PAK vs NAM LIVE score, T20 World Cup 2026: Pakistan bats first with Super Eight spot at stake

Toss update

Pakistan has won the toss and elected to bat.

Likely XIs

Probable XI: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Agha(c), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Nawaz, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Salman Mirza, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq

Probable XI: Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus(c), JJ Smit, Zane Green(w), Dylan Leicher, Ruben Trumplemann, Willem Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Max Heingo

How they’ve fared

(last five completed matches, most recent first)

Pakistan: WWWWL

Namibia: LWLLL

MATCH PREVIEW

With its back against the wall, former champion Pakistan will hope its fragile batting comes good after the jolt against India and seal a Super 8 spot when it faces a struggling Namibia in its final league fixture, in Colombo on Wednesday.

In Group A, title favourite India has already sealed its Super 8s berth after its 61-run win over Pakistan the other day. The second spot is now up for grabs, with the United States having its nose ahead of Pakistan.

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SQUADS

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.

Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo.

STREAMING INFO

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 between Pakistan and Namibia will be live-streamed on JioStar and will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network.

Published on Feb 18, 2026