ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Namibia vs Pakistan | Match 35 | Group A | Colombo | February 18 | Pre-Match Discussion

[Cryin Out Loud]

On the one side you have a team of fierce, wounded warriors, with a deep and rich history of accomplishments. A spinner with a unique bowling style. Guided/ coached by a deep cricket thinker. A team that can take down giants.

But enough about Namibia, let’s talk about Pakistan and how bad it is…

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Babar at a press conference today:

“Ya to select hai, ya to drop hai. That’s not the problem. Par yaar dono case mein Learn kyon ho jaata hai….?”

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Babar is sitting alone for some reason. Seems quite morose.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Namibia will be annihilated

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Babar is sitting alone for some reason. Seems quite morose.

He should not be given food for few days. lock him up in a dark room.He deserve severe punishment.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

Saim and Abrar very kaanfident, eating fruits and müsli with yogurt. Mr Deer in Headlights still talking about Indian team and how good they are for some reason.
Had to translate for Nafay at the eff station, poor guy ordered 3 eggs sunny side up but they gave him an omelette.
Fakhar was also in a good mood, I asked him if he thinks if he will play tomorrow, he just smiled and shrugged.

Good yaar, you are in colombo till they are in the wc, getting to catch up with them up close. Have you booked your stay till end of the month ? May i know how much it costed in usd ?

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Saim and Abrar very kaanfident, eating fruits and müsli with yogurt. Mr Deer in Headlights still talking about Indian team and how good they are for some reason.
Had to translate for Nafay at the eff station, poor guy ordered 3 eggs sunny side up but they gave him an omelette.
Fakhar was also in a good mood, I asked him if he thinks if he will play tomorrow, he just smiled and shrugged.

Abrar nerd is one of the main reason Pakistan lost that match with his pathetic bowling.
He is so overrated by Pakistani fans.

He never performs against top teams yet he is revered like he is 2nd coming of shame warne.

 

[BouncerGuy]

do or die game yet again for Pakistan in ICC event... happens 100% in all ICC events...LOL

Namibia is gonna get smoked and people will forget everything... Shadab is gonna destroy their batting lineup.. Farhan is gonna smash thier bowler, saim the all rounder is gonna kill the thing in both department... YAHOOOOO

 

[cricket.mad]

Just met Faheem at breakfast, he is usually alone (unlike the others who are in groups of 3-4). He said he is feeling very good about the match but his face was saying otherwise. Feel bad for the guy.

Are you at taj or shangri-la?

 

[RahulBose]

Can we please kick these jokers Farhan and tulla Agha out please? Babar cannot bat at 4 it is clear. Kick out Shadab too.

1/Saim
2/Babar
3/Fakhar
4/Nafay
5/Usman Khan I don't rate him but he showed heart
6/ M Nawaz
7/ Faheem Ashraf
8/ Shaheen Afridi
9/ Naseem Shah
10/Usman Tariq
11/Salman Mirza

Kick out Farhan?
This has to the most biased request ever.

Hate Farhan for his documentry and boastful mannerism but he is the best in form guy Pak has.

Had Babar should not even be the water guy in T20 setup.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

@G0rmintAunty great reporting thanks.

Have you considered dressing up as your namesake and holding a PC on the lobby of that hotel?

“Sab bik gaye hain… etc”

 

[Bhaijaan]

Just go out there positively against Namibia and give a professional cricketing display.

Nothing fancy.
No celebrations.
Just professional outing and talent presentation.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Kick out Farhan?
This has to the most biased request ever.

Hate Farhan for his documentry and boastful mannerism but he is the best in form guy Pak has.

Had Babar should not even be the water guy in T20 setup.

Yeah Farhan is still the best guy who cannot be benched atm...

Shaheen, Babar, Shadab, saim, Faheem, these guys should be benched asap... Would have taken the name of Salman Ali agha as well but LOL he is the captain...

 

[rballer]

Yeah Farhan is still the best guy who cannot be benched atm...

Shaheen, Babar, Shadab, saim, Faheem, these guys should be benched asap... Would have taken the name of Salman Ali agha as well but LOL he is the captain...

We cannot bench Agha ‘coz we really don’t have anyone capable of being captain.

 

[BouncerGuy]

We cannot bench Agha ‘coz we really don’t have anyone capable of being captain.

Yeah, unfortunately..

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

I’d recommend wholesale changes only if they’re looking ahead and beyond the Namibia game.

