Pakistan vs Namibia Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: PAK enter Super 8s, beat NAM by 102 runs in Colombo
Pakistan vs Namibia Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Sahibzada Farhan’s ton, Usman Tariq’s four-wicket haul and Shadab Khan’s all-round performance helped Pakistan thrash Namibia by 102 runs in the must-win clash in Colombo to qualify for the Super 8 stage.
Farhan scored 100 off 58, taking Pakistan to 199/3 in 20 overs after Salman Ali Agha got the right call during the coin flip, deciding to bat first. In reply, Namibia were no match for Pakistan as they were bundled out for just 97.
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Following what was an absolutely poor show in the field by the Pakistan cricket team against arch rivals India in their T20 World Cup 2026 Group A fixture in Colombo a few nights ago, the Salman Ali Agha side finds itself in a must-win clash against Namibia in their last league fixture at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Wednesday.
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Pakistan slipped to third place in the points table after a 61-run loss to India, below the United States of America. If the Gerhard Erasmus-led Namibia take down Pakistan today, they will not only end their T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a win but also spoil Pakistan’s party by denying them a spot in the Super 8 stage. In this case, the USA will join India in the next round from Group A, a repeat of the 2024 T20 World Cup, where co-hosts USA had defeated Pakistan then to qualify ahead of them.
PAK vs NAM T20 World Cup 2026 Squads
Pakistan Squad: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha (c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wk), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza, Khawaja Nafay.
Namibia Squad: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Dylan Leicher, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Max Heingo, Malan Kruger, Alexander Volschenk, Jack Brassell, Jan Balt.
Match EndedICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2026 – Match 35
Pakistan
199/3 (20.0)
vs
Namibia
97 (17.3)
Match Ended ( Match 35 )
Pakistan beat Namibia by 102 runs
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