Pakistan will play its last group match against Namibia in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The match has a knockout nature in it, as if Pakistan loses, its World Cup journey ends.
However, if it rains in Colombo, Pakistan will proceed to the Super Stage. The match will be played at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. It will start at 2:30 pm.
Toss
The toss was conducted at 2 pm sharp. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first.
Innings 1
Over 1
The batting of Pakistan was opened by Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub.
The first over was bowled by JJ Smit.
Pakistan, at the end of the first over, stands at 3 runs for 0 wickets.
Over 2
The second over was bowled by Gerhard Erasmus.
Farhan hit a four on the first ball of the second over.
Saim Ayub was almost caught out on the fourth ball of the over.
Pakistan, at the end of the second over, stands at 9 runs for 0 wickets.
Over 3
The third over was bowled by Trumpelmann.
Saim hit him with a four on the first ball.
Another 4 by Saim Ayub on the third ball.
Pakistan, at the end of the third over, stands at 21 runs for 0 wickets.
Over 4
The fourth over was bowled by Brassel.
Sahibzada hit a four on the fourth ball and the last ball of the over.
Pakistan, at the end of the fourth over, stands at 31 runs for 0 wickets.
Over 5
The fifth over was bowled by Trumpelmann.
Farhan hit a four on the fourth and the fifth of the over.
Pakistan, at the end of the fifth over, stands at 40 runs for 0 wickets.
Over 6
The sixth over was bowled by Brassel.
He took out Saim Ayub on his first ball of the over. Ayub was caught by the wicketkeeper. Pakistan lost its first wicket on 40 runs. It was a wide delivery, and Saim Ayub edged it to the keeper.
The next batter for Pakistan was the Captain Salman Ali Agha.
Salman Ali Agha hit a four on the third ball of the over.
Pakistan, at the end of the sixth over, stands at 47 runs for 1 wicket.
Over 7
The seventh over was bowled by Myburgh.
Pakistan crosses fifty at the fourth ball of the 7th over.
Pakistan, at the end of the seventh over, stands at 52 runs for 1 wicket.
Over 8
The eighth over was bowled by Scholtz.
Pakistan, at the end of the eighth over, stands at 55 runs for 1 wicket.
Over 9
The ninth over was bowled by Myburgh.
Salman Ali Agha hit a six of 86 m on the first ball of the over. Another six by Farhan on the fifth ball of the over. A similar repeat on the sixth ball, another six of 81 m
Pakistan, at the end of the ninth over, stands at 77 runs for 1 wicket.
Over 10
The tenth over was bowled by Scholtz.
Pakistan, at the end of the tenth over, stands at 85 runs for 1 wicket.
Over 11
The eleventh over was bowled by Smit.
Pakistan, at the end of the eleventh over, stands at 93 runs for 1 wicket.
Over 12
The 12th over was bowled by Scholtz.
Impressive fifty by Sahibzada Farhan on 37 balls.
Pakistan crosses 100 on the fourth ball of the 12th over.
Pakistan, at the end of the 12th over, stands at 107 runs for 1 wicket.
Over 13
The 13th over was bowled by Brassel.
Salman Ali Agha was caught out on the first ball.
The next Pakistani batter is Nafay.
Pakistan, at the end of the 13th over, stands at 118 runs for 2 wickets.
Over 14
The 14th over was bowled by Erasmus.
Nafay was caught out on the second ball.
The next batter for Pakistan was Shadab.
Pakistan, at the end of the 14th over, stands at 121 runs for 3 wickets.
Over 15
The 15th over was bowled by Trumpelmann.
Pakistan, at the end of the 15th over, stands at 131 runs for 3 wickets.
Over 16
The 16th over was bowled by Scholtz.
Pakistan, at the end of the 16th over, stands at 140 runs for 3 wickets.
Over 17
The 17th over was bowled by Smit.
Pakistan, at the end of the 17th over, stands at 157 runs for 3 wickets.
Over 18
The 18th over was bowled by Brassell.
Pakistan, at the end of the 18th over, stands at 177 runs for 3 wickets.
Over 19
The 19th over was bowled by Trumpelmann.
Pakistan, at the end of the 19th over, stands at 183 runs for 3 wickets.
Over 20
The last over was bowled by Erasmus.
Massive century by Sahibzada Farhan on 57 balls.
Pakistan, at the end of the 20th over, stands at 199 runs for 3 wickets.
Target
Pakistan has set a target of a massive 200 runs.
Playing XI
Pakistan’s Captain: Salman Ali Agha
Pakistan’s Playing XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (C), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (WK), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq.
Namibia’s Captain: Gerhard Erasmus
Namibia Playing XI: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (C), Alexander Busing-Volschenk, JJ Smit, Zane Green (WK), Ruben Trumpelmann , Wessel Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell.
Innings 2
Namibia’s first wicket down in 5th over
Namibia’s first wicket falls against Pakistan as Jan Frylinck is dismissed for 9.
Namibia’s 2nd wicket down on 39 runs
Nicol Loftie-Eaton is gone for 5 runs, and now Namibia need 157 runs on 81 balls.
Namibia’s 3rd wicket down on 43 runs
Louren Steenkamp is gone after making 23 runs.
Namibia’s 4th wicket down on 56 runs
Pakistan struck again as their spinners continued to deliver.
Shadab Khan brought his leg-spin into play and removed Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus. Erasmus attempted a late cut against a turning delivery from Shadab, but the ball caught the edge of his bat, and Usman Khan safely completed the catch behind the stumps.
10 overs completed
After the completion of 10 overs, Namibia are 72 for 4.
Namibia’s 5th wicket down on 79 runs
Alexander Busing-Volschenk is gone after making 20 runs on 20 balls.
Namibia’s 7th wicket down on 81 runs
Ruben Trumpelmann is gone on duck after wasting 2 balls.
15 overs completed
After the completion of 15 overs, Namibia are 83 for 7
Namibia’s 8th and 9th wickets down on 96
Pakistan defeats Namibia, reaches Super 8 stage
Pakistan defeats Namibia by 102 runs and has qualified for the Super 8 stage. In the first match of the Super 8 round, Pakistan will play against New Zealand
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