Pakistan's Usman Tariq returned with the figures of four wickets for 16 runs in 3.3 overs. Shadab Khan also bagged three wickets for 19 runs in four overs
Pakistan players celebrate a wicket during the T20 World Cup 2026 match (Pic: X/@ICC)
In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Namibia, Pakistan emerged victorious by 102 runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground in Sri Lanka.
In an attempt to chase a target of 200 runs, Namibia was bowled out for 97 runs in 17.3 overs. Opening batsman Louren Steenkamp was dismissed for 23 runs in 22 balls. His knock also included three boundaries and a maximum. Fellow opening batsman Jan Frylinck departed on nine runs in 11 balls, including a boundary.
Nicol Loftie-Eaton managed to score five runs in five balls, with the help of a boundary. Skipper Gerhard Erasmus returned to the pavilion after scoring seven runs in six balls, including a boundary. Alexander Busing-Volschenk accumulated 20 runs off 20 deliveries, and also smashed a boundary and a maximum. JJ Smit's innings ended with nine runs in 13 balls. Wicketkeeper-batsman Zane Green scored seven runs in nine balls. Ruben Trumpelmann was dismissed on a two-ball duck.
Willem Pieter Myburgh scored eight runs in 14 balls. Bernard Scholtz faced two balls and was dismissed on one run. Jack Brassell stayed unbeaten on one run in one ball.
Pakistan's Usman Tariq returned with the figures of four wickets for 16 runs in 3.3 overs. Shadab Khan also bagged three wickets for 19 runs in four overs. Salman Mirza and Mohammad Nawaz claimed one wicket each. Faheem Ashraf and Saim Ayub went wicketless in the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Namibia.
T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan's innings against Namibia
Earlier, having opted to bat first, Pakistan's opening batsman Sahibzada Farhan scored an unbeaten 100 runs, which came in just 58 deliveries, with the help of 11 boundaries and four maximums. Fellow opening batsman Saim Ayub accumulated 14 runs in 12 balls, including two boundaries.
Skipper Salman Ali Agha played a knock of 38 runs off 23 balls, which was laced with three boundaries and two maximums. Khawaja Nafay was dismissed for five runs in five balls, including a boundary.
Shadab Khan also delivered an unbeaten knock of 36 runs. His knock of 22 balls, including a boundary and three maximums. With this, the "Green Shirts" posted a total of 199 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs.
Netherlands' Jack Brassell returned with the figures of two wickets for 48 runs in four overs. Skipper Gerhard Erasmus also picked up one wicket by conceding 25 runs in three overs. JJ Smit, Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Pieter Myburgh, and Bernard Scholtz went wicketless in the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Pakistan.
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