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Pakistan booked their place in the Super 8 stage of the T20 World Cup with a dominant victory over Namibia.<\/b><\/p>\n
Opener Sahibzada Farhan set up the win with a sparkling 58-ball century before the Pakistan bowlers got to work, bowling out the associate nation for just 97.<\/p>\n
Victory means Pakistan join India in qualifying from Group A, and eliminates both United States and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n
Farhan, 29, has enjoyed a reasonably impressive competition so far – hitting 47 against the Netherlands and 73 against the USA, though he did register a duck against India in Pakistan’s last outing.<\/p>\n
Here, though, he was back to his best – dominating on the back foot and plundering so many of his runs through the leg side.<\/p>\n
He was particularly dismissive of WP Myburgh, swiping the leg-spinner for two towering sixes over cow corner. He also took a liking to Jack Brassell’s medium pace, striking 30 off 13 deliveries against him as Pakistan went through the gears.<\/p>\n
He was well supported by Shadab Khan, who hit 36 off 22 balls to lift Pakistan to 199-3.<\/p>\n
Namibia never got going with the bat, despite Louren Steenkamp’s 23.<\/p>\n
Their batters struggled against Pakistan’s spinners in particular as Usman Tariq once again impressed with 4-16, including a beautiful googly which bamboozled Ruben Trumpelmann.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n