Namibia vs Zimbabwe
5th Match . Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
Date, Time
Thu, 3rd Sep
05:30 PM 05:30 PM Local
- Match (5th Match) Namibia vs Zimbabwe
- Series Namibia T20I Tri-Series 2026
- Match Type T20
- Toss Zimbabwe have won the toss and have opted to bowl
- Umpires Ewoud Lassen,Langton Rusere
- 3rd Umpire Claus Schumacher
- Referee Graeme Labrooy
Venue Guide
- Stadium Namibia Cricket Ground, Windhoek
- City Windhoek
-
Weather
Sunny
(25.00°C / 77.00°F)
- Humidity 12%
- Wind 41.40 kph (WNW)
Venue Stats
- Total Matches 42
- High Score 230
- Low Score 42
- 1st Inn Avg Score 145
- 2nd Inn Avg Score 126
Namibia
156-6(20 ov)
Zimbabwe
159-5(18.1 ov)
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| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Louren Steenkamp
c Wesley Madhavere b Brad Evans
|
14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
|
Jan Frylinck
c Wellington Masakadza b Blessing Muzarabani
|
8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
|
Gerhard Erasmus (C)
not out
|
88 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 183.33 |
|
Zane Green
c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Kundai Matigimu
|
1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
|
Alexander Volschenk
c Ryan Burl b Brad Evans
|
29 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 93.55 |
|
Ruben Trumpelmann
b Sikandar Raza
|
2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
|
JJ Smit
c Sikandar Raza b Kundai Matigimu
|
3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
|
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
not out
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 125.00 |
Extras: 6
6 {wd - 5, nb - 0, lb - 1, b - 0}
Total: 156-6
(20 Overs , RR: 7.80 )
Yet to bat:
Jan Balt,
Jack Brassell,
Max Heingo
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | |
| 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | |
| 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 | |
| 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 7.25 | |
| 4 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7.75 | |
| 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Fall of Wickets | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Louren Steenkamp | 17 - 1 | 3.1 |
| Jan Frylinck | 24 - 2 | 4.4 |
| Zane Green | 25 - 3 | 5.2 |
| Alexander Volschenk | 108 - 4 | 15.5 |
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 117 - 5 | 16.4 |
| JJ Smit | 128 - 6 | 18.0 |
| Player 1 | Partnership | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
Louren Steenkamp 14(12) |
17(19) | Jan Frylinck 3(7) |
Gerhard Erasmus 1(2) |
7(9) | Jan Frylinck 5(7) |
Gerhard Erasmus 0(0) |
1(4) | Zane Green 1(4) |
Gerhard Erasmus 52(32) |
83(63) | Alexander Volschenk 29(31) |
Gerhard Erasmus 7(2) |
9(5) | Ruben Trumpelmann 2(3) |
Gerhard Erasmus 6(4) |
11(8) | JJ Smit 3(4) |
Gerhard Erasmus 22(8) |
28(12) | Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton 5(4) |
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Brian Bennett
c Jan Balt b Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
|
22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 129.41 |
|
Ben Curran
c Ruben Trumpelmann b JJ Smit
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 166.67 |
|
Innocent Kaia
c Gerhard Erasmus b Jack Brassell
|
72 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 171.43 |
|
Sikandar Raza (C)
c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Ruben Trumpelmann
|
29 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 120.83 |
|
Ryan Burl
not out
|
12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 120.00 |
|
Wesley Madhavere
c Alexander Volschenk b Ruben Trumpelmann
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Tadiwanashe Marumani
not out
|
13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 108.33 |
Extras: 6
6 {wd - 4, nb - 0, lb - 2, b - 0}
Total: 159-5
(18.1 Overs , RR: 8.78 )
Yet to bat:
Brad Evans,
Wellington Masakadza,
Blessing Muzarabani,
Kundai Matigimu
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 10.25 | |
| 3.1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 10.74 | |
| 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 8.50 | |
| 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9.00 | |
| 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11.00 | |
| 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Fall of Wickets | Score | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Curran | 9 - 1 | 1.2 |
| Brian Bennett | 70 - 2 | 7.0 |
| Innocent Kaia | 124 - 3 | 13.2 |
| Sikandar Raza | 132 - 4 | 14.5 |
| Wesley Madhavere | 132 - 5 | 15.0 |
| Player 1 | Partnership | Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
Brian Bennett 3(5) |
9(8) | Ben Curran 5(3) |
Brian Bennett 19(12) |
61(34) | Innocent Kaia 41(22) |
Sikandar Raza 23(18) |
54(38) | Innocent Kaia 31(20) |
Sikandar Raza 6(6) |
8(9) | Ryan Burl 2(3) |
Wesley Madhavere 0(1) |
0(1) | Ryan Burl 0(0) |
Tadiwanashe Marumani 13(10) |
27(19) | Ryan Burl 10(7) |
155-6
19.5
4
06:56 PM
20 Over
155
155
0 Over
0
0
151-6
19.4
1
06:55 PM
20 Over
155
156
0 Over
0
0
150-6
19.3
1
06:54 PM
20 Over
155
156
0 Over
0
0
146-6
19.2
4
06:54 PM
20 Over
156
157
0 Over
0
0
142-6
19.1
1
06:53 PM
20 Over
154
155
0 Over
0
0
142-6
19.1
4
06:53 PM
20 Over
157
157
0 Over
0
0
140-6
18.5
0
06:50 PM
20 Over
153
153
0 Over
0
0
138-6
18.4
WB
06:49 PM
20 Over
152
153
0 Over
0
0
140-6
18.4
2
06:49 PM
20 Over
153
153
0 Over
0
0
137-6
18.3
1
06:48 PM
20 Over
148
149
0 Over
0
0
136-6
18.2
6
06:47 PM
20 Over
148
149
0 Over
0
0
130-6
18.1
2
06:47 PM
20 Over
147
149
0 Over
0
0
128-5
17.5
1
06:44 PM
20 Over
152
153
0 Over
0
0
127-5
17.4
1
06:43 PM
20 Over
152
153
0 Over
0
0
126-5
17.3
3
06:43 PM
20 Over
152
153
0 Over
0
0
123-5
17.3
WB
06:42 PM
20 Over
151
152
0 Over
0
0
122-5
17.2
1
06:42 PM
20 Over
150
151
0 Over
0
0
121-5
17.2
WB
06:41 PM
20 Over
150
151
0 Over
0
0
120-5
17.1
1
06:40 PM
20 Over
150
150
0 Over
0
0
118-5
16.5
1
06:39 PM
20 Over
149
150
0 Over
0
0
117-5
16.4
W
06:38 PM
20 Over
148
150
0 Over
0
0
117-4
16.3
1
06:37 PM
20 Over
153
153
0 Over
0
0
116-4
16.2
6
06:37 PM
20 Over
153
154
0 Over
0
0
110-4
16.1
1
06:36 PM
20 Over
148
149
0 Over
0
0
108-4
15.5
W
06:33 PM
20 Over
147
149
0 Over
0
0
108-3
15.4
1
06:32 PM
20 Over
153
153
0 Over
0
0
107-3
15.3
0
06:32 PM
20 Over
154
155
0 Over
0
0
107-3
15.2
4
06:31 PM
20 Over
152
152
0 Over
0
0
103-3
15.1
1
06:31 PM
20 Over
152
152
0 Over
0
0
100-3
14.5
1
06:29 PM
15 Over
101
102
20 Over
152
154
99-3
14.4
0
06:28 PM
15 Over
103
103
20 Over
153
155
99-3
14.3
1
06:27 PM
15 Over
103
104
20 Over
153
155
98-3
14.2
0
06:27 PM
15 Over
104
105
20 Over
155
157
98-3
14.1
4
06:26 PM
15 Over
102
102
20 Over
152
154
93-3
13.5
4
06:24 PM
15 Over
100
101
20 Over
149
151
89-3
13.4
1
06:24 PM
15 Over
101
102
20 Over
150
152
88-3
13.3
4
06:23 PM
15 Over
98
99
20 Over
150
152
84-3
13.2
1
06:23 PM
15 Over
98
99
20 Over
148
150
83-3
13.1
4
06:22 PM
15 Over
98
99
20 Over
148
150
78-3
12.5
1
06:20 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
145
147
77-3
12.4
1
06:20 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
145
147
76-3
12.3
1
06:20 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
145
147
75-3
12.2
1
06:19 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
144
146
74-3
12.1
1
06:19 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
144
146
71-3
11.5
1
06:17 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
143
145
70-3
11.4
1
06:17 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
143
145
70-3
11.4
1
06:17 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
144
146
69-3
11.3
2
06:16 PM
15 Over
96
97
20 Over
144
146
67-3
11.2
6
06:15 PM
15 Over
95
96
20 Over
142
144
61-3
11.1
2
06:14 PM
15 Over
90
91
20 Over
136
138
58-3
10.5
0
06:13 PM
15 Over
91
92
20 Over
135
137
58-3
10.4
4
06:12 PM
15 Over
91
92
20 Over
136
138
54-3
10.3
1
06:12 PM
15 Over
88
89
20 Over
133
135
53-3
10.2
2
06:11 PM
15 Over
88
89
20 Over
133
135
51-3
10.1
1
06:10 PM
15 Over
87
88
20 Over
133
135
50-3
9.5
1
06:09 PM
10 Over
51
52
20 Over
133
135
49-3
9.4
1
06:08 PM
10 Over
52
52
20 Over
133
135
48-3
9.3
0
06:08 PM
