Overview
- Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five runs in Pallekele but were eliminated after finishing behind New Zealand on net run rate in Super Eight Group 2.
- Pakistan posted 212/8 as Sahibzada Farhan hit 100 and Fakhar Zaman 84 in a T20 World Cup record 176-run opening stand.
- Farhan became the first player with two centuries in a single T20 World Cup and set a single‑edition run record with 383.
- Pakistan needed to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 or fewer; Sri Lanka reached 148 in the 16th over and closed on 207/6 after Dasun Shanaka’s unbeaten 76 off 31, including three consecutive sixes in the final over.
- Abrar Ahmed led Pakistan’s attack with 3-23, and captain Salman Agha cited dew after losing the toss; England and New Zealand advanced from Group 2, with India vs West Indies to decide the final semifinalist.