Pakistan have now won four out of four games in the T20 World Cup after beating Namibia on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. The Men in Green won the match by 44 runs after scoring 189/2 batting first. Namibia reached only as far as 144/5 in their 20 overs to lost their second match in three games. Pakistan have now sealed their semi-final spot with one game to.
Meanwhile, Babar Azam’s men showed great sportsman spirit by visiting the Namibia dressing room after the game. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez, Hasan Ali, Fakhar Zaman, and Shadab Khan were seen exchanging pleasantries with the Namibian contingent in a video shared by the Pakistan Cricket Board on social media.
#SpiritofCricket – Pakistan team visited Namibia dressing room to congratulate them on their journey in the @T20WorldCup#WeHaveWeWill | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/4PQwfn3PII
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 2, 2021
Pakistan dominated Namibia throughout the game. Babar Azam scored 70 off 49 balls and added a 113-run opening stand with Mohammad Rizwan who scored 79* off 50 balls. That included a 22-run 20th over bowled by JJ Smit.
In response, Namibia could only manage 144/5 in 20 overs, with team’s star performer David Wiese scoring an unbeaten 43 off 31 deliveries. Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf & Shadab Khan picked up a wicket each. Rizwan picked up the Man of the Match for his unbeaten 79.
Ws Are Maintaining Our Momentum: Pakistan Skipper Babar Azam
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam spoke about Pakistan’s winning run in the tournament so far and the good cricket that they have displayed on the pitch.
“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” said Babar at the post-match presentation.
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