Pakistan Vs Namibia Highlights, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Farhan, Tariq Drive PAK In Super Eight With Dominant Win

Hello and welcome back to our live blog as Pakistan take on Namibia. Stay tuned for all the live updates from this clash.

The Pakistan vs Namibia match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network in India and streamed online on the Jio Hotstar app and website.

India have already qualified from Group A to the Super Eight. USA are in contention of qualification with two wins from four matches. They are ahead of Pakistan in net run rate as well. If Pakistan lose the match against Namibia, USA will go through. In case of a Pakistan win, Pakistan will join the other 7 teams in Super Eight.

The day commenced with the South Africa vs UAE Group D match. UAE scored a total of 122/6 batting first. Ahead of South Africa's chase, drizzle began in Delhi and now the Arun Jaitley Stadium in under covers.

While Pakistan prepares to take on Namibia, Australia might miss out on LA Olympics 2028 if New Zealand make it to the semifinal and beyond. Reports have suggested that six teams of LA Olympics will be decided based on ranking after the T20 World Cup and Australia's group stage elimination will not help them at all.

India, West Indies, England, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand have already made their place in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Super Eight. Only the Group A second spot remains undecided.

According to Google Weather, Colombo is currently experiencing rain with a temperature of 27°C and a 61% chance of precipitation.

For today's match, the forecast indicates scattered thunderstorms during the daytime with a 65% chance of rain and 100% cloud cover. Specifically, rain probability peaks at 90% around the scheduled 3:00 PM start time. Rain chances are expected to drop significantly to 18% by late afternoon.

Pakistan and Namibia have clashed only once in T20Is. In the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. Pakistan won the tie in that edition.

Pakistan have won the toss and have opted to bat first.

Namibia: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Zane Green(w), Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Agha(c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan(w), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq

Shaheen Shah Afridi and Abrar Ahmed have been dropped from Pakistan's playing XI. Salman Mirza and Khawaja Nafay have replaced them.

JJ Smit sends down a tight first over to Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub, conceding just three runs. But the Pakistan openers get going subsequently against Gerhard Erasmus and Ruben Trumpelmann, even as Namibia 'keeper Zane Green drops a tough chance of Ayub in the third over.

PAK: 21/0 (3)

After riding his luck for a fair while, Saim Ayub (14 off 12) finally nicks off to Jack Brassell, Zane Green holding on easily this time. Pakistan captain Salman Agha joins Sahibzada Farhan in the middle and is off to a busy start.

PAK: 52/1 (7)

Sahibzada Farhan has stitched a solid partnership with Salman Agha. They have laid the foundation of the innings and will now look to launch while accelerating and make sure that Pakistan bat out Namibia from the game. Amid this, Farham completes his half-century.

PAK 93/1 (11)

After a solid partnership, Salman Ali Agha departs following a soft dismissal. Jack Brassell has been bowling well and he gets his reward. Salman moved across and lined up to hit the ball down the ground. Brassell kept it wide and Salman sliced it to the hands of the mid-off fielder. Khawaja Nafay comes in to accelerate.

PAK 118/2 (13)

Khawaja Nafay departs after a steady start. Gerhard Erasmus has been bowling really well in the competition and he does it one more time. Length ball outside off, Khawaja Nafay gets low to swipe, loses his bottom-hand and there's no timing on that, simple catch as Erasmus backtracks to take it with two hands. Sahibzada Farhan, on the other end, continues his rampage.

PAK 132/3 (15)

Pakistan are now really motoring through towards a big total. Leading them is Sahibzada Farhan who is nearing his century. He has played some incredible shots and gradually taken the Pakistan scoring rate high. He will look to give his side a strong finish. Meanwhile, Shadab Khan has joined him and picked up boundaries.

177/3 (18)

Century for Sahibzada Farhan! He gets his maiden T20I century during a T20 World Cup game and is only the second Pakistan batter to score a century in the T20 World Cup. In the 2014 edition, Ahmed Shehzad became the first Pakistani player to score a century in a T20 World Cup match. A brilliant innings from Farhan and the century comes in only 57 balls.

185/3 (19.2)

A big last over where Shadab Khan finds two sixes and Sahibzada Farhan reaches his century. The over drives Pakistan to a solid score of 199/3 and Namibia will need to chase down 200 to win. Gerhard Erasmus brought out his round arm balls but yet Shadab found two balls which he could launch. Farhan stayed not out till the end and he has played a brilliant knock setting up a big score for Pakistan. Salman Ali Agha contributed as well. They will be happy with the way they accelerated and the score on board.

199/3 (20)

Sloppy start from the Pakistan pacers and Louren Steenkamp and Jan Frylinck make good use of that. They get the required boundaries in the first three overs without losing any wicket and without any risk. They are off to a steady start with a brisk scoring rate and will look to maximise the powerplay.

NAM 23/0 (3)

Finally a breakthrough for Pakistan. Salman Mirza returns from the other end and gets the big wicket of Jan Frylinck. Mirza uses change of pace and Frylinck, who backed away to open up room got his stumps wrecked. Namibia started strong but this wicket will hurt them.

NAM 38/1 (5)

Namibia are in trouble as their entire top order has just departed including captain Gerhard Erasmus. Things started going south for them when Jan Nicole Loftie-Eaton made a poor call for a run and was dismissed run out. Louren Steenkamp departed in the same over, trying to slog and immediately after Gerhard Erasmus was caught behind of Shadab Khan. Pakistan are dominating here and can see their way to the Super 8.

NAM 51/4 (8)

Namibia's struggles continue. Alexander Volschenk is the latest one to depart after a short partnership with JJ Smit. They were knocking around trying to preserve wicket as the asking rate kept going higher. He had to jump out to take on Shadab Khan and the ball turned enough to beat him and wicketkeeper Usman Khan did no mistake. Pakistan are dominating here.

79/5 (12.3)

Usman Tariq's mystery spin lands heavily on Namibia. He gets JJ Smit and Ruben Trumpelmann in one over and makes the game more towards Pakistan's side. They can clearly see a dominant victory now. First the carrom ball goes wide of Smit, who tries to drag it and only finds the mid-wicket fielder. Then his googly outfoxes Trumpelmann and crashes on his stumps. Top over from Tariq.

Pakistan win! With this, they are the eighth team to enter the Super 8. All the teams of Super 8 are now confirmed. A dominant 102-run victory for Pakistan and that will help them restore their confidence. Usman Tariq cleaned up the tail of Namibia in no time and finished the game by scalping four wickets. Shadab Khan gave him good start. Earlier Sahibzada Farhan played a brilliant knock, scoring a hundred which powered Pakistan to a intimidating total. Unfortunate ending for Namibia as they couldn't win any game in the group stages.