Pakistan (212/8) crash out of T20 World Cup 2026 after a narrow 5-run consolation win against Sri Lanka (207/6) in their last Super Eight clash

[Ball Blazer]

Sri Lanka win the toss, opt to field against Pakistan in Super 8 clash

 

[Major]

Lol they dropped saim. Omg

 

[hamzie]

No Babar thank the Lord

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Naseem Nafay and Abrar in

Babar Saim and Mirza out

 

[prash88]

SL bowling. How much Pakistan need to defend?

 

[ads101]

surely you have to bat first here lol. Ah well it worked out.

 

[shah9425]

Three changes

 

[G0rmintAunty]

There goes our chance, dew is going to knock us out later.

 

[imshally81]

@DeadlyVenom u called it right... he would gad bowled first lmaoo. Thank god he lost the toss

Maybe tactics

 

[Sachin fan]

Pakistan should win just for showing this bravery and selecting right players.

 

[imshally81]

Saim isn't playing

 

[Sachin fan]

surely you have to bat first here lol. Ah well it worked out.

Apparently without rain, dew sets in and makes batting easier in second half.

 

[AAli98]

Rameez reminding the dreadful captain it’s a 13 over game for you in other words don’t play for yourselves to secure your places.

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

SL bowling. How much Pakistan need to defend?

Pakistan has to win by 67 runs.

They need to get close to 200 to have any chance.

 

[imshally81]

Fragile middle order...... Saim should play in the place of Nawaz

 

[shah9425]

Wish we had chased

 

[hamzie]

SL bowling first.. Deal is fix ?

Hope so
They have no reason to win
So many reasons to lose

 

[Sachin fan]

So fakhar to open I assume as siam is not playing

 

[Usman Chadda]

surely you have to bat first here lol. Ah well it worked out.

Dew later on, bowling first was the only chance we could go for it.

I want our boys to give it a shot.

 

[khyberlion]

What said dropped. Pathetic.

 

[shah9425]

Now 200 plus is needed

 

[Concerned]

Would’ve made Fakhar open and drop Saim to 3 as he can atleast bowl.

 

[sachin-10dulkar]

Expecting Fakhar to go bonkers

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Wish we had chased

This team can't even chase 130 in 13 overs.

 

[Asif321]

Stupid to drop Saim today . Today he could have hit out and bowl also . Batting looks very thin again .

 

[PakFan2010]

Why is Babar not playing?

He could have played anchor role to help Pakistan to 150.

 

[Ball Blazer]

Teams:
Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Khawaja Nafay, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara(w), Charith Asalanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka(c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka

 

[IAJ]

When you really needed to win the toss, you lose it lol. Ruswai har taraf.

 

[battler]

Don't think anything less than 220 will give Pak a fighting chance

 

[Ali Active]

Saim should have played lol he could have just slog it out

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Would’ve made Fakhar open and drop Saim to 3 as he can atleast bowl.

He's become a bowler who can bat a little off late

 

[ads101]

Dew later on, bowling first was the only chance we could go for it.

I want our boys to give it a shot.

Maybe you’re right. But chasing in 13 overs seems way harder than beating by 67 runs.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Looks tough we need 190 minimum for a tiny chance.

 

[IAJ]

Stupid to drop Saim today . Today he could have hit out and bowl also . Batting looks very thin again .

Batting looks strong, for the first time, we can bat all the way down to Naseem, so no worries there.

 

[PakFan2010]

It is better to bat first.

If you post 200 then Sri Lanka will have to attack in the run chase.

More chance of getting wickets as run rate pressure will apply.

If you bowl first and get early wickets, Sri Lanka would try to rebuild and aim for 150, making it much harder.

 

[Omer2002]

Fragile middle order...... Saim should play in the place of Nawaz

Absolutely i kniw saim has failed but so has Nawaz

 

[Katwalindian]

Dew later on, bowling first was the only chance we could go for it.

I want our boys to give it a shot.

Can they chase 160 odd in 13?

 

[IAJ]

Looks tough we need 190 minimum for a tiny chance.

Should aim for 200+ to be honest

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

Looks tough we need 190 minimum for a tiny chance.

only chance was bowling first and restricting SL around 150-160 Thats gone now

Pak need Minimum 220 batting Firsr and it aint happeninh

 

[Asif321]

Saim isn't playing

When he had to be dropped they didn’t and when he was needed they drop him

 

[shah9425]

This team can't even chase 130 in 13 overs.

Yeah but at least they could have tried

But now defending total will be much stiff chance

 

[pakistani pride]

Whatever guys. This kind of chances don't come often. Time to become heroes!

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

only chance was bowling first and restricting SL around 150-160 Thats gone now

Pak need Minimum 220 batting Firsr and it aint happeninh

How would they chase down 150 in 13 overs?

 

[Usman Chadda]

Maybe you’re right. But chasing in 13 overs seems way harder than beating by 67 runs.

That’s true, but if you are preparing for such a margin chasing looked the better option.

Anyhow, not in our hands now so we have to make do with what we can do best. You are right in a sense that for a mediocre team like Pakistan, it wouldn’t have mattered.

 

[Omer2002]

Batting looks strong, for the first time, we can bat all the way down to Naseem, so no worries there.

How is it strong abrar..tariq..shaheen and naseem biggest tail in world cup..

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Bad decision to drop Saim. Should have dropped Nawaz or Shadab

 

[Asif321]

Batting looks strong, for the first time, we can bat all the way down to Naseem, so no worries there.