10 Over
53
54
20 Over
134
136
48-3
9.2
1
06:07 PM
10 Over
53
54
20 Over
134
136
47-3
9.1
1
06:07 PM
10 Over
53
54
20 Over
134
136
44-3
8.5
1
06:05 PM
10 Over
52
53
20 Over
133
135
43-3
8.4
0
06:05 PM
10 Over
52
53
20 Over
133
135
43-3
8.3
6
06:04 PM
10 Over
54
54
20 Over
129
131
37-3
8.2
0
06:04 PM
10 Over
50
51
20 Over
131
133
37-3
8.1
1
06:03 PM
10 Over
50
51
20 Over
131
133
36-3
7.5
1
06:01 PM
10 Over
51
52
20 Over
132
134
35-3
7.4
1
06:01 PM
10 Over
51
52
20 Over
132
134
34-3
7.3
0
06:00 PM
10 Over
53
53
20 Over
133
135
34-3
7.2
4
06:00 PM
10 Over
53
53
20 Over
134
136
30-3
7.1
0
05:59 PM
10 Over
50
50
20 Over
130
132
30-3
6.5
0
05:58 PM
10 Over
52
53
20 Over
133
135
30-3
6.4
1
05:57 PM
10 Over
52
53
20 Over
133
135
29-3
6.3
0
05:57 PM
10 Over
54
54
20 Over
134
136
29-3
6.2
1
05:56 PM
10 Over
53
55
20 Over
133
135
28-3
6.1
2
05:56 PM
10 Over
53
55
20 Over
133
135
26-3
5.5
0
05:54 PM
6 Over
27
28
20 Over
133
135
26-3
5.5
WB
05:53 PM
6 Over
26
27
20 Over
132
134
25-3
5.4
0
05:53 PM
6 Over
26
27
20 Over
132
134
25-3
5.3
0
05:52 PM
6 Over
27
28
20 Over
134
136
25-3
5.2
W
05:50 PM
6 Over
28
29
20 Over
143
145
25-2
5.1
0
05:50 PM
6 Over
31
32
20 Over
143
145
24-2
4.5
0
05:48 PM
6 Over
31
32
20 Over
143
145
24-2
4.4
W
05:46 PM
6 Over
32
32
20 Over
155
157
24-1
4.3
4
05:46 PM
6 Over
36
37
20 Over
155
157
24-1
4.3
4
05:46 PM
6 Over
36
37
20 Over
155
157
20-1
4.2
0
05:45 PM
6 Over
34
35
20 Over
152
154
20-1
4.1
0
05:45 PM
6 Over
35
36
20 Over
153
155
19-1
3.5
0
05:43 PM
6 Over
37
37
20 Over
154
156
19-1
3.4
0
05:43 PM
6 Over
38
38
20 Over
155
157
19-1
3.3
1
05:42 PM
6 Over
39
39
20 Over
157
159
18-1
3.2
WB
05:41 PM
6 Over
39
39
20 Over
157
159
18-1
3.2
0
05:41 PM
6 Over
39
39
20 Over
157
159
17-1
3.1
W
05:39 PM
6 Over
43
44
20 Over
166
168
16-0
2.5
1
05:38 PM
6 Over
44
44
20 Over
165
167
15-0
2.4
0
05:38 PM
6 Over
44
44
20 Over
165
167
15-0
2.3
0
05:38 PM
6 Over
44
44
20 Over
165
167
15-0
2.2
0
05:37 PM
6 Over
46
46
20 Over
166
168
15-0
2.1
1
05:37 PM
6 Over
47
48
20 Over
168
170
13-0
1.5
0
05:35 PM
6 Over
47
48
20 Over
166
168
13-0
1.4
2
05:34 PM
6 Over
48
49
20 Over
168
170
11-0
1.3
4
05:34 PM
6 Over
47
48
20 Over
167
169
7-0
1.2
1
05:33 PM
6 Over
45
45
20 Over
164
166
6-0
1.1
0
05:32 PM
6 Over
45
45
20 Over
164
166
5-0
0.5
1
05:30 PM
6 Over
46
47
20 Over
164
166
4-0
0.4
0
05:30 PM
6 Over
46
47
20 Over
163
165
4-0
0.3
0
05:30 PM
6 Over
47
48
20 Over
163
165
4-0
0.2
4
05:30 PM
6 Over
48
49
20 Over
161
163
0-0
0.1
0
05:29 PM
6 Over
45
46
20 Over
160
162
159-5
18.1
6
08:33 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
151-5
17.5
0
08:32 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
151-5
17.4
2
08:31 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
149-5
17.3
1
08:31 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
148-5
17.2
0
08:30 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
148-5
17.1
1
08:30 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
147-5
16.5
1
08:29 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
146-5
16.5
WB
08:28 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
145-5
16.4
6
08:28 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
139-5
16.4
WB
08:27 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
138-5
16.3
1
08:26 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
137-5
16.2
1
08:26 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
136-5
16.1
0
08:24 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
135-5
15.5
0
08:23 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
135-5
15.4
0
08:22 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
135-5
15.3
1
08:22 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
134-5
15.2
1
08:22 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
133-5
15.1
1
08:21 PM
0 Over
0
0
0 Over
0
0
132-4
14.5
W
08:17 PM
15 Over
133
134
0 Over
0
0
132-3
14.4
1
08:17 PM
15 Over
134
135
0 Over
0
0
135-3
14.4
4
08:16 PM
15 Over
135
136
0 Over
0
0
131-3
14.3
1
08:16 PM
15 Over
136
136
0 Over
0
0
130-3
14.2
0
08:15 PM
15 Over
137
137
0 Over
0
0
130-3
14.1
4
08:14 PM
15 Over
134
135
0 Over
0
0
125-3
13.5
0
08:12 PM
15 Over
135
136
0 Over
0
0
125-3
13.4
1
08:12 PM
15 Over
135
136
0 Over
0
0
124-3
13.3
0
08:11 PM
15 Over
134
135
0 Over
0
0
124-3
13.2
W
08:10 PM
15 Over
135
136
0 Over
0
0
124-2
13.1
1
08:09 PM
15 Over
141
141
0 Over
0
0
122-2
12.5
2
08:07 PM
15 Over
141
141
0 Over
0
0
120-2
12.4
0
08:06 PM
15 Over
142
143
0 Over
0
0
120-2
12.3
2
08:06 PM
15 Over
141
142
0 Over
0
0
118-2
12.2
1
08:05 PM
15 Over
141
142
0 Over
0
0
117-2
12.1
6
08:04 PM
15 Over
142
143
0 Over
0
0
109-2
11.5
2
08:02 PM
15 Over
137
137
0 Over
0
0
107-2
11.4
1
08:01 PM
15 Over
136
137
0 Over
0
0
106-2
11.3
1
08:01 PM
15 Over
136
137
0 Over
0
0
105-2
11.2
0
08:00 PM
15 Over
137
138
0 Over
0
0
105-2
11.1
2
08:00 PM
15 Over
137
138
0 Over
0
0
101-2
10.5
1
07:57 PM
15 Over
135
136
0 Over
0
0
100-2
10.4
1
07:56 PM
15 Over
135
136
0 Over
0
0
99-2
10.3
0
07:56 PM
15 Over
135
136
0 Over
0
0
99-2
10.2
4
07:55 PM
15 Over
135
137
0 Over
0
0
95-2
10.1
4
07:55 PM
15 Over
130
132
0 Over
0
0
90-2
9.5
1
07:52 PM
10 Over
91
92
0 Over
0
0
89-2
9.4
4
07:52 PM
10 Over
91
92
0 Over
0
0
85-2
9.3
1
07:51 PM
10 Over
88
89
0 Over
0
0
84-2
9.2
0
07:51 PM
10 Over
90
91
0 Over
0
0
84-2
9.1
1
07:51 PM
10 Over
90
91
0 Over
0
0
76-2
8.5
1
07:49 PM
10 Over
86
87
0 Over
0
0
75-2
8.4
0
07:49 PM
10 Over
86
87
0 Over
0
0
75-2
8.3
1
07:48 PM
10 Over
86
87
0 Over
0
0
74-2
8.2
1
07:48 PM
10 Over
86
87
0 Over
0
0
73-2
8.1
0
07:47 PM
10 Over
86
87
0 Over
0
0
72-2
7.5
1
07:46 PM
10 Over
87
88
0 Over
0
0
71-2
7.4
0
07:46 PM
10 Over
87
88
0 Over
0
0
71-2
7.3
1
07:45 PM
10 Over
89
90
0 Over
0
0
70-2
7.2
0
07:45 PM
10 Over
89
90
0 Over
0
0
70-2
7.1
0
07:45 PM
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89
90
0 Over
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70-1
6.5
4
07:42 PM
10 Over
93
93
0 Over
0
0
66-1
6.4
2
07:42 PM
10 Over
92
93
0 Over
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0
64-1
6.3
0
07:42 PM
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92
93
0 Over
0
0
64-1
6.2
1
07:42 PM
10 Over
93
94
0 Over
0
0
63-1
6.1
4
07:41 PM
10 Over
93
95
0 Over
0
0
55-1
5.5
1
07:39 PM
6 Over
56
57
0 Over
0
0
54-1
5.4
0
07:39 PM
6 Over
59
59
0 Over
0
0
56-1
5.3
6
07:38 PM
6 Over
59
59
0 Over
0
0
54-1
5.3
4
07:38 PM
6 Over
59
59
0 Over
0
0
50-1
5.2
1
07:38 PM
6 Over
56
57
0 Over
0
0
49-1
5.1
0
07:37 PM
6 Over
57
57
0 Over
0
0
45-1
4.5
0
07:35 PM
6 Over
57
58
0 Over
0
0
45-1
4.4
4
07:35 PM
6 Over
55
56
0 Over
0
0
41-1
4.3
0
07:34 PM
6 Over
56
57
0 Over
0
0
41-1
4.2
2
07:34 PM
6 Over
56
56
0 Over
0
0
39-1
4.1
0
07:33 PM
6 Over
57
58
0 Over
0
0
38-1
3.5
4
07:32 PM
6 Over
57
58
0 Over
0
0
34-1
3.4
1
07:31 PM
6 Over
55
56
0 Over
0
0
33-1
3.3
4
07:30 PM
6 Over
53
54
0 Over
0
0
29-1
3.2
1
07:30 PM
6 Over
53
54
0 Over
0
0
28-1
3.1
1
07:29 PM
6 Over
53
54
0 Over
0
0
21-1
2.5
0
07:27 PM
6 Over
50
51
0 Over
0
0
21-1
2.4
1
07:27 PM
6 Over
50
51
0 Over
0
0
20-1
2.3
1
07:26 PM
6 Over
51
51
0 Over
0
0
19-1
2.2
4
07:26 PM
6 Over
51
51
0 Over
0
0
15-1
2.2
WB
07:25 PM
6 Over
47
48
0 Over
0
0
14-1
2.1
2
07:25 PM
6 Over
46
47
0 Over
0
0
11-1
1.5
1
07:23 PM
6 Over
46
46
0 Over
0
0
10-1
1.4
1
07:23 PM
6 Over
46
46
0 Over
0
0
9-1
1.3
0
07:22 PM
6 Over
45
46
0 Over
0
0
9-1
1.2
W
07:21 PM
6 Over
51
52
0 Over
0
0
9-0
1.1
1
07:20 PM
6 Over
51
52
0 Over
0
0
4-0
0.5
1
07:18 PM
6 Over
48
49
0 Over
0
0
3-0
0.4
0
07:17 PM
6 Over
48
49
0 Over
0
0
3-0
0.3
0
07:16 PM
6 Over
51
51
0 Over
0
0
3-0
0.2
1
07:16 PM
6 Over
51
52
0 Over
0
0
2-0
0.2
WB
07:15 PM
6 Over
50
51
0 Over
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0
1-0
0.1
1
07:14 PM
6 Over
49
50
0 Over
0
0
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Smit to Ryan Burl, SIX - Ryan Burl finishes it off in style. Short and wide outside off, Ryan Burl slaps it over deep extra cover for a flat six
OV 18th
6 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
153-5Tadiwanashe Marumani: 13 (12)
Ryan Burl: 6 (9)
Jan Balt
4-0-19-0
Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 2 runs - quicker through the air on leg, clipped through the leg-side for a couple of runs
Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run - flatter through the air around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani defends it
Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, leg byes - goes for a reverse sweep, gets it off the glove towards third man. 150 up for Zimbabwe - just six more needed
Jan Balt to Ryan Burl, 1 run - watchfully driven towards cover for a single
Jan Balt to Ryan Burl, no run - on a length around off, knocked down the pitch
Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run - tossed up delivery around off, driven to long-off for a single
OV 17th
11 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
147-5Ryan Burl: 5 (7)
Tadiwanashe Marumani: 10 (8)
Jack Brassell
4-0-34-1
Jack Brassell to Ryan Burl, no run - short ball around off, Ryan Burl rides the bounce and defends
Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run - on the shorter side at the hips, tucked to fine leg for a single
Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, wide - another ball by Jack Brassell, fires this down the leg-side
Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, SIX - short and punished! Need only 12 runs more. This was a short ball on leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani swivels and pulls it over deep backward square leg for a flat a six
Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, wide - appeal for a caught behind, but the umpire signals a . Was a short ball down the leg-side, and Tadiwanashe Marumani got beaten as he went for a pull. Good call by the umpire, that was indeed a
Jack Brassell to Ryan Burl, 1 run - on the shorter side down the leg-side, Ryan Burl pulls it on the bounce to fine leg
Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run - on the shorter side as Tadiwanashe Marumani pulls it towards fine leg
Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run - short and quick around leg, Tadiwanashe Marumani goes for a pull and gets hit on the body. The physio is out in the middle to have a check on him. Think he got hit on helmet too, but he looks fine and good to carry on
OV 16th
4 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
136-5Tadiwanashe Marumani: 2 (4)
Ryan Burl: 4 (5)
Jan Balt
3-0-15-0
Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run - played towards the leg-side for a single to end the over
Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run - quicker through the air around off, Tadiwanashe Marumani swings and misses. Sharp take by the keeper
Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, no run - played towards the off-side by Tadiwanashe Marumani
Jan Balt to Ryan Burl, 1 run - width on offer outside off, slapped through cover-point for a single
Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, 1 run - on a length around off, knocked towards long-off for a single
Jan Balt to Ryan Burl, 1 run - flatter through the air around middle and leg, nudged into the pocket at mid-wicket
OV 15th
6 runs 2 Wickets
ZIM
132-5Wesley Madhavere: 0 (1)
Ryan Burl: 2 (3)
Ruben Trumpelmann
4-0-41-2
Ruben Trumpelmann to Wesley Madhavere, out Caught by Alexander Volschenk!! Two in two for Trumplemann. Ends his spell in style. This was a short ball around middle and leg - Wesley Madhavere goes for a pull and the fielder at deep backward square leg completes a fine running catch to his left. Wesley Madhavere c Alexander Volschenk b Ruben Trumpelmann 0(1)
Ruben Trumpelmann to Sikandar Raza, out Caught by Loftie-Eaton!! Another one bites the dust. It's Raza on this occasion. Takes on the bowler by advancing down the wicket - and lofts this straight to the fielder at deep cover. Taken comfortably and that's end of a handy cameo. Zimbabwe need only 25 runs more in 31 balls. Sikandar Raza c Loftie-Eaton b Ruben Trumpelmann 29(24) [4s-2]
Ruben Trumpelmann to Ryan Burl, 1 run - short ball on middle and leg, pulled towards deep square leg for a single
Ruben Trumpelmann to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - flat-bats this towards mid-on for a single
Ruben Trumpelmann to Sikandar Raza, no run - on the shorter side outside off, Raza goes for a pull, gets a cue end towards short third man
Ruben Trumpelmann to Sikandar Raza, FOUR - short and wide outside off, Sikandar Raza advances down the wicket and slaps it over mid-off, clears the fielder comfortably and finds the boundary
OV 14th
3 runs 1 Wicket
ZIM
126-3Sikandar Raza: 24 (20)
Ryan Burl: 1 (2)
Jack Brassell
3-0-23-1
Jack Brassell to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - knocked in front of cover by Sikandar Raza, another single taken
Jack Brassell to Sikandar Raza, no run - tad fuller around off, squeezed into the off-side by Sikandar Raza
Jack Brassell to Ryan Burl, 1 run - on a length around off, knocked towards mid-off by Ryan Burl for a quick single. The fielder was quick to gather the ball and have a shy at the bowler's end, but he failed to hit
Jack Brassell to Ryan Burl, no run - short of a length delivery around leg, Ryan Burl looks to tuck it away, gets hit on the thigh pad. An appeal for an lbw, but this was clearly pitching outside leg. The impact was pretty high as well
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, out Caught by Gerhard Erasmus!! End of a superb knock by Innocent Kaia. Raza gives him a pat on his back as he starts walking back to the pavilion. This was a short and quick ball that hurried up the batsman. He lines up to play the pull - loses his shape, and the top edge has been taken by the fielder at mid-on. Innocent Kaia c Gerhard Erasmus b Jack Brassell 72(42) [4s-8 6s-3]
Jack Brassell to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - on a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-on with soft hands. A quick single taken
OV 13th
12 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
123-2Sikandar Raza: 22 (17)
Innocent Kaia: 72 (41)
JJ Smit
3-0-28-1
Smit to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - yorker length delivery around off, squeezed along the carpet to long-off. Only 34 runs needed in 7 overs - Zimbabwe inching closer to the target rapidly
Smit to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs - full and wide outside off, driven towards wide long-off by Raza for a couple of runs more. Good running between the wickets
Smit to Sikandar Raza, no run - slower one outside off, Sikandar Raza looks to swipe this across the line, gets beaten
Smit to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs - width on offer outside off, Sikandar Raza slaps this towards deep extra cover, and the fielder stationed there does an extremely fine job. Sprints across from long-off, puts in a dive and saves a boundary
Smit to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - slight width on offer outside off, slapped into the off-side for a single
Smit to Innocent Kaia, SIX - in the slot and that has been dispatched. Innocent Kaia picks the full length delivery and plays a clean lofted shot, right over the bowler's head for half-a-dozen
OV 12th
8 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
111-2Sikandar Raza: 17 (13)
Innocent Kaia: 65 (39)
Max Heingo
2-0-18-0
Max Heingo to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs - on the shorter side outside off, Sikandar Raza slices this through backward point and takes a couple of runs
Max Heingo to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs - good length delivery outside off, Sikandar Raza lofts it over the infield at cover for two runs
Max Heingo to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - slower delivery around leg, dips in front of the batsman who squeezes this towards mid-wicket
Max Heingo to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - on a length around middle and leg, nudged to long-on for a single
Max Heingo to Sikandar Raza, no run - appeal for an lbw, turned down! This was on the fuller side around leg, and Sikandar Raza tried to swipe it away. Got hit on the pads, but it was sliding down the leg-side
Max Heingo to Sikandar Raza, 2 runs - skids along the deck from back of a length, Sikandar Raza clips it through the on-side and takes a couple of runs
