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Namibia vs Singapore Live Commentary, Match 37, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019, October 26, 2019

NAM 191/8 (20)
Namibia beat Singapore by 87 runs
SIN 104/10 (17.1)
Match over
Namibia Inning Singapore Inning
0.0 : Welcome to the match 37th of the ICC World T20 Qualifiers. Today Namibia take on Singapore. Namibia with six points would look to win today's encounter and move a step closer to qualification. Namibia are high on confidence after thrashing Kenya in their last fixture. Whereas, Singapore are coming on the back of a loss against Papua New Guinea and would look to keep their hopes of qualifying alive with a win over the African nation. Toss and teams in a while.
Toss - It's time for the flip of the coin. Up goes the coin and it lands in favour of Singapore. SINGAPORE WIN THE TOSS AND ELECT TO FIELD!
Namibia (Playing XI): Stephan Baard, Niko Davin, JP Kotze, Zane Green(WK), Gerhard Erasmus(C), JJ Smit, Craig Williams, Christi Viljoen, Jan Frylinck, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
Singapore (Playing XI): Surendran Chandramohan, Rohan Rangarajan, Tim David, Aritra Dutta, Manpreet Singh(WK), Navin Param, Janak Prakash, Vinoth Baskaran, Amjad Mahboob(C), Sidhant Singh, Aryaman Sunil
Amjad Mahboob, Singapore skipper says that he will field first. Tells that bowling first gives them the opportunity to restrict the opposition. States that the run-rate is important. so comes the decision.
Grehard Erasmus, Namibia skipper says that they haven't thought of any formula at the moment. Says that the guys have got the momentum from the last three games. On the surface, he adds that it's a great surface and thinks that this ground is tailor-made for them.
Pitch report - Good surface with lot of scarce grass across the surface. This will help the batsmen early on. The surface might slow down a bit favoring the spinners later on.
Time to play!
0.1 : J Prakash to S Baard, Length and on off, Baard punches it to the off side.
0.2 : J Prakash to S Baard, On a length and on off, Baard defends it off the back foot.
0.3 : J Prakash to S Baard, Length and outside off, baard drives it through point. But does not get the timing as the ball stops in front of the ropes. Three runs taken. Namibia are off the mark.
0.4 : J Prakash to N Davin, Good length going down leg, Davin looks to pull but fails to lay bat on ball. Wide signalled by the umpire.
J Prakash to N Davin, Short one on middle, Davin pulls it through mid-wicket for a single.
0.5 : J Prakash to S Baard, Length and on off, Baard punches it to covers for a single.
0.6 : J Prakash to N Davin, Davin drives this length ball through covers for a couple.
Vinoth Bhaskaran to bowl from the other end.
1.1 : V Baskaran to S Baard, Tossed up outside off, Baard looks to go inside out over the off side but gets an inside edge on the pads. The ball goes to the leg side as the batsmen cross for a single.
1.2 : V Baskaran to N Davin, Tossed up on middle and leg, Davin looks to flick it to the leg side but gets hit on the pads.
1.3 : V Baskaran to N Davin, FOUR! Beautifully play. Davin rocks on the back foot and punches the ball through co0vers for a boundary.
1.4 : V Baskaran to N Davin, The batsman tries flicking a ball that is down the leg side. The umpire has signalled a wide
V Baskaran to N Davin, Tossed up on middle, Davin loks to sweep but misses it. Wide signalled.
1.5 : V Baskaran to N Davin, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.
1.6 : V Baskaran to N Davin, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot.
2.1 : A Mahboob to S Baard, FOUR! Length and on off, Baard drives it through mid off for a boundary.
0.0 : Amjad Mahboob comes on now
2.2 : A Mahboob to S Baard, Length and outside off, baard pushes it to covers for a single.
2.3 : A Mahboob to N Davin, Length and outside off, Davin looks to go downtown but fails to lay bat on ball.
2.4 : A Mahboob to N Davin, Length and on off, Davin pushes it to the off side for a single.
2.5 : A Mahboob to S Baard, The batsman has punched the ball off the backfoot.
2.6 : A Mahboob to S Baard, SIX! Short ball on middle, Baard pulls it cleanly to mid-wicket for a maximum.
Navin Param is on now.
3.1 : N Param to N Davin, FOUR! Shorter one on middle, Davin pulls it through mid-wicket for a boundary.
3.2 : N Param to N Davin, Fuller one on pads, Davin pushes it to mid on for a single.
3.3 : N Param to S Baard, Fuller one pitching outside leg, Baard looks to flick it but fails to lay bat. The ball takes the pads and goes to the leg side. A leg bye taken.
3.4 : N Param to N Davin, Tossed up on middle, Davin works it to mid on for a single.
3.5 : N Param to S Baard, Flighted one on middle, Baard flicks it to the leg side for a single.
3.6 : N Param to N Davin, FOUR!Shorter one on middle, Davin pulls it through mid-wicket for another boundary.
Sidhant Singh comes on now.
4.1 : S Singh to S Baard, Length and on off, Baard defends it off the back foot.
4.2 : S Singh to S Baard, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Fantastic take from the bowler. Singh bowls on a length and on middle, Baard looks to flick it to the leg side goes early into the shot. The ball takes the top edge and lobs high into the night sky. Sidhant Singh settles himself under it and takes an easy grab.
JP Kotze is the next man in.
4.3 : S Singh to N Davin, On a length and on middle, Davin flicks it to mid-wicket for a single.
4.4 : S Singh to JP Kotze, Good length ball on off, Kotze defends it to the off side.
4.5 : S Singh to JP Kotze, FOUR! Kotze gets off the mark in style. Singh goes full and on the pads, Kotze flicks it to mid-wicket for a bodyguard.
4.6 : S Singh to JP Kotze, length and on off, Kotze defends it to the off side and takes of for a quick single.
Janak Prakash is back into the attack for his second over.
5.1 : J Prakash to JP Kotze, Length and on off, Kotze plays it to covers.
5.2 : J Prakash to JP Kotze, Good length and on off, Kotze defends it to point and takes a single.
5.3 : J Prakash to N Davin, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one goes down. Prakash goes short and Davin looks to take him on. He pulls him high but fails to get the distance as the man at deep square leg takes the catch there easily.
Craig Williams is in now.
5.4 : J Prakash to JP Kotze, Length and outside off, Kotze plays it through covers for a single.
5.5 : J Prakash to C Williams,NOT OUT! Brilliant throw from the fielder at point. Prakash goes short once again and Williams hops inside the crease to play it to the leg side. The ball takes the top edge and lobs to the offside. The fielder at point hares across and scores a bull's eye. But the umpire is in a great position there and he rules the batsman is well inside with his full length dive.
5.6 : J Prakash to C Williams, FOUR! Short stuff continues. Prakash goes short once more and Williams looks to pull it over the cow corner of the fence but unfortunately gets the top edge. Luckily for Williams the ball goes over the keeper and into the third man fence for a boundary.
6.1 : S Singh to JP Kotze, Good length ball around off, Kotze taps it through cover-point for a run.
6.2 : S Singh to C Williams, Full around of, Williams works it through mid on for an easy run.
6.3 : S Singh to JP Kotze, Landed on middle, tucked towards square leg for a quick single.
6.4 : S Singh to C Williams, OUT! What a brilliant catch! Wicket number 2 for Sidhant but he should thank Baskaran for that blinder. A wide ball outside off, Williams has room outside off, he drives but finds Baskaran at backward point who gets down in time to pouch the ball inches above the turf.
Gerhard Erasmus, the skipper is the next man in.
6.5 : S Singh to G Erasmus, Full ball on the fourth stump line, driven straight to mid off.
6.6 : S Singh to G Erasmus, On the pads, tucked behind square for a single. The skipper is off the mark.
Vinoth Baskaran is back. He gave 8 in his first over.
7.1 : V Baskaran to G Erasmus, Around off, pushed towards cover for a quick run.
7.2 : V Baskaran to JP Kotze, SIX! Massive one! Baskaran lands it full outside off, Kotze gets in the position and slog sweeps it way over the deep mid-wicket fence. What a clean strike that one.
7.3 : V Baskaran to JP Kotze, Heave and a miss this time. Another ball in the same area last ball, Kotze again looks to heave but misses to get any willow. The keeper behind fumbles and allows a bye.
7.4 : V Baskaran to G Erasmus, Shortish length ball around off, tapped towards mid on for a single.
7.5 : V Baskaran to JP Kotze, Full on off, eases for a single through long on this time.
7.6 : V Baskaran to G Erasmus, Outside off, Erasmus comes down the track to nudge for a single but is hit on the pads.
8.1 : S Singh to JP Kotze, Shortish length ball on middle, Kotze taps it towards short third man for a single.
8.2 : S Singh to G Erasmus, Full ball around off, driven towards long off for a single.
8.3 : S Singh to JP Kotze, Length on the pads, worked towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
8.4 : S Singh to G Erasmus, Missed out a chance for a boundary. A poor ball on the pads, Erasmus looks to flick it towards fine leg fence but can't beat the short fine leg fielder. Just a single there.
8.5 : S Singh to JP Kotze, Full outside off, driven for a single through mid off.
8.6 : S Singh to G Erasmus, Full outside off, Erasmus drives it left of long off fielder to pick a couple on the last ball. Five singles and a two to finish the over.
Navin Param to bowl now.
9.1 : N Param to JP Kotze, FOUR! He starts with a poor ball outside off, Kotze cuts it through point for a boundary.
9.2 : N Param to JP Kotze, This time the bowler gets away. Another poor ball way outside off, Kotze cuts but finds the fielder.
9.3 : N Param to JP Kotze, Around off and middle, Kotze tucks it towards mid-wicket for a single.
9.4 : N Param to G Erasmus, LBW appeal turned down. A full ball around off and middle, Erasmus looks to reverse sweep but misses.
9.5 : N Param to JP Kotze, Flighted ball on off, Kotze eases a single through covers.
9.6 : N Param to G Erasmus, Loopy ball on middle and leg, Erasmus taps it towards mid on for a single.
Amjad Mahboob is back into the attack. 1-0-12-0 are his figures so far.
10.1 : A Mahboob to G Erasmus, On the pads, Erasmus looks to paddle it fine but can only manage an inside edge onto the pads.
10.2 : A Mahboob to G Erasmus, Slower ball on middle, Erasmus looks to heave it down the leg side but is early into the shot. He can only manage a single towards square leg.
10.3 : A Mahboob to JP Kotze, Full toss this time, only a single as Kotze works it towards deep mid-wicket.
10.4 : A Mahboob to G Erasmus, Full outside off, Erasmus drives for a single through mid off.
10.5 : A Mahboob to JP Kotze, SIX! Hammered away! In the slot on a fullish length, Kotze uses the blade to full effect as he slogs it wide of the long on region. Superb shot.
10.6 : A Mahboob to JP Kotze, On the pads, Kotze tucks it behind square for a couple.
Tim David comes on now.
11.1 : Tim David to G Erasmus, Starts with a ball on middle, worked towards square leg.
11.2 : Tim David to G Erasmus, A mild LBW appeal but that was pitching outside leg maybe. A ball on leg and middle, Erasmus looks to sweep but misses. An appeal follows but the umpire is not interested.
11.3 : Tim David to G Erasmus, On the pads this time, clipped towards square leg for a single.
11.4 : Tim David to JP Kotze, Fires this ball outside off, Kotze leaves it alone. He thinks that the umpire will call it wide but it is inside the tramline.
11.5 : Tim David to JP Kotze, DROPPED! Poor effort from Baskaran. He had taken a blinder earlier but he now spills an easy chance. Full ball outside off, Kotze looks to loft it over the long off fielder but can not clear him. The fielder gets in position but spills it. The ball roll towards the fence but Baskaran recovers and stops the ball. Two runs taken.
11.6 : Tim David to JP Kotze, Swing and a miss! Fires a ball outside off on a fullish length, Kotze throws his bat but misses it altogether.
Sidhant Singh comes on to bowl his final over. 3-0-17-2 are his figures so far.
12.1 : S Singh to G Erasmus, SIX! Erasmus into the act now. A full ball on middle, Erasmus deposits it over the deep mid-wicket fence. Terrific timing towards the shorter side of the boundary. 100 up for Namibia.
12.2 : S Singh to G Erasmus, SIX! Two in two. Erasmus is punishing the youngster here. Another ball in the slot, on middle and fuller length, Erasmus slams it over the deep mid-wicket fence again.
12.3 : S Singh to G Erasmus, SIX! Make that three in a row. Erasmus is on fire. Good length ball around off and middle, Erasmus this time comes across the off stump just a bit and deposits the ball way over the mid-wicket fence.
12.4 : S Singh to G Erasmus, SIX! Number 4. Can we have six sixes? The youngster is under the pump. Sidhant goes wide outside off on a good length, Erasmus this time jumps across off stump and pulls it left of long on fielder.
12.5 : S Singh to G Erasmus, FOUR! No, no 6 sixes in an over as this one goes for a boundary. Sidhant changes his angle this time and goes around the wicket. Dishes a ball full outside off, Erasmus throws his bat at the ball, gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies through the third man region for a boundary.
12.6 : S Singh to G Erasmus, DROPPED! Full and outside off, Erasmus looks to muscle it over the deep mid-wicket fence but gets a top edge. The ball goes high but Tim David puts it down diving forward. 29 runs from the over.
13.1 : Tim David to G Erasmus, Full around off, worked towards long on for a single.
13.2 : Tim David to JP Kotze, OUT! Kotze holes out in search of quick runs. David bowls a flighted ball around off, Kotze this time looks to come to the party. He lofts it straight and over the bowler's head. But he fails to get the distance as Baskaran at long off takes an easy grab. After a couple of dropped catches finally Singapore fielders hold on to one.
JJ Smit is the new man in.
13.3 : Tim David to G Erasmus, Full outside off, driven through covers for a single.
13.4 : Tim David to JJ Smit, Around off, eased through mid off for a single.
13.5 : Tim David to G Erasmus, On middle, worked behind square leg for an easy run.
13.6 : Tim David to JJ Smit, On the pads again, punched towards long on for a run.
Vinoth Baskaran is back into the attack. 2-0-17-0 are his figures so far.
14.1 : V Baskaran to JJ Smit, Full around off, drives towards long on for a single.
14.2 : V Baskaran to G Erasmus, Outside off, punched straight to point.
14.3 : V Baskaran to G Erasmus, FOUR! Poor ball and punished. Short and wide outside off, Erasmus goes back and cuts it through point and short third man. The ball races to the third man fence in no time.
14.4 : V Baskaran to G Erasmus, On middle, tucked towards short fine leg for a single.
14.5 : V Baskaran to JJ Smit, FOUR! Poor effort. Another short ball outside off, Smit cuts it nicely through cover-point. The fielder there makes a very easy effort and allows the ball go the fence.
14.6 : V Baskaran to JJ Smit, The batsman has defended it by getting right behind the line of the delivery.
15.1 : Tim David to G Erasmus, FOUR! Second consecutive half ton. And an innovative shot to get there. David pitches this on middle and off, Erasmus reverse sweeps it between cover-point. The ball races to the fence. A top knock this one form the skipper.
15.2 : Tim David to G Erasmus, On the pads, tucked straight to the fielder.
15.3 : Tim David to G Erasmus, DROPPED! Another easy chance spilled. This time it is Navin Param who has made a mess of a simple chance. Full length ball on the pads, Erasmus looks to slam it over the mid-wicket fence but gets height more than the distance. Param at deep mid-wicket on settles under the ball but drops it.
15.4 : Tim David to G Erasmus, On the pads, worked towards mid-wicket.
15.5 : Tim David to G Erasmus, Full around off, eased for a single.
15.6 : Tim David to JJ Smit, Another ball on the pads, Smit this time nudges it towards fine leg and takes three before the fielder can return the ball back to the keeper.
Janak Prakash is back into the attack. His figures so far, 2-0-14-1.
16.1 : J Prakash to JJ Smit, Fuller one outside off, pushed to covers for a single.
16.2 : J Prakash to G Erasmus, Short one on middle, Erasmus pulls it to mid-wicket for single.
16.3 : J Prakash to JJ Smit, Fuller one outside off, Smit just lofts it with ease over the bowler's head . The ball goes to the long off fence for a boundary.
16.4 : J Prakash to JJ Smit, NO BALL! A full toss above the waist height and Smit just pulls it without any power. The ball goes off the top edge towards fine leg. A couple taken.
Free hit time!
J Prakash to JJ Smit, FREE HIT! Smit fails to capitalize on it. He just squeezes this length ball to long on for a couple.
16.5 : J Prakash to JJ Smit, Length and on off, Smit plays to the point region for a single.
16.6 : J Prakash to G Erasmus, Length and on middle, Erasmus plays it to mid on for a single.
Unusual stuff! Aryaman Sunil has come on to bowl the 18th over. It is very rare that we see a fresh bowler come on at the death.
17.1 : A Sunil to G Erasmus, Starts with a poor ball outside off, Erasmus punches this through covers but the mid off fielder does well as he moves to his right to stop. He throws the ball towards the keeper who can't gather the ball cleanly. An overthrow conceded as the ball goes towards fine leg.
17.2 : A Sunil to G Erasmus, Play and a miss. Length ball outside off, Erasmus goes for a slog but misses.
17.3 : A Sunil to G Erasmus, Full ball outside off, Erasmus reaches out to the ball and drives it through point. A couple of runs taken.
17.4 : A Sunil to G Erasmus, Outside off, Erasmus looks to slog again but misses again.
17.5 : A Sunil to G Erasmus, FOUR! Innovation at its best. A full ball outside off, Erasmus gets the ball on the full and reverse sweeps it right of the short third man fence.
17.6 : A Sunil to G Erasmus, FOUR! Another reverse sweep fetches Erasmus another boundary. This is full and outside off, Erasmus again goes for the reverse sweep and connects. He is playing a top knock out in the middle.
18.1 : J Prakash to JJ Smit, FOUR! On middle and leg, Smit gets down on one knee and paddles it towards fine leg for a boundary.
18.2 : J Prakash to JJ Smit, OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Janak Prakash gets the wicket and Smit has to depart in an attempt to score quick runs. Full and wide outside off, Smit looks to slog it over mid-wicket for a biggie but gets a top edge on it. The ball balloons in the sky and lands near the pitch where Janak runs behind and takes a very good catch, keeping his eyes on the ball.
18.3 : J Prakash to G Erasmus, Wide outside off, Erasmus looks to pull at this one but gets a top edge on it. The ball lobs over the keeper behind the wickets towards fine leg but falls in no man's land. The batters take two.
18.4 : J Prakash to G Erasmus, Outside off this time, Erasmus lines himself outside the off stump again and slams it through mid-wicket. Just a single as the fielder at long on gets to his right side quickly and fires a sharp throw back to the keeper.
18.5 : J Prakash to Jan Frylinck, Length ball on leg, Frylink looks to pull but misses. That looked to be wide as it was down the leg side. The umpire doesn't think so.
18.6 : J Prakash to Jan Frylinck, WIDE! This time the umpire calls it wide. Length ball outside leg, Frylinck looks to tuck it towards the leg side but misses.
J Prakash to Jan Frylinck, Full toss on the pads, tucked for a couple towards the leg side.
Amjad Mahboob to bowl the last over of the innings.
19.1 : A Mahboob to G Erasmus, Can someone bowl slower ball than that? Smart bowling this one. Lands it just outside off on a good length. Erasmus throws his bat but he is too early in the shot.
19.2 : A Mahboob to G Erasmus, Another slower ball and Erasmus misses again. However, he gets a bye this time as Frylinck at the non-striker's end hares for a bye.
19.3 : A Mahboob to Jan Frylinck, OUT! Caught! Mahboob lands it full around off, Frylinck looks to loft it over the long on fence but the connection is not sweet. The ball goes high in the air. Sunil settles under the ball from long on and takes it comfortably.
Zane Green is the next batsman in. He will be looking to play a couple of big shots at the end here.
19.4 : A Mahboob to G Erasmus, OUT! Erasmus departs now but not before putting his side in a commanding position. Mahboob through will be on a hat-trick next ball. Good length ball outside off, Erasmus looks to heave it over the deep mid-wicket fence but can't get the timing right. He can only send the ball towards Tim David at deep mid-wicket who catches the ball comfortably.
Christi Viljoen is the new man in.
19.5 : A Mahboob to Z Green, SIX! No hat-trick there but half a dozen runs for Green and Namibia. Length ball on the pads, Green slogs it over the deep mid-wicket fence. No pressure taken by Green there.
19.6 : A Mahboob to Z Green, OUT! LBW! A wicket to finish the innings. A slower ball on leg and middle, Green looks for the slog but misses. He is hit on the pads. Mahboob appeals and the umpire raises the finger after thinking for a while. NAMIBIA HAVE 191 RUNS ON THE BOARD.
What a batting performance we have seen from Namibia tonight! They started well with both their openers, Stephan Baard and Nikolaas Davin as they raced to 40 in quick time. Then came the Gerhard Erasmus show. He unleashed a flurry of boundaries to send the Singapore bowlers into frenzy. Of the two, Erasmus was the aggressor in chief as he smashed young Sidhant Singh for 29 runs including 4 towering sixes. Kotze then departed not before stitching a 70-run stand with his skipper. But Erasmus cont
Nothing much to speak of the Singapore bowlers. They did start on a positive note. As they just conceeded 55 runs in the first six overs also picking a wicket. But after that it was no show for the Singapore bowlers. They were thrashed and thawcked all around the park. But once they managed to break the 70-run stand. The Singapore bowlers staged a comeback with a flurry of wickets at the fag end of the Namibian innings. They managed to restrict the Namibian onslaught by conceeding 42 runs in the
So the target for Singapore is 192 runs. Can they chase this down or will Namibia prevail over them? Do join us i8n a while for the chase.
0.0 : The Namibia players are back on the pitch. They are taking their fielding positions. The Singapore batters follow them and they will be looking to get off to a good start. Tim David and Surendran Chandramohan are at the crease. Jan Flylinck to start the proceedings with the ball.
0.1 : Jan Frylinck to T David, Shortish length ball around off, David punches it towards point and takes for a quick single.
0.2 : Jan Frylinck to S Chandramohan, OUT! Timber! A golden duck for Chandramohan. A good length ball around middle, Chandramohan looks to tuck it towards the leg side but the ball swings in sharply and demolishes the timber behind. What a start this is for Namibia.
Aryaman Sunil is the new man in.
0.3 : Jan Frylinck to A Sunil, NOT OUT! A risky run that one. A better throw would have seen another batter gone for a golden duck. Length ball around off, Sunil pushes it towards cover and takes off for a run. He has been sent back. A better throw would've been curtain for Sunil.
0.4 : Jan Frylinck to A Sunil, Length ball on middle, Sunil looks to tuck it on the leg side again but misses to get hit on the pads.
0.5 : Jan Frylinck to A Sunil, SIX! Up and over! Fuller length ball outside off, Sunil reaches out and lofts it over the long off fence for a biggie. Top shot that one.
0.6 : Jan Frylinck to A Sunil, OUT! He throws his wicket away now. Full ball outside off, Sunil skips down the track to loft it over the long on region but mistimes. The ball takes thick outside edge and flies high towards short third man region. Kotze takes a fine catch there to send Sunil packing.
Aritra Dutta is the new man in. Christi Viljoen to share the new ball from the other end.
1.1 : C Viljoen to A Dutta, The batsman has punched the ball off the back foot. The batsmen have run through for a single.
1.2 : C Viljoen to Tim David, Short ball around middle, David pulls it through mid-wicket The short mid-wicket fielder hares after the ball, dives and pulls the ball back in play.
1.3 : C Viljoen to A Dutta, Length ball outside off, Dutta drives but misses.
1.4 : C Viljoen to A Dutta, OUT! CAUGHT! Singapore falling like nine-pins here! Length ball just outside off, Aritra Dutta looks to slog this one over mid on. However, this comes off the bottom half of the bat and the ball goes straight to JJ Smit at mid on. He takes an easy catch and Singapore lose their third wicket.
Rohan Rangarajan comes out to bat now.
1.5 : C Viljoen to R Rangarajan, Rangarajan plays that one off the front foot and onto the pitch. The batters take a quick single and Rohan is off the mark.
1.6 : C Viljoen to Tim David, On the pads, Tim flicks it towards square leg for a single.
JJ Smit into the attack now.
2.1 : JJ Smit to Tim David, DROPPED! This one was way wide outside off, David looks to chase this and gets a top edge on it as he looks to slash this one towards cover. It goes high in the sky, the fielder settles himself under it but puts down a dolly. The batters take one.
2.2 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Length ball on off, Rangarajan looks to cut but misses.
2.3 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Another one outside off, Rangarajan looks to cut again but is beaten.
2.4 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Wide! This time this is way outside off and a wide is signalled.
JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Driven through the covers by the batsman. They pick up a single.
2.5 : JJ Smit to Tim David, Another catch dropped! What is Namibia doing here? Another one wide outside off, this time David slashes at it and gets a top edge. The ball balloons over the cover fielder who is trying to run back and take the catch but puts it down. Should be taking those catches.
2.6 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Down the leg side, Rangarajan looks to paddle sweep this one but misses.
3.1 : C Viljoen to Tim David, On the pads, worked towards square leg for an easy single.
3.2 : C Viljoen to R Rangarajan, Beaten! Good length ball around off, Rangarajan looks to push it off his back foot but misses to get any bat on the ball.
3.3 : C Viljoen to R Rangarajan, Length ball around off, pushed towards backward point for a single.
3.4 : C Viljoen to Tim David, Length ball on middle, tucked towards mid on for a quick run.
3.5 : C Viljoen to R Rangarajan, Swing and a miss! Length just outside off, Rangarajan swings hard but misses.
3.6 : C Viljoen to R Rangarajan, Shortish length on middle, tapped towards point for a single.
4.1 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Length ball wide outside off, Rohan slaps it through the cover region. The fielder from inside the circle hares after it and keeps it down to two.
4.2 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Rangarajan hits this one straight over the bowler's head. The ball lobs towards long on and the batters take two.
4.3 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Wide! Bowls it wide outside off,, but too wide for the umpire's liking. Wide signalled.
JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, Length ball outside off, Rangarajan tries to cut but misses.
4.4 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, FOUR! Innovation at it's peak! Rangarajan shuffles across the wickets and paddle scoops this one over the short fine leg fielder for a boundary.
4.5 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, FOUR! Full and wide outside off, Rangarajan tries to have a slash at it but the ball goes off the outside edge towards third man for a boundary.
4.6 : JJ Smit to R Rangarajan, OUT! CAUGHT! Stephan Baard takes the catch and Rangarajan departs! Fuller one on the pads, Rohan looks to flick this one towards mid-wicket but does so uppishly. It goes straight to Baard at mid-wicket inside the circle who takes an easy catch. Singapore 36/4 after the end of 5 overs.
Manpreet Singh is in now with his side reeling at 34/4. Ben Shikongo to bowl the last over of the Powerplay.
5.1 : Ben Shikongo to Tim David, Starts with a shortish length ball on the body, tucked behind square for a couple of runs.
5.2 : Ben Shikongo to Tim David, Shortish ball outside off, David punches it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
5.3 : Ben Shikongo to M Singh, Another shortish ball, worked on the leg side by Manpreet for a quick run.
5.4 : Ben Shikongo to Tim David, FOUR! Hammered! Good length ball on off and middle, David makes room by moving towards the leg side and creams his drive through cover-point.
5.5 : Ben Shikongo to Tim David, NO BALL! It has been called no ball for the height. Short ball down the leg side, David looks to pull but misses.
Free Hit time!
Ben Shikongo to Tim David, Full ball on the pads, eased through mid on for a single. Not good use of the free hit.
5.6 : Ben Shikongo to M Singh, Good length ball around off, pushed towards covers for a single. 45/4 in the Powerplay.
Craig Williams is into the attack.
6.1 : C Williams to M Singh, Williams starts with a length ball around middle, Manpreet works it behind square leg for a single.
6.2 : C Williams to Tim David, Length ball wide outside off, David looks to smash it down the ground but misses the ball completely.
6.3 : C Williams to Tim David, David connects this time and the ball goes towards long on for one.
6.4 : C Williams to M Singh, Length ball way wide outside off, Manpreet Singh goes chasing after it but misses his cut shot.
6.5 : C Williams to M Singh, Fuller in length this time, Singh looks to push it towards cover for a single but is beaten as the ball whizzes past his outside edge.
6.6 : C Williams to M Singh, Again MS is beaten as he misses his cut shot to this length ball. End of over 7 and Singapore need 145 runs from 78 balls.
Bernard Scholtz to bowl now.
7.1 : B Scholtz to Tim David, Flatter on the pads, the batter pushes it towards mid-wicket for a single.
7.2 : B Scholtz to M Singh, This time outside off, Singh pushes this one towards backward point for a single.
7.3 : B Scholtz to Tim David, OUT! STUMPED! Zane Green is quick to whip the bails off and David has to walk back. David looks to up the ante as he comes down the track. Scholtz spots this and pushes a flatter delivery. David misses his flick due to the change in pace and Green whips the bails off with David way outside the crease. Half the side back in the hut for Singapore!
Navin Param is the new man in.
7.4 : B Scholtz to N Param, On the pads of Param, he flicks this one towards square leg for a single. He is off the mark with this.
7.5 : B Scholtz to M Singh, Manpreet Singh flicks this one towards mid-wicket and takes a couple.
7.6 : B Scholtz to M Singh, The batsman has been struck on the pads as he looked to play that off the front foot.
8.1 : C Williams to N Param, Good length ball on stumps, tucked towards point.
8.2 : C Williams to N Param, On middle this time, Param flicks it towards mid-wicket for a run.
8.3 : C Williams to M Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Manpreet holes out! A shortish length ball outside off, Manpreet goes for the pull shot but gets a top edge. The ball goes high and finds Shikongo at deep square leg. Wicket no. 6 and the game is going out of reach of Singapore now.
Janak Prakash comes out to bat.
8.4 : C Williams to N Param, Another short of a length ball around off, tapped towards point for a run.
8.5 : C Williams to J Prakash, Another bumper around off, Prakash sways away.
8.6 : C Williams to J Prakash, Yorker! A good one too. Prakash gets his bat down in time to dig it out.
9.1 : B Scholtz to N Param, Floated just outside off, the ball pitches and turns away. The batter looks to flick but is beaten.
9.2 : B Scholtz to N Param, Floated on middle and leg, Param plays the paddle sweep and the ball goes towards fine leg for a single.
9.3 : B Scholtz to J Prakash, Prakash drives this floated one through mid off for a single.
9.4 : B Scholtz to N Param, Param gets down on one knee and plays the reverse sweep. The ball goes straight towards the fielder at gully.
9.5 : B Scholtz to N Param, Param pushes this one through mid off and takes another single.
9.6 : B Scholtz to J Prakash, On the pads, Prakash flicks this one towards mid-wicket and takes a single.
10.1 : C Williams to J Prakash, Length and on off, Prakash slashes it over point for a couple.
10.2 : C Williams to J Prakash, A low full toss outside off, Prakash plays it to long on for a single.
10.3 : C Williams to N Param, On a length and outside off, Param leaves it alone.
10.4 : C Williams to N Param, Length and outside off, Param drives it to covers for a single.
10.5 : C Williams to J Prakash, Short one on off, Prakash looks to pull it towards the mid-wicket but gets a top edge over the keeper towards fine leg fence. The batsmen take a couple.
10.6 : C Williams to J Prakash, length and outside off, Prakash runs it down to third man for a single.
11.1 : B Scholtz to J Prakash, Floated on off, pushed towards mid off for a single.
11.2 : B Scholtz to N Param, Floated outside off again, Param drives this one towards deep cover. The fielder in the deep dives and saves a couple of runs for his side. Good fielding this.
11.3 : B Scholtz to N Param, Shorter in length this time, Param pushes it off the back foot towards long off for one.
11.4 : B Scholtz to J Prakash, Floated on middle and off, defended off the front foot by the batsman presenting the full face of the bat.
11.5 : B Scholtz to J Prakash, This time Prakash pushes this through mid on for a single.
11.6 : B Scholtz to N Param, On the pads, Param gets down on one knee and sweeps this one towards backward square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck is back into the attack. Two wickets in his first over for him.
12.1 : Jan Frylinck to N Param, Fuller length ball way outside off, Param squeezes it to point for as single.
12.2 : Jan Frylinck to J Prakash, OUT! CAUGHT! Prakash holes out! Frylinck bowls one outside off, Janak looking to go over the cover-point region could only manage it to squeeze it straight to point. Kotze there grabs an easy sitter. Singapore in dire straits with 7 down.
Sidhant Singh is the next man in for Singapore.
12.3 : Jan Frylinck to S Singh, Good length ball outside off, pushed through point and short third man for a couple.
12.4 : Jan Frylinck to S Singh, Full toss outside off, eased through covers for a run this time.
12.5 : Jan Frylinck to N Param, Another full toss outside off, Navin looks to drive it over the covers but mistimes, the ball goes towards cover-point uppishly for a run.
12.6 : Jan Frylinck to S Singh, Play and a miss now! Length ball outside off, Sidhant goes for a heave but misses.
13.1 : B Scholtz to N Param, FOUR! Param this time gets down on one knee and slog sweeps this through the mid-wicket region for a boundary.
13.2 : B Scholtz to N Param, Param again gets down on one knee but this time he sweeps it towards backward square leg for one.
13.3 : B Scholtz to S Singh, Full toss on the pads, Sidhant Singh pushes it through mid on for a single.
13.4 : B Scholtz to N Param, Shortish in length, Param pulls this towards deep mid-wicket for one.
13.5 : B Scholtz to S Singh, Singh pushes this one off the back foot towards long on for one.
13.6 : B Scholtz to N Param, On the pads of Param, he flicks it towards mid-wicket for a couple.
14.1 : Jan Frylinck to S Singh, Wide! Way outside off, Sidhant looks to have a swipe at it but misses. Wided!
Jan Frylinck to S Singh, Sidhant pushes this one towards the man at mid off.
14.2 : Jan Frylinck to S Singh, Length ball on middle, Sidhant pull this one towards long on and takes one.
14.3 : Jan Frylinck to N Param, Param drives this fuller length ball through mid on for a single.
14.4 : Jan Frylinck to S Singh, Singh pushes this full ball towards cover.
14.5 : Jan Frylinck to S Singh, SIX! Length ball on middle and leg, Sidhant rocks back and heaves this one over the deep mid-wicket fielder for a biggie.
14.6 : Jan Frylinck to S Singh, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Sidhant departs! Frylinck bowls a full length ball way outside off, Sidhant looks to chase after it. He swipes at this ball but the ball goes off the bottom edge towards Green who takes a good low catch. The umpire took some time before raising his finger as he confirmed with the leg umpire that the ball has carried. Singapore 8 down now and waiting for Namibia to put them out of their misery.
Vinoth Baskaran is the new man in. Christi Viljoen comes back on. 2-0-10-1 are his figures so far.
15.1 : C Viljoen to N Param, Length ball on the middle, Param tucks it towards square leg for a single.
15.2 : C Viljoen to V Baskaran, OUT! Number 9 goes down. Namibia are all smiles. A super catch from the keeper diving to his left. Golden duck for Baskaran. Good length ball, angling away from the left-hander. Baskaran looks to guide it towards the third man region but manages to get just an outside edge on it. The ball goes to the left of the keeper, Green who dives and holds onto the ball.
Amjad Mahboob the skipper is the last man to come out to bat.
15.3 : C Viljoen to A Mahboob, Shortish length ball on the body, Mahboob hops to push it towards point for a run.
15.4 : C Viljoen to N Param, WIDE! Another bumper, aiming the head of the batter. Param somehow sways himself away. Called wide by the umpire.
C Viljoen to N Param, DROPPED! Don't remember how many catches have been dropped by the fielders in this game. Full ball outside off, Navin looks to loft it over the mid off fielder. He can not make a proper connection. The mid off fielder moves to his left to catch but spills out the chance.
15.5 : C Viljoen to A Mahboob, Yorker now. Mahboob does well to keep it out.
15.6 : C Viljoen to A Mahboob, Length ball on the pads, Mahboob looks to work it down the leg side but he is hit on the pads.
JJ Smit comes back on. 2-0-17-1 are his figures so far.
16.1 : JJ Smit to N Param, Full outside off, Param drives it through mid off for a single.
16.2 : JJ Smit to N Param, Good length ball around middle and leg, Navin goes for the slog but misses because of the slowness of the delivery. A stifled appeal but the umpire is not interested.
16.3 : JJ Smit to N Param, FOUR! Outside and a boundary now. 100 up for Singapore. Full ball outside off, Param goes for an expansive drive but manages a thick outside edge which races to the third man fence.
16.4 : JJ Smit to N Param, Full toss outside off, Param looks to pull but gets a leading edge towards cover. A single taken.
16.5 : JJ Smit to A Mahboob, Good length ball around off, Mahboob guides it towards third man but denies a single there.
16.6 : JJ Smit to A Mahboob, The batsman has played it to the point region.
17.1 : C Viljoen to N Param, OUT! Bowled! Game over! A massive win for Namibia. Viljoen bowls a slow full toss on the stumps, Param goes for the heave but misses it altogether. The ball goes behind to shatter the stumps. NAMIBIA WIN BY 87 RUNS AND QUALIFY FOR THE NEXT ROUND.
Namibia have sailed through to a victory here over Singapore as they have defeated them by 87 runs! They move onto third place in their group which means that they have qualified to the next stage.
Right from the word go, the Namibian bowlers were on top of the Singapore batters. No one except for Navin Param crossed even the 20-run mark for Singapore and it never looked like they would chase down this huge total set by the Namibia team.
As for Namibia, they carried on the work that their batters did in the first innings as they destroyed the Singapore team. Jan Frylinck was top-notch throughout his spell as he took a 4-fer and bowled very good lines and lengths. He was ably supported by all his bowlers but Christi Viljoen is the one who stood out as he too took a 3-fer and finished off the innings.
Earlier in the day, it was the Gerhard Erasmus show. He played aggressively throughout his knock of 72 runs off 46 balls. The other Namibian batters supported him throughout his innings as they played around him and helped their team post a huge score of 191 runs on the board. None of the bowlers showed any stomach for Singapore except their skipper Amjad Mahboob who took a 3-fer.
Namibia skipper, Gerhard Erasmus, gets the Man of the Match award for his superb half ton. On his back-to-back half tons, Erasmus says that as a leader of the side he needed to step up and he is happy he did that. Adds that if the batters can get the timing right, the longer boundary should not be an issue. On the over where he hit 4 consecutive sixes, Erasmus says that he was happy to hit those runs from the middle of the bat. Adds that the entire batting has not fired together yet but they are
Amjad Mahmood, the Singapore skipper, says that they started well but credits the Gerhard Erasmus who played a superb innings and took the game away. Points out that three dropped catches did not help them and believes they will work hard. Mahmood says that he did not mind chasing on this wicket. Mentions that his side played good cricket throughout the tournament and are taking a lot of positives from the tournament. Tells that they have few very good quick bowlers back in Singapore too.
That is it from today's game. Namibia have sealed their place in the next stage of the qualifiers but we still do not know the full quota of who will join them. So far, Papua New Guinea and Netherlands have qualified from group A along with Namibia and Ireland and Oman have qualified from group B. Join us on Sunday for the last day of the qualifying group stages where we will know which all teams will go through to the play-offs. Join us on Sunday at 1000 Local (0600 GMT) for all the action.