T20 World Cup 2021 Highlights, Pakistan vs Namibia: Pakistan seal semi-final berth win Namibia win

Hasan Ali to bowl from the opposite end.

Hasan Ali to Stephan Baard, The batter seemed late on that one! Fuller and outside off, shapes away. Baard looks to jam it out but is late on the shot.

Shaheen Afridi to Michael Van Lingen, FOUR! Michael Van Lingen gets off the mark with a boundary. Namibia are off to a posive start. A length ball, on the pads. Michael Van Lingen flicks it through mid-wicket. The ball goes through the gap and into the fence. This was all about timing the shot. 7 runs off the first over.

Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Baard, A couple now! Stephan Baard and Namibia are off the mark. Full and on the pads. Baard flicks it to mid-wicket. Asif Ali misfields and the batters take two comfortably.

Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Baard, A single now! Full and on off. Baard works it to mid-wicket for a run. Michael Van Lingen to face the final ball of the over.

Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Baard, Third dot of the over! A length ball, on off. Baard tucks it to mid-wicket with an angled blade.

Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Baard, This time it is fuller, in the channel of uncertainty. Baard looks to dig it out but misses.

Shaheen Afridi to Stephan Baard, A length ball, outside off, angled across the batter. Stephan Baard looks to have a poke at it but misses. Nervy start by Baard.

JJ Smit to Mohammad Rizwan, Full-length ball, around off. Rizwan punches it through covers for a couple. 24 runs coming off it. PAKISTAN END THEIR INNINGS AT 189/2.

We are back for Namibia's reply! Pakistan players form a huddle and then stride out to the middle. Stephan Baard and Michael Van Lingen are the openers for Namibia. Shaheen Afridi to start with the ball. 

The Namibia bowlers were taken to the cleaners. That was not the case for the first 10 overs though as their bowlers bowled with great control and kept Pakistan quiet. However, it all changed after the Drinks break! The Pakistan batters upped the ante and then there was no stopping them. Except for Frylinck and Wiese, all the others took a beating, especially Smit who conceded 24 in the last over and 50 in total.

... THE RUN CHASE ...

The target is a huge one, Namibia would do well even if they get close to it! They will need someone to play once in a lifetime knock if they are to do so. Pakistan on the other hand, will back themselves to defend it. Can they continue their winning run or are we in for a surprise?

Mohammad Hafeez is in for a chat. He says, he played the last two games with an intent but he could not contribute much. But he managed to play technically and it worked in his favour today. Mentions, Rizwan is an outstanding player, he had in his mind to stay out for long after Azam slipped out. They had 170 runs in mind, but they got a little extra and he is happy about it. On being asked about the dew out there, Hafeez says, he didn't notice any dew.

That is a brilliant performance with the bat by Pakistan and they have probably batted Namibia out of the game! The skipper's decision of batting first has been justified. However, the start was quite slow from their openers. They were going at below 6 per over in the first 8 but once the two batters got their eye in, runs started to flow. They added a 100-plus run stand before Babar fell. Zaman too did not last for long but the partnership between Rizwan and Hafeez is what took the game away from Namibia. The two added over 60 in no time and that helped Pakistan finish really strongly.

JJ Smit to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Rizwan is having no mercy on JJ Smit here. 22 runs coming off the 5 deliveries. Short ball, outside off. Rizwan hangs back and cuts it through point for a boundary.

JJ Smit to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Mohammad Rizwan continues on his merry way. A slower, full-length ball, outside off. Rizwan slashes it through point and bags a boundary. This is the fourth consecutive ball to cross the boundary line. 

JJ Smit to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Third boundary for Rizwan in this over. Back of a length, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan upper cuts it over backward point for a boundary. How expensive will this over turn out to be?

JJ Smit to Mohammad Rizwan, SIX! Rizwan capitalises on the loose ball. Full toss and on middle. Rizwan comes across and smokes it over the square leg fence for a biggie. 10 runs coming off the first two deliveries. 

JJ Smit to Mohammad Rizwan, FOUR! Rizwan starts the final over with a boundary. Full-length ball, around middle. Rizwan goes back and drills it towards long off. The ball first evades the man at mid on and later David Wiese puts in a dive in the deep but in vain.