Pakistan wanted to beat Sri Lanka by a considerable margin to leapfrog New Zealand into second semifinal qualifying spot.
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Pakistan crashed out of the Twenty20 World Cup regardless of a five-run victory towards already-eliminated Sri Lanka in a Group Two Tremendous Eights match in Pallekele.
Their inferior web run-rate meant Pakistan needed to win large towards Sri Lanka on Saturday in an effort to pip New Zealand and be a part of group leaders England within the semifinals.
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They racked up 212-8 after Sahibzada Farhan (100) and Fakhar Zaman (84) mixed in a T20 World Cup file 176-run opening stand.
They needed to limit their opponents to 147 or much less to make the final 4, however Sri Lanka completed on 207-6, practically snatching a victory.
Pavan Rathnayake made 58, and Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka smoked an unbeaten 76 off 31 balls, together with hitting three consecutive sixes within the last over as his aspect fell marginally wanting a memorable win.
Earlier, Farhan grew to become the primary participant to attain two centuries in the identical T20 World Cup.
Farhan smashed a 60-ball 100 whereas fellow opener Fakhar Zaman cracked 84 off 42 balls as Pakistan, after being requested to bat, recorded their highest whole at a T20 World Cup.
Farhan scored 5 sixes and 9 fours as he took his combination for the event to 383 runs, a T20 World Cup file, passing India’s Virat Kohli’s 319 in 2014.
Farhan and Zaman placed on a gap stand of 176 in 15.5 overs. Zaman hit 4 sixes and 9 fours.
Farhan pushed Dasun Shanaka for a single to finish his century off 59 balls earlier than being dismissed by Dilshan Madushanka within the last over.
Madushanka was one of the best Sri Lankan bowler with 3-33.
Pakistan’s earlier highest at a T20 World Cup was the 201-5 they made towards Bangladesh in Kolkata in 2016.
