PAK vs NAM Dream11 Prediction, Match 35, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

Pakistan is set to face Namibia in the 35th T20 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, on February 18.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 18 Feb 2026, 11:14 IST

1 Min Read

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

In the 35th T20 match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan (PAK) is set to face Namibia (NAM). Pakistan did not perform well in the last match and suffered a massive 61-run defeat against India. However, Usman Khan played a brilliant innings of 44 runs while Saim Ayub proved to be the best bowler, taking three wickets for 25 runs in 4 overs.

On the other hand, Namibia did not perform well as they lost the previous match against the USA by 31 runs. In the batting department, Louren Steenkamp attempted to give Namibia a strong start, scoring 58 runs. At the same time, Gerhard Erasmus and Willem Myburgh did well with the ball and took two wickets each.

Match Information

Pakistan vs Namibia, 35th Match, Group A

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 18 Feb 2026, Wed, 3:00 PM IST ,Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Broadcast

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Weather Report

Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo

Clouds

30.0°C

74% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Pakistan

L
W
W
NR
W

Namibia

L
L
L
L
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Sahibzada Farhan

PAK - bat

383 Runs

7 Matches

2

Shadab Khan

PAK - all

118 Runs

7 Matches

3

Louren Steenkamp

NAM - all

116 Runs

4 Matches

4

Fakhar Zaman

PAK - bat

109 Runs

3 Matches

5

Babar Azam

PAK - bat

91 Runs

6 Matches

6

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton

NAM - wk

88 Runs

4 Matches

1

Fakhar Zaman

PAK - bat

187.93

3 Matches

2

Sahibzada Farhan

PAK - bat

160.25

7 Matches

3

Shadab Khan

PAK - all

153.25

7 Matches

4

Faheem Ashraf

PAK - all

148.15

5 Matches

1

Usman Tariq

PAK - bowl

10 Wkts

6 Matches

2

Shaheen Afridi

PAK - bowl

8 Wkts

5 Matches

3

Gerhard Erasmus

NAM - bat

7 Wkts

4 Matches

4

Mohammad Nawaz

PAK - all

7 Wkts

7 Matches

5

Abrar Ahmed

PAK - bowl

6 Wkts

4 Matches

6

Saim Ayub

PAK - bat

5 Wkts

6 Matches

1

Salman Ali Agha

PAK - bat

5.00

7 Matches

2

Salman Mirza

PAK - bowl

6.78

4 Matches

3

Usman Tariq

PAK - bowl

7.23

6 Matches

4

Saim Ayub

PAK - bat

7.40

6 Matches

5

Gerhard Erasmus

NAM - bat

7.55

4 Matches

6

Abrar Ahmed

PAK - bowl

7.60

4 Matches

Probable Playing XI

Pakistan

Usman Khan (wk), Babar Azam, Sahibzada Farhan, Agha Salman (C), Saim Ayub, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, SH Khan, Abrar Ahmed, S Afridi, Usman Tariq

Bench : Khawaja Nafay, FK Zaman, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza

Namibia

Jan Frylinck, L Steenkamp, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (C), Jonathan Smit, Zane Green (wk), Dylan Leicher, R Trumpelmann, WP Myburgh, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell

Bench : MB Kruger, Jan Balt, M Heingo, Ben Shikongo

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, is generally a balanced surface that offers assistance to both batters and bowlers. Batters can score freely in the early stages, while fast bowlers receive some movement from the surface. As the match progresses, spinners also come into play. In the last match played at this venue, the team batting first scored 235 runs, which proved good batting conditions.

60%

Pace Bowling

40%

Spin Bowling

63%

Batting Pitch

168

Average Score

37%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Saim Ayub PAK | BAT

Saim Ayub has performed well in the recent past. He has scored 261 runs in the last 10 games. Ayub also took three wickets against India in the previous game.

7.5
VC

Gerhard Erasmus NAM | BAT

Gerhard Erasmus is an excellent batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. He has scored 266 runs in the last 11 games. Moreover, he also took six wickets in the last two games.

9

Salman Ali Agha PAK | BAT

Salman Agha is currently performing well. He scored 275 runs in the last 10 games. Fans will expect a match-winning performance from him in this match.

8

Jan Frylinck NAM | BOWL

Jan Frylinck is an excellent batter. He performed outstandingly well in the recent past. Frylinck has scored 348 runs in the last 10 T20 games.

7

Sahibzada Farhan PAK | BAT

Sahibzada Farhan is an excellent batter. He performed outstandingly well in the recent past. Farhan has scored 280 runs in the last 10 games.

8

Jonathan Smit NAM | ALL

JJ Smit is an excellent all-rounder who played many outstanding innings for his team. He scored 264 runs and took 12 wickets in the last 10 games.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8

Zane Green

NAM | WK

8

Dylan Leicher

NAM | BOWL

Last Updated On - Feb 18 2026 11:14 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

8 : 3

NAM

Credits Left
14.5/100

Mega League
Usman Khan

7.5

Louren Steenkamp

8

Gerhard Erasmus
VC

7.5

Babar Azam

9

Sahibzada Farhan

7

Salman Ali Agha

9

Jonathan Smit

8

Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

Saim Ayub
C

7

Abrar Ahmed

8.5

Usman Tariq

5.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

PAK

7 : 4

NAM

Credits Left
14.5/100

Head To Head
Usman Khan

7.5

Louren Steenkamp

8

Gerhard Erasmus

7.5

Sahibzada Farhan
VC

7

Salman Ali Agha

9

Jonathan Smit

8

Mohammad Nawaz

8.5

Saim Ayub

7

Shadab Khan

8.5

Bernard Scholtz

9

Usman Tariq
C

5.5

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