PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Fast bowler Salman Mirza vowed on Friday that Pakistan will finish the Super Eights with a flourish against already-eliminated Sri Lanka, whether or not they still have hopes of reaching the semifinals. Pakistan need England to beat New Zealand handsomely in Colombo on Friday and then post a big victory of their own against Sri Lanka on Saturday to sneak into the final four on net run rate. A New Zealand win will end Pakistan’s hopes, rendering the Sri Lanka clash in Kandy meaningless in terms of the tournament.

Al Jazeera explains what India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the other four nations need to do to join England in the semis.

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bowl in cricket’s T20 World Cup Super 8s match against New Zealand on Wednesday. The game is a must-win for…

England seal top spot in Group 2 at T20 World Cup in Super Eights stage with four-wicket win against New Zealand.

PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka: Fast bowler Salman Mirza vowed on Friday that Pakistan will finish the Super Eights with a flourish against already-eliminated Sri Lanka, whether or not they…

Pakistan must beat already-eliminated Sri Lanka by a handsome margin if they are to progress to T20 World Cup semifinal.

COLOMBO: New Zealand failed to clinch a Twenty20 World Cup semifinals place when it lost to England by four wickets on Friday, leaving Pakistan a last chance to qualify. New…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will take on Sri Lanka in their must-win Super Eight clash today, Saturday, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in a bid to reach Twenty20 World Cup…

Sahibzada Farhan makes a superb century as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by five runs in the T20 World Cup Super 8s but miss out on a semi-final spot on net run-rate.

Pakistan needed to beat Sri Lanka by a substantial margin to leapfrog New Zealand into second semifinal qualifying spot.