Updated on: Feb 18, 2026 2:43:17 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Pakistan looking for a win to qualify for the Super 8.
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: There remains only one spot up for grabs in the Super 8 stage of this T20 World Cup, and this game will decide whether it is Pakistan making it through to the next round – or if for the second tournament in a row, the USA manage to beat them to the punch, eliminating them from contention.
Pakistan are in control of their own fate and know that a victory over Namibia will be enough to see them through to the Super 8 stage. With Namibia winless, this should be a pretty straightforward task – but Pakistan have the habit of complicating things for themselves. With an NRR much worse than that of the USA, a loss will ensure that the USA progress at their expense.
Pakistan were trounced thoroughly by India in their rivalry match in the previous group stage match, losing by 61 runs as they never came to the party. While they did get past USA with ease, it is that initial scare against Netherlands, early in the tournament, where Pakistan were lucky not to lose – getting away with a late dropped catch as the middle order fell apart.
Namibia are the kind of opposition who, with three losses in three games, have nothing to fear and nothing to lose. They have the ability to go out onto the Colombo surface and play without any inhibitions and to their full potential, capable of putting up the kind of fight that could really scare Pakistan.
It’s a simple equation, and Pakistan are certainly favourites – but this could become very, very interesting.
Playing XIs:
Namibia: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wk), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq
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Pakistan are in control of their own fate and know that a victory over Namibia will be enough to see them through to the Super 8 stage. With Namibia winless, this should be a pretty straightforward task – but Pakistan have the habit of complicating things for themselves. With an NRR much worse than that of the USA, a loss will ensure that the USA progress at their expense.
Pakistan were trounced thoroughly by India in their rivalry match in the previous group stage match, losing by 61 runs as they never came to the party. While they did get past USA with ease, it is that initial scare against Netherlands, early in the tournament, where Pakistan were lucky not to lose – getting away with a late dropped catch as the middle order fell apart.
Namibia are the kind of opposition who, with three losses in three games, have nothing to fear and nothing to lose. They have the ability to go out onto the Colombo surface and play without any inhibitions and to their full potential, capable of putting up the kind of fight that could really scare Pakistan.
It’s a simple equation, and Pakistan are certainly favourites – but this could become very, very interesting.
Playing XIs:
Namibia: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wk), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq
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Feb 18, 2026 2:43:01 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Playing XIs for Pakistan vs Namibia
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Two changes for each of these teams. Pakistan bench Shaheen and Abrar for Mirza and Khawaja Nafay, while Volschenk and Brassell come in for Namibia.
Namibia: Louren Steenkamp, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Alexander Volschenk, JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Ruben Trumpelmann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha (c), Babar Azam, Usman Khan (wk), Khawaja Nafay, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Usman Tariq
Feb 18, 2026 2:34:27 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Pakistan win the toss, opt to BAT FIRST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: The toss goes Salman Ali Agha ways, who has no hesitation to bat first on a surface that has supported that. Looking for an above par score.
A pair of changes for both teams.
Feb 18, 2026 2:31:49 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Awaiting news from the toss – no rain at the moment
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Good news half an hour before the match as the rain stays away. Awaiting news from the toss now, Agha and Erasmus to meet in the middle.
Feb 18, 2026 2:11:06 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: New Zealand, England, Sri Lanka already in Super 8 ‘Y’ group
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: If Pakistan manage to avoid a loss today, however that may be, they join a very dangerous Y group in the Super 8 stage. Sri Lanka, England, and New Zealand have already qualified, as was expected, and the pre-seeding means Pakistan will be facing off against them. Each of those three teams will back themselves to make it against Pakistan – but they won’t be counting their chickens.
Feb 18, 2026 1:55:59 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: High chance of rain forcing a washout
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: With rain beginning to playa. factor in this phase of a tournament, there’s a strong chance today’s match will also be affected, with a solid chance of a washout. Pakistan won’t particularly mind, but they need some confidence via a win too before the next stage.
READ HERE: Weather forecast from Colombo
Feb 18, 2026 1:40:17 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Pakistan look to undo humiliation of 2024
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: This is a very similar situation to 2024, where Pakistan were beaten to the post by USA – but that was, of course, after the iconic super over in which the hosts were able to get past Pakistan, making it a much more straightforward thing. Those ghosts will haunt them, and it’s all about erasing those memories for Salman Ali Agha this time around.
Feb 18, 2026 1:25:27 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Namibia winless, but hungry to prove a point
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Namibia haven’t managed to get on the board just yet in the tournament, losing all their games thus far. But they won’t want to go back home with four losses to their names – a source of inspiration might be Nepal, who yesterday won their last game after losing their first 3. With nothing at stake, Namibia have the chance to go hell-for-leather, something which is rare for associate teams – and that is never an opponent anybody wants to run into.
Feb 18, 2026 1:15:13 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: Pakistan and USA tied on 4 points
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: In Group A with two matches left, USA have ended up on 4 points with two wins and two losses. Pakistan, with a game in hand, are also on 4 points, having beaten Netherlands and USA, but being demolished by India. That heavy loss leaves them with a NRR of -0.403, while USA sit on +0.788.
One of the two teams will progress – it’s in Pakistan’s hands whether they make it through.
Feb 18, 2026 1:00:12 PM IST
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: HELLO AND WELCOME!
Pakistan vs Namibia LIVE Cricket Score: With seven out of eight spots in the Super 8 booked, it comes down to either Pakistan or the USA emerging from Group A. Tied on points, a win for Pakistan today will be enough to send them through – but if spirited Namibia manage to pull off an upset, wow, this tournament will truly come alive. Big implications for this one, stay tuned.
