Pakistan (199/3) cruise past Namibia (97) by 102 runs to secure Super 8s spot in T20 World Cup 2026

[zahid01]

Pakistan bat first

 

[BouncerGuy]

Pakistan win the toss and opt to bat first against Nambia in the final group stage game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Shaheen and abrar are out... Salman Mirza and Nafay comes in

 

[hamzie]

Lousy team changes
How are Babar and shadab still there

 

[adi_62941]

Langra out

 

[Asif321]

Seriously . Keeping Faheem and Shadab and dropping main spinner . WTH dude

 

[Major]

Lol shadab and nawaz retain spots and abrar is out.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Kicking that nerd abrar out is good thing. He is as mediocre as anyone can be especially against top teams.
But why they didn't drop zimbo and shadab lollipop.

 

[Major]

And how the hell did they choose nafay over fakhar.

 

[Vikram1989]

Agha saying "we want to score an above par total" is the most cringe line from any captain recently.He is playing against Namibia not against sena or at worse Zimbabwe .

 

[NeVerMind]

Pakistan win the toss and opt to bat first against Nambia in the final group stage game of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026

Shaheen and abrar are out... Salman Mirza and Nafay comes in

Babar "Bigger than The Team" Azam and Shadab "Qudrat Ka Nizam's Son-In-Law" keep their place

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Abrar nerd is not a savior but shadab lollipop should have been kicked out as well along with that zimbo obviously

 

[Asif321]

make one good change and one blunder . Stupid tactics . Could easily have dropped Shadab but no

 

[zahid01]

Why drop abrar one bad game and he's out

 

[Professionalismandflair]

Idk from where people getting info of Farhan being dropped. Yesterday i was in SL and no journalist said so, today am back to India to cover India vs Ned match.. Although ive asked from journo friends who are in SL and as per them, Farhan aint being dropped. Also they say Babar and Shaheen will most likely be RESTED, dont know about replacements.

Rested is a face-saving way of saying

Lol shadab and nawaz retain spots and abrar is out.

Abey lannat hai is team per

absolute idiots. Bobby power wins again. Another minnow bashing opportunity for all the lame players

 

[Asif321]

Why drop abrar one bad game and he's out

Cause we have lord Shadab and he bats as well . Faheem is a specialist batter too

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Why did that gadha salman chose to bowl first against India.

 

[NeVerMind]

Why drop abrar one bad game and he's out

Only Babar is allowed to have one bad game after another, tournament after tournament, and still keeps his place...that's the rule, you should know...

 

[Asif321]

Abrar your main spinner now dropped after one poor game while United buddies stay in team

 

[zahid01]

I just hope Namibia gives them a good game

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Why drop abrar one bad game and he's out

He is mediocre against top teams.
Against India he has stats like this
Innings -4
Wkts- 2
Avg- 62
Eco- 8.50
He gave away 38 runs on that pitch in three overs.
He was one of the main reason Pakistan lost that match.

 

[PakPremi]

Should had dropped Faheem instead of Abrar, Faheem at best will face some balls in last two overs, but does not get to bowl. So what is the point of him in the team.

 

[NeVerMind]

Why did that gadha salman chose to bowl first against India.

Cos batting first and only scoring 110 odd with India chasing it in 10 overs looks worse than chasing 175 odd and then meandering to 114...it's having vision like that why Agha is kuptaan and you are not....

 

[Usman Chadda]

Abrar your main spinner now dropped after one poor game while United buddies stay in team

Abrar and Usman cannot play in the same team without severely weakening the batting. I don't disagree with the changes, Usman is definitely in better bowling form compared to Abrar so he gets the nod.

Babar's last chance I really hope, Fakhar comes in from the next game if we qualify.

 

[Josh]

He is mediocre against top teams.
Against India he has stats like this
Innings -4
Wkts- 2
Avg- 62
Eco- 8.50
He gave away 38 runs on that pitch in three overs.
He was one of the main reason Pakistan lost that match.

Didn't Shadabs only over go for 17 runs?

