PAK vs NAM: Pakistan made it to Super-8 by defeating Namibia, after Farhan’s century, Shadab-Tariq showed the magic of spin

Pakistan vs Namibia: In the Group A match of the T20 World Cup 2026 played in Colombo on Wednesday, Pakistan defeated Namibia by 102 runs. With this victory, Pakistan confirmed its place in the Super Eight. This match was do or die for Pakistan and they lived up to the expectations with a brilliant performance. With this victory, Pakistan has confirmed its place in the Super-8.

Farhan’s historic century innings

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first. Opener Sahibzada Farhan performed brilliantly. He scored unbeaten 100 runs in 58 balls, which included 11 fours and 4 sixes. This was his first century in T20 International cricket and second century for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Let us tell you, the first one was of Ahmed Shahzad. Farhan scored runs quickly and completed the last 50 runs in just 20 balls.

Salman Aga, playing the captaincy innings, scored 38 runs in 23 balls, while Shadab Khan added 36 runs in 22 balls. Thanks to all this, Pakistan scored 199 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs.

Usman Tariq’s deadly bowling

In reply, Namibia, chasing the target of 200 runs, was all out for 97 runs in 17.3 overs. Usman Tariq took 4 wickets and played an important role in the match. For Namibia, Lauren Steenkamp scored 23 runs and Alexander Volshenk scored 20 runs, but no one could score big. Pakistan’s bowlers made the match easy by brilliantly stopping runs and taking wickets.

Farhan became player of the match

Sahibzada Farhan was chosen player of the match. While accepting the award, he said that he benefited from his consistently good performance in domestic cricket. He has not missed any home match for the last four years and this brilliant innings is the result of his hard work.

Pakistan reached Super-8

With this victory, Pakistan has reached Super-8. It has been included in Group 2 along with New Zealand, England and hosts Sri Lanka. Now exciting matches will be seen in the Super Eight. Pakistan team is now expecting a strong performance in the next round.

This victory brought a sigh of relief for Pakistan cricket, because there was pressure in the group stage. Farhan’s innings and the team’s unity made the match memorable.