T20 World Cup 2021, Pakistan vs Namibia: Preview, Timing in IST, Telecast and Live Streaming information

After
a
chaotic
build
up
to
the
World
Cup
with
England
and
New
Zealand
pulling
out
of
Pakistan
tours,
the
Babar
Azam-led
side
has
defied
the
odds
and
has
become
the
team
to
beat
in
the
tournament.

Following
a
historic
win
over
India,
Pakistan
showed
a
few
chinks
in
their
armour
against
New
Zealand
and
Afghanistan
but
that
could
not
stop
them
from
recording
resounding
wins.

If
their
in-form
openers
Babar
and
Mohammad
Rizwan
don’t
fire,
Pakistan
can
rely
on
their
middle-order
and
even
if
that
is
not
enough,
six-hitting
machine
Asif
Ali
will
win
the
game
for
them
on
his
own.

However,
the
team
would
be
expecting
more
runs
from
veteran
Mohammad
Hafeez’s
bat.
He
is
the
only
one
to
have
not
made
a
significant
contribution
in
the
top
six.

In
the
bowling
department,
Pakistan
will
be
looking
to
ensure
that
they
don’t
allow
Namibia
to
comeback
in
the
game
after
taking
early
wickets,
something
they
were
guilty
of
in
the
Afghanistan
clash.

After
reducing
the
Afghans
to
76
for
six,
Pakistan
allowed
them
to
score
a
challenging
147
and
if
it
wasn’t
for
Asif’s
six-hitting
ability
from
ball
one,
the
outcome
of
the
game
could
have
been
different.

The
team
would
also
be
expecting
a
lot
more
from
Hasan
Ali,
who
has
proved
to
be
its
weakest
link
in
the
bowling
department.
Namibia,
who
were
blown
away
by
Afghanistan
on
Sunday
(October
31),
will
be
looking
to
compete
against
a
top
side.

The
debutants
had
no
answer
to
Afghanistan
bowlers,
especially
the
pacers,
on
Sunday
afternoon.
Despite
main
spinner
Mujeeb
Ur
Rahman
not
playing
due
to
injury,
Namibians
found
the
bowling
attack
too
hot
to
handle.

Six
Namibian
wickets
were
worryingly
taken
by
the
pacers
and
Pakistan
have
a
much
better
attack
than
Afghanistan.
They
have
already
won
a
lot
of
hearts
by
making
the
Super
12s
in
their
maiden
appearance
but
captain
Gerhald
Erasmus
has
made
it
clear
that
they
are
looking
to
create
an
upset.

“We
are
aware
of
the
challenges.
We
need
to
make
use
of
this
level.
This
is
a
stepping
stone
for
the
future,”
said
Erasmus.

The
performance
of
leggie
Loftie
Eaton
was
a
big
plus
for
Namibia
from
the
last
game.
Lead
pacer
Ruben
Trumpelmann
too
would
be
aiming
to
provide
the
early
breakthroughs
which
will
be
a
must
to
put
a
rampaging
side
like
Pakistan
under
pressure.

Squads
(From):

Pakistan:
Babar
Azam
(captain),
Shadab
Khan,
Asif
Ali,
Haris
Rauf,
Hasan
Ali,
Imad
Wasim,
Mohammad
Hafeez,
Mohammad
Nawaz,
Mohammad
Rizwan,
Mohammad
Wasim
Jr,
Shaheen
Afridi,
Fakhar
Zaman,
Haider
Ali,
Sarfaraz
Ahmed,
Shoaib
Malik.

Namibia:
Gerhard
Erasmus
(captain),
Stephan
Baard,
JJ
Smit,
Karl
Birkenstock,
Jan
Frylinck,
Ben
Shikongo,
Bernard
Scholtz,
Craig
Williams,
Michael
van
Lingen,
Ruben
Trumpelmann,
Zane
Green,
David
Wiese,
Pikky
Ya
France,
Michau
du
Preez,
Jan
Nicol
Loftie-Eaton

Pakistan
vs
Namibia
Match
Details

Match
Date:
Tuesday,
November
2

Match
Start
Time:
7:30
PM
IST

Live
Channel:
Star
Sports
Network
–
Star
Sports
1
and
Star
Sports
1HD

Live
Streaming:
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