Pakistan are currently batting against Namibia in the 31st fixture of the T20 World Cup 2021 at Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Live score and commentary for the match appear in this thread. The page does not refresh automatically.
150-2 after 17.4 overs: Trumpelmann to Hafeez, 2 runs
148-2 after 17.3 overs: Trumpelmann to Hafeez, 2 runs
146-2 after 17.2 overs: Trumpelmann to Hafeez, 4 runs
142-2 after 17.1 overs: Trumpelmann to Hafeez, 4 runs
Mohammad Hafeez 16 (8) Mohammad Rizwan 44 (40
138-2 after 17 overs: Smit to Hafeez, 1 run
137-2 after 16.5 overs: Smit to Hafeez, no run
137-2 after 16.4 overs: Smit to Hafeez, 4 runs
133-2 after 16.3 overs: Smit to Hafeez, 4 runs
129-2 after 16.2 overs: Smit to Hafeez, 2 runs
127-2 after 16.1 overs: Smit to Hafeez, no run
Mohammad Hafeez 5 (2) Mohammad Rizwan 44 (40)
127-2 after 16 overs: Frylinck to Hafeez, 1 run
126-2 after 15.5 overs: Frylinck to Hafeez, 4 runs
122-2 after 15.4 overs: Frylinck to Fakhar OUT CAUGHT BEHIND
122-1 after 15.3 overs: Frylinck to Fakhar, 2 runs
120-1 after 15.2 overs: Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run
119-1 after 15.1 overs: Frylinck to Fakhar, 1 run
Fakhar Zaman 2 (2) Mohammad Rizwan 44 (39)
118-1 after 15 overs: Wiese to Fakhar, 1 run
117-1 after 14.5 overs: Wiese to Rizwan, 1 run
116-1 after 14.4 overs: Wiese to Rizwan, 2 runs
114-1 after 14.3 overs: Wiese to Fakhar, 1 run
113-1 after 14.2 overs: Wiese to Babar, OUT CAUGHT
113-0 after 14.1 overs: Wiese to Babar, 4 runs
Babar Azam 66 (47) Mohammad Rizwan 41 (37)
109-0 after 14 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 1 run
108-0 after 13.5 overs: Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run
107-0 after 13.4 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 3 runs
104-0 after 13.3 overs: Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run
103-0 after 13.2 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 1 run
102-0 after 13.1 overs: Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run
Babar Azam 61 (44) Mohammad Rizwan 38 (34)
101-0 after 13 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 2 runs
99-0 after 12.5 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Rizwan, 1 run
98-0 after 12.4 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Rizwan, no run
98-0 after 12.3 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Rizwan, 6 runs
92-0 after 12.2 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 1 run
91-0 after 12.1 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 2 runs
Mohammad Rizwan 32 (31) Babar Azam 56 (41)
89-0 after 12 overs: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, 4 runs
85-0 after 11.5 overs: Trumpelmann to Babar, 1 run
84-0 after 11.4 overs: Trumpelmann to Babar, 4 runs
80-0 after 11.3 overs: Trumpelmann to Babar, 2 runs
78-0 after 11.2 overs: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, 1 run
77-0 after 11.1 overs: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, 6 runs
Babar Azam 49 (38) Mohammad Rizwan 22 (28)
71-0 after 11 overs: Shikongo to Babar, 4 runs
67-0 after 10.5 overs: Shikongo to Rizwan, 1 run
66-0 after 10.4 overs: Shikongo to Babar, 1 run
65-0 after 10.3 overs: Shikongo to Rizwan, 1 run
64-0 after 10.2 overs: Shikongo to Rizwan, 4 runs
60-0 after 10.1 overs: Shikongo to Babar, 1 run
Babar Azam 43 (35) Mohammad Rizwan 16 (25)
59-0 after 10 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 1 run
58-0 after 9.5 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Rizwan, 1 run
57-0 after 9.4 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 1 run
56-0 after 9.3 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 4 runs
52-0 after 9.2 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Rizwan, 1 run
51-0 after 9.1 overs: Loftie-Eaton to Babar, 1 run
Babar Azam 36 (31) Mohammad Rizwan 14 (23)
50-0 after 9 overs: Smit to Babar, 1 run
49-0 after 8.5 overs: Smit to Babar, no run
49-0 after 8.4 overs: Smit to Rizwan, 1 run
48-0 after 8.3 overs: Smit to Babar, 1 run
47-0 after 8.2 overs: Smit to Rizwan, 1 run
46-0 after 8.1 overs: Smit to Babar, 1 run
Interesting fact: The last time Pakistan played an unchanged side in four straight T20Is, it was in 2009 and they won the World Cup. Is this a sign of things to come?