OV 11th
12 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
103-2Innocent Kaia: 64 (38)
Sikandar Raza: 10 (8)
Ruben Trumpelmann
3-0-35-0
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, 2 runs - short and wide outside off, Sikandar Raza carves it through point for a couple of runs
Ruben Trumpelmann to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - pitched up by the bowler outside off, squeezed into the off-side for a single
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - 100 up for Zimbabwe! On the shorter side outside off, Innocent Kaia slices it towards point for a single
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, no run - pitched up by the bowler outside off, Innocent Kaia goes for a drive and gets beaten
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, FOUR - back-to-back boundaries! On the shorter side outside off, Innocent Kaia arches back and cuts it over short third man once again. Managed to clear a couple of fielders stationed there
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, FOUR - short and wide outside off, Innocent Kaia throws his hands at it, gets a thick outside edge as the ball clears the fielder at short third man. No chance of stopping that
OV 10th
8 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
91-2Innocent Kaia: 53 (33)
Sikandar Raza: 9 (7)
Jan Balt
2-0-11-0
Jan Balt to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - , flatter through the air on leg, nudged towards square leg for a single
Jan Balt to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - quicker through the air outside off, steered towards short third man for one
Jan Balt to Sikandar Raza, FOUR - that's not a great effort in the field. Sikandar Raza plays it late, steering it towards short third man, and the fielder stationed there fumbles, resulting in a boundary
Jan Balt to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - nudged towards the on-side for a single
Jan Balt to Innocent Kaia, no run - on a length around middle and leg, nudged towards mid-wicket
Jan Balt to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - tad short on leg, clipped towards square leg for a single
OV 9th
10 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
83-2Innocent Kaia: 51 (30)
Sikandar Raza: 3 (4)
Jack Brassell
2-0-20-0
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, SIX - Innocent Kaia brings up his fifty in style! Picks the bones out of this short ball, nailing the pull over deep mid-wicket for half-a-dozen. Gets a gentle hug from Raza - his partner at the other end
Jack Brassell to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - another short ball outside off, Sikandar Raza gets surprised due it and gets an outside edge towards third man
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - banged in short around middle and leg, pulled towards fine leg for one
Jack Brassell to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - tad short around off, Innocent Kaia taps it into the off-side for one
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - fraction short on middle and leg, dragged through backward square leg
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, no run - on a length around middle and leg, clipped towards wide mid-on
OV 8th
3 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
73-2Innocent Kaia: 43 (26)
Sikandar Raza: 1 (2)
Jan Balt
1-0-3-0
Jan Balt to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - short in length around leg, Innocent Kaia drags it towards deep backward square leg for a single
Jan Balt to Sikandar Raza, 1 run - clipped towards square leg for a single this time around
Jan Balt to Sikandar Raza, no run - short and quick around leg, Sikandar Raza looks to clip it away, but fails to middle it
Jan Balt to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - slower through the air on leg, nudged through square leg for one
Jan Balt to Innocent Kaia, no run - tad short outside off, the batsman goes for a cut and misses
Jan Balt to Innocent Kaia, no run - tossed up delivery around off, driven into the off-side by Innocent Kaia
OV 7th
11 runs 1 Wicket
ZIM
70-2Brian Bennett: 22 (17)
Innocent Kaia: 41 (22)
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton
1-0-11-1
Loftie-Eaton to Brian Bennett, out Caught by Jan Balt!! Tossed up delivery around middle and leg - Bennett takes the aerial route, lofts it towards long-on, where the fielder charges in from the deep and puts in a dive to complete a fine catch. The 61-run partnership has been broken by the spinner. Brian Bennett c Jan Balt b Loftie-Eaton 22(17) [4s-3]
Loftie-Eaton to Brian Bennett, FOUR - short and wide outside off, Brian Bennett picks the length nicely and bludgeons this over extra cover
Loftie-Eaton to Brian Bennett, 2 runs - flatter through the air on leg, clipped towards fine leg for two runs by Brian Bennett
Loftie-Eaton to Brian Bennett, no run - on a length around middle and leg, nudged to mid-wicket by Brian Bennett
Loftie-Eaton to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - clipped towards the leg-side for a single
Loftie-Eaton to Innocent Kaia, FOUR - tad short around off, Innocent Kaia slaps it past the bowler and it races away to the fence once again
OV 6th
10 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
59-1Brian Bennett: 16 (13)
Innocent Kaia: 36 (20)
Max Heingo
1-0-10-0
Max Heingo to Brian Bennett, FOUR - 50-run stand up! Short and wide outside off, Brian Bennett throws his hands at it, slashing it through backward point for a rollicking boundary. End of a productive powerplay for Zimbabwe - 59/1 (6 overs)
Max Heingo to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - fraction short on middle and leg, nudged towards the on-side for a single
Max Heingo to Innocent Kaia, no run - interesting! Innocent Kaia advances down the wicket against this length ball, swings and misses. That missed the outside edge by a whisker
Max Heingo to Innocent Kaia, FOUR - pitched up by the bowler around middle and leg, Innocent Kaia chips it over the infield at mid-on and adds four runs to the tally
Max Heingo to Brian Bennett, 1 run - fraction short outside off, Brian Bennett carves it through the off-side for a single. 50 up for Zimbabwe
Max Heingo to Brian Bennett, no run - back of a length delivery outside off, steered into the off-side by Brian Bennett
OV 5th
10 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
49-1Innocent Kaia: 31 (17)
Brian Bennett: 11 (10)
Jack Brassell
1-0-10-0
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, FOUR - what timing and placement. It's a short of length delivery outside off, Innocent Kaia goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to glide it between two men at backward point. This time he relied on timing and not power. Ends the over on a high
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, no run - short of length and nips back in to the thigh pad, Innocent Kaia goes on the back foot to flick and misses. Too high for LBW and not even a stifled appeal
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, FOUR - Innocent Kaia is waiting for these. This is a crunching pull. A slower-ball and dug in short, Kaia goes on the back foot and pulls dismissively to the deep mid-wicket fence
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, no run - full outside off, Innocent Kaia wants to mow this down the ground, but loses shape as he gets forward, the thick inside-edge hits the leg and rolls to mid-on
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, 2 runs - Innocent Kaia again gets lucky. He comes down the track and looks to pull this short of length delivery over mid-wicket, gets it high on the bat and he manages to clear mid-on running back
Jack Brassell to Innocent Kaia, no run - back of a length and tight on off, Innocent Kaia goes on the back foot and turns it to the mid-wicket area
OV 4th
12 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
39-1Innocent Kaia: 21 (11)
Brian Bennett: 11 (10)
JJ Smit
2-0-16-1
Smit to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - short at Innocent Kaia, who goes on the back foot and pulls to deep square-leg this time, just the one
