T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka elect to field against Pakistan in Super Eights tie
Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on February 28, 2026.
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Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in their Group 2 match of the T20 World Cup Super Eights stage in Pallekele, Sri Lanka, on Saturday (February 28, 2026).
While Sri Lanka is eliminated from the race to the semifinals, Pakistan are still in contention but the ask is quite big.
Pakistan will have to win by at least 64 runs since they will be batting first in order to surpass New Zealand’s Net Run Rate and reach the semifinals.
Pakistan made three changes from their previous playing XI, with senior batter Babar Azam, Saim Ayub and Salman Mirza not playing. Naseem Shah, Khawaja Nafay and Abrar Ahmed have been named in their place.
Sri Lanka made two changes with Kamil Mishara and Janith Liyanage coming in for Kusal Mendis and Dushan Hemantha.
Teams:
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Usman Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq.
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara (wk), Charith Asalanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka.
Published – February 28, 2026 07:25 pm IST