But if the focus is Namibia and Namibia alone, then only Babar should be benched. Get Fakhar in maybe.

Like it or not, there are more chances Shaheen will be needed because he still has the quality to blow away teams like Namibia.

In either case, Babar should go. He seems to have lost all confidence anyway.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

@G0rmintAunty great reporting thanks.

Have you considered dressing up as your namesake and holding a PC on the lobby of that hotel?

“Sab bik gaye hain… etc”

I think Hesson is now giving them a lot of danda, the players were chillaxing at breakfast until Hesson came and told then to move their butts immediately and get to practice, he was quite animated.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Good yaar, you are in colombo till they are in the wc, getting to catch up with them up close. Have you booked your stay till end of the month ? May i know how much it costed in usd ?

My flights are Emirates staff ticket so they are very flexible and can be changed last minute so my itinerary depends on the team. I have booked the hotel the hotel till day after tomorrow. If we qualify then I will stay till the NZ match on Saturday and leave on Sunday. As for the costs I cant really say about the flight tickets (I only pay 15% of the actual price) and the ticket prices (since they are complimentary sponsor box tickets) but the hotels are varying prices, although they are mostly booked and shot up 3 times the normal price.

I booked this hotel 2 rooms for 4 days for 1100€ a couple pf hours before Pakistans announcment to play India (was tipped off beforehand by a contact) same room prices then went to 3800€ 10 mins after the announcment.
There are also hotels for 40-50€ a night but they're mostly sold out. Now that India has left the prices may come down and availability may increase.

 

[Rana]

I’d recommend wholesale changes only if they’re looking ahead and beyond the Namibia game.

But if the focus is Namibia and Namibia alone, then only Babar should be benched. Get Fakhar in maybe.

Like it or not, there are more chances Shaheen will be needed because he still has the quality to blow away teams like Namibia.

In either case, Babar should go. He seems to have lost all confidence anyway.

Naseem or Mirza for Shaheen is a safe change

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Abrar nerd is one of the main reason Pakistan lost that match with his pathetic bowling.
He is so overrated by Pakistani fans.

He never performs against top teams yet he is revered like he is 2nd coming of shame warne.

He had a bad game, it happens. Also he seems like a really chill, friendly and down to earth guy, mqybe thats why I like him.

Indians found it a bit harder to play him in the previous matches but I think they did their honework on him and came prepared. Usman will probably also get found out once they play him a couple of times.

 

[shah9425]

My flights are Emirates staff ticket so they are very flexible and can be changed last minute so my itinerary depends on the team. I have booked the hotel the hotel till day after tomorrow. If we qualify then I will stay till the NZ match on Saturday and leave on Sunday. As for the costs I cant really say about the flight tickets (I only pay 15% of the actual price) and the ticket prices (since they are complimentary sponsor box tickets) but the hotels are varying prices, although they are mostly booked and shot up 3 times the normal price.

I booked this hotel 2 rooms for 4 days for 1100€ a couple pf hours before Pakistans announcment to play India (was tipped off beforehand by a contact) same room prices then went to 3800€ 10 mins after the announcment.
There are also hotels for 40-50€ a night but they're mostly sold out. Now that India has left the prices may come down and availability may increase.

How is the weather for tomorrow?

 

[Fast bowler6929]

He had a bad game, it happens. Also he seems like a really chill, friendly and down to earth guy, mqybe thats why I like him.

Indians found it a bit harder to play him in the previous matches but I think they did their honework on him and came prepared. Usman will probably also get found out once they play him a couple of times.

He has played 4 times against India and picked up only 2 wickets at an average of 62.

He is one of the main reason Pakistan lost that match along with shaheen and shadab.

He is quite average with only minnow bashing.

He has done nothing against India and he is not that good against other top teams either.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

How is the weather for tomorrow?

Its showing the same as the Pak-Ind match so far, 40-45 percent chance of light rain. Although since I came there has been 40-45% chance of rain daily and I have yet to see any, so I don't think it is going to affect the match much.

 

[G0rmintAunty]

He has played 4 times against India and picked up only 2 wickets at an average of 62.

He is one of the main reason Pakistan lost that match along with shaheen and shadab.

He is quite average with only minnow bashing.

He has done nothing against India and he is not that good against other top teams either.

Yeah, you're right. I guess I just like him cuz he seems like a chill guy and an honest trier.