Pakistan v Sri Lanka — Scorecard

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Pakistan

212/8

Sri Lanka

207/6

Pakistan won by 5 runs

ICC Men's T20 World Cup · Match 50 · 28 February 2026 · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy

Innings 1

Pakistan

212/8

20.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Sahibzada Farhan	c J Liyanage b D Madushanka	100	60	9	5	166.7
Fakhar Zaman	b PVD Chameera	84	42	9	4	200.0
Khawaja Nafay	c KIC Asalanka b D Madushanka	2	3	0	0	66.7
Shadab Khan	run out (K Mishara, D Madushanka)	7	5	1	0	140.0
Mohammad Nawaz	c M Theekshana b MD Shanaka	0	1	0	0	0.0
Agha Salman	c M Theekshana b MD Shanaka	0	2	0	0	0.0
Usman Khan	not out	8	4	1	0	200.0
Shaheen Shah Afridi	lbw b D Madushanka	4	2	1	0	200.0
Naseem Shah	run out (PHKD Mendis, D Madushanka)	1	1	0	0	100.0
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 3, nb 0, p 0)		6
Total		212/8 (20.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 176-1 (Fakhar Zaman, 15.5) · 179-2 (Khawaja Nafay, 16.3) · 198-3 (Shadab Khan, 18.0) · 199-4 (Mohammad Nawaz, 18.2) · 199-5 (Agha Salman, 18.4) · 203-6 (Sahibzada Farhan, 19.1) · 207-7 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 19.3) · 210-8 (Naseem Shah, 19.5)

Partnerships

1stSahibzada Farhan & Fakhar Zaman176 (95) · RR 11.12
2ndSahibzada Farhan & Khawaja Nafay3 (4) · RR 4.50
3rdSahibzada Farhan & Shadab Khan19 (9) · RR 12.67
4thSahibzada Farhan & Mohammad Nawaz1 (2) · RR 3.00
5thSahibzada Farhan & Agha Salman0 (2) · RR 0.00
6thSahibzada Farhan & Usman Khan4 (3) · RR 8.00
7thShaheen Shah Afridi & Usman Khan4 (2) · RR 12.00
8thNaseem Shah & Usman Khan3 (2) · RR 9.00

Boundary Breakdown

Sahibzada Farhan100 · 66% bdy
Fakhar Zaman84 · 71% bdy
Usman Khan8 · 50% bdy
Shadab Khan7 · 57% bdy
Shaheen Shah Afridi4 · 100% bdy
Khawaja Nafay2 · 0% bdy
Naseem Shah1 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
D Madushanka	4.0	33	3	8.25
PVD Chameera	4.0	48	1	12.00
M Theekshana	4.0	35	0	8.75
MD Shanaka	4.0	42	2	10.50
DN Wellalage	3.0	37	0	12.33
J Liyanage	1.0	14	0	14.00

Innings 2

Sri Lanka

207/6

20.0 overs

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
P Nissanka	c Mohammad Nawaz b Naseem Shah	3	7	0	0	42.9
K Mishara	b Abrar Ahmed	26	15	4	1	173.3
KIC Asalanka	b Abrar Ahmed	25	18	1	2	138.9
P Rathnayake	c Saim Ayub b Shaheen Shah Afridi	58	37	4	3	156.8
PHKD Mendis	b Abrar Ahmed	3	6	0	0	50.0
J Liyanage	b Mohammad Nawaz	5	3	1	0	166.7
MD Shanaka	not out	76	31	2	8	245.2
DN Wellalage	not out	2	3	0	0	66.7
Extras (b 0, lb 3, w 6, nb 0, p 0)		9
Total		207/6 (20.0 ov)

Fall of wickets: 8-1 (P Nissanka, 1.3) · 33-2 (K Mishara, 4.1) · 75-3 (KIC Asalanka, 8.5) · 94-4 (PHKD Mendis, 11.0) · 101-5 (J Liyanage, 12.0) · 162-6 (P Rathnayake, 17.3)

Partnerships

1stP Nissanka & K Mishara8 (9) · RR 5.33
2ndKIC Asalanka & K Mishara25 (16) · RR 9.38
3rdKIC Asalanka & P Rathnayake42 (28) · RR 9.00
4thPHKD Mendis & P Rathnayake19 (13) · RR 8.77
5thJ Liyanage & P Rathnayake7 (6) · RR 7.00
6thMD Shanaka & P Rathnayake61 (33) · RR 11.09
7thMD Shanaka & DN WellalageNB45 (15) · RR 18.00

