Fans on social media lashed out at the umpiring on the final ball of the game. They felt that it was a wide ball and that the umpire's decision was wrong.
Sri Lanka men's cricket team head coach and former captain Sanath Jayasuriya has decided to resign from his role.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka apologised to fans and blamed injuries and missed moments after his team crashed out of the T20 World Cup 2026.
Pakistan won the game against Sri Lanka by 5 runs and finished tied with New Zealand on three points, but a better Net Run Rate saw the Kiwis advance to the semi-finals of T20 World Cup 2026.
Dasun Shanaka's stunning onslaught couldn't avert a narrow five-run defeat for Sri Lanka but knocked Pakistan out of the T20 World Cup, as New Zealand joined table toppers England from Group 2 in the semifinals.
Pakistan bowed out of the T20 World Cup on Saturday despite beating Sri Lanka by five runs in their Super 8 clash in Kandy.
Sahibzada Farhan became the first player to score two centuries in the same T20 World Cup as Pakistan kept their semi-final hopes alive by scoring 212-8 against Sri Lanka in Kandy on Saturday.
Sahibzada Farhan's record-breaking century and a fiery knock from Fakhar Zaman powered Pakistan to a massive total of 212/8 against Sri Lanka in their crucial T20 World Cup clash.
Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan entered the T20 World Cup history books on Saturday with a quickfire knock against Sri Lanka in their Super Eight clash in Kandy.
Babar Azam was dropped from the Pakistan playing XI, alongside opener Saim Ayub and pacer Salman Mirza.
Pakistan are facing Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, in a must-win T20 World Cup 2026 Super 8 match
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan were eliminated despite a narrow five-run win. Their elimination saw New Zealand progress to the semi-finals.
Pakistan are behind New Zealand not only in terms of points but also in Net Run Rate. To leapfrog New Zealand, Pakistan must not only beat Sri Lanka but do so by a significant margin
It's a crucial day for Pakistan at the T20 World Cup 2026. After an underwhelming display in the Super 8 stage so far, Salman Ali Agha and Co.'s fate rests in their own hands as they chase a spot in the T20 World Cup semi-finals
Former Pakistan batter Mohammad Yousuf backed the Salman Ali Agha-led side to turn 'pressure into fireworks' ahead of their must-win Super 8 match against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2026.
With the already qualified England doing them a huge favour on Friday by beating New Zealand and denying the Kiwis a clear passage to the knockouts, Pakistan have their fate in their own hands.
Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Farveez Maharoof has called for "hard decisions" following Lanka's exit from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 after suffering a 61-run defeat against New Zealand.
His remarks comes after Sri Lanka's campaign ended in front of their home crowd at the R Premadasa Stadium, where they failed to recover from a middle-order collapse while chasing 169.