Summary

  • Battling Namibia impress with the bat but fall short

  • Rizwan hammers 79 off 50, including 24 off final over, as Pakistan post 189-2

  • Babar hits 39-ball half-century after Pakistan make slow start

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra commentary at the top of this page

  • Pakistan unbeaten at the tournament

Live Reporting

Ffion Wynne and Callum Matthews

  1. Nam 56-2

    Target 190

    Namibia's captain Gerhard Erasmus comes to the crease. As always happens when you bat with a broken finger, he's hit on it first ball and yanks his hand away from the bat handle in agony.

  2. wicket

    WICKET

    Baard run out Rauf 29 (Nam 55-2)

    Agonisingly short!

    Stephan Baard is devastated, punching his bat as he leaves the field. He puts in a solid full-length dive but his bat seems to stick in the pitch a little just as Mohammad Rizwan whips off the bails.

  3. Umpire review

    Now then!

    A lot of confusion about whether to go for a second run and this looks very close to being run out.

  4. 6 runs

    Nam 54-1

    This is impressive!

    Williams dances down the wicket to plonk Mohammad Hafeez back over his head and into the stands.

    Caught by the Namibia coach too - equally impressive!

  5. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    There is a lot of dew, and it is interfering with the bowlers who are carrying towels to dry the ball.

  6. Nam 45-1

    Target 190

    Shadab Khan's first over concedes five singles as Namibia's batters are looking more comfortable, but still miles behind the imposing run rate.

  7. Ravi Bopara
    Former England all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    I think Namibia have done well against this bowling line-up, it's a good effort. But as the game goes on and they need to up the rate, wickets will fall.

    WilliamsGetty Images

  8. Nam 40-1

    Target 190

    Shot! Imad Wasim was causing some problems by mixing up his pace but he drops too short for his final ball and Williams crunches it through the covers for four runs.

    It's actually mad how sweaty the players get out there. The players' shirts literally change colour and stick to them. Lovely.

  9. Not out

    Williams' foot is firmly behind the line.

    As you were.

  10. Umpire review

    Oh, has Craig Williams been stumped? More lovely bowling from Imad Wasim, zipping one past his outside edge.

  11. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    The target is probably too much for Namibia, but if they reach 150, that's a big tick for them.

    NamibiaGetty Images

  12. Nam 34-1

    Target 190

    As expected, Haris Rauf responds with a short ball that Baard misses and almost takes off keeper Rizwan's head.

    Namibia have done extremely well to lose just the one wicket in this powerplay. They'll be pleased with this start, you'd imagine.

  13. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    What a hit that was from Baard, using the pace of Haris Rauf to flick it away for six.

  14. Nam 34-1

    Target 190

    Well, the faster it comes down the further it travels off the bat.

    Stephan Baard takes one step down the wicket and flicks Haris Rauf for six over square leg! That's a beauty!

  15. Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special

    Haris Rauf brings pace for Pakistan too - he can reach 90mph-plus. Namibia won't be used to this.

  16. Haris Rauf is the new bowler and he starts with a big leg-side wide that Mohammad Rizwan has to dive a very long way to collect.

    Not what you want to be doing when you've just batted an entire 20 overs.

  17. Alex Hartley
    England spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Namibia have done pretty well in that first five overs. We've seen a lot of teams struggle against Pakistan with that new ball.

  18. Nam 24-1

    Target 190

    Pakistan heaping on the pressure as Imad's over concedes just a single.

    However, if Namibia can get to the end of the powerplay just one wicket down, they'll be pretty pleased.

  19. Imad Wasim, sporting a half-up half-down hairstyle, is on to bowl.

  20. Henry Moeran
    BBC Test Match Special

    This is a good opportunity for Namibia. You don't know what it can do for a team when they realise that they can do it against the big sides.