Pakistan beat Sri Lanka but crash out of T20 World Cup
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Pakistan faces a must-win scenario against Sri Lanka in their T20 World Cup Super 8 finale. Needing a dominant victory and England's support, their semifinal hopes hinge on a near-perfect performance.
Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya said he will step down as head coach, while Pakistan's Salman Agha said he will take time to decide whether to remain captain after both teams' poor campaigns at the Twenty20 World Cup.
Sanath Jayasuriya has decided to step down as Sri Lanka's head coach in the wake of his team's abysmal performance in the T20 World Cup. Co-hosts Sri Lanka lost all their games in the Super 8s stage. In the preliminary stage they were beaten by Zimbabwe and recorded wins against Australia and the lowly Oman and Ireland.
Salman Agha admits Pakistan’s batting struggles and middle-order failures cost them in T20 World Cup 2026, with Sahibzada Farhan the only consistent performer throughout
As of February 2026, Sri Lanka offers a year-long digital nomad visa to individuals aged 18 or older who earn at least $2,000 per month.
T20 World Cup 2026: The game went right down to the wire and it seemed Sri Lanka would not only knock Pakistan out of the T20 World Cup, but also beat them. Unfortunately, Sri Lanka fell short by five runs. It could so easily have gone Sri Lanka's way with six to get off the final two balls.
Following a record breaking year for Sri Lanka’s largest private sector retail bank, HNB PLC’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Damith Pallewatte, was named Sri Lanka’s ‘Bank CEO of the Year 2025’ by the Global CEO Forum.