Babar Azam thrashed (Photo-PTI)
Pakistan vs Namibia: After the defeat against India, now the next match for Pakistan is do or die. He has to play the next match against Namibia in Colombo and if he loses this match, his journey in the T20 World Cup 2026 may end. This is the reason why the entire Pakistani team is busy preparing for this match. After the defeat against India, this preparation looked more aggressive. The news came from the Pakistan camp that Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi sweated profusely in the nets.
What happened in Pakistan’s practice session?
Pakistan practiced extensively in Colombo. Head coach Mike Hesson paid a lot of attention to the entire session. According to Pakistani media, Babar Azam played very aggressive shots and faced the short balls of Naseem Shah and Salman Mirza fiercely. This player played good shots on his bouncers. Apart from this, Shaheen Afridi also sweated profusely in the nets. He practiced short pitch balls. After bowling, Shaheen also batted. Both these players had proved unsuccessful against India and there are reports that both these players can be dropped against Namibia but after watching the practice session of Pakistan, it does not seem so. Sahibzada Farhan, who did not even open his account against India, also practiced batting vigorously.
Victory is necessary for Pakistan
Pakistan team is at third place in Group A. Pakistan has got two wins in 3 matches. America has also won only 2 matches but has played all its four matches. America’s net run rate is better than Pakistan. If Pakistan team loses the match against Namibia then it will not be able to reach the Super-8 round.
