PAK vs NAM Match 35 T20 WC Highlights: PAK Won by 102 Runs

Pakistan crushed Namibia by 102 runs at the Sinhalese Sports Club to secure their Super 8s berth, powered by Sahibzada Farhan’s magnificent unbeaten 100 – only the second T20 World Cup century by a Pakistani batsman

As the opener from Charsadda battled through cramps to anchor his side to 199/3 before an army of spinners extracted record turn to demolish Namibia for just 97.

Farhan was on 30 off 27 balls before exploding with back-to-back sixes off Willem Myburgh, adding crucial partnerships with Salman Agha (38 off 23) and Shadab Khan (36 off 22) to propel Pakistan past the 190-mark.

Pakistan’s spinners then spun a web on a helpful surface, extracting 3.6 degrees of average turn – the most in any innings this tournament – as Usman Tariq claimed 4 wickets, Shadab Khan grabbed 3, and Mohammad Nawaz chipped in with 1 to bundle Namibia out with 15 balls to spare, ending their hopes of a consolation victory.

Match Details

PAK vs NAM Match 35 T20 WC Highlights: PAK Won by 102 Runs — **Source:** BBC

Detail	Information
Match	Pakistan vs Namibia, T20 World Cup, Group A
Venue	Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo
Result	Pakistan won by 102 runs
Pakistan	199/3 (20 overs)
Namibia	97 (17.3 overs)
Player of the Match	Sahibzada Farhan (100* off 58)
Toss	Pakistan won and chose to bat

First Innings Highlights

Pakistan’s innings belonged entirely to Sahibzada Farhan, who battled through cramps and middle-order pressure to register his maiden T20 World Cup century.

After Saim Ayub (14) fell caught behind to Jack Brassell in the powerplay, Farhan combined with Salman Agha in a crucial 60-run stand. Initially subdued at 30 off 27 balls, Farhan erupted with consecutive sixes off Willem Myburgh’s leg-spin to break the shackles.

Agha departed for 38 off 23 (3 fours, 2 sixes) caught at mid-off, and promoted Khawaja Nafay (5) managed only a boundary before being caught-and-bowled by Gerhard Erasmus.

Shadab Khan provided the perfect foil in an unbroken 78-run partnership, smashing 36 off 22 balls with three towering sixes.

Farhan reached his historic hundred off 58 balls with a single to long-off in the penultimate over, celebrating with arms raised as he became only the second Pakistani after Ahmed Shehzad to score a T20 World Cup century.

Pakistan finished on 199/3, losing just one wicket in the final 10 overs as Farhan’s brutal hitting – including five sixes in the death overs – took the game away from Namibia.

Category	Player	Performance
Best Batsman	Sahibzada Farhan	100* runs (58 balls, 11×4, 6×6)
Best Bowler	Jack Brassell	4-0-48-2

Second Innings Highlights

Namibia’s chase crumbled against Pakistan’s spin barrage on a surface offering record assistance.

Louren Steenkamp (23 off 22, 3 fours, 1 six) provided early resistance with a six off Faheem Ashraf before Mohammad Nawaz struck in his first over, inducing a leading edge that flew to the keeper.

Jan Frylinck (9) was castled by Salman Mirza’s skiddy delivery, and Loftie-Eaton (5) gifted his wicket with a suicidal run-out to leave Namibia 40/2 after the powerplay. Shadab Khan then took control, dismissing Gerhard Erasmus caught behind before stumping Alexander Volschenk (20 off 20) with sharp turn.

Pakistan’s spinners extracted 3.6 degrees of average turn – nearly double what Namibian spinners managed – making strokeplay nearly impossible.

Usman Tariq bamboozled the tail with his carrom balls and googlies, claiming JJ Smit caught at mid-wicket, bowling Ruben Trumpelmann through the gate with a googly, trapping Bernard Scholtz through another googly, before Willem Myburgh edged to the keeper to complete his 4-wicket haul.

Namibia collapsed from 81/5 to 97 all out in 17.3 overs, losing their last five wickets for just 16 runs as Pakistan sealed a comprehensive 102-run victory.