Sahibzada Farhan becomes top run-scorer, surpassing Kohli’s record:Abrar Ahmed cries after Pakistan’s elimination; Shanaka looks disappointed

Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 5 runs in the T20 World Cup on Saturday. In the match played at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, the Pakistani team scored 212 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, the Sri Lankan team could only manage 207 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Even after this win, Pakistan’s team could not secure a place in the semifinals. Disappointed by this, Abrar Ahmad started crying on the field itself. Captain Salman Ali Agha also looked disappointed. Meanwhile, Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka also appeared disappointed after the loss. He scored 22 runs in the last over with 3 sixes and one four, but could not lead the team to victory. PAK vs SL, T20 WC 2026, Super 8, top moments 1. Shanaka’s single eliminates PAK from tournament
Dasun Shanaka took a single on the 5th ball of Usman Tariq in the 16th over. With this one run, Pakistan was eliminated from this T20 World Cup. Pakistan needed to restrict Sri Lanka, who were chasing 213 runs, to 147 runs to reach the semi-finals. Shanaka pushed Tariq’s ball from the back foot and ran to get 1 run. With this one run, the Sri Lankan team scored their 148th run and Pakistan was eliminated. Also read: India face West Indies in winner-take-all contest: With semifinals at stake, will IND end WI’s unbeaten T20 WC run at Eden Gardens? 2. Abrar cried after being eliminated from World Cup
Abrar was seen crying after Pakistan’s elimination from the World Cup. As soon as Shanaka took a single in the 16th over, Abrar broke down in tears. He closed his eyes and covered them with both hands. 3. Captain Shanaka looked disappointed with the loss
Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka almost won a losing match for Sri Lanka with his 76-run innings off 31 balls. The team needed 28 runs to win in the last over. Shanaka scored 22 runs in the first 4 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 1 four, but the last two balls were dots and the team lost the match by 5 runs. Shanaka looked very disappointed after the loss. PAK vs SL, T20 WC 2026, Super 8, records 1. Sahibzada Farhan becomes T-20 World Cup’s highest run-scorer
Pakistan’s opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan broke Virat Kohli’s record by scoring a century against Sri Lanka. Virat Kohli held the record for scoring the most runs in a single season of T20 World Cup. Virat had scored 319 runs in 6 innings in T20 World Cup 2014. Farhan has now claimed this record by scoring 383 runs in 6 innings. 2. Best partnership of the tournament: Fakhar Zaman Sahibzada Farhan
Pakistan’s openers Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman put together a 176-run partnership for the first wicket on Saturday. This is the highest partnership for any wicket in T20 World Cup history. Previously, this record was held by New Zealand’s Tim Seifert and Finn Allen, who had an unbeaten 175-run partnership for the first wicket against UAE in Chennai this year. 3. Farhan records two centuries in T20 WC 2026 Sahibzada Farhan scored a brilliant 100 runs off 60 balls in this match. With this, he became the batsman with the most centuries in a T20 World Cup. Earlier in this tournament, he had played an unbeaten innings of 100 runs off 58 balls against Namibia on February 18. Before him, no batsman had scored more than 1 century in a single edition of the tournament. Also read: PV Sindhu stuck in Dubai after US-Israeli attack on Iran: Badminton star was headed to All England Open, says ‘I am safe right now’ 4. Fakhar Zaman becomes top six hitter for Pakistan in T20Is Fakhar Zaman hit 4 sixes against Sri Lanka. He has now become Pakistan’s leading six-hitter in T20 Internationals. He has 99 sixes in 120 T20 matches. He surpassed Mohammad Rizwan, who has hit 95 sixes in T20.