Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, 50th Match, Super 8 Group 2 (Y3 v Y4), ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, that's it. Pakistan win. But Dasun Shanaka almost pulled off the miracle off miracles. The last two balls were fine bowling. Especially this. Shanaka doesn't move much in his crease, this is bang on the tramline on the off-side, low full-toss and Shanaka leaves it. There's no signal from the ump and then Shaheen Afridi comes to shake hands with Shanaka. Pakistan are knocked out but end with a win. Replays are in and I have another look at that ball, it was such a close call - touch and go and another ump on another day would've signalled a wide. That's how some decisions go

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, Dasun Shanaka tries a cute reverse-scoop and misses. Wants a wide. But gets nothing. It's a low full-toss and angling away from the right-hander outside off, slight tail away, Shanaka could've tried to hit that through cover, instead he shuffles across and is set for the scoop, but sees the line and tries to reverse-scoop, misses, definitely not a wide. Replays show that Shanaka shuffled across and that's why the ump's call of not a wide is the right one. Had he been in his original batting stance, that was a wide as it was wide of the tramline

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Dasun Shanakaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! What a hero. Hat-trick of sixes. Again a half-volley and in the slot on off, Shanaka stays back, gets forward and clobbers the loft, sliced it off the open-face but all the way over sweeper cover. When it hit the bat, it was six all the way. Pressure on Shaheen Afridi and Pakistan. Crowd giving Sri Lanka so much boost

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, my word! What a shot. What do we have here. The crowd and Mark Howard on air going mental. This is insane stuff. A short of length delivery on middle, Dasun Shanaka backs away slightly and heaves, lots of height and the distance too, flies over deep square-leg. Agha chats with Shaheen Afridi who shakes his head. Replays show that it was the slower-ball into the wicket that Shaheen tried. Shanaka and Wellalage with a glove-tap

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Sri Lanka are still in this. This is a half-volley outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and smashes the loft way back at sweeper cover. What a hit under pressure. Shaheen Afridi didn't get it in the yorker length area and Shanaka pounced. Again what power. The crowd losing their marbles here. The face was open and it's carved away

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, Dasun Shanaka starts well. Length and angling into the right-hander on off-stump, Dasun Shanaka backs away and slices the loft, clears backward point and short third man. Agha is pointing at someone as the gum in his mouth takes a beating. It's one-bounce and nearly went all the way

Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and lofts hard and straight to Babar at long-off, caught on the bounce

Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, 50 for Dasun Shanaka. Monstrous hit this. It's a flat good length outside off, the leg-break and not wide enough, Shanaka gets forward and thwacks the cut over wide long-off, such immense power he has. He raises the bat to soak in the applause

Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, wide, way outside off, this time Dasun Shanaka doesn't move and lets it go, takes the wide

Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, dragged way too short but well wide outside off, Dasun Shanaka backs away and then reaches for it to cut, mistimes it but gets two wide of long-off

Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, massive. It's tossed up full on off, Dasun Shanaka backs away and clouts the loft, and it's 10 rows back at long-off. Way too full and Shanaka didn't miss out. Agha has a chat with Saim as he is not happy

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, no run, beautiful inswinging yorker on off, late inswing, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and defends it back to Shaheen Afridi who threatens to shy back. Shanaka wanted one to take the strike

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, Shaheen Afridi round the wicket. It's full and the ball shapes away from fifth-stump line, Dasun Shanaka hangs back, throws the bat, slices it between backward point and short third man. Flies away

Shaheen Afridi to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, full on middle and leg, Dasun Shanaka hangs back and flicks to deep mid-wicket, just one

Naseem Shah to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, seam-up and full on middle and leg, Dasun Shanaka clears his front leg and gets forward to drill it hard and straight to long-on

Naseem Shah to Dasun Shanaka, no run, only slower-balls now. On a good length on off, Dasun Shanaka pulls way too early and misses, flies over off-stump

Naseem Shah to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, slower-ball and short down leg, Dasun Shanaka is early into the pull, off the glove and it's a single to short fine, quick one taken

Naseem Shah to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, mighty hit. It's a slower-ball off-cutter and full outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and lofts, slices it, hits it with so much power and it just crosses the ropes at wide long-off. He can hit them a mile. Picked the slower-ball so early and well

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, Pakistan are going home. Celebrations all around New Zealand and wherever their supporters are. So confirmed that this will be the last game in Sri Lanka this World Cup. There will be celebrations in Kolkata too and Ahmedabad as well. They get to host the semi-final and the final. A big deal that. It's a flat good length delivery on off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and punches it back to Usman Tariq, who should've stopped that, fumbles and they take one. Sri Lanka cross 147 and that's the tournament done for Pakistan. There will be so many disappointed people back in Pakistan and for their supporters. Abrar is seen shedding a tear or two as he closes his eyes with his hands

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, flat good length outside off, too much width, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and crashes the cut wide of sweeper cover, Nawaz gets across and cuts it off to his right, keeps it to two

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, flat good length on off, round-arm, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and miscues the pull, it's short of Shaheen Shah running to his left at long-on, they come back for two

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, the googly and turns down leg, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and works it wide of deep square-leg, easy two

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, muscled over wide long-on. It's slower and good length just outside off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and shows his power, pulls and easily clears wide long-on

Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up full outside off, Dasun Shanaka comes down the track and is not to the pitch of the ball, but swipes it to long-on

Shadab Khan to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flat leg-break outside off, turns away, Dasun Shanaka reaches for it and cuts to sweeper cover

Mohammad Nawaz to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, flat good length on off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and makes room to punch hard and straight to sweeper cover

Mohammad Nawaz to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, that is such a poor delivery and Agha is not happy. It's short and down leg, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and smashes the pull way over deep mid-wicket, flies into the crowd. Shadab claps and tries to egg on Mohammad Nawaz, while Agha chews furiously on his gum as he wears a dead-pan expression

Mohammad Nawaz to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, tossed up full and Dasun Shanaka comes down the track to push it down to long-off

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, no run, the tossed up leg-break, turns a hint away, just outside off, Dasun Shanaka gets forward and watchfully defends to cover

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, no run, the googly, back of a length and on off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and works it to mid-wicket, this time Naseem fields

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 2 runs, slower and shorter outside off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and cuts wide of backward point, easy two as sweeper cover goes to his left

Usman Tariq to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, Naseem fumbles at mid-wicket and gives away one. It's a flat length delivery outside off, Dasun Shanaka goes on the back foot and whips it, regulation stop