Day 12th of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 began with a dead rubber between South Africa and the UAE in New Delhi. South Africa beat UAE by 6 wickets to round-off their group-stage campaign with a perfect record of four wins from four games.
The most crucial game of the day was played in Colombo as Pakistan squared-off with Namibia. In order to qualify for the Super Eights, Pakistan had to beat Namibia. The Salman Agha-led side did exactly that as they picked up a win by 102 runs and became the eighth and the final team to secure a berth in the next round of the tournament.
The day ended with another inconsequential game as India took on Netherlands in Ahmedabad. Netherlands put up a spirited fight but beating the defending champions was always going to be a tough task for them. India clinched the victory by 17 runs and maintained their perfect record in the tournament.
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Below we look at the day's top performers
1. Alishan Sharafu (UAE): South Africa's disciplined bowling made things really tough for UAE batters, but Alishan Sharafu played a brave knock of 45 in 38 balls and helped his team to a total of 122/6.
2. Corbin Bosch (South Africa): Corbin Bosch's spell of 3/12 was a big reason for South Africa restricting UAE to 122/6. A target of 123 was never going to be tough for the Proteas and Bosch was rightly adjudged the Player of the Match.
3. Sahibzada Farhan (Pakistan): Sahibzada Farhan played the best knock of his T20I career in Pakistan's most-important match of the tournament. With Pakistan needing nothing other than a win, Sahibzad's unbeaten hundred ensured that the team put up a huge total of 199/3. Sahibzad's century is the third hundred of this World Cup and he became the second Pakistani player after Ahmad Shahzad to score a ton in a T20 World Cup match.
4. Usman Tariq (Pakistan): Once a target of 200 was set for Namibia, Pakistan spinners put Namibia in trouble. Usman Tariq, in particular, bowled a brilliant spell as he picked 4 wickets for just 16 runs. He bowled well alongside Shadab Khan.
5. Shivam Dube (India): Indian top order was kept relatively quiet by the Dutch bowlers. But Shivam Dube played a whirlwind knock of 66 in 31 balls and ensured that India scored 193/6 in 20 overs.
6. Varun Chakravarthy (India): Ace spinner Varun Chakravarthy continued his wicket-taking form as he picked 3 wickets and conceded just 14 runs. His spell stifled's Netheland's run-chase.
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