Smit to Innocent Kaia, FOUR - a grunt of frustration from JJ Smit as he knew he had bowled a bad delivery. A slower-ball and down leg, short, Innocent Kaia swivels on the back foot, pulls down and finds the deep backward square-leg fence. The fielder was at short fine and deep square-leg
Smit to Brian Bennett, 1 run - good length and tight on middle and off, Brian Bennett goes on the back foot and nudges it in front of mid-on for one
Smit to Brian Bennett, FOUR - Brian Bennett takes on the short delivery and pulls off the front foot. The weight is there, he pulls over mid-wicket and there's no-one there
Smit to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - short of length on off, Innocent Kaia clears his front leg and heaves, finds deep backward square-leg
Smit to Brian Bennett, 1 run - short of length on middle, Brian Bennett goes on the back foot and punches wide of mid-off for one
OV 3rd
15 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
27-1Innocent Kaia: 15 (8)
Brian Bennett: 5 (7)
Ruben Trumpelmann
2-0-23-0
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, SIX - the top-edge and it's six over deep backward square-leg. It's short on off-stump, a good delivery, Innocent Kaia takes the pull on, the top-edge flies and with a bit of wind there, it flies over the fence
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, no run - Innocent Kaia is lucky. He was not in control of the pull. It's a short delivery just outside off, he goes on the back foot and is rushed by the extra pace and bounce, doesn't carry to mid-wicket on the edge of the ring
Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett, 1 run - short of length on off, Brian Bennett goes on the back foot and taps in front of backward point. Innocent Kaia is quick and they make it
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - short of length on middle and leg, Innocent Kaia goes on the back foot and turns it to the square-leg region for one
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, FOUR - Innocent Kaia splits fine-leg and deep backward square-leg. One bounce and over. It's a short of length delivery at the body, Kaia helps the pull away
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, wide - short and down leg, Innocent Kaia goes on the back foot to pull, misses
Ruben Trumpelmann to Innocent Kaia, 2 runs - short at Innocent Kaia, who goes on the back foot and swivels to pull, a fumble at deep backward square-leg allows the batters to come back for the 2nd. Ruben Trumpelmann shakes his head in disappointment
OV 2nd
4 runs 1 Wicket
ZIM
12-1Innocent Kaia: 2 (3)
Brian Bennett: 4 (6)
JJ Smit
1-0-4-1
Smit to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - short fine dives to his left and keeps it to one. It's a length delivery on leg-stump, glanced fine and good fielding keeps it to one
Smit to Brian Bennett, 1 run - short of length outside off, Brian Bennett goes on the back foot and cuts hard and straight to sweeper cover
Smit to Innocent Kaia, 1 run - back of a length on off, Innocent Kaia gets forward to heave, off the thick inside-edge and it's a single to deep backward square-leg. He is off the mark
Smit to Innocent Kaia, no run - full on off, Innocent Kaia gets forward to push it down to mid-on
Smit to Ben Curran, out Caught by Ruben Trumpelmann!! Ben Curran finds mid-off. It was there for the lofted shot - full and wide outside off, he gets forward to loft and doesn't keep it down, Trumpelmann is a big man, dives forward and to his right to take a good catch with both hands. Not easy for such a big man to dive but he showed great ability to catch that. The early wicket that Namibia needed. Ben Curran c Ruben Trumpelmann b Smit 5(3) [4s-1]
Smit to Brian Bennett, 1 run - fullish just outside off, angling away from the right-hander, Brian Bennett gets forward to drive to sweeper cover
OV 1st
8 runs 0 Wickets
ZIM
8-0Ben Curran: 5 (2)
Brian Bennett: 2 (4)
Ruben Trumpelmann
1-0-8-0
Ruben Trumpelmann to Ben Curran, FOUR - full and wide outside off, Ben Curran without much feet reaches for it and drives, didn't time that as he would've liked to, but gets it wide of mid-on and it runs away
Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett, 1 run - leg-lined length ball, tickled to short fine leg
Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett, no run - short of length delivery, Bennett pulls and misses to get hit on the body
Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett, no run - back of a length delivery, Bennett defends
Ruben Trumpelmann to Ben Curran, 1 run - width on offer and Curran opens his account by running it down to third man
Ruben Trumpelmann to Ben Curran, wide - Curran ignores this ball way outside off
Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett, 1 run - inswinger, Bennett brings his bat down at the right time to bunt it to the right of mid-on
OV 20th
15 runs 0 Wickets
NAM
156-6Gerhard Erasmus: 88 (48)
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton: 5 (4)
Brad Evans
4-0-29-2
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - Gerhard Erasmus puts his head back as soon as he hits that, he knew he had mistimed that. A full-toss outside off, was there to be hit over the fence, but he has found long-on and it's just one. Namibia end on 156
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR - what hands from Gerhard Erasmus. This is almost yorker length outside off, very full and he gets under it, strong forearms and wrists, drives hard and the ball beats sweeper cover who runs and dives to his right
Brad Evans to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run - full and wide outside off, angling away from the left-hander, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton shuffles across and drives to deep point. Didn't time that
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - full and wide outside off, Gerhard Erasmus opens the face of the bat and guides it wide of third man who keps it to one
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR - and again. Zimbabwe need to change the field. It's a slower-ball off-cutter and full outside off, Gerhard Erasmus gets low and shovels, over backward square-leg and that's consecutive fours
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR - he loves that shot. Full outside off, Gerhard Erasmus puts his front leg well outside off and then shovels it, backward square-leg is there, he leaps but the ball has enough elevation to clear him. That is a good start to the over
OV 19th
30 runs 0 Wickets
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141-6Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton: 4 (3)
Gerhard Erasmus: 74 (43)
Blessing Muzarabani
4-0-34-1
Blessing Muzarabani to Loftie-Eaton, 2 runs - dropped by Bennett at deep mid-wicket. It's short just outside off, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton goes on the back foot to pull, it gets high on him, he miscues it, Bennett comes in and gets both hands on it, but drops it. Should've been taken. Zimbabwe's fielding continues to be poor
Blessing Muzarabani to Loftie-Eaton, no run - short outside off, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton shuffles across and looks to help it over Tadiwanashe Marumani, misses, there was a mild appeal for a caught behind, but there was nothing in that
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, no run
Blessing Muzarabani to Loftie-Eaton, 2 runs - short of length outside off, angling away from the left-hander, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton shuffles across to pull and mistimes it, in front of deep mid-wicket, they come back for a second
Blessing Muzarabani to Loftie-Eaton, wide - way outside off, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton shuffles across and lets it go. Called a
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs - to deep square leg
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, wide
Blessing Muzarabani to Loftie-Eaton, wide - way outside off, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton shuffles across and lets it go. Called a
