs. Zaman hit four sixes and nine fours.<\/p>\n<p>Farhan pushed Dasun Shanaka for a single to complete his century off 59 balls before being dismissed by Dilshan Madushanka in the final over.<\/p>\n<p>Madushanka was the best Sri Lankan bowler with 3-33.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s previous highest at a T20 World Cup was the 201-5 they made against Bangladesh in Kolkata in 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan needed to beat Sri Lanka by a substantial margin to leapfrog New Zealand into second semifinal qualifying spot. Pakistan crashed out of \u2060the \u2060Twenty20 World Cup despite a five-run victory against already-eliminated Sri \u2060Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in \u2060Pallekele. 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