| 0.2 : 0.2: Ruben Trumpelmann to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Put away! Off the mark with a boundary but in a streaky manner. Short and wide outside off, Zazai reaches out for it, it flies off the outside edge and down to the third man fence in a flash. |
| 0.5 : 0.5: Ruben Trumpelmann to Hazratullah Zazai, SIX! Over the fence! That is right in the slot! Fuller and outside off, Zazai drags it over the long on fence for a biggie. 11 from the first over already. |
| 3.3 : 3.3: Ruben Trumpelmann to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Whipped away! On the pads, Zazai whips it through square leg and this one races away to the fence. |
| 3.5 : 3.5: Ruben Trumpelmann to Hazratullah Zazai, FOUR! Finds the gap! Great placement! Ruben Trumpelmann is proving to be quite expensive today! Short and outside off, this is guided past point. This one races away to the fence. |
| 4.5: Jan Frylinck to Hazratullah Zazai, FORTUNATE FOUR! That was so close! This is angled into the middle pole. Zazai looks to defend, it goes off the inside edge, past the leg pole and down to the fine leg fence. |
| 4.6 : 4.6: Jan Frylinck to Hazratullah Zazai, SIX! That is huge! Out of here! On middle, a slower one. This is heaved over the mid-wicket fence for a huge one. The last two balls spoils the over. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: David Wiese to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Mohammad Shahzad now joins the act! He says enough of being cautious. He pulls this short ball through mid-wicket and into the fence. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: David Wiese to Mohammad Shahzad, SIX! Over the fence! For a second the third man fielder might have felt he had a chance. All going Afghanistan's way at the moment! Short and outside off, Shahzad upper cuts it, it goes towards third man. The fielder leaps, gets a hand to it but it goes over. It does touch his hand but he had no chance at all. |
| 6.4: JJ Smit to Hazratullah Zazai, OUT! CAUGHT! Down goes the first wicket and JJ Smit has provided the much needed breakthrough for Namibia. This one is on the pads, Hazratullah Zazai picks it up nicely and whips it towards the backward square leg. Zazai hits it too well and the ball goes straight down the throat of Michael Van Lingen at the fence, who makes no mistake and Zazai has to depart after a solid start. Can this wicket swing the momentum the other way? |
| 8.4: Jan Frylinck to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Mohammad Shahzad keeps moving inside the crease and Frylinck bangs in a short ball, on leg stump. Shahzad looks to hook but gets a top edge which flies over short fine leg and races away into the fence. |
| 9.5 : 9.5: Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Rahmanullah Gurbaz, OUT! LBW! Nicol Loftie-Eaton has his reward for some fine bowling. Full and straight, Rahmanullah Gurbaz goes down on his knees, looking to sweep it away but misses it completely. The ball hits Gurbaz, full on the pads and the umpire raises his finger in a jiffy. Gurbaz does take the review, but UltraEdge and Ball Tracking confirm that there's no bat involved and the ball went on to hit middle stump. Namibia are right back in this match now. |
| 10.5: Bernard Scholtz to Mohammad Shahzad, FOUR! Mohammad Shahzad has had enough and is looking to use brute force now. Slightly short and angled in on leg stump. Shahzad swings across the line and splits the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg. The fielder at deep mid-wicket does dive in and get a hand on it but the ball ends up in the ropes. |
| 11.1 : 11.1: Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Mohammad Shahzad, SIX! This is huge! Nicol Loftie-Eaton tosses it up, around leg stump, Shahzad just skips down the track and muscles it over the cow corner fence for a biggie. |
| 12.4 : 12.4: Ruben Trumpelmann to Mohammad Shahzad, OUT! CAUGHT! Gerhard Erasmus has out foxed Mohammad Shahzad with the fly slip and Ruben Trumpelmann gets the big breakthrough. A length ball, on the stumps. Mohammad Shahzad walks across the off stump and looks to scoop it over the keeper. The ball goes off the top edge and loops up towards Bernard Scholtz at fly slip, who takes a simple catch. |
| 13.1 : 13.1: Gerhard Erasmus to Asghar Afghan, Afghan greets Gerhard Erasmus with a boundary. Tossed up, outside off. Afghan stays back and slashes it through point for a boundary. He timed it to perfection. |
