With Pakistan qualifying for the Super 8s after defeating Namibia, the T20 World Cup finally got its 8th team on Wednesday. 7 teams had already qualified before with the Men in Green becoming the final team to reach the next stage alongside teams like South Africa, India, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, West Indies and England. After posting 199 courtesy of a century by opener Sahibzada Farhan, Pakistan skittled out Namibia for just 97 runs at the SSC Stadium in Colombo with Usman Tariq taking 4 wickets for just 16 runs. How did the other teams qualify? India qualified for the Super 8s after their win against Pakistan on February 15 while South Africa went into the next round after defeating New Zealand on February 14. Zimbabwe qualified after defeating Australia in a shocking upset and then getting one point after their match against Ireland was washed out. As for New Zealand, they went into the next round after defeating Canada on February 17 while England stuttered into the Super 8s after winning a close match against Italy on February 16. Co-hosts Sri Lanka made it into the next round after defeating Australia in a straight shoot out on February 16 as well while the West Indies comfortably sailed into the Super 8s after winning all their first 3 matches. What are the matches of the Super 8s? Team Venue Date New Zealand vs Pakistan R Premdasa Stadium, Colombo Feb 21 England vs Sri Lanka Pallekele International Stadium, Pallekele Feb 22 India vs South Africa Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Feb 22 Zimbabwe vs West Indies Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Feb 23 England vs Pakistan Pallekele International Stadium, Pallekele Feb 24 New Zealand vs Sri Lanka R Premdasa Stadium, Colombo Feb 25 West Indies vs South Africa Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Feb 26 India vs Zimbabwe MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Feb 26 England vs New Zealand R Premdasa Stadium, Colombo Feb 27 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Pallekele International Stadium, Pallekele Feb 28 Zimbabwe vs South Africa Arun Jaitley stadium, New Delhi Mar 1 India vs West Indies Eden Gardens, Kolkata Mar 1
T20 World Cup | Pakistan defeat Namibia to qualify for Super 8s: Here are the fixtures for the next round
