T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan win toss against Namibia

COLOMBO: Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Namibia in the crucial Group A clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 here at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground on Wednesday.

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Babar Azam, Salman Agha (c), Sahibzada Farhan, Usman Khan (wk), Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq.

Namibia: Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Alexander Busing-Volschenk, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell

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Pakistan and Namibia have faced each other only once during the 2021 edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Green Shirts registered a thumping victory in the solitary clash between the two sides.

Pakistan head into the contest under pressure following a heavy defeat to arch-rivals India earlier in the tournament. The 2009 champions currently sit third in Group A with two wins and one loss, holding a net run rate of -0.403.

A victory over Namibia would take Pakistan to six points and secure their passage into the Super Eight stage with a second-place finish in the group.

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