T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan out of semi-finals despite win against Sri Lanka

Updated: 28-02-2026, 05.42 PM

What is the news?

In the 50th match of T-20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan cricket team defeated Sri Lanka cricket team by 5 runs. Pakistan, batting first, scored 212/8, which included Sahibzada Farhan’s century (100). In reply, the Sri Lankan team failed to achieve the target. Despite this victory, the Pakistani team was out of the semi-finals. Let’s take a look at the records made in the match.

Statement of account

This is how Pakistani team won

Farhan, who came from Pakistan to open the innings, scored a century (100). Apart from him, Fakhar Zaman played an inning of 84 runs and took the team to a big score. Dilshan Madushanka took 3 wickets for 33 runs from Sri Lanka. In reply, after the early dismissal of Pathum Nissanka (3), Charith Asalanka (25) and Kamil Mishara (26) took over the innings. After this Pawan Rathnayake (58) and Dasun Shanaka (76*) struggled.

Farhan scored a century

Farhan expressed his intentions by hitting fours and sixes against Dilshan Madushanka, who came to bowl the third over of the innings. Farhan completed his half-century in 32 balls on the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium pitch which looked good for batting. Scoring runs continuously, he converted his innings into a century in 59 balls during the last overs. He was out after scoring 100 runs in 60 balls with the help of 9 fours and 5 sixes.

Farhan becomes the batsman with most runs in a World Cup edition

Farhan has so far scored 383 runs in 6 innings in the T20 World Cup 2026 at an average of 76.60, which also includes 2 centuries. Virat Kohli played 6 matches in the 2014 edition and scored 319 runs at an average of 106.33. Notably, India finished as runners-up in the final of that edition, losing to Sri Lanka. Furthermore, Kohli is also the only player to score 250+ runs in multiple T20 World Cup editions.

Fakhar missed his first century

After losing the toss and batting first, Fakhar supported Sahibzada Farhan very well. The pair together made a partnership of 64 runs in the powerplay. While scoring runs rapidly, he missed completing his first century by just 16 runs. He was out after scoring 84 runs in 42 balls with the help of 9 fours and 4 sixes. His innings was ended by Dushmantha Chameera.

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Farhan and Fakhar made record partnership

Farhan and Fakhar made a partnership of 176 runs for the first wicket. This became a record for the highest partnership for any wicket in the history of T20 World Cup. Earlier, Tim Seifert and Finn Allen had made an unbroken partnership of 175 runs (in 2026) against UAE. The record for the third highest partnership is held in the name of Jos Buttler and Alex Hales (170* runs vs India, 2022).

Pakistani bowlers lost their chance, New Zealand made it to the semi-finals

To reach the semi-finals, the Pakistani team had to limit Sri Lanka’s innings to a score of 147 or less. However, Pakistani bowlers failed to do so. In such a situation, due to better net run rate, New Zealand made it to the semi-finals.