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - slower-ball and full and wide outside off, Gerhard Erasmus again opens the face of the bat as he slices, this time it doesn't carry to sweeper cover running forward
Blessing Muzarabani to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - slower-ball and full and wide outside off, Gerhard Erasmus again opens the face of the bat as he slices, this time it doesn't carry to sweeper cover running forward
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, SIX - full and wide outside off, Gerhard Erasmus throws the hands at that, opens the face of the bat and it flies off the bat, the wind helped him too as the ball goes all the way over the deep point fence
Blessing Muzarabani to Loftie-Eaton, SIX
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, SIX - full and wide outside off, Gerhard Erasmus throws the hands at that, opens the face of the bat and it flies off the bat, the wind helped him too as the ball goes all the way over the deep point fence
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - full outside off, Gerhard Erasmus is happy to get low and shovel it to deep mid-wicket. A wild throw that is well wide of Tadiwanashe Marumani and it's an easy two. In fact, it's a short run. Just and Erasmus will be on strike
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs - full outside off, Gerhard Erasmus is happy to get low and shovel it to deep mid-wicket. A wild throw that is well wide of Tadiwanashe Marumani and it's an easy two
OV 18th
9 runs 1 Wicket
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128-6JJ Smit: 3 (4)
Gerhard Erasmus: 66 (40)
Kundai Matigimu
4-0-31-2
Kundai Matigimu to Smit, out Caught by Sikandar Raza!! JJ Smit finds long-off. It's full outside off - in the slot, JJ Smit gets forward to loft, Raza is in from the fence at long-off, he dives forward and takes a nice catch. Smit c Sikandar Raza b Kundai Matigimu 3(4)
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - full and wide outside off, Gerhard Erasmus reaches for it and opens the face of the bat to slice it between two men at deep backward point
Kundai Matigimu to Smit, 1 run - low full-toss outside off, JJ Smit opens the face of the bat and guides it to deep backward point
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, 3 runs - deep backward square-leg is free and Gerhard Erasmus knows it. It's a low full-toss outside off, he shuffles across and gets low to shovel it into the gap there, they come back for the third
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, wide - another way outside off, left alone
Kundai Matigimu to Smit, 1 run - full and wide outside off, JJ Smit reaches for it and opens the face of the bat to slice it, Brad Evans at deep backward point dives forward and that's a good effort, but the ball falls in front
Kundai Matigimu to Smit, wide - way outside off, nearly didn't land on the cutstrip and it's called a as JJ Smit lets it go
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - low full-toss outside off, Gerhard Erasmus sinks low and shovels it, on the bounce to deep mid-wicket
OV 17th
10 runs 1 Wicket
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119-5Gerhard Erasmus: 61 (37)
JJ Smit: 1 (1)
Sikandar Raza
4-0-27-1
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - full on off, Gerhard Erasmus gets forward and drives, the bottom-hand takes over and he finds deep mid-wicket
Sikandar Raza to Smit, 1 run - the off-break and tossed up full on off, Smit gets forward to drive to long-on
Sikandar Raza to Ruben Trumpelmann, out Bowled!! Dragged back on. The leg-break on a length just outside off - Ruben Trumpelmann goes on the back foot to force it and the thick inside-edge goes back on to leg-stump. Sikandar Raza strikes in his last over. Ruben Trumpelmann b Sikandar Raza 2(3)
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - slower and wider outside off as Gerhard Erasmus backs away to leg, he has to reach for it and he mistimes the drive to long-off
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, SIX - massive that from Gerhard Erasmus. He backs away outside the leg-stump, this is a length delivery there, he pulls high and handsomely over deep square-leg
Sikandar Raza to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run - good length and sliding into the pads, Ruben Trumpelmann gets forward and works it to deep mid-wicket
OV 16th
7 runs 1 Wicket
NAM
109-4Ruben Trumpelmann: 1 (1)
Gerhard Erasmus: 53 (34)
Brad Evans
3-0-14-2
Brad Evans to Ruben Trumpelmann, 1 run - short of length on middle, Ruben Trumpelmann goes on the back foot and turns it to the vacant mid-wicket area, he is off the mark
Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, out Caught by Ryan Burl!! Alexander Volschenk holes out. A short of length delivery outside off - he gets forward and pulls, but doesn't clear Burl who leaps a little at long-on and takes it with both hands. Judged that well. The partnership is broken. Alexander Volschenk c Ryan Burl b Brad Evans 29(31) [4s-2 6s-1]
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - short outside off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and pulls, on the bounce to deep mid-wicket
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, no run - short of length outside off, width was there, Gerhard Erasmus cuts and misses, kept a tad low that time
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR - 50 for Gerhard Erasmus. A slower-ball off-cutter and it's short and going down leg, Erasmus goes on the back foot and pulls to the vacant fine-leg area, one bounce over the ropes
Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - to long-on
OV 15th
8 runs 0 Wickets
NAM
102-3Gerhard Erasmus: 48 (31)
Alexander Volschenk: 28 (29)
Blessing Muzarabani
3-0-21-1
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs - Bennett at deep backward point fumbles and gives away one more. It's a short of length delivery outside off, cut hard but straight to him and he fails to field properly. Nearly runs away to the fence
Blessing Muzarabani to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - luck with Alexander Volschenk. He went on the back foot to pull, the thick top-edge flies and third man goes for the catch but is a tad slow in diving forward, the ball falls in front and he gets the body in the way
Blessing Muzarabani to Alexander Volschenk, no run - short of length outside off, Alexander Volschenk goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to defend to backward point
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - short of length just outside off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and pulls down to long-on
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, no run - angles the length delivery into middle and leg, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot to flick and the thick inside-edge on to pad rolls back to Blessing Muzarabani
Blessing Muzarabani to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR - rasping cut. A short of length delivery outside off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and gets on top of the bounce, cuts well wide of backward point and that's all timing
OV 14th
15 runs 0 Wickets
NAM
94-3Gerhard Erasmus: 41 (27)
Alexander Volschenk: 27 (27)
Kundai Matigimu
3-0-22-1
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - short outside off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and pulls hard and straight to deep mid-wicket
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR - again short and again pulled for four. Kundai Matigimu keeps testing the middle of the pitch, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and pulls hard, beats the dive of deep backward square-leg who went to his left. Perhaps could've done a bit better
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - bit more effort into this short delivery from Kundai Matigimu and it rears up on Alexander Volschenk who goes on the back foot and fends it to the backward square-leg area. Not convincingly played
