Pakistan becomes the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 after routing Namibia on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan are into the final four after a dominant victory over Namibia in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Group 2 leaders racked up an impressive 189\/2 first up, and Namibia never looked like chasing it down, finishing on 144\/5, still 45 runs short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Babar Azam\u2019s decision to bat first after winning the toss went against the tournament trend, with teams preferring to chase throughout the World Cup so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Pakistan defied the norms to build a formidable target that set up their fourth straight win of the Super 12 stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 70 off 49 balls, with his opening partner and captain Azam continuing their brilliant partnership with a 70 off his own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohammad Hafeez added polish to the innings with a sparkling 32 off just 16 late on, with Pakistan scoring an eye-watering 130 runs in the last ten overs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in reply Namibia played well against the formidable Pakistan attack, but never looked likely to score fast enough on a tricky surface to chase down 190.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And despite falling short of the target, Namibia had some late fun as David Wiese banged 43* off 31 to finish as his side’s top-scorer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Victory for Pakistan confirms their spot in the final four of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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