Pakistan needed to beat Sri Lanka by a substantial margin to leapfrog New Zealand into second semifinal qualifying spot. Click here to share on social media Pakistan crashed out of ⁠the ⁠Twenty20 World Cup despite a five-run victory against already-eliminated Sri ⁠Lanka in a Group Two Super Eights match in ⁠Pallekele. Their inferior net run-rate meant Pakistan had to win big against Sri ‌Lanka on Saturday in order to pip New Zealand and join group leaders England in the semifinals. They racked up 212-8 after Sahibzada Farhan (100) and Fakhar ⁠Zaman (84) combined in a ⁠T20 World Cup record 176-run opening stand. They had to restrict their opponents ⁠to 147 or less to make the ⁠last four, but ⁠Sri Lanka finished on 207-6, nearly snatching a victory. Pavan Rathnayake made 58, and ‌Sri L...