Farhan leads Pakistan into T20 World Cup Super Eights as Namibia crumble

Pakistan beat Namibia by 102 runs in Colombo as Sahibzada Farhan hits his first T20 international century.Published On 18 Feb 2026Pakistan have stormed into the Super Eights with their best performance yet at the 2026 T20 World Cup, beating a below par Namibia by 102 runs.Electing to bat first at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on Wednesday, Pakistan hit 199-9 with Sahibzada Farhan hitting his first T20 international century.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Mourinho, Benfica criticised after alleged racist abuse of Real’s Viniciuslist 2 of 4Safety concerns resurface after Vonn’s skis didn’t release in Olympic crashlist 3 of 4Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete under own flag at Paralympics 2026list 4 of 4Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano end MMA retirements to fight in Mayend of listThe 29-year-old was unbeaten on exactly 100 after facing 58 balls, hitting 11 fours and four sixes, while Usman Tariq registered his career-best bowling figures with 4-16.The victory confirmed Pakistan’s place in the Super Eights stage of the tournament, which is being held in India and Sri Lanka, and it condemned their African opponents to their third defeat in their three group stage matches.Farhan has now scored five T20 centuries in domestic and international cricket since the start of 2025.“I have been playing domestic cricket for five years on a regular basis, and I don’t miss a match,” the right-hander said.“The hard work in domestic cricket back home in Pakistan has paid off.“Early on, the wicket wasn’t easy. I told the captain and agreed to play normal cricket until the sixth over, then play my natural game from there.“We lost a couple of wickets in succession, so the idea was to build the partnership and then take charge.”After losing to India on Sunday, a second defeat would have eliminated Pakistan and seen the United States or the Netherlands progressing from Group A.Farhan, however, had other ideas and blasted a six and a four off pace bowler Jack Brassell to enter the 90s before taking a single off Gerhard Erasmus to complete his hundred in the final over.Pakistan’s Usman Tariq fields the ball during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup match against Namibia [Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]Farhan was ably supported by his captain, Salman Agha, who hit 38 off 23 balls in a partnership with the former worth 67 for the second wicket.