ICC T20 World Cup | Pakistan vs Namibia highlights: PAK win by 45 runs, qualify for semi-finals

Pakistan will aim to maintain their remarkable consistency against a spirited Namibia and seal a semifinal spot in the T20 World Cup here on Tuesday. After a chaotic build-up to the World Cup with England and New Zealand pulling out of Pakistan tours, the Babar Azam-led side has defied the odds and has become the team to beat in the tournament. Following a historic win over India, Pakistan showed a few chinks in their armour against New Zealand and Afghanistan but that could not stop them from recording resounding wins. Stay tuned for more updates

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Captain quotes from post match presentation

Babar Azam, Pakistan captain:It's really good, we're maintaining our winning momentum. We wanted to do things differently today, test our batting. Conditions were tough early on, they bowled well and we wanted to take the partnership deep. The way Hafeez batted and got into form, it was important for us as he is a key player. Hasan Ali was given the new ball as conditions were suitable. If you need to win tournaments, you need to be consistent across all departments. The fielding was a bit lax, there was dew, so that's an area to improve. Need to keep improving and irrespective of whom we face in the semifinal, we want to maintain the same intensity.

Gerhard Erasmus, Namibia captain:We knew from the start that Pakistan have high quality players and are an in-form team. They have played like title-contenders to be fair. We talked about being better for longer periods. I thought that after 11 overs, they were excellent in their shot selection. Their quality shone through in the end. Doesn't get easier after this, New Zealand are a quality side too. Hope we can take lessons from this and compete better. It's a great exposure for our players. Shows that more exposure you get, more comfortable you will be at this level. We haven't played a lot at this level. The finger is getting better.

Player of the Match

Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan wins the Player of the Match award for his unbeaten knock of 79.

Mohammad Rizwan:It was difficult to bat initially and conditions proved to be very tricky for both of us (Me and Babar). Even when we tried to play normal shots or big hits, it just didn't work out and then we decided to take it deep and attack at the end. But that said, I want to give the credit to the (Namibia) bowlers because they kept bowling in the same area at the start and bowled really well. Hafeez's innings gave us the momentum and he kept telling me to stay patient and in the last over I decided to go hard and got some useful runs. We are gelling well as a team and have ticked all the boxes and will see what lies ahead for us.

Result

Pakistan win by 45 runs, qualify for the semifinals.

NAM 144/5 after 20 overs.

Afridi to bowl the last over.

19.1Afridi to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Eaton hits the ball through backward point for a single.

19.2Afridi to Wiese, 2 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Wiese hits the ball down to long-off for two runs.

19.3Afridi to Wiese, SIX! Good length ball on middle and leg, Wiese slogs the ball over deep mid-wicket fence for a maximum!!!!

19.4Afridi to Wiese, FOUR! Short ball on middle and leg, Wiese pulls the ball down to deep backward square-leg for a boundary.

OH NO! IT IS A NO BALL!

FREE HIT!

19.4Afridi to Wiese, no run, good length ball on off stump, Wiese swings, the ball takes a thick edge and goes into the keeper's gloves.

19.5Afridi to Wiese, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Wiese slogs the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.

19.6Afridi to Wiese, no run, slow good length ball on off stump, a swing and a miss from Wiese.

NAM 128/5 after 19 overs

Haris Rauf to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1Haris Rauf toto Wiese, SIX! Full ball on off stump, Wiese swing and sends the ball straight back over the bowler's head for a maximum!!!!

18.2Haris Rauf to Wiese, no run, good length ball on off stum, a swing a a miss from Wiese.

18.3Haris Rauf to Wiese, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Wiese tonks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.

18.4Haris Rauf to Wiese, 1 Leg Bye, full ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the off side, Wiese takes a single.

18.5Haris Rauf to Loftie-Earton, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Loftie hits the ball through backward point for two runs.

18.6Haris Rauf to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Loftie-Eaton drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

NAM 116/5 after 18 overs.

Hasan Ali to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Hasan Ali to Wiese, 1 run, slow good length ball on off stump, Wiese mishits the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

17.2Hasan Ali to Loftie-Eaton, no run, yorker on off stump, Loftie-Eaton punches the ball back to Hasan Ali.

17.3Hasan Ali to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Loftie-Eaton guides the ball down to third-man for a single.

17.4Hasan Ali to Wiese, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Wiese hits the ball down to third-man for a single.

