T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka cricket team is finally out of T20 World Cup 2026. Although the team is yet to play its last match of Super 8, but it does not mean anything. New Zealand has further strengthened its chances of reaching the semi-finals by defeating Sri Lanka in a spectacular manner. Meanwhile, the story of Pakistan is also almost over. Although Pakistan is not officially out yet. Let us tell you what Pakistan cricket team should do so that it goes to the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026.
Sri Lankan team is out, now one team from New Zealand and Pakistan will go ahead
It has been largely decided which two teams will go to the semi-finals from Group 2 of the ICC T20 World Cup. If we look at the latest points table of this group, we can see that the England team has confirmed its place in the semi-finals by winning two out of two matches and scoring four points. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka has lost both of the two matches, so now they are out of the tournament. Now two matches are left in this group. One match will be played between England and New Zealand, while the other match will be between Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Pakistan’s fate will be decided by England vs New Zealand match
Now let us tell you how the Pakistani team will reach the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026. In this group, Pakistani team has been able to score only one point in two matches and the team is at number three. Now Pakistan has to play its last match against Sri Lanka, but before that its fate will be decided. New Zealand has three points. If the New Zealand team loses its next match to England then there will be a ray of hope for Pakistan. But if New Zealand defeats England, it will also get five points, this will end the story of Pakistan. Even after winning the last match, Pakistan will not reach five points.
Pakistan will have to cross New Zealand’s net run rate
The match between England and New Zealand will be played on 27 February. This match will be played at Premadasa Stadium. Pakistan will have maximum attention on this match. Because this will decide his fate. Pakistan’s last match will be against Sri Lanka on 28 February. If the England team defeats New Zealand, it will be left with only three points, which means there will be a possibility for Pakistan. But then Pakistan will have to register a big win over Sri Lanka, because there the matter will be stuck on net run rate. New Zealand’s net run rate is currently plus 3.050. Whereas Pakistan’s net run rate is minus 0.461. As a rough estimate, we tell you that if Pakistan has to surpass New Zealand’s net run rate, then it will have to register a win of at least 70 runs over Sri Lanka. Which is possible, but definitely a very difficult task.
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