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Scotland vs Namibia Live Highlights, Super 12 - Match 21, ICC World Twenty20, 2021, October 27, 2021

SCO 109/8 (20)
Namibia beat Scotland by 4 wickets
NAM 115/6 (19.1)
Match over
0.1 : 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! 
0.3 : 0.3: 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. 
0.4 : 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
4.5 : 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.
5.3 : 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.
5.5 : 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.
8.2 : 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.
10.5 : 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 : 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 : 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.
12.5 : 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. 
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. 
14.1 : 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. 
15.5 : 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. 
16.2 : 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
18.1 : 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.
19.6 : 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!
4.4 : 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 : 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.
5.3 : 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.
7.1 : 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.
8.6 : 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 : 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?
11.2 : 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.
12.3 : 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.
14.1 : 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.
15.2 : 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! 
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.
17.4 : 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. 
18.2 : 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. 
18.4 : 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.
19.1 : 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!Â