17.5Hasan Ali to Loftie-Eaton, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Loftie-Eaton drives the ball through backward point for two runs.

17.6Hasan Ali to Loftie-Eaton, no run, slow good length ball wide of off stump, Loftie-Eaton looks to paddle the ball down to fine-leg but fails to connect.

NAM 107/4 after 16 overs.

Afridi to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Afridi to Smit. 1 run,

15.2Afridi to Wiese, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Wiese puhses the ball back to Wiese.

15.3Afridi to Wiese, FOUR! Full toss wide of off stump, Wiese drives the ball down to long-off for a boundary.

15.4Afridi to Wiese, no run, back of the length ball on off stump, Wiese cuts and sends the ball to backward point.

15.5Afridi to Wiese, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Wiese plays the ball to square-leg for a single.

15.6Afridi to Smit, no run, slow short ball on off stump, Smit is early into his pull and the ball hits on his body before moving to the off side.

NAM 101/4 after 15 overs

Hasan Ali to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1Hasan Ali to Wiese, an appeal for LBW but not given, good length ball on off stump, the ball nips back in and raps on the pads.

14.2Hasan Ali to Wiese, no run, full ball on off stump, Wiese drives the ball to cover.

14.3Hasan Ali to Wiese, 2 runs, back of the length ball on middle and leg, Wiese guides the ball to the leg side for a couple of runs.

14.4Hasan Ali to Wiese, FOUR! Short and wide, Wiese cuts the ball through backward point for a boundary.

14.5Hasan Ali to Wiese, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Wiese drives the ball down the ground for a single.

14.6Hasan Ali to Smit, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Smit cuts, the ball takes an inside edge and runs down to fine-leg for a single.

NAM 84/3 after 13 overs

Imad Wasim to bowl the thirteenth over.

12.1Imad Wasim to Williams, FOUR! Short ball, Williams hammers the ball off his backfoot down the ground for a boundary.

12.2Imad Wasim to Williams, 1 run, good length ball, Williams hits the ball for a single.

12.3Imad Wasim to Erasmus, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball wide of off stump, Erasmus hits the ball straight to the man at extra cover.

Erasmus c Shadab Khan b Imad Wasim 15(10)

David Wiese walks out to bat.

12.4 Imad Wasim to Wiese, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads.

12.5 Imad Wasim to Wiese, no run, full ball on off stump, Wiese looks to drive but the ball gets an inside edge and then hits the pads.

12.6 Imad Wasim to Wiese, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Wiese looks to drive the balll for a single.

NAM 71/2 after 11 overs.

Shadab Khan to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1Shadab Khan to Williams, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Williams slaps the ball through cover for a single.

11.2Shadab Khan to Erasmus, no run, short ball tad wide of off stump, Erasmus looks to cut the ball but is beaten.

11.3Shadab Khan to Erasmus, no run, flatter wide of off stump, Erasmus looks to drive the ball but is beaten.

11.4Shadab Khan to Erasmus, DROPPED! Full ball wide of off stump, Erasmus hits the ball high in the air, Afridi runs in from deep but drops the ball, Erasmus takes a single.

11.5Shadab Khan to Williams, FOUR! Short ball, Williams steps down and hammers the ball down the ground for a boundary.

11.6Shadab Khan to Williams, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Williams hits the ball over cover for a single.

NAM 71/2 after 11 overs.

Haris Rauf to bowl the eleventh over.

10.1 Haris Rauf to Williams, no run, good length ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Williams

10.2Haris Rauf to Williams, no run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Williams leaves the ball for Rizwan.

10.3Haris Rauf to Willams, no run, slow good length ball on off stump, Williams looks to drive the ball but fails to connect.

10.4Haris Rauf to Williams, no run, slow full ball on off stump, Williams looks to drive the ball, the ball takes the inside edge and then hits the pads.

10.5Haris Rauf to Williams, no run, slow good length ball on off stump, Williams looks to push the ball but is beaten.

10.6Haris Rauf to Williams, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Williams drives the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

NAM 70/2 after 10 overs.

Shadab Khan to bowl the tenth over.

9.1Shadab Khan to Erasmus, 1 run, full toss, Erasmus hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

9.2Shadab Khan to Williams, 1 run, full ball, Williams hits the ball down the ground for a run.

9.3Shadab Khan to Erasmus, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Erasmus drives the ball down to long-off for two runs.

