Pakistan reach Super 8s stage with convincing win
Namibia limp to 97 all out - Tariq takes 4-16
Farhan hits 100 off 58 balls as Pakistan post 199-3
Pakistan win toss and bat first in Colombo
Namibia already eliminated
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Image source, Getty ImagesThat's more like it from Pakistan.
Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub have been struggling to get going in this powerplay, but Jack Brassell's first over goes for 10 runs.
Firstly Farhan manages to get another edge on the ball to take it over wicketkeeper Zane Green, then he pumps a one-bounce four.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Wicketkeeper Zane Green should have done better there for Namibia.
These are the opportunities you must take but he couldn't get the right height of the ball.
Ooooh, that's agonising close!
Ruben Trumpelmann delivers another sharp delivery and it takes a slight edge off Saim Ayub's bat and heads in the direction of a stretching Namibia wicketkeeper Zane Green. He couldn't quite get his fingertips to it and it's another lifeline for Saim Ayub.
He will need to tighten up his shots sooner rather than later. This opening partnership could be pivotal.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
There's a bit of nervousness about Pakistan's batting. They are playing a cautious game here.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That was agonisingly close for Namibia. That could've been a big, big wicket for them.
Saim Ayub has not found form so far in this T20 World Cup.
Sahibzada Farhan gets Pakistan's first boundary with a drive through the off side. The delivery was just a bit too full from Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus.
Saim Ayub almost falls shortly after when he shanks the ball towards Alex Volschenk who can't quite get his fingertips to it for the catch at deep backward point.
That could've been a big wicket for Namibia...
Image source, Getty ImagesJust three runs come off that first over thanks to a series of lovely deliveries from JJ Smit.
It is tense and nervy stuff out there. Pakistan will be looking to keep things tight, but Namibia will be looking to play with freedom today.
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala
Former IPL batter on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Namibia are going to play with a lot of freedom. They don't have any baggage coming into this game and that's when you play your best cricket.
All the pressure is on Pakistan here. They can't take too many risks at the start because if they lose a couple of early wickets, they could be in trouble.
Image source, Getty ImagesSahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub will open the batting for Pakistan - and they will be hoping to give their team a good launch here.
Fast-medium bowler JJ Smit has the ball in hand for Namibia.
Farhan gets off the mark with a single.
BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Image source, Getty ImagesWe're just a few minutes from play getting under way in Colombo.
You can listen to ball-by-ball commentary of this high-stakes match between Pakistan and Namibia on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra.
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Pakistan XI: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wk), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq.
Namibia XI: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Gerhard Erasmus (c), Alex Volschenk, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, WP Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell.
Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus: "We really like it around here. It is kind of warm which we are accustomed to in Namibia. We are loving a bit of sweat. I guess we want to live up to our reputation of being a good T20 side in this match. We haven't quite hit our stripes in all facets. We have competed for large amounts of the games but we really need to do that against the good teams now."
Pakistan captain Salman Agha: "We want to bat first. We have played two games here already, it is a good pitch so we just want to score a good number and put them under a bit of scoreboard pressure. There isn't a lot of pressure on us because we have been in this position previously as well. When you come to a World Cup like this, you pretty much have to win every single game. We are ready for this game.
"The batting has been a concern of ours. We need to bat well. We did bat well against the USA and we need to do a similar kind of thing today as well."
Pakistan captain Salman Agha has won the toss.
And he has elected to bat first against already knocked-out Namibia at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground.
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's time to see if Pakistan can seal their spot in the Super 8s...
If Salman Agha's team win today, they will progress to the next phase of the tournament and knock out the Netherlands in the process.
That would then complete the Super 8s, with India, South Africa, West Indies, Zimbabwe, England, New Zealand and Sri Lanka already claiming their spots.
Let's get stuck into things shall we? We'll bring you the toss and the team news shortly.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farhan,not out Farhan, not out | 100 | 58 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 92 | 172.41 |
Saim,caught Green, bowled Brassell Saim, caught Green, bowled Brassell | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 116.67 |
Agha,caught Erasmus, bowled Brassell Agha, caught Erasmus, bowled Brassell | 38 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 165.22 |
Nafay,caught and bowled Erasmus Nafay, caught and bowled Erasmus | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100.00 |
Shadab,not out Shadab, not out | 36 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 163.64 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 6 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 6 | |||||||
Total,199 for 3 20.0 overs Total,199 for 3 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smit | 3.0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9.33 |
Erasmus | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8.33 |
Trumpelmann | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9.00 |
Brassell | 4.0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12.00 |
Myburgh | 2.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13.50 |
Scholtz | 4.0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
40 for 1 (5.1 overs) | Saim |
107 for 2 (12.1 overs) | Agha |
118 for 3 (13.2 overs) | Nafay |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Steenkamp,caught Usman, bowled M Nawaz Steenkamp, caught Usman, bowled M Nawaz | 23 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 104.55 |
Frylinck,bowled Salman Mirza Frylinck, bowled Salman Mirza | 9 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 81.82 |
Loftie-Eaton,run out Agha Loftie-Eaton, run out Agha | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 100.00 |
Erasmus,caught Usman, bowled Shadab Erasmus, caught Usman, bowled Shadab | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 116.67 |
Volschenk,stumped Usman, bowled Shadab Volschenk, stumped Usman, bowled Shadab | 20 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 100.00 |
Smit,caught Shadab, bowled Usman Tariq Smit, caught Shadab, bowled Usman Tariq | 9 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 69.23 |
Green,caught Saim, bowled Shadab Green, caught Saim, bowled Shadab | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 77.78 |
Trumpelmann,bowled Usman Tariq Trumpelmann, bowled Usman Tariq | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Myburgh,caught Usman, bowled Usman Tariq Myburgh, caught Usman, bowled Usman Tariq | 8 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 57.14 |
Scholtz,bowled Usman Tariq Scholtz, bowled Usman Tariq | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50.00 |
Brassell,not out Brassell, not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 7 Extras, no balls 0, wides 4, byes 0, leg byes 3, total 7 | |||||||
Total,97 all out 17.3 overs Total,97 all out 17.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Faheem | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.00 |
Salman Mirza | 2.0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 |
Saim | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 |
M Nawaz | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.50 |
Shadab | 4.0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.75 |
Usman Tariq | 3.3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.57 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
32 for 1 (4.1 overs) | Frylinck |
39 for 2 (5.2 overs) | Loftie-Eaton |
43 for 3 (6.5 overs) | Steenkamp |
49 for 4 (7.3 overs) | Erasmus |
79 for 5 (12.3 overs) | Volschenk |
81 for 6 (13.1 overs) | Smit |
81 for 7 (13.3 overs) | Trumpelmann |
95 for 8 (16.2 overs) | Green |
96 for 9 (17.1 overs) | Scholtz |
97 for 10 (17.3 overs) | Myburgh |