India, Feb. 28 -- Pakistan's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign is over, and this time there was no late twist to save it.

Needing not just a win but a massive one against Sri Lanka in their final Super 8 game, Pakistan were effectively knocked out the moment Sri Lanka crossed the 147-run mark in the chase. Even if Pakistan are on their way to win the match, the net run-rate equation had already turned against them, ending their semi-final hopes in Group 2.

Pakistan had given themselves a platform with a commanding first-innings effort, posting 212/8 after a blistering opening stand led by Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman. Farhan's hundred and Fakhar's attacking innings had briefly revived hopes that Pakistan could pull off the kind of runawa...