Shadab Khan Wants To Play The Final Of The ICC T20 World Cup 2026: In the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan started with a win against Netherlands. After this, in the second match, Pakistani team also defeated America. Pakistan team’s campaign in the World Cup was going well, but then they faced India on Sunday i.e. 15th February at R.K. Colombo. Held at Premadasa Stadium. This match changed everything for the Pakistan team led by Salman Ali Aga. Due to a defeat by Team India, Pakistan is in danger of being out of the T20 World Cup. The Indian team had defeated Pakistan by 61 runs.

Pakistan will have to win against Namibia at any cost

To qualify for the Super 8 of T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan will now have to win the match against Namibia in Colombo at any cost. On one hand, Pakistan is in danger of being out of Super 8, on the other hand, their experienced all-rounder Shadab Khan is dreaming of playing the final.

Shadab Khan wants to play the final of T20 World Cup 2026

A video of Pakistani all-rounder Shadab Khan during practice is going viral on Instagram. In that video, Shadab is seen wearing pads, helmet and gloves and carrying a bat. In such a situation, a person asks him, ‘Are you still here till the semi-finals?’ On this Shadab Khan tells him that ‘he is here till the finals’. Final Inshallah. After this the person asks, ‘The final is with India.’ Responding to this, Shadab said, ‘Only Allah knows but the final.’

Shadab Khan’s international career

Shadab Khan has played 6 Tests, 70 ODIs and 120 T20 International matches for Pakistan so far in his career. Shadab has 300 runs in Test, 855 in ODI and 943 runs in T20 International. He has taken 14 wickets in Test, 85 in ODI and 120 wickets in T20 International. However, till now Shadab has not been able to perform well for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2026.

Pakistan Vs Namibia In ICC T20 World Cup 2026: The match to be held on Wednesday i.e. 18th February at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo will decide the fate of Pakistan. In the ICC T20 World Cup 2026, it is necessary for Pakistan to win its last group stage match against Namibia, because in case of defeat, the Pakistani team will have to be eliminated from the group stage of the tournament itself. The team led by Salman Ali Aga is in a difficult situation after losing its third Group A match against India by 61 runs on Sunday, February 15. Due to this defeat, Pakistan’s Net Run Rate (NRR) also fell, due to which the Pakistan team has come below America in its group.

Colombo weather forecast

The weather is likely to be cloudy during the match between Pakistan and Namibia, but there is not much chance of rain. The match will start at 3 pm local time. The temperature will be around 24-28 degrees Celsius, humidity in the area can reach around 80 percent and the wind will blow at a speed of 10-15 km/hour.

What will happen if the match is canceled due to rain?

According to the status of the points table in Group A of T20 World Cup 2026, in case of cancellation of the match due to rain, Pakistan will have 5 points, while second-ranked America has four points. If the match against Namibia is not held then only Pakistan will benefit from it. Both teams will be given 1 point each. Just as Australia was eliminated after the match between Zimbabwe and Ireland was canceled due to rain, similarly the UAE team will also be eliminated.

Both the teams for T20 World Cup 2026 are as follows:

Pakistan : Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Salman Aga (captain), Babar Azam, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Usman Khan (wicketkeeper), Shaheen Afridi, Abrar Ahmed, Usman Tariq, Fakhar Zaman, Naseem Shah, Salman Mirza, Khawaja Nafay.

Namibia: Lauren Steenkamp, ​​Jan Frylink, Jan Nicole Lofty-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (captain), JJ Smit, Jan Green (wk), Malan Kruger, Ruben Trumpelman, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Max Hingo, Dylan Leichter, Jack Brassell, Jan Balt, Willem Myburgh.