Pakistan’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign has taken a massive blow after a two-wicket loss to England in their Super 8 clash in Pallekele on Tuesday (February 24).

In order to qualify for the semi-finals, the Men in Green will now have to rely on other results of Group 2, also featuring New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

After their defeat against England, former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan slammed Pakistan’s "troll media" for putting the players under "tremendous pressure", adding how they mock India for losing to South Africa but disappear when their team was the receiving end.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Pathan wrote: "This Pakistan team does not handle pressure well. Pakistan struggles have a lot to do with their own troll media as well. They do not genuinely support the team, they constantly put them under tremendous pressure. It's all about "reach" for them. They flood the Indian social media timeline when India loses (which is rare), but disappear like mice when their own team loses. N here we don't even care when they don't play us. Unless we are working on that particular game. Today also lost the game."

Coming to the match, Harry Brook slammed a brilliant century as England became the first team to reach the semi-finals.

Opting to bat first, Sahibzada Farhan's 45-ball 63 helped Pakistan post 164/9 in 20 overs. Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman also chipped in with 25 runs each.

In rely, the Three Lions got over the line with five deliveries to spare, thanks to captain Brook’s 100 off just 51 balls with 10 fours and 4 sixes. Shaheen Afridi picked up four wickets but it was not enough for Pakistan.

Pakistan will face Sri Lanka in their last Super 8 fixture on Saturday (February 28) in Pallekele.