Pakistan Cricket Team Eliminated From T20 World Cup 2026

In a disappointing turn of events, Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign came to an abrupt end as they failed to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 runs or less, losing the match after posting a challenging total of 212. Despite a strong start from their opening duo, Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan, who set a record for the highest opening partnership in T20 World Cups and saw Farhan surpass Virat Kohli's record for most runs in a single T20 World Cup edition, the team could not capitalize on their momentum. Farhan's impressive innings included his second tournament hundred, but it was not enough to secure victory. As noted by Dawn, "Pakistan had failed to defeat any major team in the tournament before this game, and that says everything you need to know about the current standing of Pakistan in world cricket."