Pakistan registered an emphatic win over Namibia in the Super 12 encounter of the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Tuesday. The Men in Green successfully defended 189 to qualify for the semi-finals.

Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out) and Babar Azam (70) added 113 runs for the opening wicket after Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat. After Azam’s dismissal, Mohammad Hafeez tormented the Namibia b?owling attack. His unbeaten 32 off 16 balls powered P??akistan to 189/2.

?While chasing the big total, the Namibians batted brilliantly in the first ten overs. But Pakistan pacers controlle??d their flow of runs and eventually restricted them to 144/5.

Pakistan will now face Scotland in their last Super 12 game on Sunday, November 7. On the other hand, Namibia have their remaining two games against New Zealand and India on November 5 and November 8.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

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Congratulations team Pakistan 🇵🇰 wonderful batting @iMRizwanPak @babarazam258 & @MHafeez22 #PAKvsNAM Proud of you all�?hard luck Namibia #WCT20

— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) November 2, 2021

Officially qualified for semi finals! All of The Hard work by the Boys has finally bore fruit!
Babar and Riz??wan become 1st opening pair in T20I Cricket with Five 100+ partnerships congratulations to them�?a href="//twitter.com/hashtag/pakistan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" data-wpel-link="exclude">#pakistan #PAKvsNAM #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/IAqskjVOJA

— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) November 2, 2021

Pakistan have it easy as they brace for the knockouts. Namibia gave it their all, but the Asian giants were a step too far #PAKvNAM #T20WorldCup

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) November 2, 2021

FIFTY! 10th T20I half-century for @iMRizwanPak 👏

#WeHaveWeWill | #PAKvNAM pic.twitter.com/RWcyOQc3P9

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) November 2, 2021

Another opening masterclass by @babarazam258 & @iMRizwanPak .
Shabash boys.

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 2, 2021

Mohammad Rizwan – Babar Azam pair becomes the first pair ever to aggregate 1,000 runs in a calendar year in Twenty20 Internationals.

These two have also put on 4 century stands in 2021 (most in a calendar year) including three 150+ stands.#PAKvsNAM #T20WorldCup #T20WorldCup21

— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) November 2, 2021

Rizwan has opened 18 times in T20Is this year and finished not out on 8 occasions!!! #T20WorldCup

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) November 2, 2021

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD! We are having an amazing #T20WorldCup campaign👏🏼 Well played team specially @iMRizwanPak and @babarazam258. Keep going💪🏼 #PAKvsNAM pic.twitter.com/HAKVSdWXVj

— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) November 2, 2021

Congratulations team Pakistan. Hoping to stay unbeatable till the end insha Allah. Great team efforts #PAKvsNAM #PakistanZindabad

— Junaid khan (@JunaidkhanREAL) November 2, 2021

Pakistan becomes the first team to officially enter the SFs of the #T20WorldCup

England will go through as well notwithstanding a miracle. Clinical performance from Pakistan. The?y have all bases covered. Can they go all the way now?

— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) November 2, 2021

Pakistan maintain their unbeaten record at the #T20WorldCup with a crushing win over Namibia. #PAKvNAM #T20WorldCup #CPL21 #CricketPlayedLouder pic.twitter.com/tROB8WNErX

— CPL T20 (@CPL) November 2, 2021

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After South Africa versus Bangladesh match, the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi will host the evening fixture between Pakistan and Namibia on Tuesday, November 02.

Pakistan are o?n the verge of qualifying into the semi-final after winning all their previous three games against India, New Zealand and Afghanistan. On the other hand, Namibia have only won one match out of their? two games so far in the Super 12 stage.

Head-to-Head record:

Pakistan and Namibia have never faced each other in the T20 World Cups. However, in the 2003 ODI World Cup, both nations had a face-off wher??e Pakistan won the contest by 171 runs.

Pitch report:

Toss is expected to play its role as dew will have some impact since it’s an evening fixture. Batting first would be a bit challenging here, therefore, chasing is an ideal choice at this venue.

Probable XIs:

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, ?Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Imad Wasim, Shadab Khan, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi?, Haris Rauf

Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Stephan Baard, Zane? Green (wk), Craig ??Williams, David Wiese, JJ Smit, Michael van Lingen, Jan Frylinck, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

• PAK wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 25-35
• Namibia total: 120-130

Case 2:

• NAM wins the toss and bowls first
• Powerplay score: 40-50
• Pakistan total: 140-150

Team batting second to win the contest.

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