9.4Shadab Khan to Erasmus, no run, good length ball on off stump, Erasmus hits the ball to backward point.

9.5Shadab Khan to Erasmus, SIX! Full ball on off stump, Erasmus hammers the ball straight down the ground for a maximum!!!!

9.6Shadab Khan to Erasmus, FOUR! Full ball on middle and leg, Erasmus slogs the ball to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

NAM 45/1 after 8 overs.

Shadab Khan to bowl the eigth over.

7.1Shadab Khan to Baard, 1 run

7.2Shadab Khan to Williams, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Willams drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

7.3Shadab Khan to Baard, no run, good length ball on off stump, Baard plays a reverse hit but the ball rolls to the man at short third.

7.4Shadab Khan to Baard, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Baard guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

7.5Shadab Khan to Williams, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Willams hits the ball to cover for a single.

7.6Shadab Khan to Baard, 1 run, full ball, Williams hits the ball to off side for a single.

NAM 40/1 after 7 overs.

Imad Wasim to bowl the seventh over.

6.1Imad Wasim to Williams, no run, good length ball on off stump, Williams looks to defend but the ball beats the edge of the bat.

6.2Imad Wasim to Williams, no run, good length ball on off stump, Williams looks to push the ball but the ball spins and beats the edge of the bat once more.

6.3Imad Wasim to Williams, no run, slow short ball, Wiliams looks to paddle sweep the ball but is beaten.

6.4Imad Wasim to Williams, 1 run, good length ball on off, Willams paddle sweeps the ball to fine leg for a single

6.5Imad Wasim to Baard, 1 run, short ball on middle and leg, Baard paddles the ball to square-leg for a single.

6.6Imad Wasim to Williams, FOUR! Short ball on off stump, Williams slaps the ball through cover for a boundary.

NAM 34/1 after 6 overs.

Haris Rauf to bowl the sixth over.

5.1Haris Rauf to Williams, WIDE! Short ball bowled down the leg side.

5.1Haris Rauf to Williams, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Williams plays the ball for a single.

5.2Haris Rauf to Baard, 2 runs, short ball on middle and leg, Baard plays the ball to square-leg for two runs.

5.3Haris Rauf to Baard, no run, full ball on off stump, Baard drives the ball down to mid-on.

5.4Haris Rauf to Baard, no run, good length ball on off stump, Baard leaves the ball for the keeper.

5.5Haris Rauf to Baard, SIX! Fullish ball on middle and leg, Baard flicks and sends the ball flying over fine-leg for a maximum!!!!

5.6Haris Rauf to Baard, no run, slow short ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Baard.

NAM 24/1 after 5 overs.

Imad Wasim to bowl the fifth over.

4.1Imad Wasim to Williams, no run, back of the length ball on off stump, Williams punches the ball to cover.

4.2Imad Wasim to Williams, no run, back of the length ball on off stump, Williams slaps the ball to cover.

4.3Imad Wasim to Williams, no run, good length ball on off stump, Williams pushes the ball to cover.

4.4Imad Wasim to Williams, 1 run, short ball on off stump, Williams plays the ball behind square on the off side for a single.

4.5Imad Wasim to Baard, no run, good length ball on off stump, Baard defends.

4.6Imad Wasim to Baard, no run, good length ball on off stump, Baard plays a reverse sweep but fails to connect.

NAM 15/1 after 3 overs.

Afridi to bowl the third over.

2.1Afridi to Baard, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Baard plays the ball to the leg side.

2.2Afridi to Baard, 2 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Baard flicks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.

2.3Afridi to Baard, no run, short ball on middle and leg, Baard ducks and leaves the ball for Rizwan.

2.4Afridi to Baard, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off stump, Baard drives the ball through backward point for a boundary.

2.5Afridi to Baard, no run, fullish ball on off stump, Baard looks to drive the ball but the ball flies past the edge of the bat.

2.6Afridi to Baard, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Baard pushes the ball to mid-off for a run.

NAM 8/1 after 2 overs.

Hasan Ali to bowl the second over.

1.1Hasan Ali to Baard, no run, fullish ball wide of off stump, Baard looks to defend the ball but the ball flies past the edge of the bat.

1.2Hasan Ali to Baard, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Baard flicks the ball to square-leg for a single.

1.3Hasan Ali to van Lingen, WICKET! CLEAN BOWLED! Good length ball on off stump, the ball nips away a bit, van Lingen looks to play the ball to the leg side but is beaten and the ball clatters onto the off stump.

