RESULT
35th Match, Group A (D/N), Colombo (SSC), February 18, 2026, ICC Men's T20 World Cup
PAK 199/3
NAM (17.3/20 ov, T:200) 97
Pakistan won by 102 runs
Pakistan (20 ovs maximum)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
100 58 11 4 172.41
not out
Saim Ayub
14 12 2 0 116.66
c †Green b Brassell
Salman Agha (c)
38 23 3 2 165.21
c Erasmus b Brassell
Khawaja Nafay
5 5 1 0 100.00
c & b Erasmus
Shadab Khan
36 22 1 3 163.63
not out
Extras 6 (lb 2, w 4)
Total 199/3
20 Ov (RR: 9.95)
Did not bat
Babar Azam,
Usman Khan †,
Mohammad Nawaz,
Faheem Ashraf,
Salman Mirza,
Usman Tariq
1-40 (Saim Ayub, 5.1 ov), 2-107 (Salman Agha, 12.1 ov), 3-118 (Khawaja Nafay, 13.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
JJ Smit
3 0 28 0 9.33 0 0
Gerhard Erasmus
3 0 25
1
8.33 1 0
Ruben Trumpelmann
4 0 36 0 9.00 1 0
Jack Brassell
4 0 48
2
12.00 0 0
Willem Myburgh
2 0 27 0 13.50 1 0
Bernard Scholtz
4 0 33 0 8.25 1 0
Namibia (T: 200 runs from 20 ovs)
Batting R B 4s 6s SR
Louren Steenkamp
23 22 3 1 104.54
c †Usman Khan b Mohammad Nawaz
Jan Frylinck
9 11 1 0 81.81
b Salman Mirza
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
5 5 1 0 100.00
run out (Salman Agha/Saim Ayub)
Gerhard Erasmus (c)
7 6 1 0 116.66
c †Usman Khan b Shadab Khan
Alexander Busing-Volschenk
20 20 1 1 100.00
st †Usman Khan b Shadab Khan
JJ Smit
9 13 0 0 69.23
c Shadab Khan b Usman Tariq
Zane Green †
7 9 0 0 77.77
c Saim Ayub b Shadab Khan
Ruben Trumpelmann
0 2 0 0 0.00
b Usman Tariq
Willem Myburgh
8 14 0 0 57.14
c †Usman Khan b Usman Tariq
Bernard Scholtz
1 2 0 0 50.00
b Usman Tariq
Jack Brassell
1 1 0 0 100.00
not out
Extras 7 (lb 3, w 4)
Total 97
17.3 Ov (RR: 5.54)
Fall of wickets
DRS
1-32 (Jan Frylinck, 4.1 ov), 2-39 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 5.2 ov), 3-43 (Louren Steenkamp, 6.5 ov), 4-49 (Gerhard Erasmus, 7.3 ov), 5-79 (Alexander Busing-Volschenk, 12.3 ov), 6-81 (JJ Smit, 13.1 ov), 7-81 (Ruben Trumpelmann, 13.3 ov), 8-95 (Zane Green, 16.2 ov), 9-96 (Bernard Scholtz, 17.1 ov), 10-97 (Willem Myburgh, 17.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W ECON WD NB
Faheem Ashraf
2 0 16 0 8.00 0 0
Salman Mirza
2 0 11
1
5.50 1 0
Saim Ayub
2 0 10 0 5.00 0 0
Mohammad Nawaz
4 0 22
1
5.50 2 0
Shadab Khan
4 0 19
3
4.75 1 0
Usman Tariq
3.3 1 16
4
4.57 0 0
Match Flow
- Pakistan innings
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 47 runs, 1 wicket)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 47/1 in 6.0 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 26, Salman Agha 6)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 1
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (Sahibzada Farhan 21, Salman Agha 26, Ex 3)
- Sahibzada Farhan: 50 off 37 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 11.4 overs (70 balls), Extras 4
- Drinks: Pakistan - 118/3 in 13.2 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 57)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 16.4 overs (100 balls), Extras 4
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 25 balls (Sahibzada Farhan 40, Shadab Khan 11, Ex 0)
- Sahibzada Farhan: 100 off 57 balls (11 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 199/3 in 20.0 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 100, Shadab Khan 36)
- Namibia innings
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 40 runs, 2 wickets)
- Drinks: Namibia - 40/2 in 6.0 overs (L Steenkamp 22, MG Erasmus 0)
- Namibia: 50 runs in 7.4 overs (46 balls), Extras 5
- Drinks: Namibia - 81/6 in 13.1 overs (ZE Green 1)
- Over 14.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batter - WP Myburgh (Struck down)
- Over 17.3: Review by Namibia (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - BM Scholtz (Struck down)
Match Details
Ground
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Toss
Pakistan, elected to bat first
Series
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Season
2025/26
Pakistan
Sahibzada Farhan
Match number
T20I no. 3722
Hours of play (local time)
15.00 start, First Session 15.00-16.30, Interval 16.30-16.50, Second Session 16.50-18.20
Match days
18 February 2026 - daynight (20-over match)
Umpires
New Zealand
DRS
England
Richard Illingworth
DRS
TV Umpire
Sri Lanka
Kumar Dharmasena
Reserve Umpire
Sri Lanka
Raveendra Wimalasiri
Match Referee
West Indies
Richie Richardson
Points