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, FOUR - short outside off, Alexander Volschenk goes on the back foot and pulls between deep backward square-leg and deep mid-wicket. Right into the gap between the two fielders
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - short of length outside off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and cuts late, the ball finds third man this time
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR - backward point should've done much better there, short and wide outside off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and cuts hard, Kaia dives to his left but is slow and the ball slips away
OV 13th
6 runs 0 Wickets
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79-3Gerhard Erasmus: 31 (23)
Alexander Volschenk: 22 (25)
Sikandar Raza
3-0-17-0
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - Gerhard Erasmus backs away and Sikandar Raza bowls it flat on a good length on middle, flat-batted without much timing down to long-off
Sikandar Raza to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - on a good length outside off, Alexander Volschenk gets forward and pushes it down to long-on
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - fired in quicker and on a good length outside off, Gerhard Erasmus comes down the track and glances it to short fine
Sikandar Raza to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - good length and no turn on middle, Alexander Volschenk goes on the back foot and turns it through the vacant mid-wicket area
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - flat good length on off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and pushes it down to long-on. The 50-run stand is up
Sikandar Raza to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run
OV 12th
14 runs 0 Wickets
NAM
73-3Gerhard Erasmus: 28 (20)
Alexander Volschenk: 19 (22)
Wellington Masakadza
2-0-18-0
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs - dragged down short outside off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and pulls wide of deep mid-wicket. Easy two as this was in the gap
Wellington Masakadza to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - wide of the crease and flat and short outside off, Alexander Volschenk goes on the back foot and cuts wide of sweeper cover for one
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - again comes down the track and this is a flat good length delivery outside off, Gerhard Erasmus glances it to short fine
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs - fine running again. It's tossed up full outside off, Gerhard Erasmus comes down the track and shuffles across to clip in front of deep square-leg. They come back for the 2nd
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, SIX - that's a mighty hit. Gerhard Erasmus makes room just outside the leg-stump and it's full there, he gets forward and smashes the loft into the carrom-ball parking outside the fence at long-on
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs - flat good length around off, Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot and pushes it in front of long-on. They run hard and come back for the second
OV 11th
9 runs 0 Wickets
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59-3Gerhard Erasmus: 15 (15)
Alexander Volschenk: 18 (21)
Sikandar Raza
2-0-11-0
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, leg byes - 1 run, Gerhard Erasmus advances and Sikandar Raza shortens his length, on the pads, Erasmus flicks and misses, off the pad to the square-leg area
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, no run - flat good length and slides on straight on off, Gerhard Erasmus gets forward to defend it back to Sikandar Raza
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR - short and wide outside off, round-arm and Gerhard Erasmus goes on the back foot to cut it late, between two men at backward point. Right into the gap. That was a poor delivery`
Sikandar Raza to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - tossed up full this leg-break on off, Alexander Volschenk gets forward to drive to long-on
Sikandar Raza to Alexander Volschenk, 2 runs - flat good length outside off, Alexander Volschenk goes on the back foot and tucks it to deep mid-wicket, a fumble gives the chance for the batters to try for a third, but deep square-leg is there and they are happy with two
Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - tossed up full on off, Gerhard Erasmus gets forward and pushes to the left of extra-cover, they take a quick single
OV 10th
4 runs 0 Wickets
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50-3Alexander Volschenk: 15 (19)
Gerhard Erasmus: 10 (11)
Brad Evans
2-0-7-1
Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, no run - short delivery, Volschenk sways away from it and immediately looks at the square leg umpire. Not short enough to be wided
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - short delivery and that's been pulled to deep backward square leg after swivelling across by Erasmus. 50 up for Namibia in the 10th over
Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - fuller than a length, push-driven to the right of backward point
Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, no run - shortish outside off, Volschenk arches back to slash and misses
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - short of length, turned through square leg
Brad Evans to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - pitched up delivery, driven to the right of cover
OV 9th
10 runs 0 Wickets
NAM
46-3Gerhard Erasmus: 8 (9)
Alexander Volschenk: 13 (15)
Ryan Burl
1-0-10-0
Ryan Burl to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs - cuts with the spin through point for a couple of runs
Ryan Burl to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - turns this length ball to midwicket
Ryan Burl to Alexander Volschenk, no run - full outside off, just inside the tramline, Volschenk shoulders arms
Ryan Burl to Alexander Volschenk, SIX - classy shot from Alexander Volschenk! Floated up outside off and Volschenk presses forward to play a beautiful lofted drive over extra cover. Goes inside-out for the first six of the match
Ryan Burl to Alexander Volschenk, no run - spinning legbreak, Volschenk looks to ease it through the off-side and gets beaten on the outside edge. Tadiwanashe Marumani breaks the stumps but Volschenk's back leg is rooted inside the crease
Ryan Burl to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - turns this length ball into the midwicket region for a single
OV 8th
6 runs 0 Wickets
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36-3Alexander Volschenk: 6 (11)
Gerhard Erasmus: 5 (7)
Kundai Matigimu
2-0-7-1
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, no run - short outside off, left alone
Kundai Matigimu to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - shortish ball, pulled along the ground to deep backward square leg
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - in the air and just safe! Off-speed short delivery outside off, Volschenk stays back to upper-cut and checks his shot due to the change of pace. The ball splices up in the air, Wellington Masakadza backpedals and dives to his right at backward point but the ball is out of his reach
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, no run - muted appeal for caught behind. Good comeback delivery from Matigimu. It's the hard length that slants back in, Volschenk ends up playing inside the line of the ball and it eludes the outside edge
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, FOUR - short ball from Matigimu, Volschenk spots the length early, fetches it from outside off and slams the pull over midwicket for a one-bounce four. He was in total control of his stroke
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, no run - fullish ball angling in, pushed to the left of short midwicket and Raza makes a tumbling stop
OV 7th
4 runs 0 Wickets
NAM
30-3Gerhard Erasmus: 4 (6)
Alexander Volschenk: 1 (6)