Michael van Lingen b Hasan Ali 4(2)

Craig Williams walks out to bat.

1.4 Hasan Ali to Williams, no run, good length ball on off stump, Williams guides the ball to backward point.

1.5Hasan Ali to Williams, no run, short ball on off stump, Williams leaves the ball for the keper.

1.6Hasan Ali to Williams, no run, good length ball on off stump, the ball jags back in and beats the inside edge of the bat.

NAM 7/0 after 1 over.

Baard and Michael van Lingen are at the crease.

Shaheen Shaha Afridi to bowl the first over of the inning. Baard is on strike.

0.1 Afridi to Baard, no run, full ball on off stump, a swing and a miss from Baard.

0.2 Afridi to Baard, no run, full ball on off stump, Baard looks to dig the ball but the ball flies past the edge of the bat.

0.3 Afridi to Baard, 2 run, full ball on middle and leg, Baard plays the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.

0.4 Afridi to Baard, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Baard works the ball to the leg side.

0.5 Afridi to Baard, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Baard guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

0.6 Afridi to van Lingen, FOUR! Good length ball on middle and leg, van Lingen guides the ball to square-leg for a boundary.

Welcome back for the second half of the match. The players and the umpires are back on the field. Namibia's chase is about to get underway.

PAK 189/2 after 20 overs.

JJ Smit to bowl the last over.

19.1JJ Smit to Rizwan, FOUR! Full ball wide of off stump, Rizwan steps down and punches the ball down to long-off for a boundary.

19.2JJ Smit to Rizwan, SIX! Full toss on middle and leg, Rizwan whips the ball behind square on the leg side for a flat six.

19.3JJ Smit to Rizwan, FOUR MORE! Short ball wide of off stump, Rizwan steps down and slaps the ball, the ball takes a top edge and runs down to third-man for a boundary.

19.4JJ Smit to Rizwan, FOUR!! CARNAGE! Fullish ball wide of off stump, Rizwan drives the ball through backward point for a boundary.

19.5JJ Smit to Rizwan, FOUR! THERE IS NO STOPPING RIZWAN!!!! Good length ball on off stump, Rizwan slaps the ball through cover for a boundary.

19.6JJ Smit to Rizwan, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Rizwan drives the ball down to long-off and takes two runs.

PAK 165/2 after 19 overs.

David Wiese to bowl the nineteenth over.

18.1David Wiese to Hafeez, 2 runs, full toss wide of off stump, Hafeez hammers the ball over cover for two runs.

18.2David Wiese to Hafeez, no run, yorker on middle and leg, Hafeez digs the ball out.

18.3David Wiese to Hafeez, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Hafeez drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

18.4David Wiese to Rizwan, SIX AND FIFTY! Full toss on off stump, Rizwan smashes the ball over square-leg for a maximum, the six takes Rizwan to his FIFTY!!!

18.5David Wiese to Rizwan, no run, slow good length ball wide of off stump, a swing and a miss from Rizwan.

18.6David Wiese to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rizwan drives the ball down to mid-on for a single.

PAK 155/2 after 18 overs.

Trumpelmann to bowl the eighteenth over.

17.1Trumpelmann to Hafeez, FOUR! Full ball wide of off stump, Hafeez moves to the off side and paddle sweeps the ball wide of the man at short fine for a boundary.

17.2Trumpelmann to Hafeez, FOUR MORE! Full ball wide of off stump, Hafeez hammers the ball over point for another boundary.

17.3Trumpelmann to Hafeez, 2 runs, full ball on off stump, Hafeez hits the ball down to long-off for two runs.

17.4Trumpelmann to Hafeez, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Hafeez gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to fine-leg, Hafeez takes two runs.

17.5Trumpelmann to Hafeez, 1 run, full toss wide of off stump, Hafeez hist the ball over cover for a single.

17.6Trumpelmann to Rizwan, FOUR! Full toss wide of off stump, Rizwan slog sweeps the ball behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

PAK 138/2 after 17 overs.

JJ Smit to bowl the seventeenth over.

16.1JJ Smit to Hafeez, no run, good length ball on off stump, Hafeez plays the ball to cover.

16.2JJ Smit to Hafeez, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Hafeez guides the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.

16.3JJ Smit to Hafeez, FOUR! Full toss wide of off stump, Hafeez moves to the off side and paddle sweeps the ball down to fine-leg for a boundary.

