Pakistan went out of the T20 World Cup despite a five-run victory against Sri Lanka in the Group Two Super 8s match in Pallekele on Saturday.
Their inferior net run rate meant Pakistan had to win convincingly in order to pip New Zealand and join group winners England in the semi-finals.
They racked up 212 for eight after Sahibzada Farhan (100) and Fakhar Zaman (84) combined in a T20 World Cup record 176-run opening stand. That meant they had to restrict their opponents to 147 or less to make the last four, but Sri Lanka finished on 207 for six with Pavan Rathnayake making 58 and Dasun Shanaka hitting an unbeaten 76 off 31 balls.
Pakistan were in danger of failing to defend their highest T20 World Cup total. Shanaka began the last over against Shaheen Shah Afridi by slamming 4, 6, 6, 6. Sri Lanka then needed six off the last two balls. Shanaka missed trying to scoop the fifth ball and left the sixth, a yorker, thinking it was wide.
England, New Zealand and South Africa are in the semi-finals with India and West Indies playing for the last place on Sunday.
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