 

[Omer2002]

Seriously . Keeping Faheem and Shadab and dropping main spinner . WTH dude

no forget how bad the players are but the balance of teh team is much better. what main spinner we have usman tariq how many main spinners do other teams play. Only thing they could have done was maybe drop nawaz or shadab and even then bring a batter so we go batter heavy in our games

 

[BouncerGuy]

LOL... Shadab is still there but Abrar is dropped... Babar? Maybe hesson is giving him final chance to dance.

 

[Omer2002]

Abrar and Usman cannot play in the same team without severely weakening the batting. I don't disagree with the changes, Usman is definitely in better bowling form compared to Abrar so he gets the nod.

Babar's last chance I really hope, Fakhar comes in from the next game if we qualify.

absolutely i just said that in my post above

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Didn't Shadabs only over go for 17 runs?

Shadab lollipop is worse than nerd abrar obviously. He should have been dropped as well along with zimbo dumb.

 

[Rana]

Can’t see the thunderstorms anywhere

 

[Sachin fan]

He is mediocre against top teams.
Against India he has stats like this
Innings -4
Wkts- 2
Avg- 62
Eco- 8.50
He gave away 38 runs on that pitch in three overs.
He was one of the main reason Pakistan lost that match.

Namibia is a top team?

 

[Bhaijaan]

Pakistan going into the match with positive intent which is great to see.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Lets hope we win.

 

[Bhaijaan]

LOL... Shadab is still there but Abrar is dropped... Babar? Maybe hesson is giving him final chance to dance.

Today, Nam babar will be unleashed.

71 (64) unloading brother.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Cos batting first and only scoring 110 odd with India chasing it in 10 overs looks worse than chasing 175 odd and then meandering to 114...it's having vision like that why Agha is kuptaan and you are not....

Batting first was the only chance Pakistan got against India on that pitch.
Pakistan team has always been a terrible chasing side.

 

[NeVerMind]

Once again, team balance upset due to the inclusion of Babar who will probably be flummoxed by Erasmus and his spin...even if Babar survives that and scores a run a ball 50, how will that benefit Pakistan in the long term in the WC?

 

[hamzie]

Wasim keeps interrupting. Mans doing detective work to get us the gossip

 

[RidiculousMan]

Hahahahahaha they dropped abrar

Rashid Latif said this yesterday. These masterminds will drop Abrar.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Namibia is a top team?

In the long run he won't be helpful for the team against top teams(usually no Pakistan player is)LOL
I won't mind him getting kicked out.

 

[Asif321]

Your batting failed at all levels and what you do you just dropped a main bowler and added batter . Kept the useless all rounders

 

[zahid01]

Well let's see how they get on today will babar be a babbar sher or a Gidhar

 

[RidiculousMan]

Hesson will never drop Shadab. Abrar has been knifed like Mo Haris and Hasan Nawaz were.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Your batting failed at all levels and what you do you just dropped a main bowler and added batter . Kept the useless all rounders

It's to give cushion to Bobby that you play run a ball and there is enough power below. You score 40 off 35 and Nafay will score 35 off 20.

 

[Adnan_Ilyas]

Faheem Nawaz have been useless. Shadab was good for one match

 

[G0rmintAunty]

Saim and Co mate for the anthems

 

[RidiculousMan]

Faheem Nawaz have been useless. Shadab was good for one match

Faheem literally saved your WT20 campaign. If not for his clutch innings Pakistan would be packing their bags right now.

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Last chance for Babar. I would straight swap for Fakhar if he fails again today even if Fakhar is a medicre T20 player himself.

 

[Asif321]

Seems it will rain a bit

 

[shah9425]

Hesson lover boys Babar and Shadab full tosser is still in team

Hopefully Namibia smash them hard

 

[RizwanT20Champ]

Faheem Nawaz have been useless. Shadab was good for one match

Stop hating on Faheem for non cricketing reasons. He has been nothing but good. It isn't his fault he isn't being utilized well. We would be out already if not for him.

 

[RidiculousMan]

Seems it will rain a bit

Right now? and Pakistan is batting first too. If it's a shortened game then Pakistan will be at a disadvantage.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Faheem parchi must bowl an over or two today.
He won't be bad on these sluggish wickets.

 

[shah9425]

Seems it will rain a bit

Yeah in second innings most likely

 

[cricket.mad]

Hesson will never drop Shadab. Abrar has been knifed like Mo Haris and Hasan Nawaz were.

