New Delhi. There will be a match on Wednesday (February 18) at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo that will decide the fate of Pakistan. It is necessary for Pakistan to win the match against Namibia in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, because in case of defeat, Salman Ali Aga’s team will have to be eliminated from the tournament in the group stage itself. Salman Ali Aga’s team is in a difficult situation after losing its third Group A match against India by 61 runs on Sunday, February 15.
Due to this defeat, Pakistan’s Net Run Rate (NRR) also fell, due to which it has come below America. America is the team which Pakistan had defeated in the first tournament, but now it is above Pakistan in the points table. If Pakistan loses to Namibia, the US will qualify by being tied on four points with a better net run rate as they have also defeated Netherlands and Namibia earlier.
Colombo weather forecast
There is a possibility of cloudy weather during the Pakistan-Namibia match, but there is not much chance of rain. The match will start at 3 pm local time. The temperature will be around 24-28 degrees Celsius, humidity in the area can reach around 80 percent and the wind will blow at a speed of 10-15 km/hour.
What will happen if the match is washed out due to rain?
According to the current situation of the points table in Group A, if the match gets canceled due to rain, Pakistan will reach 5 points. America, which is at second position, has four points. If the match against Namibia is not held, Pakistan will benefit from it. Both teams will be given 1 point each. Just like Australia was out after the match between Zimbabwe and Ireland was washed out due to rain, similarly UAE’s hopes will be dashed.
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Aga (captain), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza, Khawaja Nafay.
Namibia: Lauren Steenkamp, Jan Frylink, Jan Nicol Lofty-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), JJ Smit, Zane Green (wk), Malan Kruger, Ruben Trumpelman, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Max Hingo, Dylan Leichter, Jack Brassell, Jan Balt, Willem Myburgh.