PAK beat NAM Highlights – Pakistan in SemiFinals: Babar Azam-led Pakistan have become the first team to qualify for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 semi-finals. Pakistan thrashed Namibia by 45 runs here in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, extending their winning streak in the ongoing showpiece event to four matches. The opening duo of Babar Azam and M Rizwan were the chief architects of the win, as they became the first pair to slam five-century stands in Men’s T20Is. While Babar scored 70 off 49, M Rizwan returned unbeaten on 79 off just 50 balls and helped Pakistan post a daunting total of 189/2. Follow Insidesport.in for T20 World Cup live updates.
PAK beat NAM Highlights: Pakistan first team to book semi-finals berth, Babar Azam & Mohd Rizwan combine to beat Namibia by 45 runs
Pakistan are through to the semis 🔥#T20WorldCup | #PAKvNAM | https://t.co/LOepIWiGnz pic.twitter.com/iX9UrG511o
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 2, 2021
Four out of Four! 🙌
Congratulations Pakistan, a dominant performance has confirmed a semi-final spot!!#WeHaveWeWill | #PAKvNAM | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/r67UuHffne— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 2, 2021
Opting to bat first to test the batting, Pakistan posted a daunting total of 189/2 against Namibia. Despite having a slow start, adding just 29 runs in the powerplay, The Men in Green amassed 130 runs off the last 10 overs, including 51 of the last three. The opening duo of Babar Azam & M Rizwan was once again the chief architect and slammed another century stand.
Babar Azam 🤝 Mohammad Rizwan
The first pair with five century stands in men's T20Is 🙌#PAKvNAM | #T20WorldCup
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) November 2, 2021
While Pakistan skipper Babar Azam looked good from the start, M Rizwan was little cautious in the beginning and also struggled to find gaps. While Babar scored 70 off 49, M Rizwan returned unbeaten on 79 off just 50 balls, scoring 24 runs in the last over. M Rizwan slammed 8 fours and 4 sixes in his ballistic knock and propelled Pakistan to a daunting total of 189/2.
FIFTY! 10th T20I half-century for @iMRizwanPak 👏
#WeHaveWeWill | #PAKvNAM pic.twitter.com/RWcyOQc3P9
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 2, 2021
Pakistan set Namibia a target of 190 runs!#WeHaveWeWill | #PAKvNAM | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/SRjGDRwsOg
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 2, 2021
Coming to chase, 190 runs target was a mountain too high to climb for Namibia. They faced a big blow when Hasan Ali removed opener Michael Van Lingen cheaply in the second over. However, Stephan Baard & Craig Williams tried hard to catch up with the required run rate. Stephan Baard after a composed 29 off 29 balls walked back to the dressing room in the 9th over after getting run out.
Imad Wasim removed Gerhard Erasmus in the 13th over. Craig Williams followed his countryman in the next over. JJ Smit was dismissed in the 17th over as Namibia slumped to 110/5. In the end, Namibia fell short 46 runs short of the target.
Stephan Baard is run out for 29.
He dives but falls just short of the crease. #T20WorldCup | #PAKvNAM | https://t.co/LOepIWiGnz pic.twitter.com/yqBhLhvqDZ
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 2, 2021
Craig Willams' fighting knock of 40 comes to an end.
Shadab Khan has a wicket with the final delivery of his spell.#T20WorldCup | #PAKvNAM | https://t.co/LOepIWiGnz pic.twitter.com/sFIrtVhgzm
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) November 2, 2021
PAK beat NAM Highlights: Pakistan first team to book semi-finals berth, Babar Azam & Mohd Rizwan combine to beat Namibia by 45 runs
Pakistan Innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 79 | 50 | 8 | 4 | 158.00 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 70 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 142.86 | |
| Fakhar Zaman | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 32 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Extra | 3 (b 0, w 0, nb 0, lb 3) | |||||
| Total | 189/2 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | S Malik, Asif Ali, IM Wasim, SH Khan, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, S Afridi | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
| David Wiese | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 7.50 |
| Jonathan Smit | 4 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 12.50 |
| Jan Frylinck | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Ben Shikongo | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam | 1-113 | 14.2 |
| FK Zaman | 2-122 | 15.4 |
Namibia Innings:
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephan Baard | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | |
| Michael van Lingen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200.00 | |
| Craig Williams | 40 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 108.11 | |
| Gerhard Erasmus (C) | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 150.00 | |
| David Wiese | 43 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 138.71 | |
| Jonathan Smit | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 | |
| Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 1, nb 1, lb 2) | |||||
| Total | 144/5 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Zane Green, Jan Frylinck, R Trumpelmann, Ben Shikongo | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaheen Afridi | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Hasan Ali | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Imad Wasim | 3 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 4.33 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Shadab Khan | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| M van Lingen | 1-8 | 1.3 |
| Stephan Baard | 2-55 | 8.4 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 3-83 | 12.3 |
| Craig Williams | 4-93 | 13.6 |
| Jonathan Smit | 5-110 | 16.5 |
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