Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka (centre) flips the coin as Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha (left) makes the decision on the toss for his or her ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 Tremendous Eights match on the Pallekele Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 28, 2026. — PCB
Sri Lanka elected to area first after profitable the toss towards Pakistan at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy, in a must-win Tremendous Eight match for the Inexperienced Shirts to advance into the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals.
Enjoying XIs
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Khawaja Nafay, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed and Usman Tariq.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara(w), Charith Asalanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka(c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera and Dilshan Madushanka.
Head-to-head
Pakistan and Sri Lanka have come face-to-face 24 instances in T20Is, with the previous dominating the head-to-head, having claimed 14 victories.
Nonetheless, the head-to-head file in T20 World Cups is completely balanced.
Of their 4 earlier encounters within the match, each groups have secured two wins apiece, including an additional layer of intrigue to tonight’s high-pressure showdown.
Matches: 24Pakistan: 14Sri Lanka: 10Form Information
Pakistan and Sri Lanka enter the fixture with equally disappointing momentum as each groups have simply two victories of their final 5 T20Is and are but to style a triumph within the ongoing Tremendous Eights stage.
The house aspect, nevertheless, are already out of the semi-final qualification race as they’re on the backside of Group 2 standings with zero factors in two matches.
Pakistan, then again, are positioned third with one level, courtesy of their washout towards New Zealand, and thus nonetheless have the possibility to qualify for the knockouts.
The 2009 champions have to beat Sri Lanka by round 65 runs or chase down the goal in 13 overs to surpass New Zealand when it comes to internet run charge.
Pakistan: L, NR, W, L, W (most up-to-date first)
Sri Lanka: L, L, L, W, W
