PAK vs NAM Match 35 Results

1:10 PM IST One man army - Sahibzada Farhan pulled off a hero move for his team on the big day. Despite cramping up and needing some medical attention, he kept going like a trooper. At one point, he was on 30 off 27, but then just clicked into overdrive. From there, he went on a rampage to smash his maiden T20I century. That also made him only the second Pakistani to hit a T20 World Cup ton after Ahmed Shehzad back in 2014. Saim Ayub fell early, but the Farhan-Salman Agha duo set Pakistan on the right track with a brisk 67-run partnership in that middle phase. Then Shadab joined the party and added some solid fireworks of his own. Namibia couldn't stop the run flow as only Jack Brassell and Gerhard Erasmus were amongst the wickets, while the others were smashed to all parts of the ground.

1:08 PM IST The Super Eights are here - Plenty of positives for Pakistan as they head into the Super Eights. Their batters showed plenty of intent, and their fielding was sharp, with just a few lapses. Pakistan, along with India are the two teams to make it to the Super Eights from Group A.

1:06 PM IST The captain of Namibia - Gerhard Erasmus reflects on the defeat. He says it was encouraging to see a young player like Brassell charging in, backed up by Smit and Trumpelmann. However, he admits that they were unable to apply pressure with a few early wickets. Commenting on Pakistan’s spin attack, Erasmus says it’s a special skill to be able to turn the ball both ways as they do. He adds that Namibia will take that on board and work on improving their batting against such bowling. On the 2027 World Cup coming to Namibia, he shares his excitement about the growing cricket scene in the country, with plenty of games throughout the year, and says the team is looking forward to hosting the big event at home.

1:04 PM IST The victorious captain of Pakistan - Salman Agha walks up for a chat. Starts by saying that it had to be a complete performance and goes on to applaud the way Sahibzada Farhan, who has been batting well, played. Further mentions that they were lethal with the ball, whether it be the pacers or the spinners. On Usman Tariq, Salman mentions that he has faced Usman in domestic competitions and feels that it is very hard to pick him and is happy that he is now doing well for the national team. On their next game against New Zealand, Salman says that if they keeping doing the same things that they have done in this game, they will do well. Ends by saying that they have the spin all-rounders and if needed, they can use the pacers in the middle over as well and chuckles a bit as he says you don't need to bowl much pace in Sri Lanka anyway.

12:58 PM IST Dominance personified - After being shellshocked by the Indians, the Men in Green have totally outplayed, outbowled and outbatted the Namibians at the SSC. And with this commanding win, PAKISTAN HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE SUPER EIGHTS. They become the final team to seal the Super Eight lineup. Joy lights up the Pakistani camp as the camera pans to the dugout, where head coach Mike Hesson is all smiles. This is also Pakistan's BIGGEST win by runs in the ICC Men's T20 World Cups. Unfortunately for Namibia, being bundled out for 97 chasing 200 says it all in a day to forget. They just couldn’t battle Pakistan’s spin attack and were completely swallowed up without much resistance. Also, with this USA ARE OFFICIALLY ELIMIATED from this World Cup as Pakistan climb to the second spot in Group A.

12:58 PM IST PLAYER OF THE MATCH - Sahibzada Farhan gets the accolade for his unbeaten 100 off 58 balls. Farhan says that he is that player who has played domestic matches regularly for the last 4 years and tries not to miss any of those matches. Feels that is why he is able to perform for the national team as well. Mentions that the wicket wasn't easy to start on and had a chat with Saim Ayub regarding that and was confident that if he took some time, he could make a big score. Reckons that the partnership between him and Shadab was crucial and he knew that Shadab could go big whenever he wanted but wanted to focus on building a stand first.