Strong from where ? After Fakhar Farhan there is no one . Unless you think Shadab and Nawaz will save you

 

[shah9425]

200 is minimum to have a chance

220 to 230 will be safer

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

How would they chase down 150 in 13 overs?

when you have to chase 150 in 13 it means you can go all out without worrying about playing 20 overs. This happened last month on Lanka tour during 3rd t20I.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Babar Azam has been dropped

Upar wali zaat ka jitna shukar kia jaye km hai

 

[Asif321]

Bad decision to drop Saim. Should have dropped Nawaz or Shadab

Make one good decision . And do one blunder that’s how Hesson is

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Babar dropped? @Rana be like:

 

[Rana]

They dropped Saim to avoid backlash from Babar fans

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Whatever guys. This kind of chances don't come often. Time to become heroes!

We lost that aura after 2017.

I think they'll settle for a win. Might not go for it.

 

[Asif321]

Faheem could have easily replaced Nawaz or Shadab .

 

[shah9425]

only chance was bowling first and restricting SL around 150-160 Thats gone now

Pak need Minimum 220 batting Firsr and it aint happeninh

Yeah

 

[batandballbattle]

NO BABAR AZAM LFG

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

when you have to chase 150 in 13 it means you can go all out without worrying about playing 20 overs. This happened last month on Lanka tour during 3rd t20I.

They struggle to even make 50 runs in the first 6 overs

 

[imshally81]

Bad team selection will again haunted us...

 

[shah9425]

How would they chase down 150 in 13 overs?

They could have tried it

 

[zaidihusain]

Should aim for 200+ to be honest

Must aim for 225+. Saim is wrongly dropped, should have played instead of Naseem.

Babar is rightly dropped

 

[ads101]

only chance was bowling first and restricting SL around 150-160 Thats gone now

Pak need Minimum 220 batting Firsr and it aint happeninh

If you score 160 in 13 overs, that translates at the same run rate 246 runs for 20 overs. And tbh most innings tend to accelerate in later stages, so probably harder to have that rate over 13 overs than 20.

We pretty much have to bat like we’re batting over 200 either way.

 

[RidiculousMan]

220 is the magic number. If Pakistan can reach that then our bowlers can bowl Sri Lanka cheaply.

But I think this is the most difficult situation of all. Here's why;

- Pitch will offer assistance to seamers early on.
- Bounce will be variable.
- Dew will assist the batters in 2nd innings.
- Sri Lanka are playing a long batting with Liyanage. They can be sure to come close any target.
- Faheem would've fared well as an all rounder on this pitch.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Shaheen wants 170 and he reckons he can bowl them out for 80-90.

Someone who's living in lala land

 

[Devadwal]

Sri Lanka win the toss, opt to field against Pakistan in Super 8 clash

Used pitch lol and Sri Lanka opt to bowl. #Fisy

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

They struggle to even make 50 runs in the first 6 overs

because they are reluctant. afraid to get out . when you go for it with freedom , there is 59 50 chance it can happen. i think we have watched enough of cricket to see things like that unfold. but anyways Pak aint chasing so no point

 

[Sachin fan]

Stupid to drop Saim today . Today he could have hit out and bowl also . Batting looks very thin again .

I think they were expecting to chase (expecting sri lanka to bat first), in which case they needed to bat only 13.4 overs and didn't need that many batsmen.

Now they have to bat 20 overs full.

 

[Usman Chadda]

Can they chase 160 odd in 13?

Yeah you’re right.

Doubt we are doing anything tonight tbh

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

 

[shariqnoor]

Sahibzada Farhan is due for a failure. With Pakistan batting, chances have gone down significantly. Being aggressive for 13 overs is easier than being aggressive for the entire 20 overs.

 

[Sachin fan]

Shaheen wants 170 and he reckons he can bowl them out for 80-90.

Someone who's living in lala land

Sapne bhi itne chote hai, should aim for 250

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

If you score 160 in 13 overs, that translates at the same run rate 246 runs for 20 overs. And tbh most innings tend to accelerate in later stages, so probably harder to have that rate over 13 overs than 20.

We pretty much have to bat like we’re batting over 200 either way.

Playing 13 overs in total and 20 makes a difference

Think about T10 league. why they regulary make 130

 

[hamzie]

Saim and Faheem should've played

 

[zaidihusain]

Chasing under pressure is never easy. The batters have chance now to go for big score, one quick 50 ball 100 is needed

 

[ads101]

Kind of get why they dropped Saim. They knew they weren’t going to open with him. And under this pressure situation, expecting an opener to suddenly adapt to no.3, middle order is a tough ask for a youngster. Nafay, usman etc already expect that they’re playing middle order.

Probably still would have played Saim, bowling alone and we have few other batsmen. But I kind of get it. And really fakhar had to open.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Bat normally and look to have a 60+ runs powerplay with wickets in hand. If Pakistan can they do. They will be on track for a 220.

Sri Lanka are playing a bowler short as well.

 

[Rana]

Bad team selection will again haunted us...

They should have picked Babar?

 

[RidiculousMan]

Kind of get why they dropped Saim. They knew they weren’t going to open with him. And under this pressure situation, expecting an opener to suddenly adapt to no.3, middle order is a tough ask for a youngster. Nafay, usman etc already expect that they’re playing middle order.

Probably still would have played Saim, bowling alone and we have few other batsmen. But I kind of get it. And really fakhar had to open.

I have more hope with Fakhar than Saim.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Will either be 190 + or collapse to 100-120

 

[NeVerMind]

when you have to chase 150 in 13 it means you can go all out without worrying about playing 20 overs. This happened last month on Lanka tour during 3rd t20I.

Yeah but Sri Lankans have twice self destructed chasing 150 plus scores, making one below hundred and another just above hundred...so this is the best chance we will get