ICC Men's T20 World Cup, A

Pakistan v Namibia

Pakistan 199/3 20 ov
Namibia 97 17.3 ov

Pakistan won by 102 runs

Venue
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
Date
Wed, 18 February 2026
Toss
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat
Player of the match
Sahibzada Farhan

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Pakistan 53% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Pakistan win

Namibia win

Pakistan batNamibia chase 200

Turning point +7 to Pakistan. 8.1, first innings: WP Myburgh to Agha Salman, 6 runs, 61/1. Pakistan went from 48% to 55%.

Moved it most Sahibzada Farhan +22.2 · Agha Salman +19.2 · WP Myburgh −17.1 · Jack Brassell −13.2

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Sahibzada Farhannot out100*58114172.4+22.2
Saim Ayubc ZE Green b JT Brassell141220116.7−1.4
Agha Salmanc MG Erasmus b JT Brassell382332165.2+17.8
Khawaja Nafayc & b MG Erasmus5510100.0−1.3
Shadab Khannot out36*2213163.6+0.7
Extras lb 2, w 46
Total 20 ov, 9.95 an over199/3

Did not bat Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq

Fall of wickets 40-1 (Ayub, 5.1), 107-2 (Salman, 12.1), 118-3 (Nafay, 13.2)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Johannes Smit302809.33600−2.6
Merwe Erasmus302518.33810+0.1
Ruben Trumpelmann403609.00910−1.4
Jack Brassell4048212.00700−13.2
WP Myburgh2027013.50310−17.1
Bernard Scholtz403308.25410−8.0

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Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it