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Spinners Usman Tariq and Shadab Khan then shared seven wickets to rout Namibia in 17.3 overs.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t take this game lightly after so much talk about one match against India,\u201d said Shadab, who scored a brisk 22-ball 36 and grabbed 3-19.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are on the right track to achieve the goal of winning the World Cup and we are following a process,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Shadab warned that the Super Eights, which Pakistan will begin with a match against New Zealand in Colombo on Saturday before facing England and co-hosts Sri Lanka next week, will be a step up.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are eight good teams so it will be a tough stage and all matches will be high-pressure games,\u201d said Shadab.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, skipper Salman Agha was beaming when he described the win as a \u201ccomplete performance\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started really well and in the middle, we put partnerships on and then finished well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSahibzada has been outstanding, the way he\u2019s been batting for us for the last six months. He scored a hundred today and I\u2019m very happy for him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it comes to bowling, we were lethal and we were ruthless. We bowled in the right areas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus admitted there were lessons to be learned as they head home after losing all four of their group matches.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think for us, it\u2019s always about nailing those specialist positions,\u201d said Erasmus.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a great learning experience and will help us in future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Erasmus said Namibia were now looking forward to the ODI World Cup next year, which they will co-host with South Africa and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a lot of cricket around and lots of really exciting things happening in and around cricket in Namibia, which gives the boys a lot of pleasing things to play for,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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