Namibia vs Pakistan, 35th Match
Group A 2026 · T20I · · Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Pakistan won by 102 runs (Namibia 97, Pakistan 199/3).
Match report
Namibia (NAM) faced Pakistan (PAK) in the 35th Match of Group A 2026, a T20I match, at Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. Play began on Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at 09:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth, with Richie Richardson as match referee.
Pakistan made 199/3 in 20 overs, with Sahibzada Farhan top-scoring on 100 not out from 58 balls. Jack Brassell was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 48. Namibia made 97 in 17.3 overs, with Louren Steenkamp top-scoring on 23 from 22 balls. Usman Tariq was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 16.
Result: Pakistan won by 102 runs. Sahibzada Farhan was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Pakistan · 1st innings: 199/3 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sahibzada Farhan | not out | 100 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 172.41 |
| Saim Ayub | c Zane Green b Jack Brassell | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Salman Agha | c Gerhard Erasmus b Jack Brassell | 38 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 165.22 |
| Khawaja Nafay | c & b Gerhard Erasmus | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Shadab Khan | not out | 36 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 163.64 |
Extras: 6 · Did not bat: Babar Azam, Usman Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smit | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 9.33 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| Jack Brassell | 4 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 12 |
| Willem Myburgh | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 8.25 |
Namibia · 1st innings: 97 (17.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkamp | c Usman Khan b Mohammad Nawaz | 23 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 104.55 |
| Jan Frylinck | b Salman Mirza | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 81.82 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | run out (Saim Ayub) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | c Usman Khan b Shadab Khan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Alexander Busing-Volschenk | st Usman Khan b Shadab Khan | 20 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| JJ Smit | c Shadab Khan b Usman Tariq | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 69.23 |
| Zane Green | c Saim Ayub b Shadab Khan | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 77.78 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | b Usman Tariq | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willem Myburgh | c Usman Khan b Usman Tariq | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Bernard Scholtz | b Usman Tariq | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Jack Brassell | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras: 7
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faheem Ashraf | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Salman Mirza | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Saim Ayub | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
| Usman Tariq | 3.3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4.57 |
Latest overs
- Over 18 (NAM, Usman Tariq): 1 runs, 94/10 – W 1 W
- Over 17 (NAM, Shadab Khan): 2 runs, 93/8 – • • • 1 W 1
- Over 16 (NAM, Usman Tariq): 11 runs, 91/7 – 3 • 3 2 • 3
- Over 15 (NAM, Mohammad Nawaz): 2 runs, 80/7 – • 1 • • 1 •
- Over 14 (NAM, Usman Tariq): 0 runs, 78/7 – • • • W • W
- Over 13 (NAM, Shadab Khan): 5 runs, 78/5 – 1 1 • W 2 1