Wellington Masakadza
1-0-4-0
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, no run - short, wide and Masakadza gets away with it. Erasmus cuts hard off the back foot and backward point makes a diving stop to his left
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, no run - gets forward to drive towards long-off, but he gets too close to the pitch of the ball and inside-edges it into the leg-side
Wellington Masakadza to Alexander Volschenk, 1 run - shorterned length, Volschenk stays back and nudges it to midwicket
Wellington Masakadza to Alexander Volschenk, no run - fullish ball on the stumps, blocked back to the bowler
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - full on middle-leg, knocked down to long-on
Wellington Masakadza to Gerhard Erasmus, 2 runs - round the wicket, full delivery, Erasmus leans forward and drives through cover for a brace. Good running
OV 6th
1 runs 1 Wicket
NAM
26-3Alexander Volschenk: 0 (4)
Gerhard Erasmus: 1 (2)
Kundai Matigimu
1-0-1-1
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, no run - length ball angling in, blocked
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, no run - fuller ball on off-middle, pushed to cover-point
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, wide - half an appeal for caught behind, but that's been d by the umpire.On the shorter side again, the line is just outside leg and Volschenk shoulders arms just in time to avoid it
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, no run - good lift as Matigimu hits the deck hard. Seams back in as well. Volschenk stands tall to defend and the ball hits the splice of the bat
Kundai Matigimu to Alexander Volschenk, no run - shortish outside off, left alone
Kundai Matigimu to Zane Green, out Caught by Tadiwanashe Marumani!! Edged and gone! Fifty in the previous game - gone for 1 today. Away-angling back of a length delivery outside off. Green hangs back to square-cut and only manages an outside edge on it. The keeper - Tadiwanashe Marumani - dives to his left to pouch it with both hands. Zane Green c Tadiwanashe Marumani b Kundai Matigimu 1(4)
Kundai Matigimu to Zane Green, no run - short ball, Green goes after it with a pull and Brian Bennett makes a sharp stop with a dive to his left at midwicket
OV 5th
5 runs 1 Wicket
NAM
25-2Zane Green: 1 (2)
Gerhard Erasmus: 1 (2)
Blessing Muzarabani
2-0-13-1
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, 1 run - shortened length, Green rides the bounce and guides it to third man
Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green, no run - away-angling short of length delivery with a slip in place, left alone outside off
Blessing Muzarabani to Jan Frylinck, out Caught by Wellington Masakadza!! Blessing Muzarabani gets his man! Length ball - Frylinck shapes to heave it across the line once again. The ball balloons up in the air off the top-edge due to the extra bounce. Seemed like an easy catch to cover-point initially but the ball kept swirling due to the wind. Wellington Masakadza makes the necessary adjustment and does well to hold onto it. Jan Frylinck c Wellington Masakadza b Blessing Muzarabani 8(14) [4s-1]
Blessing Muzarabani to Jan Frylinck, FOUR - connects on this occasion and collects his first boundary. Frylinck goes back in the crease, clears his front leg and swings hard to hack it over mid-on. A couple of bounces and into the fence
Blessing Muzarabani to Jan Frylinck, no run - another play and miss! Very similar to the previous delivery. Full and going away with the angle, Frylinck doesn't lay bat on ball as he tries to flay it through the off-side
Blessing Muzarabani to Jan Frylinck, no run - fullish delivery angling away outside off, Frylinck clears his front leg to flay it over the off-side and connects thin air
OV 4th
3 runs 1 Wicket
NAM
20-1Jan Frylinck: 4 (10)
Gerhard Erasmus: 1 (2)
Brad Evans
1-0-3-1
Brad Evans to Jan Frylinck, 1 run - on a length and fractionally outside off, punched towards point for a quick single
Brad Evans to Jan Frylinck, no run - fuller than a length, Frylinck is half-forward to drive and inside-edges it back towards the bowler
Brad Evans to Jan Frylinck, no run - short of a good length ball on middle, shapes in a fraction, a hopping Frylinck knocks it to mid-on
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, 1 run - length ball angling in towards leg and Erasmus gets off the mark by leg-glancing it to deep square leg
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, no run - taps this fullish length ball on the off-side
Brad Evans to Gerhard Erasmus, wide - bouncer, Erasmus ducks under it and that's been d for height
Brad Evans to Louren Steenkamp, out Caught by Wesley Madhavere!! In the air and taken! Brad Evans strikes with his first ball. Full delivery angling in towards off from over the wicket - Steenkamp wants to play an aggressive shot and perishes in the process. Swings across the line to eye a maximum but doesn't get the timing right. Wesley Madhavere, at deep backward square leg, comes in and keeps his eyes on the ball. Not easy with a strong wind blowing. He leaps to his right in the end to snaffle it with both hands. Louren Steenkamp c Wesley Madhavere b Brad Evans 14(12) [4s-2]
OV 3rd
3 runs 0 Wickets
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17-0Louren Steenkamp: 14 (11)
Jan Frylinck: 3 (7)
Sikandar Raza
1-0-3-0
Sikandar Raza to Louren Steenkamp, 1 run - length ball marginally wide of off, bunted down to long-on
Sikandar Raza to Jan Frylinck, 1 run - clipped towards midwicket for a single
Sikandar Raza to Jan Frylinck, no run - backs away a long way does Frylinck, Raza bowls slower on this occasion. Driven straight to extra cover
Sikandar Raza to Jan Frylinck, no run - Frylinck moves leg-side and Raza follows him with a full delivery. That's been flicked to short fine leg but the batters can't steal the single
Sikandar Raza to Jan Frylinck, no run - fuller ball on off from round the wicket, Frylinck defends off the front foot
Sikandar Raza to Louren Steenkamp, 1 run - flat ball on a length from over the wicket, angling in towards middle-leg and Steenkamp jabs it through wide mid-on
OV 2nd
8 runs 0 Wickets
NAM
14-0Louren Steenkamp: 12 (9)
Jan Frylinck: 2 (3)
Blessing Muzarabani
1-0-8-0
Blessing Muzarabani to Louren Steenkamp, 1 run - back of a length outside off, Steenkamp slashes and chops it down to third man. The man in the deep gets down just in time to stop it
Blessing Muzarabani to Louren Steenkamp, no run - stays leg-side and drives this length ball to point
Blessing Muzarabani to Louren Steenkamp, 2 runs - through the same region again but this one isn't timed as good as the previous one. Collects two and the mid-off fielder hunts it down
Blessing Muzarabani to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR - cracking shot off the front foot! Pitched up by Muzarabani and Steenkamp presses forward to fiercely drive it through extra cover. Perfect placement and good placement
Blessing Muzarabani to Jan Frylinck, 1 run - touch fuller, Frylinck drives away from the body and outside-edges to third man
Blessing Muzarabani to Jan Frylinck, no run - Blessing Muzarabani starts with a lovely delivery! Zips off the deck from a short of length, leaves the left-hander with the angle and beats the defensive outside edge of Frylinck . The ball may have seamed away as well
OV 1st
6 runs 0 Wickets
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6-0Jan Frylinck: 1 (1)
Louren Steenkamp: 5 (5)
Wesley Madhavere
1-0-6-0
Wesley Madhavere to Jan Frylinck, 1 run - round the wicket, fullish ball on leg, turned in front of square on the leg-side
Wesley Madhavere to Louren Steenkamp, 1 run - push-drives to the right of Raza at extra cover and sets off for a quick single
Wesley Madhavere to Louren Steenkamp, no run - pushed to cover
Wesley Madhavere to Louren Steenkamp, no run - length ball on off, defended back to the bowler
Wesley Madhavere to Louren Steenkamp, FOUR - to backward square leg
Wesley Madhavere to Louren Steenkamp, no run - length ball just outside off from over the wicket, defended back to the bowler