16.4JJ Smit to Hafeez, FOUR MORE! Full ball wide of off stump, Hafeez guides the ball wide of backward point for a boundary.

16.5JJ Smit to Hafeez, no run, full ball on middle and leg, the ball raps on the pads and goes to the leg side.

16.6JJ Smit to Hafeez, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Hafeez pulls the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

PAK 127/2 after 16 overs.

Frylinck to bowl the sixteenth over.

15.1Frylinck to Fakhar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Fakhar digs the ball down to mid-off for a single.

15.2Frylinck to Rizwan, an APPEAL FOR LBW! NOT OUT, says the umpire, good length ball around off, Rizwan looks to pul the ball to square leg but the ball raps on the pads, Frylinck appeals but the umpire is not interested, the Namibia skipper takes the review and the review shows that the ball is missing the stumps, Rizwan has taken a single.

15.3Frylinck to Fakhar, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg, Fakhar plays the ball down to long-on for two runs.

15.4Frylinck to Fakhar, WICKET! CAUGHT! Good length ball on off stump, Fakhar looks to guide the ball down to third-man, Zane Green puts a great dive and takes a great catch.

Fakhar Zaman c Zane Green b Jan Frylinck 5(5)

Mohammad Hafeez walks out to bat.

15.5Frylinck to Hafeez, FOUR! GREAT WAY TO START THE INNINGS! Good length ball wide of off stump, Hafeez slaps the ball through backward point for a boundary.

15.6Frylinck to Hafeez, 1 run, good length ball, Hafeez plays the ball to point for a single.

PAK 118/1 after 15 overs.

David Wiese to bowl the fifteenth over.

14.1David Wiese to Babar, FOUR! Short ball wide of off stump, Babar swings, the ball takes a thick outside edge and runs down to third-man for a boundary.

14.2David Wiese to Babar, WICKET! CAUGHT! Slow full ball on middle and leg, Babar comes down the track to hit a big shot, the ball lob in the air and goes straight to the man at deep mid-wicket.

Babar Azam c Jan Frylinck b Wiese 70(49)

Fakhar Zaman walks out to bat.

14.3David Wiese to Fakhar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Fakhar pushes the ball to mid-off for a single.

14.4David Wiese to Rizwan, 2 runs, good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan plays the ball to square-leg for two runs,

14.5David Wiese to Rizwan, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Rizwan hits the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

14.6David Wiese to Fakhar, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Fakhar plays the ball to cover for a single .

PAK 109/0 after 14 overs.

Frylinck to bowl the fourteenth over.

13.1Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan mishits the ball down to short fine for a single.

13.2Frylinck to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Babar drives the ball down to long-off for a single.

13.3Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan whacks the ball to square-leg for a single.

13.4Frylinck to Babar, 3 runs,

13.5Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan plays the ball to backward point for a single.

13.6Frylinck to Babar, 1 run, good length ball, Babar plays the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run,

PAK 101/0 after 13 overs.

Loftie-Eaton tobowl the thirteenth over.

12.1 Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 2 runs, full toss, Babar steps down and hits the ball down to deep mid-wicket for two runs.

12.2Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Babar hits the ball over cover for a single.

12.3Loftie-Eaton to Rizwan, SIX! HAMMERED! Full ball on middle and leg, Rizwan steps down and hammers the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!!!

12.4Loftie-Eaton to Rizwan, no run, short ball wide of off stump, Rizwan steps down and hits the ball to cover.

12.5Loftie-Eaton to Rizwan, 1 Leg Bye, good length ball on off and middle, Rizwan looks to slog sweep the ball raps on the pads and goes to the off side, Rizwan takes a quick single.

12.6Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 1 run, full ball, Babar drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

PAK 89/0 after 12 overs.

Ruben Trumpelmann to bowl the twelfth over.

11.1Ruben Trumpelmann to Rizwan, SIX! POWERED! Good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan uses his feet and slogs the ball over long-on for a maximum!!!

11.2Ruben Trumpelmann to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan hits the ball down to fine-leg for a single.

11.3Ruben Trumpelmann to Babar, 2 runs and FIFTY for BABAR! Good length ball on middle and leg, Babar guides the ball to square leg for two runs and complete his FIFTY!!!

11.4Ruben Trumpelmann to Babar, FOUR! Good length ball wide of off stump, Babar steps down and thumps the ball over mid-off for a boundary.

