Pakistan Win Margin to Qualify: Luck has been with Pakistan so far in the Super-8 stage of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Pakistan team has played 2 matches and is in the race for the semi-finals without winning. Pakistan still has one point and today they have a match with Sri Lanka in Pallekele. If they want a place in the semi-finals, Pakistan has to win today’s match at any cost, but just winning is not enough for the Pakistani team. Know here that if Pakistan wins by how many runs today, it will be able to reach the semi-finals.
Now only 2 equations are left for Pakistan to reach the semi-finals. First of all, it is very important for Pakistan to register victory over Sri Lanka. If Pakistan team does not win today, New Zealand will go to the semi-finals.
By how many runs should we win?
Now comes the second equation because today winning against Sri Lanka is not enough for Pakistan. If Pakistan bats first, it will need a win of at least 65 runs. The benefit from this will be that its net run-rate will be better than New Zealand. Suppose Pakistan scores 200 runs while batting first, then it will have to restrict Sri Lanka to a score of 135 runs or less.
On the other hand, if Pakistan team comes to chase, then they will have to win the match in 13.1 overs or before. If Pakistan is unable to do this then New Zealand will benefit from it.
- Batting first- Pakistan will have to win the match by at least 65 runs
- Chase – In case of chasing the target, Pakistan will have to win the match within 13.1 overs.
England has already reached the semi-finals from the second group of Super-8 and Sri Lanka is out of the tournament. Therefore, Sri Lanka has nothing to lose in this match.
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