Sahibzada Farhan-Fakhar Heroics in Vain as Pakistan Miss Semis Spot
A solid century from Sahibzada Farhan set up Pakistan’s 5-run victory against Sri Lanka in the men’s T20 World Cup 2026 clash played at Pallekele. Despite their win, they failed to qualify for the semi-finals due to New Zealand’s better run rate in the group 2 of the Super 8s points table in the T20 World Cup. After invited to bat first, Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman opened the innings while Dilshan Madushanka opened the bowling attack. The duo made a solid start, smashing 64 runs in the powerplay. They went on to make a 176-run partnership for the first wicket. Zaman, who scored 84 runs off 42 deliveries, which included 9 fours and 4 sixes, was dismissed by Dushmantha Chameera. With Khawaja Nafay and Shadab Khan dismissed for 2 and 7 runs, Sahibzada Farhan went on to slam his second century of the ongoing T20 World Cup campaign. Dasun Shanaka bagged the wickets of Mahammad Nawaz and Salman Agha for ducks in the same over, while Dilshan Madushanka bagged the wicket of Sahibzada …
