Pakistan vs Namibia, Live Score and Commentary, ICC T20 World Cup, 18 February, 2026
COMPLETED / 35th Match, Group A / Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
199/3 (20 ov)
97/10 (17.3 ov)
Pakistan won by 102 runs
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Player of the match
Sahibzada Farhan,
Pakistan
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willem Myburgh | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Jack Brassell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECO |
| Usman Tariq | 3.3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4.57 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4.75 |
Pakistan won by 102 runs
Pakistan vs Namibia, Live Cricket Commentary
Recent Performance (Last 5 Matches)
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| England (ENG won by 2 wickets) | Super 8 Group 2 (Y1 v Y3) | 24 Feb 2026 |
| New Zealand (Match Abandoned) | Super 8 Group 2 (Y2 v Y3) | 21 Feb 2026 |
| Namibia (PAK won by 102 runs) | 35th Match, Group A | 18 Feb 2026 |
| India (IND won by 61 runs) | 27th Match, Group A | 15 Feb 2026 |
| United States (PAK won by 32 runs) | 12th Match, Group A | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Opponent | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan (PAK won by 102 runs) | 35th Match, Group A | 18 Feb 2026 |
| United States (USA of America won by 31 runs) | 26th Match, Group A | 15 Feb 2026 |
| India (IND won by 93 runs) | 18th Match, Group A | 12 Feb 2026 |
| Netherlands (NED won by 7 wickets) | 10th Match, Group A | 10 Feb 2026 |
| South Africa (NAM won by 4 wickets) | Only T20I | 11 Oct 2025 |
Key Stats
- Partnership: 1 run (0.2 ov): Jack Brassell: 1 (1), Willem Myburgh: 0 (1)
- Last Bat: Willem Myburgh 8(14) - c U Khan b U Tariq Usman Tariq
- Fall of Wickets: 32 - 1 Jan Frylinck, 39 - 2 Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, 43 - 3 Louren Steenkamp, 49 - 4 Gerhard Erasmus, 79 - 5 Alexander Busing Volschenk, 81 - 6 Jonathan Smit, 81 - 7 Ruben Trumpelmann, 95 - 8 Zane Green, 96 - 9 Bernard Scholtz, 97 - 10 Willem Myburgh
- Reviews Remaining: Namibia - 1 of 2, Pakistan - 1 of 2
- Toss: Pakistan elected to bat
Match Info
- Match: 35th Match, Group A
- Series: ICC T20 World Cup
- Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
- Time: 03:00 PM
- Venue: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground
- City: Colombo
- Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Richard Illingworth (England), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka, TV)
- Referee: Richie Richardson (West Indies)
Jonathan Smit c S Khan b U Tariq 9 (13) Usman Tariq to Jonathan Smit, no run, c S Khan b U Tariq, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Jonathan Smit goes forward and takes a big risk by attempting sloge sweep towards short mid wicket, edged!! and flies straight to Shadab Khan, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Jonathan Smit.
Usman Tariq to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Ruben Trumpelmann b U Tariq 0 (2) Usman Tariq to Ruben Trumpelmann, no run, b U Tariq, Bowled out !! googly, good length, on the off stump, A bold move from Ruben Trumpelmann as batter hangs in the crease, plays it, but it proves to be batter's downfall. The ball crashes into stumps, and the stumps are rattled. Bowled out!
Usman Tariq to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Usman Tariq to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the stumps, Willem Myburgh hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at square leg, who blocks the ball right away.
Usman Tariq to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
End of over 14 (0 runs)
Mohammad Nawaz to Zane Green, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Zane Green hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at mid on, who blocks the ball right away.
Mohammad Nawaz to Zane Green, 1 run, Zane Green hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident reverse sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep point for 1 run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays push.
Mohammad Nawaz to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Willem Myburgh goes back, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
Mohammad Nawaz to Willem Myburgh, 1 run, Mohammad Nawaz delivers arm ball at full length, Willem Myburgh hangs in the crease and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long off for 1 run.
Mohammad Nawaz to Zane Green, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot to the short mid wicket.
End of over 15 (2 runs)
Usman Tariq to Willem Myburgh, 3 runs, An accurately pitched googly on the stumps, Willem Myburgh hangs in the crease to make a confident , but gets an edge, and the ball goes towards deep square leg for 3 runs.
Usman Tariq to Zane Green, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot edged!! towards the fielder.
Usman Tariq to Zane Green, 2 runs, An accurately pitched legbreak on the off stump, Zane Green hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
Usman Tariq to Zane Green, 3 runs, Zane Green hangs in the crease to take legbreak of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident sweep that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 3 runs.
Usman Tariq to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, played it to the slip.
Usman Tariq to Willem Myburgh, 3 runs, Willem Myburgh goes forward to take legbreak of full length aimed on the leg stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 3 runs.
End of over 16 (11 runs)
Shadab Khan to Willem Myburgh, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Willem Myburgh hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Zane Green c S Ayub b S Khan 7 (9) Shadab Khan to Zane Green, no run, c S Ayub b S Khan, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Zane Green hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting sweep towards deep square leg, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Saim Ayub, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Zane Green.
Shadab Khan to Bernard Scholtz, 1 run, legbreak, full length, on the stumps, Bernard Scholtz hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
Shadab Khan to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, tries to play but misses to get the bat on it.
Shadab Khan to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! googly, good length, on the off stump, Willem Myburgh goes back and slash punch towards mid off, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Shadab Khan to Willem Myburgh, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot.
End of over 17 (2 runs)
Bernard Scholtz b U Tariq 1 (2) Usman Tariq to Bernard Scholtz, no run, b U Tariq, Bowled out !! googly, full length, on the off stump, Bernard Scholtz tries to be aggressive, hangs in the crease, swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
Usman Tariq to Jack Brassell, 1 run, legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Jack Brassell hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards long on for 1 run.
Willem Myburgh c U Khan b U Tariq 8 (14) Usman Tariq to Willem Myburgh, no run, c U Khan b U Tariq, Caught out !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, Willem Myburgh goes back, tries a high-risk shot towards , but the ball finds safe hands of Usman Khan, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Willem Myburgh is out.