11.5Ruben Trumpelmann to Babar, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Babar drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

11.6Ruben Trumpelmann to Rizwan, FOUR! Good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan swings his bat, the ball takes inside edge and rolls down to fine-leg for a boundary.

PAK 50/0 after 9 overs.

JJ Smit to bowl the ninth over.

8.1 JJ Smit to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Babar pulls the ball and guides it down to deep midwicket for a single.

8.2JJ Smit to Rizwan, 1 run, slow short ball wide of off stump, Rizwan steps down and whacks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for another run.

8.3JJ Smit to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on middle and leg, Babar again works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for another single.

8.4JJ Smit to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on middle and leg, Rizwan drives the ball down to deep mid-wicket for another single.

8.5JJ Smit to Babar, no run, good length ball on off stump, the ball shapes away from Babar, Babar looks to drive the ball down to third man but the ball flies past the edge of the bat.

8.6JJ Smit to Babar, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Babar drives the ball down to long-on for a single.

PAK 45/0 after 8 overs.

Jan Frylinck tobowl the eighth over.

7.1Jan Frylinck to Babar, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump,Babar hits the ball through cover for two runs.

7.2Jan Frylinck to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Babar hits the ball through cover for a single.

7.3Jan Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on off stump, Rizwan looks to work the ball to the leg side, the ball takes a leading edge and flies past the diving fielder at backward point and Rizwan gets a single.

7.4Jan Frylinck to Babar, 2 runs, good length ball wide of off stump, Babar flashes his blade and hits the ball down to third-man for two runs.

7.5Jan Frylinck to Babar, 2 runs, full ball on middle and leg, Babar drives the ball to square-leg for a couple of runs.

7.6Jan Frylinck to Babar, 1 run, short ball wide of off stump, Babar pulls the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a single.

PAK 36/0 after 7 overs.

Ben Shikongo to bowl the seventh over.

6.1 Ben Shikongo toBabar, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Babar plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

6.2Ben Shikongo to Rizwan, no run, slow short ball on middle stump, Rizwan is early into his pull and the ball hits Rizwan on the chest.

6.3Ben Shikongo to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Rizwan works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a run.

6.4Ben Shikongo to Babar, 2 runs, slow short ball on off stump, Babar pulls and sends the ball down to long-on for two runs.

6.5Ben Shikongo to Babar, 1 run, slow short ball, Babar pulls the ball down to long-on for a single.

6.6Ben Shikongo to Rizwan, 2 runs, slow short ball on middle stump, Rizwan pulls the ball behind square on the leg side for two runs.

PAK 29/0 after 6 overs.

Jan Frylinck to bowl the sixth over.

5.1 Frylinck to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on off stump, the ball nips back in and beats the inside edge of the inside edge of the bat.

5.2 Frylinck to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan whacks the ball to the leg side but finds the fielder at short mid-wicket.

5.3Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan guides the ball for a single.

5.4Frylinck to Babar, FOUR! SLAPPED! Back of the length ball wide of off stump, Babar stands and hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.

5.5Frylinck to Babar, no run, good length ball on off stump, the ball nips back in and raps on the pads.

5.6Frylinck to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Babar plays the ball to backward point for a single.

PAK 23/1 after 5 overs.

JJ Smit to bowl the fifth over.

4.1JJ Smit to Babar, FOUR! Short of the length ball on middle stump, Babar gets on the top of the bounce and pulls to whacks the ball down to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.

4.2JJ Smit to Babar, no run, good length ball on off stump, Babar defende.

4.3JJ Smit to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on off stump, Babar pushes the ball to cover and takes a quick single.

4.4JJ Smit to Rizwan, a loud appeal for LBW and GIVEN! Good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan goes for a wild slog but fails to connect and Smit and co. appeal, the umpire has no hesitation is raising his finger, Rizwan takes the review, the review shows that tha ball is pitching outside the line of leg stump, so Rizwan survives.

4.5JJ Smit to Rizwan, FOUR! Full ball fired into the pads, Rizwan flicks the ball behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

4.6JJ Smit to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball, Rizwan drives the ball to mid-on for a run.

PAK 13/0 after 4 overs.

Wiese to bowl the fourth over.

3.1Wiese to Babar, 2 runs, good length ball on off stump, Babar drives the ball through cover for two runs.

3.2Wiese to Babar, no run, good length ball on off stump, Babar comes on front foot to push the ball but the ball flies past the edge of the bat.