| 14.1: Jan Frylinck to Asghar Afghan, SIX! ALL THE WAY! Afghan is on a roll here. A full-length ball, on off. Afghan gets on one knee and powers it over the long off fence for a biggie. |
| 14.3 : 14.3: Jan Frylinck to Najibullah Zadran, FOUR! STREAKY! Unfortunate for the bowler. Back of a length, around off. Zadran looks to push it to the off side. But all he gets is in an inside edge. The ball goes past the stumps and into the boundary at fine leg. |
| 15.4 : 15.4: Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Najibullah Zadran, OUT! LBW! Nicol Loftie-Eaton has been able to turn the ball and he has also helped in turning the game around for his side. He picks up his second wicket. Loopy ball, around off. The ball turns in a bit. Zadran looks to defend it out but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. This is plumb. The keeper and Nicol Loftie-Eaton appeal and the umpire raises his finger in a flash. Zadran is not happy with the decision and he opts for the review. The Ball T |
| 16.1 : 16.1: JJ Smit to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nabi has cleared his intention here. A full-length ball, outside off. Nabi gets across and drives it through point for a boundary. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: JJ Smit to Asghar Afghan, FOUR! Nicely played by Afghan. Full and on leg. Afghan shuffles across and tickles it fine. The ball races away to the boundary at fine leg. |
| 16.6 : 16.6: JJ Smit to Asghar Afghan, FOUR! The luck is riding with Afghan now. A length ball, outside off. Afghan swings hard at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes over short third man for a boundary. An expensive over by Smit. |
| 17.4 : 17.4: David Wiese to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nicely played. Full length and outside off. Nabi hangs back and steers it past short third man and bags a boundary. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Ruben Trumpelmann to Mohammad Nabi, SIX! BANG! Nabi is not going to sit back here. Back of the hand delivery, short and on off. Nabi stays inside the crease and tonks it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Ruben Trumpelmann to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nabi is hitting all across the ground now. Good placement this time by Nabi. Full length and outside off. Nabi steers it towards third man and bags a boundary. |
| 18.6 : 18.6: Ruben Trumpelmann to Asghar Afghan, OUT! CAUGHT! Afghan tried to be innovative but it did not go as he planned it. A full-length ball, on off. Afghan comes across and looks to scoop it over the keeper's head. But the ball takes the outside edge and goes towards backward point. Michael Van Lingen takes a simple catch. This is the last time we will ever see Afghan with the blade. Ruben Trumpelmann pauses his celebration and gives a pat on the back of Afghan. He is also greeted by a couple |
| 19.1 : 19.1: David Wiese to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nabi starts off the final over in the right manner. A low full toss, on the pads. Nabi flicks it through square leg and gets a boundary. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: David Wiese to Mohammad Nabi, FOUR! Nabi gets a freebie in the end. He started and ended the over with a boundary. Full toss and on middle. Nabi heaves it across the line towards deep square leg. The fielder in the deep dives to his left but in vain. AFGHANISTAN END THEIR INNINGS WITH 160/5. |
| 0.4 : 0.4: Naveen-ul-Haq to Craig Williams, OUT! TAKEN! Namibia lose a wicket early. Not what they would have wanted. It is never easy to hit it down the ground on a slow wicket and Craig Williams finds that out. Fuller and on middle, another slower one. Williams looks to loft it straight but is through the shot. He only hits it high up in the air towards mid on where the substitute fielder, Usman Ghani takes a dolly. |
