Pakistan Eliminated T20 World Cup: Pakistan has defeated Sri Lanka by 5 runs. Sri Lanka was already out of the World Cup, which could not win this match but definitely stopped Pakistan from going to the semi-finals. In this match played at Pallekele Stadium, Pakistan batted first and scored 212 runs. Pakistan had to ensure that Sri Lanka was restricted to 147 runs, but Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka created such a ruckus that all the equations of the semi-final were thrown into disarray.
Pakistan out, New Zealand in
The equation for Pakistan to reach the semi-finals was such that it had to win by at least 65 runs. Therefore, the Pakistan team had to ensure that Sri Lanka could not go beyond 147 runs. At one time, Sri Lanka had lost the first two wickets early, but first came the half-century of Pawan Ratnayake, who scored 58 runs in 37 balls.
Since Pakistan failed to restrict Sri Lanka to 147 runs, it is out of the T20 World Cup. On the other hand, on the basis of net run rate, New Zealand has made it to the last-4.
Dasun Shanaka snatched the victory
There was a hope for Pakistan at one time that it could restrict Sri Lanka to within 147 runs, but captain Dasun Shanaka’s stormy innings of 76 runs had ended all the hopes of Pakistan. Shanaka scored 76 runs in 31 balls and during this he hit 2 fours and 8 sixes.
Sri Lanka needed 28 runs in the last over. Shaheen Afridi was bowling in front, who had given 22 runs on the first 5 balls. As a result, Sri Lanka needed a six on the last ball. Afridi bowled a yorker very close to the wide line, which Shanaka considered wide and let it go blank. In this way Sri Lanka lost by 5 runs