Babar Azam 33 (27) Mohammad Rizwan 12 (21)
45-0 after 8 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 1 run
44-0 after 7.5 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 2 runs
42-0 after 7.4 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 2 runs
40-0 after 7.3 overs: Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run
39-0 after 7.2 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 1 run
38-0 after 7.1 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 2 runs
Mohammad Rizwan 11 (20) Babar Azam 25 (22)
36-0 after 7 overs: Shikongo to Rizwan, 2 runs
34-0 after 6.5 overs: Shikongo to Babar, 1 run
33-0 after 6.4 overs: Shikongo to Babar, 2 runs
31-0 after 6.3 overs: Shikongo to Rizwan, 1 run
30-0 after 6.2 overs: Shikongo to Rizwan, no run
30-0 after 6.1 overs: Shikongo to Babar, 1 run
Babar Azam 21 (19) Mohammad Rizwan 8 (17)
29-0 after 6 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 1 run
28-0 after 5.5 overs: Frylinck to Babar, no run
28-0 after 5.4 overs: Frylinck to Babar, 4 runs
24-0 after 5.3 overs: Frylinck to Rizwan, 1 run
23-0 after 5.2 overs: Frylinck to Rizwan, no run
23-0 after 5.1 overs: Frylinck to Rizwan, no run
Mohammad Rizwan 7 (14) Babar Azam 16 (16)
23-0 after 5 overs: Smit to Rizwan, 1 run
22-0 after 4.5 overs: Smit to Rizwan, 4 runs
18-0 after 4.4 overs: Smit to Rizwan, no run
18-0 after 4.3 overs: Smit to Babar, 1 run
17-0 after 4.2 overs: Smit to Babar, no run
17-0 after 4.1 overs: Smit to Babar, 4 runs
Babar Azam 11 (13) Mohammad Rizwan 2 (11)
13-0 after 4 overs: Wiese to Babar, 1 run
12-0 after 3.5 overs: Wiese to Babar, no run
12-0 after 3.4 overs: Wiese to Babar, no run
12-0 after 3.3 overs: Wiese to Babar, 6 runs
8-0 after 3.2 overs: Wiese to Babar, 2 runs
8-0 after 3.1 overs: Wiese to Babar, 2 runs
Babar Azam 4 (7) Mohammad Rizwan 2 (11)
6-0 after 3 overs: Trumpelmann to Babar, 1 run
5-0 after 2.5 overs: Trumpelmann to Babar, no run
5-0 after 2.4 overs: Trumpelmann to Babar, no run
5-0 after 2.3 overs: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, 1 run
4-0 after 2.2 overs: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run
4-0 after 2.1 overs: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run
Babar Azam 3 (4) Mohammad Rizwan 1 (8)
4-0 after 2 overs: Wiese to Babar, no run
4-0 after 1.5 overs: Wiese to Babar, no run
4-0 after 1.4 overs: Wiese to Rizwan, 1 run
3-0 after 1.3 overs: Wiese to Rizwan, no run
3-0 after 1.2 overs: Wiese to Babar, 3 runs
0-0 after 1.1 overs: Wiese to Babar, no run
Mohammad Rizwan 0 (6) Babar Azam 0 (0)
0-0 after 1 over: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run
0-0 after 0.5 over: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run
0-0 after 0.4 over: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run
0-0 after 0.3 over: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run
0-0 after 0.2 over: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run
0-0 after 0.1 over: Trumpelmann to Rizwan, no run
0-0 after 0 over: The first ball of the match is about to be bowled.
6:53pm: National anthems are playing.
6:45pm: The pitch is expected to have some help for fast bowlers. In the light of this, do you think it's the right call to bat first?
6: 38pm: Match odds are in courtesy Bet365:
6:35pm: Pakistan retain the same playing XI despite the size of their opposition. That decision is contrary to the wishes of the fans, who wanted the team to use fringe players, particularly Haider Ali (scroll down for poll results).
Pakistan: 1 Babar Azam (capt), 2 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 3 Fakhar Zaman, 4 Mohammad Hafeez, 5 Shoaib Malik, 6 Asif Ali, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Imad Wasim, 9 Hasan Ali, 10 Haris Rauf, 11 Shaheen Shah Afridi
Namibia: 1 Stephan Baard, 2 Michael van Lingen, 3 Craig Williams, 4 Gerhard Erasmus (capt), 5 David Wiese, 6 JJ Smit, 7 Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 8 Zane Green (wk), 9 Jan Frylinck, 10 Ruben Trumpelmann, 11 Ben Shikongo
6:31pm: Pakistan have won the toss and opted to bat first for the first time during this World Cup of theirs.
6:07pm: Interesting fact:
Pakistan have never played a Twenty20 International against Namibia while they won the only ODI between the two sides in the 2003 World Cup (50 overs) with a 171-run margin in South Africa.
6:00pm: Let's start off with a few polls:
5:54pm: This is the start of Dawn.com's live coverage for Pakistan vs Namibia thread.