Pakistan Vs Namibia, T20 World Cup: Men In Green Join India In Super Eights With 102-Run Win
Opener Sahibzada Farhan cracked an unbeaten hundred before Usman Tariq snared four wickets as Pakistan thrashed Namibia by 102 runs in their must-win Group A match to book their place in the Super Eights of ICC T20 World Cup 2026 in Colombo on Wednesday (February 18). Farhan blasted 11 fours and four sixes on way to an unbeaten 100 off 58 balls as Pakistan scored 199 for three. Salman Agha made a 23-ball 38, while Shadab Khan also chipped in with 36 off 22 balls. In reply, Namibia folded for 97 in 17.3 overs with Louren Steenkamp (23) and Alexander Volschenk (20) managing double-digit scores. Shadab Khan (3/19) and Usman Tariq (4/16) shared seven wickets.
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Namibia's Jack Brassell appeals successfully for the wicket of Pakistan's Saim Ayub during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's captain Salman Ali Agha plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan celebrates his fifty runs during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan falls on ground after a muscle cramp during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Shadab Khan plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Namibia's Jack Brassell bowls a delivery during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan celebrates his century during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Namibia's Jan Frylinck plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Namibia's Louren Steenkamp plays a shot during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Saim Ayub, right, breaks the stumps to runout Namibia's Nicol Loftie-Eaton, left, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Shadab Khan, right, celebrates the wicket of Namibia's captain Gerhard Erasmus, centre, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Namibia's Ruben Trumpelmann bowled out by Pakistan's Usman Tariq during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Usman Tariq, right , celebrates with captain Salman Ali Agha, centre, the wicket of Namibia's Ruben Trumpelmann during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Saim Ayub takes the catch to get dismiss Namibia's Zane Green during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Pakistan's Usman Tariq acknowledges the crowd after taking wickets during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
Namibia's Bernard Scholtz bowled out by Pakistan's Usman Tariq during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Namibia and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. | Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena
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