Watch the highlights of Sri Lanka vs Pakistan Super Eights - The 50th match of the 2026 ICC T20 World Cup Twenty20 International cricket tournament between Sri Lanka and Pakistan played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on February 28, 2026.
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| Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan had an excellent opening stand © AFP/Getty Images |
Sahibzada Farhan's record-breaking century and Fakhar Zaman's whirlwind 42-ball 84 leads Pakistan to thrilling a 5-run win over Sri Lanka, despite a fighting knock from captain Dasun Shanaka's blistering 31-ball 76* but Pakistan not qualify for the semi-final spot in a high-scoring Super Eight encounter of a ICC T20 World Cup.
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- Pakistan's 5-run win was their joint fifth smallest victory by terms of runs in T20 internationals, it is their 3rd time win by 5-runs, It is the Pakistan's narrowest win against Sri Lanka in T20Is. Their previous narrowest victory by 23-runs at Hambantota in 2012 and It is their narrowest win in T20 World Cups, previous narrowest win by 7-runs against South Africa at Nottingham in the 2009 World Twenty20.
- Pakistan's 64 for 0 was their joint ninth highest powerplay total in T20 international, It is their highest powerplay-total against Sri Lanka in T20Is, previous highest powerplay-total against Sri Lanka was 62 for 2 at Dambulla earlier last month and It is their joint second highest powerplay-total in T20 World Cups.
- Pakistan's 212 was their second highest score in T20 international after their 232 against England at Nottingham in 2021, It is their highest-score against Sri Lanka in T20Is, previous highest was 189 at Johannesburg in the 2007 World Twenty20 and It is their highest total in T20 World Cups, previous highest was 201 against Bangladesh at Kolkata in the 2016 World Twenty20.
- This is the first time Pakistan and Sri Lanka had a conceded a 200-plus total at the T20 World Cups, first Sri Lanka conceded 212 then Pakistan conceded 207.
- 176 : Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman set up the third highest first-wicket partnership for Pakistan in T20 international, It is the Pakistan's highest first-wicket partnership against Sri Lanka in T20Is, previously held by the 59-run stand between Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub at Dambulla earlier last month and the highest first-wicket partnership in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 175-run stand between Tim Seifert and Finn Allen against UAE at Chennai earlier in this tournament.
- 176 : Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman set up the third highest any-wicket partnership for Pakistan in T20 international and the highest any-wicket stand in T20 World Cup history, surpassing the previous record of unbeaten 175-run stand for the first-wicket between Tim Seifert and Finn Allen against UAE at Chennai earlier in this tournament.
- Sahibzada Farhan became the first batsman to scored two hundreds in an T20 World Cup edition.
- Sahibzada Farhan became the second player to scored two centuries in T20 World Cups after Chris Gayle.
- Sahibzada Farhan scored 383 runs in this T20 World Cup - The most runs scored by any batsman in an T20 World Cup edition, beating Virat Kohli's record of 319-runs in the 2014 World Twenty20 and the joint second-most-runs by any batsman in any series or tournament) in T20Is.
- Sahibzada Farhan hit 18 sixes in this T20 World Cup - The most sixes hit by any batsman in an T20 World Cup edition, going past the 17 sixes hit by Nicholas Pooran in the 2024 T20 World season and also by Shimron Hetmyer in the ongoing edition.
- 99 : Fakhar Zaman hit the most-sixes by an Pakistan batsman in T20I cricket history, beating Mohammad Rizwan's record of 95-sixes.
- 8 : Dasun Shanaka hit the most sixes in an innings in T20 international, surpassing the previous record of 7-sixes hit by Kusal Perera against India at Indore in 2017.
- Sri Lanka's 14-sixes was their joint most sixes in an innings in T20 international, jointly with their 14-sixes against India at Pune in 2023 and the joint sixth most-sixes hit by any team in an innings in T20 World Cups.
- 419 - Runs scored between Sri Lanka and Pakistan in Pallekele, the third highest runs aggregate match in T20 World Cups.
- 5 Individual hundreds scored in this World Cup so far - the most individual hundreds in a series or tournament in T20Is. Three of those five centuries came at Pallekele.
- Sahibzada Farhan became the first Pakistan batsman to score a century against Sri Lanka in T20I cricket history.
- Sahibzada Farhan became the second Pakistan batsman to scored two centuries in T20Is after Babar Azam's three centuries.
- Sri Lanka's 49 for 2 was their joint second highest powerplay total against Pakistan in T20 World Cups.
- 61 : Pavan Rathnayake and Dasun Shanaka set up the record sixth-wicket partnership for Sri Lanka against Pakistan in T20 international, previously held by the 58-run stand between Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Wanindu Hasaranga at Dubai (DICS) in the 2022 T20 Asia Cup final, It is the Sri Lanka's fifth highest sixth-wicket stand in T20Is and the Sri Lanka's highest sixth-wicket partnership in T20 World Cups, previously held by the 53-run stand between Dasun Shanaka and Wanindu Hasaranga against England at Sharjah in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
- Sri Lanka's 207 was their ninth highest score in T20 international, It is their second highest-score against Pakistan in T20Is after their 211 at Dubai (DICS) in 2013 and It is their third highest total in T20 World Cups.
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* New Zealand have joined England and South Africa in the knockout stages of the T20 World Cup. England secured their spot after winning against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, while South Africa topped Group 1 with victories over India and the West Indies. New Zealand's qualification comes after Pakistan's chances were dashed despite winning against Sri Lanka, as they couldn't overcome their Net Run Rate deficit.
Pakistan scored massive total of 212-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Sahibzada Farhan blasted a his joint career-best 100 off 60-balls - which was his 2nd T20I hundred and his first century against Sri Lanka in T20Is.
Fakhar Zaman hammered a 84 off 42-balls including 9-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 200 and Usman Khan scored a unbeaten 8 off 4-balls contained a boundary.
Sri Lanka best bowler by Dilshan Madushanka picked up 3-wickets for 33-runs in 4-overs, Dasun Shanaka took 2-wickets and one for Dushmantha Chameera.
Sri Lanka scored 207-7 in 20 overs with top scorer by Dasun Shanaka hammered a career-best unbeaten 76 off 31-balls including 8-sixes & 2-fours with strike rate of 245.16.
Pavan Rathnayake blasted a 58 off 37-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 156.75, Kamil Mishara hammered a 26 off 15-balls included 4-fours & a six with strike rate of 173.33 and Charith Asalanka hit 25 off 18-balls contained 2-fours & a six.
Pakistan best bowler by Abrar Ahmed picked up 3-wickets for 23-runs in 4-overs, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi each took one-wickets.
Sahibzada Farhan named Player of the match for his scintillating batting performance to smashed a career-best joint 100-runs knocked off facing 60-balls including 9-fours & 5-sixes with strike rate of 166.66.
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