Pakistan became the first team to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals after beating Namibia by 45 runs, with brilliant half centuries from ...
Pakistan became the first team to reach the T20 World Cup semi-finals after beating Namibia by 45 runs, with brilliant half centuries from Mohammad Rizwan and skipper Babar Azam in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Rizwan finished with a slow-to-fast 50-ball 79 not out while Babar notched his 23rd T20 international fifty with a 49-ball 70 to lift Pakistan – who won the toss and batted – to 189-2 in their 20 overs.
T20 World Cup, PAK vs NAM as it happened: Pakistan win by 45 runs, qualify for semi-finals
Namibia tried their best to match their opponents with David Wiese notching 43 not out and Craig Williams scoring 40 but Pakistani bowlers never allowed them a free hand as they managed 144-5 in 20 overs.
With four wins in as many games, Pakistan became the first side to reach the last four from Group 2. This will be their fifth semi-final in Twenty20 World Cup history – the most by any team.
Williams knocked five boundaries and a six before he holed out to spinner Shadab Khan while Wiese smashed two sixes and three boundaries in his 31-ball knock.
Opener Stephan Baard scored 29.
But Rizwan and Babar were the stars once again, like they were in Pakistan’s win over arch-rivals India, which gave...
