Player of the Match
Player of the Match

6:33pm Right, that's it from here. Congratulations to Pakistan for making it through to the Super Eight. All quite straightforward in the end here in Colombo. That's all from here, but hop on over to India versus Netherlands in Ahmedabad. India are batting first...

6:25pm Unsurprisingly, Sahibzada Farhan is the player of the match for his 100 not out off 58 deliveries. It's his first in T20Is but fifth in all T20s since 2025, the most of any batter. Wasim Akram is with Farhan to translate in the post-match presentation:

"He has been playing domestic cricket for the last four years on a regular basis. He doesn't miss a match! His hard work has paid off particularly for what he was doing in first-class cricket in Pakistan.

"Early on, the wicket wasn't that easy to bat on. He realised it, he told his captain as well. We'll play normal cricket and then I'll play my own game."

On the 81-run stand with Shadab Khan that propelled Pakistan to 199 for 3: "We lost a couple of wickets in succession so the idea was to build a partnership and then get going."

6:17pm "Procrastinator... seems more lethal," adds Ali to the suggestions for Usman Tariq's nickname. Like it, though he's wasted no time this afternoon, polishing off Namibia who were rarely in the chase, and finish with a 0 and 4 record in Group A.

17.3
W
Usman Tariq to Myburgh, OUT, Edged behind! A hurried cut nestles into the gloves of Usman Khan and that's four wickets for Tariq! Unless this appeal overturns the standing umpire's decision... which it doesn't! Spike confirms and that's Namibiba all out for 97! Pakistan triumph comprehensively by 102 runs. Tariq, on from the 12th over, finishes the job with new career-best T20I figures of 4 for 16.

WP Myburgh c †Usman Khan b Usman Tariq 8 (18m 14b 0x4 0x6) SR: 57.14

17.2
1
Usman Tariq to Brassell, 1 run, Another one moving into the right-hander, short in length though, allowing Brassell to rock back and punch a single down to long on

No.11 batter Jack Brassell, who stated he thought 200 was par at the halfway stage, for the final throe

17.1
W
Usman Tariq to Scholtz, OUT, Another to The Delayer! Bowled through the gate, easy as you like. Back of the hand, spinning in between the huge gap between bat and pad as Scholtz tried to go high down the ground

BM Scholtz b Usman Tariq 1 (3m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Tariq with his final over

END OF OVER:
17 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 96/8 (104 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 5.64, RRR: 34.66)

  • Willem Myburgh8 (13b)
  • Bernard Scholtz1 (1b)
  • Shadab Khan4-0-19-3
  • Usman Tariq3-1-15-2
16.6
0
Shadab Khan to Myburgh, no run, Full on off stump, defended - well, jammed down with the cue-end of the bat, dribbles back down the pitch
16.5
0
Shadab Khan to Myburgh, no run, Rushed, skips off a length, pushed back to the bowler
16.4
0
Shadab Khan to Myburgh, no run, Beaten! How has that missed the stumps? Sharp googly, back of the hand, spins between bat and pad but bounces above the sticks
16.3
1
Shadab Khan to Scholtz, 1 run, Full, dipping on off stump, skewed into the leg side for a single

Bernard Scholtz, come on down... but Shadab aborts the next delivery as the batter wasn't quite ready

Saeed: "Don't look now, but Shadab could be crashing Farhan's player of the match party - handy runs, 3 wickets and a catch"

16.2
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Shadab Khan to Green, OUT, Stunning catch from Ayub at deep backward square! A powerful slog sweep goes flat and Ayub, charging in, puts in a forward dive, gets his fingers under the ball and takes it just above the ground. Fingers look under the ball - out for my money - but the umpires are sending it upstairs... and confirmed!

ZE Green c Saim Ayub b Shadab Khan 7 (20m 9b 0x4 0x6) SR: 77.77

Stays over to the left-hander

16.1
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Shadab Khan to Myburgh, 1 run, Tight to the stumps, was that a hint of a googly? On off stump, full, worked off the inside half of a flowing blade, through midwicket

Shadab with his final over

Namibia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st32JN FrylinckL Steenkamp
2nd7L SteenkampJN Loftie-Eaton
3rd4MG ErasmusL Steenkamp
4th6MG ErasmusA Busing-Volschenk
5th30JJ SmitA Busing-Volschenk
6th2JJ SmitZE Green
7th0ZE GreenR Trumpelmann
8th14ZE GreenWP Myburgh
9th1BM ScholtzWP Myburgh
10th1WP MyburghJT Brassell

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426