| 2.4: Naveen-ul-Haq to Michael Van Lingen, OUT! TAKEN! Naveen-ul-Haq has another one! Another lovely slower one. The batter is done by the lack of pace completely. Michael Van Lingen skips down the track, Naveen shortens the length and also takes the pace off. Michael Van Lingen is way too early in the flick, it goes off the top edge and it is a simple catch to the man at short fine leg. Hamid makes no mistake. Namibia in trouble. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Mohammad Nabi to Michael Van Lingen, SIX! Michael Van Lingen frees his arms now. Tossed up, around off. Michael Van Lingen comes down the track and smokes it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 3.4 : 3.4: Mohammad Nabi to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, SIX! Beautiful hit! Second biggie of Nabi! Nicol skips down the track, gets to the pitch of the ball and lofts it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Gulbadin Naib to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, OUT! TIMBER! Number three down and now this looks an uphill task for Namibia. The slower one once again does the trick. It is shorter and around off, Nicol is way too early in the pull. This does not bounce a lot, sneaks under the bat and hits the off pole. |
| 6.2: Karim Janat to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR! Brilliantly timed! Short and outside off, Erasmus just uses the pace and guides it past point for a welcome boundary. Need a few more. |
| 7.1 : 7.1: Rashid Khan to Zane Green, OUT! TIMBER! Rashid Khan strikes on his very first delivery. Zane Green has to go back on just 1. Googly, around middle, Green looks to scoop it over the keeper's head but misses. The ball goes through and disturbs the stumps. Namibia are four man down now. Not a good sight for them. |
| 8.6 : 8.6: Gulbadin Naib to David Wiese, FOUR! David Wiese gets his first boundary of the chase. Touch short, on off. Wiese stays back, swivels and pulls it through square leg for a boundary. A good over for Namibia, 10 runs off it. |
| 10.3 : 10.3: Hamid Hassan to Gerhard Erasmus, OUT! TIMBER! Take a bow, Hamid Hassan. He got Gerhard Erasmus on the dance floor. It was a perfect yorker. Hassan fires in a yorker, on middle, right in the slot. Erasmus looks to dig it out but misses it completely. Erasmus is on the ground after that. The ball goes through to rattle the stumps. Hamid Hassan picks up his first wicket of the game and Namibia are in a spot of bother with half of the side being sent back. |
| 10.6 : 10.6: Hamid Hassan to JJ Smit, OUT! CAUGHT! Hamid Hassan picks up the second wicket of the over. Smit goes back on a duck with the softest of dismissals. Back of a length, around off. This one is quicker. Smit stays inside the crease and looks to move away from the line. But the ball takes the blade and goes towards the keeper. Mohammad Shahzad takes a good catch behind the stumps. |
| 14.5 : 14.5: Naveen-ul-Haq to Jan Frylinck, OUT! CAUGHT! Naveen-ul-Haq comes back on and picks up his third wicket. Naveen-ul-Haq hurls across a length ball, outside off and this is the slower ball. Jan Frylinck looks to loft it over mid off but is undone by the lack of pace and ends up skying it towards mid off. Mohammad Nabi settles under it and takes an easy catch. |
| 14.6 : 14.6: Naveen-ul-Haq to David Wiese, FOUR! Top shot from David Wiese. Back of a length, around off. Wiese hangs back and cuts it behind point point for a boundary. Namibia need 88 runs in 30 balls. |
| 15.6: Gulbadin Naib to Pikky Ya France, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Another one bites the dust for Namibia and Gulbadin Naib has his second wicket of the match. It's the slower ball yet again and it's bowled on a length, on off stump. Pikky Ya France looks to up the ante by going for the big shot but ends up skying it high just to the left of the bowler. Gulbadin Naib settles under it and takes the skier comfortably. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: Hamid Hassan to David Wiese, OUT! Cleaned up! Hamid Hassan has been exceptional today and down goes the nineth wicket for Namibia. Hamid Hassan bowls a full wide, around off and tailing back in sharply. David Wiese looks to drive it through covers but gets an inside edge back onto the off stump. David Wiese has to walk back after a fighting innings and Afghanistan have the finish line in sight right now. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Naveen-ul-Haq to Ruben Trumpelmann, FOUR! Slower one, right in the slot, around off stump. Ruben Trumpelmann brooms it across and finds the wide long on fence. |
| 18.3 : 18.3: Naveen-ul-Haq to Ruben Trumpelmann, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries and Ruben Trumpelmann is spoiling Naveen-ul-Haq's figures. Full and right in the slot again, Trumpelmann smokes it back past the bowler and finds the fence yet again. |
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