Pakistan will play against Namibia cricket team in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Group A match in Colombo on Wednesday.Pakistan have won two of their three group games, beating Netherlands and the United States.
Pakistan's 61-run loss against India mean that, they must beat Namibia in their final Group A match in Colombo to reach the Super Eights. A loss would eliminate Pakistan, who are third in the group behind the USA on net run rate.
Namibia have not won any matches in the tournament, losing their first three games to USA, India and Netherlands. In their previous T20 World Cup meeting in 2021, Pakistan beat Namibia by 45 runs.
Pakistan and Namibia have played only once before in a T20 International, during the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup where Pakistan won by 45 runs.
Match Details:
Venue: SSC cricket ground Colombo
Match Date: 18th February 2026
Time: 3:00 PM IST
How to watch PAK vs NAM in India?
In India, the T20 World Cup 2026 will be shown on Star Sports and streamed on Jio Hotstar.
Matches will be available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, and Kannada with extra regional feeds in Bengali, Bhojpuri, and Haryanvi.
How to livestream PAK vs NAM in India?
Live streaming of the NZ-SA will be available on the Jio Hotstar App, Star Sports and website.
PAK vs NAM squads:
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo.
Pakistan's 61-run loss against India mean that, they must beat Namibia in their final Group A match in Colombo to reach the Super Eights. A loss would eliminate Pakistan, who are third in the group behind the USA on net run rate.
Namibia have not won any matches in the tournament, losing their first three games to USA, India and Netherlands. In their previous T20 World Cup meeting in 2021, Pakistan beat Namibia by 45 runs.
Pakistan and Namibia have played only once before in a T20 International, during the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup where Pakistan won by 45 runs.
Match Details:
Venue: SSC cricket ground Colombo
Match Date: 18th February 2026
Time: 3:00 PM IST
How to watch PAK vs NAM in India?
In India, the T20 World Cup 2026 will be shown on Star Sports and streamed on Jio Hotstar.
Matches will be available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telegu, and Kannada with extra regional feeds in Bengali, Bhojpuri, and Haryanvi.
How to livestream PAK vs NAM in India?
Live streaming of the NZ-SA will be available on the Jio Hotstar App, Star Sports and website.
PAK vs NAM squads:
Pakistan: Salman Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay (wk), Mohammad Nawaz, Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan (wk), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq.
Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo.