| 0.0 : Namibia will enter this match high on confidence. The side have won their last 2 matches and will look to make it hat-trick of wins. It is their first ever T20 World Cup appearance and made it through the Super 12s by thrashing Ireland in the qualifiers by 8 wickets. David Wiese played a huge role for them getting things done with his all-round heroics. The Gerhard Erasmus-led side are doing a commendable job and will be hopeful of giving their 100 percent in this match. |
| ... MATCH DAY ... |
| A warm welcome to the coverage of the 21st match of the T20 World Cup where two of the qualifying teams, Scotland and Namibia will go one on one against each other. Both sides have had special journeys to make it to this mega event and will be keen on making in their impact. So who are you backing up? |
| Scotland passed the first hurdle exceedingly well as they topped their group winning 3 matches and made it through Super 12. However, in their first assignment, the Scottish side got hammered by Afghanistan as they put 190 on the board. They didn't enjoy their time with the willow as well as they got crumbled for just 60 runs. It is the perfect time for them now to regroup themselves and open their account with a win. So can Scotland put the humiliation of the last match behind them and get thei |
| TOSS â The skippers walk out to the middle for an all-important toss. The coin goes up and lands in favour of Namibia. They will BOWL first. |
| Namibia (Unchanged playing XI) - Pikky Ya France, Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Michael Van Lingen, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz. |
| Scotland (Playing XI) - George Munsey, Craig Wallace (In for Kyle Coetzer), Matthew Cross (WK), Richie Berrington (C), Calum MacLeod, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Brad Wheal. |
| Richie Berrington, the stand in skipper of Scotland says that Kyle Coetzer has got a finger injury. Mentions that they will reassess him and hopefully, he is back for the next match. Informs that Craig Wallace comes in for Kyle. Adds that it is important that they forget that loss against Afghanistan and come back strong. Tells that they know Namibia very well and they will look to execute their plans well and get a win. |
| The skipper of Namibia, Gerhard Erasmus says that they will have a bowl first and adds that they have been chasing well and if they can do what they have done so far then they'll be fine. Informs that there are no changes to the squad. Mentions that it was an emotional qualifying campaign and now they have to hit the reset button and start again. On David Wiese, he says that Wiese is an integral part of the team and there are couple of other guys as well raring to go out there and perform. Add |
| 0.1 : Ruben Trumpelmann to George Munsey, OUT! DRAGGED ON! Ruben Trumpelmann you beauty! What a start for Namibia! George Munsey has gone for a golden duck. Ruben Trumpelmann starts with a good-length ball, outside off. George Munsey without any feet movement tries to cut the ball. But it goes off the inner half of the bat and crashes back onto the stumps. Namibia drops the first blood! |
| 0.0 : Both the teams come out to the middle for their respective national anthems. First it will be Namibia's followed by the one of Scotland's. The Namibia players take the field now. Followed by the opening pair of Scotland, George Munsey and Matthew Cross. Before the game begins, all the players take the knee to show their support for the 'Black Lives Matter' movement. Ruben Trumpelmann to start with the ball. |
| 0.1 : Who will walk out now? Calum MacLeod it is. |
| 0.2 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Calum MacLeod, WIDE! Full and down leg. Calum MacLeod looks to flick but misses. Wided. |
| Ruben Trumpelmann to Calum MacLeod, Full again, on middle, at 142 kph, shaping in. Calum MacLeod clears his front leg and defends it back to the bowler. |
| 0.3 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Calum MacLeod, WIDE! Length ball, down the leg side. Calum MacLeod looks to flick but misses again. The keeper dives to his left to stop the ball. Wide given. |
| Ruben Trumpelmann to Calum MacLeod, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Namibia in dreamland! On a good length, on off, shaping in. Calum MacLeod stays deep in his crease and decides to have a poke at it. He plays it away from the body and gifts a feather to the keeper. Zane Green accepts the offering with grace and Calum MacLeod has to depart for a duck as well. Scotland lose their second wicket. |
| Who will walk out now? Richie Berrington it is. |
| 0.4 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Richie Berrington, OUT! LBW! Oh my word, Ruben Trumpelmann is all over Scotland! He bowls it on a good length, curving back in, on middle and leg. Richie Berrington with a slanted frontfoot tries to defend but misses. Ruben Trumpelmann along with the other fielders appeal for an LBW. The umpire takes his time before raising his finger. Richie Berrington opts for a review. Ultra Edge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows umpire's call on wickets hitting and Rich |
| Review time! Richie Berrington takes it upstairs for an lbw review. The on-field decision is out. The UltraEdge shows no bat is involved. The Ball Tracker shows it is umpire's call when the ball hits the wickets. Richie Berrington has to walk back on a golden duck. |
| 0.5 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Craig Wallace, No hat-trick! Swinging down the leg side and Wallace looks to flick, the ball comes off the pads and the keeper dives nicely to his left and pouches it. |
| Craig Wallace comes out at number 5. |
| 0.6 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Craig Wallace, Ouch! A good-length ball, on middle and angling in. Craig Wallace is caught on the crease as the ball hits him flush on the arms. End of an unreal first over by Ruben Trumpelmann. Just a couple of wides and three wickets off it. |
| 1.1 : Jan Frylinck to Matthew Cross, On a good length, on middle, at 125 kph. Matthew Cross tucks it on the leg side. |
| 1.2 : Jan Frylinck to Matthew Cross, First runs off the bat! Short of a length, on off. Matthew Cross hops and looks to punch. The ball goes off the outside edge to third man for a single. |
| 1.3 : Jan Frylinck to Craig Wallace, Back of a length, on middle, at 128 kph. Craig Williams looks to work it on the leg side. He misses and gets hit on the pads. Big appeal for an LBW but not given. |
| 1.5 : Jan Frylinck to Matthew Cross, Back of a length, on off. Matthew Cross defends it on the off side. |
| 1.4 : Jan Frylinck to Craig Wallace, NOT OUT! It is all happening here! Length ball, on off. Craig Williams punches it towards extra cover. The fielder picks the ball and scores a direct hit at the bowler's end. Namibia think they have another wicket and appeal for a run out. The umpire take it upstairs. The bat was initialy grounded and then bounced off. The third umpire hence gives it not out. |
| 1.3 : Is that a run out? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The replays roll in to show that the had just made it inside the crease. The batter is safe. Scotland camp will be relieved after seeing that. |
| 1.6 : Jan Frylinck to Matthew Cross, Good-length ball, on off. Matthew Cross bunts the ball to the left of the bowler. Another good over for Namibia. Just 2 runs from it. |
| 2.1 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Craig Wallace, Good-length ball, in the channel outside off. Craig Wallace taps it to point. |
| 2.2 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Craig Wallace, Similar length from Ruben Trumpelmann, Craig Wallace dabs the ball in front of cover. |
| 2.3 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Craig Wallace, That's a jaffa! Good-length ball, shaping away, outside off. Craig Wallace goes feeling for it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 2.4 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Craig Wallace, Four dots in a row! Length ball, on the stumps. Craig Wallace works it on the leg side. |
| 2.5 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Craig Wallace, Good-length ball, on middle and leg. Craig Wallace wrists it to deep square leg for a run. |
| 2.6 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Matthew Cross, Length ball, on leg. Matthew Cross misses the glance off the thigh. He gets hit on the pads and the batters take a leg bye. |
| 3.1 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, Width on offer, outside off, angling away. Matthew Cross leaves it alone. |
| 0.0 : JJ Smit comes into the attack now. |
| 3.2 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, Full and shaping back in, Matthew Cross gets an inside edge to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 3.3 : JJ Smit to Craig Wallace, Fuller in length, on off. Craig Wallace pushes it to mid off for a quick single. |
| 3.4 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, Short in length, outside off. Matthew Cross goes for the dab but the ball stays a little low. It sneaks it under his bat. |
| 3.5 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, This ball stays low as well! Not enough bounce again and Matthew Cross tries punching it to the off side but misses. |
| 3.6 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, Very full on leg, Matthew Cross misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. Another great over for Namibia. Just 2 runs from it. |
| 4.1 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Craig Wallace, A length ball, around off and slanting across. Wallace looks to drive at it but gets an outside edge down to third man for a single. |
| 4.2 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Matthew Cross, Nice shot for no run. Ruben Trumpelmann pitches it up, on off, trying to bring it back in. Cross plays a lovely cover drive but straight to the fielder. |
| 4.3 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Matthew Cross, Fullish ball, on off and shaping in. Cross blocks it out. |
| 4.4 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Matthew Cross, This one's on a length, around off and shapes in beautifully. Matthew Cross looks to play the on drive but gets it off the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket. |
| 4.5 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Matthew Cross, FOUR! Edgy boundary but Matthew Cross will take it. Slightly pitched up, outside off and Cross looks to drive it through covers. He ends up getting an outside edge past the first slip and the ball races away into the fence. |
| 4.6 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Matthew Cross, Good-length ball, on off and this is tapped through the cover region. The fielder gives chase and the batters come back for the third. Excellent running. |
| 5.1 : David Wiese to Matthew Cross, WIDE! Wiese starts off with a fullish ball down the leg side. Cross misses the flick and a wide is signalled. |
| David Wiese to Matthew Cross, LEG BYE! A length ball, angled into the pads. Cross looks to flick but misses and the ball goes off the pads on the leg side. They do get a leg bye. |
| 0.0 : David Wiese is brought into the attack now. |
| 5.2 : David Wiese to Craig Wallace, That was close! Wiese bowls this one on a perfect length, on off and the ball nips back in sharply after pitching. Craig Wallace gets cut in half as the ball comes off the thigh pad on its way to the keeper. |
| 5.3 : David Wiese to Craig Wallace, OUT! LBW! David Wiese's purple patch continues as he gets a wicket in his first over. Wiese pitches this one slightly further, around the off stump and once again the ball nips back in off the surface. Craig Wallace gets caught on the crease as he looks to keep it out but the ball goes on to rap him on the pads. The umpire doesn't hesitate to raise his finger and Scotland lose their fourth wicket inside the Powerplay. |
| 5.4 : David Wiese to Michael Leask, On off and kept out on the off side by Leask. |
| 5.3 : Michael Leask walks out to bat. |
| 5.5 : David Wiese to Michael Leask, FOUR! A welcomes boundary for Scotland. Slightly fuller, around off, Leask looks to go after it. The ball takes the inside edge and goes past the leg stump, into the fine leg fence. |
| 5.6 : David Wiese to Michael Leask, A length ball, on off and this one seams back in sharply. Leask is caught on the crease and gets rapped on the pads. Scotland are 22/4 at the end of the Powerplay. |
| 6.1 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, A length ball, around off and this is tapped towards cover-point. |
| 0.0 : JJ Smit comes back on. Gave away just 2 runs in his first over. |
| 6.2 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, Back of a length, on middle and angling across. Cross guides it down to third man for a single. |
| 6.3 : JJ Smit to Michael Leask, Length again, outside off and this is cut away towards third man for another single. |
| 0.0 : Who will bowl from the other end? Jan Frylinck it is. |
| 6.4 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, On the pads, Cross tucks it towards square leg for a single. |
| 6.5 : JJ Smit to Michael Leask, A half-volley, outside off stump, Leask strikes it nicely but can't beat the man at cover. They do take a quick single though. |
| 6.6 : JJ Smit to Matthew Cross, Slightly fuller, around off and angling away. Cross looks to cut but is beaten. |
| 7.1 : Bernard Scholtz to Michael Leask, Slowed up, on leg stump. Leask goes deep in his crease and works it through mid-wicket for one. |
| 7.2 : Bernard Scholtz to Matthew Cross, Angled into the leg stump, Cross punches it off the back foot down to long on for a run. |
| 0.0 : Bernard Scholtz to roll his arm now. |
| 7.3 : Bernard Scholtz to Michael Leask, Scholtz floats it up, outside off, tempting the batter. Michael Leask looks to go after it but is beaten on the outside edge. |
| 7.4 : Bernard Scholtz to Michael Leask, On middle and nudged on the leg side for a single. |
| 7.5 : Bernard Scholtz to Matthew Cross, Flatter one, on middle and leg, Cross works it off the back foot towards wide long on for a couple. Good running. |
| 7.6 : Bernard Scholtz to Matthew Cross, Around off and stroked through covers for another single. |
| 8.1 : David Wiese to Matthew Cross, A single now! A length ball, around off. Cross hangs back and guides it towards third man for a single. |
| 8.2 : David Wiese to Michael Leask, FOUR! PULLED AWAY! Much-needed boundary for Scotland. Slighly short and on off. Leask comes forward and pulls it over mid-wicket to bag a boundary. |
| 8.3 : David Wiese to Michael Leask, Length and on off. Leask looks to push it to the off side. The ball takes the inside edge and goes towards fine leg. A single now. |
| 8.4 : David Wiese to Matthew Cross, A loud appeal for lbw but the umpire is unmoved. A length ball, around off, this nips in a long way. Cross looks to flick it away but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Wiese appeals but the umpire was quick to deny it. |
| 8.5 : David Wiese to Matthew Cross, Full length and on off. Cross blocks it back to the bowler. |
| 8.6 : David Wiese to Matthew Cross, On a length, outside off, Cross drives it through covers for a single. Good over for Scotland, 7 runs coming off it. |
| 9.1 : Jan Frylinck to Matthew Cross, A length ball, on the pads. Cross flicks it uppishly towards mid-wicket. The ball evades the fielder there. A single is taken. |
| 9.2 : Jan Frylinck to Michael Leask, Play and a miss! Good-length ball, on the fourth stump line. Leask looks to defend it out but misses. |
| 0.0 : Jan Frylinck comes back on. |
| 9.3 : Jan Frylinck to Michael Leask, Full and on middle. Leask comes inside the line and flicks it towards deep square leg. They get a single. |
| 9.4 : Jan Frylinck to Matthew Cross, Back of a length, around off. Cross steers it towards point. |
| 9.5 : Jan Frylinck to Matthew Cross, A length ball, around off, angling into the batter. Cross punches it through covers for a run. |
| 9.6 : Jan Frylinck to Michael Leask, Full and around middle and leg. Leask flicks it through mid-wicket for another single. These two batters are slowly building now. |
| 10.1 : Michael Van Lingen to Michael Leask, A length ball, coming in from outside off. Leask stays inside the crease and pushes it towards backward point. They take a single. |
| 10.2 : Michael Van Lingen to Matthew Cross, LEG BYE! A length ball, on the pads. Cross swivels and looks to pull it away but misses. The ball takes the pads and rolls to the leg side. The batters collect a leg bye. |
| 10.3 : Michael Van Lingen to Michael Leask, Back of a length and outside off. Leask looks to cut it away. The ball goes towards mid off, off the inner half. They take one. |
| 10.4 : Michael Van Lingen to Matthew Cross, LEG BYE! A cross-seam delivery, full and on leg. Cross misses his flick. The ball hits the pads and rolls out. Michael Van Lingen appeals but the umpire is unmoved. They collect a leg bye. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! It was the Ruben Trumpelmann show early on as he snatched 3 wickets in the very first over of the match and put Scotland on the back foot right from the off. The Namibia bowlers kept the pressure on and David Wiese also chipped in with a wicket inside the Powerplay. Since then, Matthew Cross and Michael Leask have done some repair work and they'll look to get their team to a decent total from here. Michael Van Lingen comes into the attack now. |
| 10.5 : Michael Van Lingen to Michael Leask, FOUR! Nicely played. Straight down the ground. A full-length ball, on off. Leask stands tall and lifts it over the bowler's head. He bags a boundary. |
| 10.6 : Michael Van Lingen to Michael Leask, SIX! All the way, this time! Fuller and on off. Michael Leask whips across the line and clears the fence at cow corner. This is the momentum Scotland would want to build on. |
| 11.1 : The new batter in is Chris Greaves. |
| 11.2 : Jan Frylinck to Chris Greaves, Good-length ball, on off. Chris Greaves dabs it to backward point. |
| 11.1 : Jan Frylinck to Matthew Cross, OUT! TIMBER! Just when you thought Scotand have broken free, they lose a wicket. This time Cross departs after doing all the hard work. A length ball, on the stumps. Cross makes room and looks to play away from his body, but he misses it completely. The ball goes through and rattles the stumps. Cross is disappointed with himself. Scotland have lost a wicket at the wrong time. |
| 11.3 : Jan Frylinck to Chris Greaves, Length and outside off. The ball comes in a long way. Greaves blocks it out. |
| 11.4 : Jan Frylinck to Chris Greaves, A length ball, around off. Greaves pushes it to point. |
| 11.5 : Jan Frylinck to Chris Greaves, Good-length ball, on off. Chris Greaves defends it out wacthfully. Will Jan Frylinck get a wicket maiden? |
| 11.6 : Jan Frylinck to Chris Greaves, Oh he almost got another wicket off the last one. A length ball, outside off. Greaves stays back and looks to defend it out. But all he manages to get is an outside edge. The keeper dives low to his right, but the ball spills out of his gloves. This alllows the batters to take a single. |
| 12.1 : JJ Smit to Chris Greaves, Good-length ball, on middle and leg. Chris Greaves turns it to mid-wicket. |
| 12.2 : JJ Smit to Chris Greaves, Fraction short on middle, Chris Greaves pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 0.0 : JJ Smit comes back on. |
| 12.3 : JJ Smit to Chris Greaves, Short of a length, on middle. Chris Greaves crouches low and plays a half pull to deep square leg for a single. |
| 12.4 : JJ Smit to Michael Leask, Length ball, outside off. Michael Leask slashes but misses. |
| 12.5 : JJ Smit to Michael Leask, SIX! Smashed! Length ball, on middle. Michael Leask advances down the track and launches the ball over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. |
| 12.6 : JJ Smit to Michael Leask, Full around off, driven to extra cover for a single. |
| 13.1 : Bernard Scholtz to Michael Leask, Flatter ball, on leg. Michael Leask gets on his knee and sweeps it to deep mid-wicket. He pushes hard for the second run and gets it to the other end with an outstretched dive. Zane Green whips the bails off but the batter was well in. |
| 13.2 : Bernard Scholtz to Michael Leask, On the pads, clipped to deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 13.3 : Bernard Scholtz to Chris Greaves, Floats it up, on leg. Chris Greaves looks to work it on the leg side but gets hit on the pads. |
| 13.4 : Bernard Scholtz to Chris Greaves, Tosses it up on middle, Chris Greaves slog-sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a brace.  |
| 13.5 : Bernard Scholtz to Chris Greaves, FOUR! Nicely played! Chris Greaves stays on the leg side, Bernard Scholtz follows him up and bowls it flatter. Chris Greaves lofts the ball towards deep extra cover and gets a boundary. |
| 13.6 : Bernard Scholtz to Chris Greaves, On the pads, worked to short fine leg for a single. |
| Ruben Trumpelmann comes back into the attack. |
| 14.1 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chris Greaves, FOUR! What a shot! Ruben Trumpelmann bowls it on a length, on off. Chris Greaves gets low on one knee and paddles it behind square on the leg side. The ball races away to the boundary in a flash. |
| 14.2 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chris Greaves, Slower and fuller, on leg. Chris Greaves pushes it to mid off. |
| 14.3 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chris Greaves, Fuller in length, around off. Chris Greaves again tries to use the angle and looks to paddle but misses it this time around. |
| 14.4 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chris Greaves, NOT OUT! On a length, on off. Chris Greaves taps it towards point. He takes off for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end and scores a direct hit. The umpire take it upstairs. Replay shows the batter was well inside the crease. |
| 14.5 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Michael Leask, Full again, outside off. Michael Leask jams it out to mid off. A single. |
| 14.4 : Is that a run out? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The replays roll in to show the bat was grounded inside the crease when the bails were off. The batter survives. |
| 14.6 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chris Greaves, Fuller in length, wide outside off. Chris Greaves backed away a bit too much and could not manage to reach the ball. |
| Pikky Ya France comes into the attack now. |
| 15.2 : Pikky Ya France to Chris Greaves, Tosses it up, on middle. Chris Greaves looks to reverse sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. Pikky Ya France appeals for an LBW but the umpire says no. |
| 15.3 : Pikky Ya France to Chris Greaves, Full and on leg, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 15.4 : Pikky Ya France to Chris Greaves, Floats it up, on middle. Chris Greaves sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 15.5 : Pikky Ya France to Michael Leask, FOUR! Well executed! Short and on middle, Michael Leask gets on his one knee and slog-sweeps it behind square on the leg side for a boundary. |
| 15.1 : Pikky Ya France to Michael Leask, Loopy ball, on off. Michael Leask moves across and misses his glance. He gets hit on the pads and the batters take a leg bye. |
| 15.6 : Pikky Ya France to Michael Leask, On off, Michael Leask prods and pushes it to the vacant deep mid-wicket region for a couple of runs. |
| 16.1 : JJ Smit to Chris Greaves, Full and wide, Greaves squeezes it out to point for a single. |
| 0.0 : JJ Smit (3-0-16-0) is back into the attack. |
| 16.2 : JJ Smit to Michael Leask, OUT! Cleaned up! The dangerman Michael Leask is gone! Michael Leask will be really disappointed with that and this wicket could prove to be the difference in the context of this match. Leask walks right across his stumps and JJ Smit fires it in full and on off stump. Leask looks to scoop it over the keeper but the ball is just too full and in the end Leask gets beaten by the pace. The ball crashes into off stump and JJ Smit has provided the breakthrough for Na |
| Mark Watt is the new batsman in. |
| 16.3 : JJ Smit to Mark Watt, Smit hits the length hard and angled it in around off stump. Watt hangs back and blocks it out. |
| 16.4 : JJ Smit to Mark Watt, Length again, around middle. Watt hops and dabs it down towards the mid-wicket region for an easy single. |
| 16.5 : JJ Smit to Chris Greaves, Full and just outside off, Greaves makes a bit of room and thrashes it through extra cover. The fielder from long off runs around and keeps it to a couple. |
| 16.6 : JJ Smit to Chris Greaves, Greaves looks to get funky now. Full, around off and Greaves just looks to reverse paddle it past short third man but doesn't make any connection. |
| David Wiese (2-0-12-1) comes back on. |
| 17.1 : David Wiese to Mark Watt, A length ball, on off and angling across. Watt whips it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 17.2 : David Wiese to Chris Greaves, Slower one, bowled into the pitch and angled in at the body. Greaves makes room and taps it towards mid on for another one. |
| 17.3 : David Wiese to Mark Watt, Slower one again from Wiese. This is on a length, around off and slanting across. Watt dances down the track looking to thrash it through covers but gets beaten by the lack of pace. |
| 17.4 : David Wiese to Mark Watt, Length again, well outside off. Watt goes well across his stumps and flicks it aerially towards fine leg for a single. |
| 17.5 : David Wiese to Chris Greaves, Another excellent slower ball from David Wiese. Bowls it into the pitch, around off. Graeves steps forward looking to pull it in front of square but gets undone by the lack of pace. |
| 17.6 : David Wiese to Chris Greaves, Wiese bangs in a shorter one this time, around middle. Greaves looks to up the ante by swiping across but misses. Just 3 runs of the over. |
| Jan Frylinck to bowl the penultimate over. |
| 18.1 : Jan Frylinck to Mark Watt, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust as Jan Frylinck picks up his second wicket. Frylinck looks for the yorker on middle stump, but just misses it. Mark Watt clears his front leg and looks to get underneath the ball but doesn't quite manage to do so. In the end, Watt ends up chipping it straight to Gerhard Erasmus at long on who takes a simple catch. |
| 0.0 : Josh Davey walks out to bat. |
| 18.2 : Jan Frylinck to Chris Greaves, Swing and a miss from Greaves. Good-length ball, around off and beats the batter all ends up. |
| 18.3 : Jan Frylinck to Chris Greaves, Frylinck bowls it into the pitch again and this time Greaves manages to heave it towards long on for a single. The 100 is up for Scotland. |
| 18.4 : Jan Frylinck to Josh Davey, Peach of a delivery from Jan Frylinck. This is bowled on a nagging length, outside off and is angled in. The ball just straightens after pitching and whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 18.5 : Jan Frylinck to Josh Davey, On off and this is eased down to long off for a single. |
| 18.6 : Jan Frylinck to Chris Greaves, Slower delivery, banged into the deck and Chris Greaves manages to pull it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. Jan Frylinck finishes with excellent figures of 4-0-10-2! |
| 19.1 : David Wiese to Chris Greaves, Full and on the pads, tucked away behind square on the leg side for a single by Greaves. |
| 19.2 : David Wiese to Josh Davey, A length ball, on off. Davey heaves this one towards deep mid-wicket and races back for the second. Good running. |
| 19.3 : David Wiese to Josh Davey, Full and straight, flicked in front of square on the leg side towards deep mid-wicket for another one. |
| 19.4 : David Wiese to Chris Greaves, Fullish ball, around off. Greaves looks to thrash it through cover but the ball goes off the inner half of the bat to the right of the bowler. They do get across for a quick single. |
| 19.5 : David Wiese to Josh Davey, WIDE! Slower bumper, around the helmet of the batter. This one is just a bit too high and a wide is signalled. |
| David Wiese to Josh Davey, Length ball, on middle and this is heaved down to deep mid-wicket for just a single yet again. |
| 19.6 : David Wiese to Chris Greaves, OUT! RUN OUT! Excellent finish by David Wiese. Wiese gets in the yorker this time and Chris Greaves can't get under it as he ends up bunting it back to the bowler. Josh Davey is already halfway down the pitch and there's just no run there. David Wiese collects the ball and then just walks back to knock over the bails. SCOTLAND END WITH 109/8! |
| It did not look like it is the first time Namibia is playing in the T20 World Cup. They could not have asked for a better start than this. Surely, Namibia would be the happier side going into the break. But, Scotland fought back hard to make sure to get a defendable score on the board. |
| It was a tale of ducks for the top-order of Scotland. Munsey, MacLeod and Berrington all the three batters were sent back on a duck in the very first over of the innings. Scotland had a perilous innings, they were teetering at 2/3. They also lost Wallace inside the Powerplay. It looked as if it would get over sooner than later. But then came some crucial stands in the middle. Leask was the main ingredient of the repair work. Initially he was supported by Cross, who was later replaced by Greaves. |
| Jan Frylinck is in for a chat. He says that they stuck to their guns and kept things simple. Mentions that he is enjoying bowling in UAE. Tells that they got three wickets in the first over itself and then they maintained the pressure. Adds that the target is definitely chaseable and the batters should just keep things simple. |
| Right then. Scotland have posted a total of 109 runs, how will their bowlers react to it? Will the batting line-up of Namibia be able to complete the job? Which team will open their account in the points table? To find out, do join us for the chase on the other side. |
| Ruben Trumpelmann ran riot with the ball for Namibia. He set the stage really well for the other bowlers. Ruben Trumpelmann sent back the top-order in a blink of an eye. Namibia were right on top straightaway. Soon after, Wiese made his announcement and took another wicket. The bowlerâs kept hitting great lines and gave Scotland nothing to work with. It was a collective effort by the bowling unit. Jan Frylinck picked up a brace and only gave away 10 runs in his 4-over spell. JJ Smit and D |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the all important run chase! |
| 0.1 : Brad Wheal to Craig Williams, Brad Wheal starts with a short of a length, on middle. Craig Williams hops and drops the ball on the leg side. He takes a single. Namibia and Craig Williams are underway! |
| 0.2 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, FOUR LEG BYES! Namibia got the start they wanted with the ball and have now got a start with the bat as well. This is bowled full and on leg, Michael Van Lingen looks to flick but misses. The ball goes off the pads and races away to the fine leg fence. |
| 0.3 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, Fuller in length, on middle. Michael Van Lingen pushes it back to the bowler. |
| 0.4 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, Nearly dragged on! Length ball outside off, Michael Van Lingen looks to drive. The ball goes off the inside edge past the stumps to short fine leg. A single is taken. |
| 0.5 : Brad Wheal to Craig Williams, Good-length ball, on middle. Craig Williams defends it on the off side. |
| 0.6 : Brad Wheal to Craig Williams, Good-length ball, around off, shaping away from the batter, at 130 kph. Craig Williams prods and looks to defend. The ball zips past the outside edge. 6 runs from the first over. |
| 1.1 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, Good line and length from Josh Davey! Around off, swinging away, Michael Van Lingen looks to push it on the off side. The ball whizzes past the outside edge. |
| 0.6 : Josh Davey to steam in from the opposite end. |
| 1.2 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, Overpitched delivery, on middle. Michael Van Lingen drills it to mid on. |
| 1.3 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, On a length, on middle. Michael Van Lingen tucks it to deep backward square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 1.4 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, Two again! On a good length, outside off, at 128 kph. Michael Van Lingen steers it to deep point for a brace. |
| 1.5 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, Touch fuller, on middle. Michael Van Lingen knocks it in front of mid on for a run. |
| 1.6 : Josh Davey to Craig Williams, Crunched but straight to the fielder! Good-length ball, outside off. Craig Williams slaps it on the backfoot but straight to the fielder at covers. |
| 2.1 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, Short of a length, on off. Pulled to mid-wicket. The fielder moves to his right to stop the ball. |
| 2.2 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, On a length, on leg. Michael Van Lingen looks to work it on the leg side. Gets an inside edge back onto the pads. |
| 2.3 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, On a length, on leg. Michael Van Lingen tries to clip it on the leg side but gets rapped on the pads once again. |
| 2.4 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, On a good length, outside off. Michael Van Lingen punches it off the backfoot through covers for a couple of runs. |
| 2.5 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, Good-length ball, around off, at 134 kph. Michael Van Lingen looks to drive but gets beaten by the inward movement. |
| 2.6 : Brad Wheal to Michael Van Lingen, Outside off, steered towards point. Excllent bowling from Brad Wheal. Just 2 runs from it. |
| 3.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Craig Williams, On a length, on off. Craig Williams defends it on the off side. |
| 0.0 : Here comes the first bowling change. Safyaan Sharif comes on to bowl. |
| 3.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Craig Williams, Short of a length, on middle, at 125 kph. Craig Williams hops and tucks it to square leg for a run. |
| 3.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Michael Van Lingen, On a length, on leg. Michael Van Lingen looks to pull but misses. He gets hit on the thigh pad. Safyaan Sharif appeals for an LBW but the umpire is unmoved. The batters take a leg bye. |
| 3.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Craig Williams, Good-length ball, on off. Craig Williams taps it to point. Michael Van Lingen sets off for a single but is sent back by his partner. He is halfway down the track. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. The batters eventually takes a single off overthrows. Replay shows that had that hit the stumps, Michael Van Lingen was a goner. |
| 3.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Michael Van Lingen, On a length, around off. Michael Van Lingen pushes it to extra cover. |
| 3.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Michael Van Lingen, Good-length ball, attacking the stumps. Michael Van Lingen defends it back to the bowler. |
| 4.1 : Josh Davey to Craig Williams, A length ball, outside off. Williams swings his blade at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards deep backward point. They take one. |
| 0.0 : Josh Davey (1-0-5-0) to bowl from the opposite end now. |
| 4.2 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, Davey comes around the wicket now. On a length, around off. Michael Van Lingen pushes it to cover. |
| 4.3 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, SWING AND A MISS! A length ball, outside off. Michael Van Lingen comes down the track and looks to heave it away but misses. |
| 4.4 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, FOUR! Top Shot. Michael Van Lingen gets the first boundary of the chase. That should break the shackles. Touch short and on off. Michael Van Lingen pulls it over mid-wicket and bags a boundary. |
| 4.5 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries. Michael Van Lingen is on the charge now. A length ball, on off. Michael Van Lingen drills it past mid on for a boundary. |
| 4.6 : Josh Davey to Michael Van Lingen, Full and on off. Michael Van Lingen pushes it to mid off for a single. Josh Davey has been a tad expensive in his second over. 10 runs coming from the over. |
| 5.1 : Safyaan Sharif to Michael Van Lingen, Sharif hurls in a length ball, on off. Van Lingen tucks it to the leg side for a single. |
| 5.2 : Safyaan Sharif to Craig Williams, Another single now! Williams is still finding his rhythm. Tad short and on off. Williams pulls it through mid-wicket for a single. |
| 5.3 : Safyaan Sharif to Michael Van Lingen, OUT! CAUGHT! Safyaan Sharif draws the first blood. He gets a wicket to his name. A length ball, on off. Michael Van Lingen looks to heave it across the line, but is a bit early in his shot. The ball takes the outside edge and balloons towards cover. Richie Berrington settles under it and takes an easy catch. The bowlers will aim to build on this wicket now. |
| Zane Green is in at number 3. |
| 5.4 : Safyaan Sharif to Craig Williams, A dot to follow the wicket! Length and on off. Williams pushes it to covers with an angled bat. |
| 5.5 : Safyaan Sharif to Craig Williams, Touch short and outside off. Williams looks to cut it away. The ball takes the inner half and ends up back to the bowler. |
| 5.6 : Safyaan Sharif to Craig Williams, On a length, around off. Williams comes down the track and punches it past extra cover. The batters pick a single. At the end of Powerplay, Namibia are at 29/1. |
| Brad Wheal (2-0-4-0) is brought back into the attack. |
| 6.1 : Brad Wheal to Craig Williams, Fuller and on off. Williams stays back and pushes it through cover-point for a single. |
| 6.2 : Brad Wheal to Zane Green, Length and on off. Green pushes it to cover. |
| 6.3 : Brad Wheal to Zane Green, Short, around middle and leg. Green pulls it through square leg for a single. |
| 6.4 : Brad Wheal to Craig Williams, Another single for Williams. Good length and on middle. Williams stays back and pushes it to point for a run. |
| 6.5 : Brad Wheal to Zane Green, Full and on off. Green defends it out. Craig Williams wanted a single but was sent back by Green. The fielder has a throw at the bowler's end but misses. A direct hit could have been interesting! |
| 6.6 : Brad Wheal to Zane Green, On a length, on off. Green defends it to square on the off side. The batters cross for a quick single. |
| Chris Greaves is brought into the attack now. |
| 7.1 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, FOUR! Nicely played! Green gets his first boundary of the chase. Full and on off. Green comes across and scoops it towards fine leg and bags a boundary. |
| 7.2 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, Floated, full and on off. Green looks to sweep it away. He gets an inside edge and ball rolls to the right of the keeper. |
| 7.3 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, Flatter and on off. Green cuts it towards point and gets a single. |
| 7.4 : Chris Greaves to Craig Williams, TWO LEG BYES! Floated, around middle. Williams comes down the track and looks to flick it away but misses. The ball takes the pads and goes past the keeper towards third man. The batters run two and umpire signals it as leg byes. |
| 7.5 : Chris Greaves to Craig Williams, Full and on leg. Williams makes room and looks to push it to the off side but gets an inside edge and the ball rolls out. |
| 7.6 : Chris Greaves to Craig Williams, Floated, full and on leg. Williams looks to flick it away but misses. He gets rapped on the pads. Greaves appeals but the umpire is unmoved. Richie Berrington the stand-in skipper has a long chat with the players but decides to go against the review in the end. |
| 8.1 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, Almost carried that one. On a length, on middle. Green looks to get it away on the leg side but gets a leading edge just short of the bowler. |
| 0.0 : Mark Watt to operate now. |
| 8.2 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, NOT OUT! Slightly fuller, around leg stump. Zane Green gets on one knee to sweep it away but misses and gets rapped on the back leg. The Scots appeal but the umpire is unmoved. Richie Berrington does take the review but the Ball Tracker shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. |
| 8.3 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, Flatter one, on middle and Green flicks it straight to square leg. |
| 8.2 : Scotland have taken a review for an LBW. Ultra Edge shows there is a flat line as the ball passes the bat. Ball Tracking shows the ball is pitching outside leg. The original decision stays and Scotland lose a review. |
| 8.5 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, WIDE! Spilled way down the leg side. Wided. |
| Mark Watt to Zane Green, LEG BYE! Slowed up, around leg stump. Zane Green looks to tuck it away but the ball goes off the pads on the leg side. They take a leg bye. |
| 8.4 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, What an effort in the deep, definitely two runs saved. On middle and Green slog-sweeps it towards the cow corner fence. The fielder runs in from long on and slides in to cut it off, keeping it to a couple. |
| 8.6 : Mark Watt to Craig Williams, SIX! Craig Williams decides its time to step on the gas. Watt tosses this up, on off and Williams just skips down the track to lift it over the long on fence for a biggie. |
| 9.1 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, OUT! TAKEN! George Munsey takes a brilliant catch. Chris Greaves bowls another googly, around off stump and Zane Green doesn't pick it up. Green dances down the track looking to go downtown but ends up splicing it high and over extra cover. George Munsey races in from the deep and puts in the dive to pouch it. Chris Greaves has his man and can Scotland build on this wicket? |
| 9.2 : Chris Greaves to Craig Williams, Shortish ball, angled in on middle. Williams punches it off the back foot through cover for a couple of runs. |
| 9.3 : Chris Greaves to Craig Williams, Fullish ball, around off. Williams steps out of the crease and eases it down to long off for a single. |
| 9.4 : Chris Greaves to Gerhard Erasmus, LEG BYE! Sliding down the leg side, Erasmus looks to dab it down but the ball comes off his pads and goes towards short fine leg. They take a leg bye. |
| 9.5 : Chris Greaves to Craig Williams, Fullish ball, on middle and leg and this one skids on. Williams tickles it behind and the fielder dives in to his right at short fine leg to save the boundary. Just the single taken. |
| 9.6 : Chris Greaves to Gerhard Erasmus, A touch short, around off. Erasmus cuts it off the back foot towards cover for a run. |
| 10.1 : Mark Watt to Gerhard Erasmus, On middle and blocked out by Erasmus. |
| 10.2 : Mark Watt to Gerhard Erasmus, Quicker one, on off and Gerhard Erasmus dabs it down towards short third man for a quick single. |
| 10.3 : Mark Watt to Craig Williams, Flatter one, angled into middle stump. Williams keeps it out. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! With that wicket, the umpire decides to take on drinks. Namibia were off to a sedate start but have done well to keep the scoreboard ticking. Though they have lost 2 wickets, the required run rate is under 6 and will look to cruise through. Scotland will need to pick up more wickets to help their cause. Gerhard Erasmus walks out to bat now. |
| 10.4 : Mark Watt to Craig Williams, Can't get it through. A low full toss, on off and Craig Williams strokes it straight to cover. |
| 10.5 : Mark Watt to Craig Williams, A touch short and wide, cut away through cover for a single. |
| 10.6 : Mark Watt to Gerhard Erasmus, Misfield and they get two runs. Around off and this is punched off the back foot by Erasmus towards point where the fielder makes a half stop. The batters take two off the misfield. Good running. |
| 11.1 : Michael Leask to Craig Williams, Shorter one, on off. Williams goes deep in his crease to pull it towards long off for a single. |
| 11.2 : Michael Leask to Gerhard Erasmus, OUT! BOWLED! What a ripper from Michael Leask! Leask slows this one up and flights it beautifully around middle and leg stump. Gerhard Erasmus is completely beaten in flight as he strides forward to play at it. The ball goes between bat and pad and clips the top of leg stump. The skipper has to depart and Michael Leask is absolutely ecstatic. |
| 0.0 : Michael Leask comes into the attack now. |
| 11.2 : David Wiese comes out at number 5. |
| 11.3 : Michael Leask to David Wiese, Tossed up, on leg stump. Wiese drives it past mid on for a single. |
| 11.4 : Michael Leask to Craig Williams, On the pads and this is flicked behind square for a single. |
| 11.5 : Michael Leask to David Wiese, Flatter one, on off and Wiese taps it back onto the deck. |
| 11.6 : Michael Leask to David Wiese, A touch shorter, on leg stump. David Wiese goes on the back foot and tucks it behind square on the leg side for an easy two. |
| 12.1 : Mark Watt to Craig Williams, Full and on middle. Williams comes down and tucks it to the leg side. |
| 12.2 : Mark Watt to Craig Williams, Full and outside off. Williams slashes it through covers for a brace. |
| 12.4 : Mark Watt to JJ Smit, Floated, full and on off. Smit pushes it to cover for a single. |
| 12.3 : Mark Watt to Craig Williams, OUT! STUMPED! Matt gets his first wicket. Mark Watt bowls down the leg yet again and this time it is fruitful. Scotland get their fourth wicket. Full and down leg. Williams comes down the track but misses his flick. The keeper goes to his left collects the ball and is quick to whip the bails to get rid of Williams. The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm if it was caught behind. The UltraEdge shows the bat was absent and the stumping was a neat one. |
| JJ Smit is the new batsman in. |
| 12.5 : Mark Watt to David Wiese, Short and outside off. Wiese cuts it through point for a single. |
| 12.6 : Mark Watt to JJ Smit, On the pads, flicked through square leg for a brace. |
| 13.1 : Chris Greaves to David Wiese, Short and outside off. Wiese looks to chase it but misses. |
| 13.2 : Chris Greaves to David Wiese, Full and on middle. Wiese chases it. The ball takes the inside edge and goes towards fine leg. They take one. |
| 13.3 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, Floated, full and on off. Smit plays it back to the bowler. |
| 13.4 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, Tossed up, on off. Smit prods and pushes it towards backward point for a couple. |
| 13.5 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, On off. Smit whips it to mid-wicket but straight to the fielder. |
| 13.6 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, Flatter and short, on off. Smit stays back and pulls it through mid-wicket. He gets a single this time. |
| 14.1 : Safyaan Sharif to JJ Smit, FOUR! Good-looking shot! Smit is on the charge straightaway. A length ball, outside off. Smit hangs back and punches it through point for a boundary. |
| 14.2 : Safyaan Sharif to JJ Smit, A length ball, around middle and leg. Smit clips it to the leg side for a single. |
| 14.3 : Safyaan Sharif to David Wiese, A couple more now! Touch short and on off. David Wiese pulls it to deep square leg. Brad Wheal does well in the deep to stop the boundary. The batters take two runs. |
| 14.4 : Safyaan Sharif to David Wiese, Full and on off. Wiese works it to long on for a single. |
| 14.5 : Safyaan Sharif to JJ Smit, WIDE! A length ball, down leg. Smit misses his flick. Wide called. |
| Safyaan Sharif to JJ Smit, Good length and outside off. Smit hangs back and looks to cut it away but misses. |
| 14.6 : Safyaan Sharif to JJ Smit, Full and on the pads. Smit flick it to short fine leg for another single. 25 needed in 30 balls. |
| 15.1 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, Flatter and on off. Smit whips across the line and works it to mid-wicket. |
| 15.2 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, SIX! BANG! Full toss and on off. Smit stays back and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Namibia's game to lose hereon! |
| 15.3 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, Loopy ball, full and on off. Smit defends it out solidly. |
| 15.5 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, Full and on middle. Smit clips it through mid-wicket for a couple. |
| 15.4 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, Darted on the pads. Smit misses his flick. The ball takes the pads and rolls out. |
| 15.6 : Chris Greaves to JJ Smit, On off, Smit plays it back to the bowler. |
| 16.1 : Mark Watt to David Wiese, Full and on the pads, David Wiese nudges it to long on for one. |
| 16.2 : Mark Watt to JJ Smit, Flatter ball, on off. JJ Smit looks to defend. The ball goes off the inside half to square leg for a single. |
| 16.3 : Mark Watt to David Wiese, Loopy ball, on off. David Wiese pushes it through covers off the backfoot for a single. |
| 16.4 : Mark Watt to JJ Smit, On leg, JJ Smit looks to clip it on the leg side. He misses and gets hit on the pads. |
| 16.5 : Mark Watt to JJ Smit, On off, pushed back to the bowler. |
| 16.6 : Mark Watt to JJ Smit, That was close! Full and on leg, JJ Smit looks to smack it downtown but misses. That missed hitting the leg stump by a whisker. An excellent over from Mark Watt. Just 3 runs from it. |
| 17.1 : Michael Leask to David Wiese, Tosses it up, outside off. Punched towards covers. |
| 17.2 : Michael Leask to David Wiese, SIX! That will do for Namibia! Full and on off, David Wiese shimmies down the track and smacks it straight down the ground for a biggie. That will release some pressure off Wiese's shoulders. |
| 17.3 : Michael Leask to David Wiese, On middle and leg, David Wiese looks to tuck it on the leg side but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad. |
| 17.4 : Michael Leask to David Wiese, OUT! TAKEN! Excellent bowling from Michael Leask. Comes 'round the wicket and bowls it short and outside off, David Wiese chardges down the track and looks to go for another big shot. This time the ball goes off the outside edge towards short third man. Mark Watt moves to his left to grab the catch. Scotland aren't giving up without giving a fight. |
| 17.5 : Michael Leask to Jan Frylinck, Short and on off, Jan Frylinck mistimes his pull to mid-wicket. |
| 17.6 : Michael Leask to Jan Frylinck, Flatter ball, outside off Jan Frylinck hangs back and cuts it through cover-point for a single. 7 needed from 12 balls. |
| 17.4 : Jan Frylinck is in at number 7. |
| 18.1 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, Fuller in length, on off. Jan Frylinck drives it to left of the mid off fielder for a single. |
| 18.2 : Brad Wheal to JJ Smit, FOUR! Nobody's running after that! Just 2 needed now. Fuller in length, on off. JJ Smit leans onto it and drives it through extra cover for a boundary. |
| 18.3 : Brad Wheal to JJ Smit, On middle, pushed to mid on for a single. Scores level now! |
| 18.4 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, OUT! CAUGHT! Would you believe it? A full toss outside off, Jan Frylinck could have hit that anywhere in the ground but smashes it straight to the mid-wicket fielder. Calum MacLeod takes the simplest of catches. Namibia fans will have to wait a few more minutes for the celebrations. |
| Pikky Ya France comes out to bat now. |
| 18.5 : Brad Wheal to Pikky Ya France, Full and on off, Pikky Ya France pushes it to short extra cover. |
| 18.6 : Brad Wheal to Pikky Ya France, Full again, outside off. Pikky Ya France again pushes it on the off side. |
| 0.0 : Safyaan Sharif (2-0-5-1) is back into the attack. |
| 19.1 : Safyaan Sharif to JJ Smit, SIX! JJ Smit says enough is enough! He finishes things off in style! Shariff goes full and outside off, JJ Smit carves it over deep point for a maximum. NAMIBIA WIN BY 4 WICKETS! |
| Scotland almost pulled the rabbit out of the hat but there just weren't enough runs to defend. The pacers started off nicely with the ball, allowing no room to the Namibian batters to get ahead in the game but managed just one wicket in the Powerplay. Once Zane Green fell, the Scottish spinners started to pile on the pressure. Michael Leask was the pick of the bowlers as he picked up a couple of wickets and Mark Watt and Chris Greaves picked up a wicket each. Scotland took the game into the |
| ... PRESENTATION ... |
| Earlier in the day, Gerhard Erasmus won the toss and put Scotland into bat. His decision was complimented straightaway by Ruben Trumpelmann who picked up three wickets in the very first over. This set the tone for the innings and Namibia restricted their opponents to 109. The Namibian openers put a few runs on the board and after some hiccups along the way, JJ Smit finished things off in style and Namibia have two points on board. It's time for the presentation ceremony... |
| Ruben Trumpelmann has been awarded the MAN OF THE MATCH for his exceptional figures of 4-0-17-3! He says, it is a great result for the team. Mentions the preparation has been good in the past few days and he enjoyed his time out in the middle. Itâs the World Cup, so why not. Adds that he uses swings upfront and it paid off really well. Ends by saying, itâs a good win and the boys will surely celebrate it. |
| Just for a moment it looked like Namibia were going to crumble under pressure but they have kept their cool and have bagged their first ever win in the main draw of the T20 World Cup and also go on to win their third match on the bounce. |
| Namibia have been missing from the biggest stage of cricket for the past 18 or so years and here they are now, in the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup and they have just won their first match. The total to chase down was a low one but it's always the totals that require around run-a-ball that play with the mind and that's what happened to Namibia but a few partnerships here and there and a flourish in the end means Namibia continue their red hot streak. Craig Williams and Michael Van Lingen sta |
| The losing captain, Richie Berrington says, that they were 20-30 runs short. Mentions that it was pretty hard to recover after the first over. Tells that they needed a partnership to get going and Cross and Leask played really well but could not get going. Adds that they don't have time to thing about it too much and they will just focus on their next game and put this loss behind. Ends by saying that they will take their learning from this game and come back stronger in the next game. On Kyle, |
| The winning skipper, Gerhard Erasmus says, they are obviously delighted to get another win in the World Cup. Mentions the boys did well and executed the plan to get over the line. Adds they will take good momentum from this game. On being asked about the plan in the break, he says, they speak more before the game and then on the field they aim to back themselves. Adds, the celebrations will be quite big this time as well. |
| Right then, that is all we have from this game. The action in the T20 World Cup however, will continue on 28th October as Australia will take on Sri Lanka in Dubai for game number 22. That match starts at 6 pm local time (2 pm GMT) but the build up will start earlier. Do join us for that one. Till then, cheers! |
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