Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Match Preview. Pakistan must defeat Sri Lanka by roughly 65 runs or chase their target in fewer than 13 overs.

New Zealand has backed into the Twenty20 World Cup semifinals after Pakistan could only narrowly beat Sri Lanka in a gripping match in Pallekele

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A counterattacking 80-run partnership for the seventh wicket between captain Mitchell Santner and Cole McChonchie guided New Zealand to a 61-run win that knocked host Sri Lanka out of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Pakistan needed to beat Sri Lanka by a substantial margin to leapfrog New Zealand into second semifinal qualifying spot.

Sri Lanka will face Zimbabwe in their last match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo on Thursday, 19th February. Both teams are currently unbeaten in the tournament,