Pakistan grab Super 8 spot, India, South Africa stay perfect

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP): Sahibzada Farhan smashed his first century in the format and Usman Tariq confused Namibia with mystery spin as Pakistan secured a Super Eight spot at cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup with a 102-run win yesterday. Elsewhere, defending champions India beat the Netherlands by 17 runs to finish unbeaten in Group A, while South Africa chased down a victory target of 123 with 40 balls to spare against the United Arab Emirates to remain undefeated in Group D.