Who won yesterday’s match? Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, T20 World Cup 2026, Super-8 match, 28 February

Delhi: In a thrilling match played in the Super-8 stage of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan registered a spectacular victory by defeating Sri Lanka by 5 runs, but due to lack of better net run rate, it could not make it to the semi-finals. In a high-scoring match, Pakistan set a huge target of 212 runs, in response to which Sri Lanka struggled till the last over.

Pakistan’s start was very aggressive. Opener Sahibzada Farhan played an explosive inning of 100 runs in 60 balls, which included 9 fours and 5 sixes. With him, Fakhar Zaman scored 84 runs in 42 balls and made a record partnership of 176 runs for the first wicket. However, after Fakhar’s dismissal, Pakistan’s run rate slowed down and the team could not add runs at the expected pace in the last overs.

While chasing the target, the Sri Lankan team also struggled tremendously. Captain Dasun Shanaka kept the match exciting till the last over by playing a stormy innings of 76 not out off 31 balls. 28 runs were needed to win in the last over, in which he hit one four and three sixes. However, Shaheen Afridi’s accurate yorker bowling kept Sri Lanka away from the target and Pakistan won by 5 runs.

Despite this victory, Pakistan could not make it to the semi-finals. To improve the net run rate, they had to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 runs or less, but Sri Lanka scored 147/5 in 15.5 overs. As a result, New Zealand advanced to the next round with a net run rate of +1.390, while Pakistan was eliminated with a net run rate of -0.123.

Farhan’s performance in this match was a topic of discussion throughout the tournament. He scored the highest number of runs by scoring 383 runs in 6 innings and left behind the record of 319 runs made by Virat Kohli in 2014. He also became the batsman who hit the most sixes in the tournament with 18 sixes.

However, questions were also raised on Farhan’s match awareness during the match. He completed his century by taking a single on the first ball of the 19th over, while there was a new batsman at the other end. After this, Pakistan lost wickets continuously and could not add the required runs in the last overs. Experts believe that if they had kept the strike to themselves, the team could have scored a bigger score.

Brief Scorecard: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Pakistan: 212/8 (20 overs)
Sri Lanka: 207/6 (20 overs)

Result: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Pakistan won by 5 runs.

Turning point of the match: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
First turning point: Farhan-Fakhar’s opening partnership of 176 runs, which took Pakistan to a huge score.
Second defining moment: Shaheen Afridi’s yorker bowling in the last over, which stopped Sri Lanka despite Shanaka’s aggressive batting.

Player of the Match: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
Sahibzada Farhan – Match winning innings of 100 runs.

FAQs: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka

Question 1: Who won the Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match?
Answer: Pakistan registered a thrilling victory by 5 runs.

Question 2: Who became the player of the match?
Answer: Sahibzada Farhan, who played a brilliant inning of 100 runs.

Question 3: Why could Pakistan not reach the semi-finals?
Answer: Pakistan was out of the tournament due to lack of better net run rate.

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