Boundary Breakdown

MD Shanaka76 · 74% bdy
P Rathnayake58 · 59% bdy
K Mishara26 · 85% bdy
KIC Asalanka25 · 64% bdy
J Liyanage5 · 80% bdy
P Nissanka3 · 0% bdy
PHKD Mendis3 · 0% bdy
DN Wellalage2 · 0% bdy

6s 4s Running

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Shaheen Shah Afridi	4.0	48	1	12.00
Naseem Shah	4.0	36	1	9.00
Abrar Ahmed	4.0	23	3	5.75
Usman Tariq	4.0	43	0	10.75
Mohammad Nawaz	2.0	21	1	10.50
Shadab Khan	2.0	33	0	16.50

Key moments

Algorithmically chosen from the scorecard — partnerships, wicket clusters, turning overs.

Standout stand

Match-defining partnership

Sahibzada Farhan & Fakhar Zaman put on 176 runs from 95 balls at 11.12 run rate for the 1st wicket.

Pakistan innings

Collapse

Sharpest wicket cluster

3 wickets in 4 balls — Agha Salman fell at 199/5 (18.4 ov).

Pakistan innings

Turning over

Over 20: D Madushanka took 3 wickets 9 runs.

Pakistan innings

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Ball-by-ball replay

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Worm Chart

Runs progression per over. Wickets shown as dots on each line.

Manhattan

Runs scored each over. ▼ markers above bars mark wickets that over.

Momentum

Smoothed per-over swing. Above the line = scoring above their own average; dips mark wickets / quiet overs.

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Phase Splits

Powerplay (1–6) · Middle (7–15) · Death (16–20)

Pakistan

212/8 (20.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–6

64/0· RR 10.67

BatSahibzada Farhan40 (25)BowlD Madushanka0/17 (2.0)

Middle

Ov 7–15

99/0· RR 11.00

BatFakhar Zaman61 (30)BowlM Theekshana0/23 (3.0)

Death

Ov 16–20

49/8· RR 9.80

BatSahibzada Farhan24 (11)BowlD Madushanka3/16 (2.0)

Sri Lanka

207/6 (20.0)

Powerplay

Ov 1–6

49/2· RR 8.17

BatK Mishara26 (15)BowlAbrar Ahmed1/4 (1.0)

Middle

Ov 7–15

86/3· RR 9.56

BatP Rathnayake47 (26)BowlAbrar Ahmed2/22 (3.0)

Death

Ov 16–20

72/1· RR 14.40

BatMD Shanaka63 (22)BowlShaheen Shah Afridi1/28 (2.0)

Commentary249 balls

End of over 20
4666··
Sri Lanka 207/6
20.6
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, no run.
20.5
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, no run.
20.4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, SIX!
20.3
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, SIX!
20.2
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, SIX!
20.1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, FOUR!
End of over 19
wd162wd61·
Sri Lanka 185/6
19.8
Shadab Khan to DN Wellalage, no run.
19.7
Shadab Khan to MD Shanaka, 1 run.
19.6
Shadab Khan to MD Shanaka, SIX!
19.5
Shadab Khan to MD Shanaka, wide.
19.4
Shadab Khan to MD Shanaka, 2 runs.
19.3
Shadab Khan to MD Shanaka, SIX!
19.2
Shadab Khan to DN Wellalage, 1 run.
19.1
Shadab Khan to DN Wellalage, wide.
End of over 18
1·W14·
Sri Lanka 167/6
18.6
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, no run.
18.5
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, FOUR!
18.4
Shaheen Shah Afridi to DN Wellalage, 1 run.
18.3
Shaheen Shah Afridi to P Rathnayake, OUT! Caught by Saim Ayub.
18.2
Shaheen Shah Afridi to P Rathnayake, no run.
18.1
Shaheen Shah Afridi to MD Shanaka, 1 run.
End of over 17
6121·1
Sri Lanka 161/5
17.6
Naseem Shah to MD Shanaka, 1 run.
17.5
Naseem Shah to MD Shanaka, no run.
17.4
Naseem Shah to P Rathnayake, 1 run.
17.3
Naseem Shah to P Rathnayake, 2 runs.
17.2
Naseem Shah to MD Shanaka, 1 run.
17.1
Naseem Shah to MD Shanaka, SIX!