Source :- PERTH NOW NEWS
After a 102-run victory over Namibia in Colombo, Sahibzada Farhan’s lady global century saw Pakistan become the last team to advance to the Twenty20 World Cup.
Farhan held his record for the most wins in the last over for Pakistan, posting 199 in their must-win class A match at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, despite conceding specifically 100 off 58 balls on Wednesday.
Despite a slow launch, the opener’s violent knock included 11 limitations and four sixes, with Shadab Khan adding an unbroken 36 that included two sixes in the final over of the pitches and pilot Salman Agha contributing a valuable 38.
According to Farhan, who was named the player of the match,” Early on the wicket wasn’t that easy to bat on. I told Saim ( Ayub ) we’ll take some time and I was confident that we could set a target with time.”
” The collaboration with Shadab was crucial. I would take over and Shadab may start the relationship once it is established, so the idea was to “build it.”
Despite a encouraging launch from opener Louren Steenkamp, who rushed to 23 before the American side started losing innings at regular intervals, Namibia’s chase not gained momentum.
Shadab (3-19 ) did a great job with the ball, dismissing Gerhard Erasmus before sending Alexander Busing-Volschenk to the plate for 20 when the middle-order batter sprinted down the pitch as the required run-rate increased.
Namibia were sent off for 97, which would end their World Cup campaign without a victory, but spin Usman Tariq resurrected the neck and recorded career-best 4-16 as a result.
Salman Agha, the captain of Pakistan, was ecstatic when he described the victory as a” complete achievement.”
He said,” We started really well, and in the middle, we put partnerships on, and then we finished well.”
Sahibzada has been remarkable for the past six months in terms of his bat. He scored a hundred immediately, and I’m very proud of him.
When it comes to bowling, we were brutal and devastating. We hit the appropriate targets.
In addition, all Super Eight teams will automatically advance to the 2028 Super Eight’s upcoming event in Australia and New Zealand.