Only batsman in pak setup who can play modern day T20 cricket is Hasan Nawaz and management doesn’t groom him properly..really stupid of them

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Ramadan Mubarak to our dear brothers on the forum.

I checked to see who was playing and was bitterly disappointed that Abrar has been scapegoated for this match. Yes his performance against India was poor but he should be playing against all non Asian sides.

Ideally Babar and Mohammed Nawaz and Shaheen should have been dropped for Fakhar , Khawaja and Salman.

Hesson is getting lower and lower in my estimation with these moves.

 

[Asif321]

Saim will start with his usual 10-20 out

 

[RidiculousMan]

I can only hope that for Super 8s Abrar replaces one of the all rounders.

 

[Asif321]

Right now? and Pakistan is batting first too. If it's a shortened game then Pakistan will be at a disadvantage.

Doesn’t seem shorten game . Might rain a little that’s it

 

[pakistani pride]

Lousy team changes
How are Babar and shadab still there

So done with this. How do these 2 keep playing.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Saim will start with his usual 10-20 out

He will smash these minnow bowlers and people will forget his past.

 

[Asif321]

He will smash these minnow bowlers and people will forget his past.

I bet he won’t

 

[RidiculousMan]

Saim will start with his usual 10-20 out

Only in Pakistan that will be acceptable for an opener.

Saim has now played 65 T20I matches! That is more than Saeed Ajmal, Mohammad Amir, Sarfraz Ahmed, Umar Gul, Ahmed Shehzad, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Misbah ul Haq, Imran Nazir and Abdul Razzaq.

 

[Fast bowler6929]

I hope zimbo scores a big golden duck today.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I bet he won’t

Then he needs to be dropped now

 

[pakistani pride]

Last chance for Babar. I would straight swap for Fakhar if he fails again today even if Fakhar is a medicre T20 player himself.

LOL its Namimbia, I mean he might get a 40 today but will fail 100% in the next stage vs quality bowling.

 

[BouncerGuy]

I hope zimbo scores a big golden duck today.

Like Farhan did in previous game.. Duck

 

[Asif321]

They shouldn’t have selected Fakhar if he was gonna stay on bench . Hassan Nawaz was better option on bench

 

[Omer2002]

Faheem parchi must bowl an over or two today.
He won't be bad on these sluggish wickets.

he doesnt ball becuase he isnt needed. buti if he is then he has to ball that is the issue you cant go in a match with one pacer and he apparenty bats too so obv it is a no brainer he has to play

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Like Farhan did in previous game.. Duck

Lol I don't care about that hack but as long as he performs he should be in the team.

 

[NeVerMind]

Faheem Nawaz have been useless. Shadab was good for one match

We would have been knocked out of the WC if it wasn't for Faheem and his heroics against the Men in Orange...if anyone, it should have been Shadab who should have been dropped

 

[Asif321]

How much openers will score ? I predict 12/1

 

[Omer2002]

guys just look at that line up now..Faheem is coming at number 9 now that is depth kind off as i say i even think one of shadab and nawaz can go with another batter but bowling options wud be weak then

 

[Fast bowler6929]

Saim's stats are mediocre after playing so many matches but he gets free pass due to his bowling.

 

[Bhaijaan]

I have a feeling Sahebzada will have a big game today.

 

[saabir]

Why they drop Abrar. He was their best bowler..it's only against India he struggles. He is too good a bowler for Namibia . Why they did not drop Shadab?? He is more of a liability for a side.

 

[BouncerGuy]

Nice dots

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar convinced the management to let him play so he slips down to second place on this list ( the only list where he doesn't want to be number #1)

 

[Asif321]

Pakistan dug out look nervous

 

[Asif321]

Saim dancing

 

[Omer2002]

Why they drop Abrar. He was their best bowler..it's only against India he struggles. He is too good a bowler for Namibia . Why they did not drop Shadab?? He is more of a liability for a side.

because shadab can bat and he has batted well decently so far and is a good fielder too. If abrar played then usman cant.

Must say Saim looks bad swinging and missing

 

[Josh]

Good steady start