Muhammad Waseem came up with an all-round show as UAE scripted their first-ever T20 World Cup win, defeating Namibia by seven runs in the concluding group A match here on Thursday.

Courtesy UAE’s win, the Netherlands qualified for the Super 12 from Group A, along with Sri Lanka, while Namibia, who were in the reckoning before the match, got eliminated.

UAE were already out after Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by 16 runs earlier in the day.

Chasing 149 for a win on a two-paced pitch, Namibia lost half their side inside 10 overs and it was then left to the seasoned David Wiese to steer their ship with 55 from 36 balls. He hit three fours and as many sixes.

But the effort proved insufficient as Waseem (1/16 from two overs) came out on top with a perfect final over and dismissed Wiese to seal a memorable victory.

Wiese had a superb 70- run eighth-wicket partnership with Ruben Turmpelmann who played the perfect foil with occasional boundaries and clever rotation of the strike in his 25 not out off 24 balls.

Earlier, Waseem slammed a composed 50 (41b; 1x4, 3x6) while skipper Chundangapoyil Rizwan remained unbeaten on 43 from 29 deliveries to take UAE to a fighting 148 for three.

Brief scores: UAE 148/3 in 20 overs (Md Waseem 50, Chundangapoyil Rizwan 43 n.o). Namibia 141/8 in 20 overs (David Wiese 55; Basil Hameed 2/17, Zahoor Khan 2/20, Md Waseem 1/16). UAE won by 7 runs.