3.3Wiese to Babar, FOUR! Good length ball on off stump, Babar steps out and hammers the ball through cover for a boundary.

3.4Wiese to Babar, no run, short ball wide of off stump, Babar pulls the ball, the man at short mid-wicket puts an dive and stops the ball.

3.5Wiese to Babar, no run, short ball on off stump, Babar looks to punch the ball but the ball beats the edge of the bat.

3.6Wiese to Babar, 1 run, good length ball on middle stump, Babar plays the ball to the leg side for a single.

PAK 6/0 after 3 overs.

Trumpelmann tobowl the third over.

2.1 Trumpelmann toRizwan, no run, good length ball wide of off stump, Rizwan drives the ball to cover.

2.2Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run, full ball on middle stump. Rizwan drives the ball to the man at short mid-wicket.

2.3Trumpelmann to Rizwan, 1 run, full ball on middle stump, Rizwan guides the ball to mid-on and sets off for a quick single.

2.4Trumpelmann to Babar, no run, good length ball around off, Babar dabs the ball with soft hands and the fielder at slip dives and stops the ball.

2.5Trumpelmann to Babar, no run, good length ball on middle stump, the ball swings back in and raps on the pads to go to the leg side.

2.6Trumpelmann to Babar, no run, good length ball on off stump, Babar gets an inside edge and the ball rolls to short fine.

PAK 4/0 after 2 overs.

David Wiese to bowl the second over.

1.1 Wiese to Babar, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Babar rocks back and punches the ball to cover.

1.2 Wiese to Babar, 3runs, first runs of the match, fuller ball drifting on the pads, Babar works the ball down to deep mid-wicket for three runs.

1.3 Wiese to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on off stump, Rizwan comes on front foot to block the ball but teh ball moves away and flies past the edge of the bat.

1.4 Wiese to Rizwan,1 run, good length ball on middle and leg. Rizwan guides the ball behind square on the leg side for a single.

1.5 Wiese to Babar, no run, good length ball on off stump, Babar works the ball to cover.

1.6 Wiese to Babar, no run, fuller ball on off stump, Babar pushes the ball to cover.

PAK 0/0 after 1 over.

Ruben Trumpelmann to bowl the first over of the innings. Rizwan is on strike.

0.1Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on middle and leg, Rizwan knocks the ball to the leg side.

0.2Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Rizwan rocks back and blocks the ball.

0.3Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on middle stump, the ball swings away from Rizwan and beats the edge of the bat and carries on to the keeper.

0.4Trumpelmann to Rizwan, BEATEN! Good length ball on off stump, Rizwan is forced to push the ball but the ball moves and flies past the edge of the bat.

0.5Trumpelmann to Rizwan, BEATEN ONCE MORE! Good length ball on off stump, Rizwan goes for a drive but the ball swings away and flies past the edge of the bat.

0.6Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run, good length ball on middle stump, Rizwan blocks.

Nambia players take the field. And out walk Babar Azam in the company of Mohammad Rizwan to open the innings for Pakistan.

The players and the match officials walk to the field and line up for the national anthems. First, the national anthem of Namibia followed by the national anthem of Pakistan. The national anthems have been sung, time for cricket!

Teams

Pakistan:Mohammad Rizwan(w), Babar Azam(c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi

Namibia:Stephan Baard, Michael van Lingen, Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Zane Green(w), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ben Shikongo

Captain quotes from toss

Babar Azam, Pakistan captain:We are going to bat first. We are trying to test our batters. The pitch looks very good, it has something for the batters and the bowlers. We will put runs on the board and put pressure on them. We are going with the same team. It is our first game here and will look to carry the same momentum, also have asked the boys not to be complacent.

Gerhard Erasmus, Namibia captain:We would have tried to have a bowl first. Traditionally on this ground teams have bowled first in the night games. Maybe the dew factor coming in later gives us a best chance to win this game. High quality side and also the in-form side in the tournament, it is going to be a challenge and one that the players will relish. You won't get this opportunity ever so often and the guys will be up for it. We have two changes.

Toss

Pakistan captain Babar Azam wins the toss and opts to bat first.

Squads:

Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shoaib Malik.

Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephan Baard, JJ Smit, Karl Birkenstock, Jan Frylinck, Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz, Craig Williams, Michael van Lingen, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green, David Wiese, Pikky Ya France, Michau du Preez, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

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