NAM vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022 Highlights: UAE beat Nambia in a last over thriller, Netherlands qualifies for 'Super 12'

UAE have fallen behind the allocated time for their 20 overs. They will bowl this final over with only four fielders outside the circle

Match goes down to the last over as Namibia needs 14 in 6 deliveries to qualify for the next round.

Meiyappan to Trumpelmann, SIX, quicker googly on the body, Trumpelmann swings with the spin and easily clears the deep square leg boundary. Do we still have a chase on the cards?

Overs - 16  Runs - 103/7

46 required in 24

Zahoor Khan to Wiese, no ball, FOUR, full on off, driven hard to the left of extra cover for a boundary from Wiese. To make matters worse it is a no ball

Overs - 14.1  Runs - 82/7

69 required in 35 deliveries

Meiyappan to Smit, out Smit Run Out!! 1 run completed A suicidal run out! Namibia are imploding. Full on middle, Smit turns it softly onto the leg side for a single. He's keen on the second with the fielders all out deep and the bowler chasing after it, but his partner sends him back after some indecision. Smit run out (Meiyappan/Ahmed Raza) 3(3)

Overs - 7.5  Runs - 46/5

Meiyappan to Erasmus, out Bowled!! Last game's hat-trick hero starts off with another wicket here! Flater onto middle, rushes Erasmus who chops it back onto his stumps trying to cut. Namibia in a real spot of bother now! Erasmus b Meiyappan 16(18) [4s-2]

Overs - 7.2  Runs - 43/4

Basil Hameed to Loftie-Eaton, out Lbw!! What a great review! Loftie-Eaton attempts a switch hit and gets struck on his back pad. It looked like it might slide down leg, but the review confirms it would have crashed into leg stump. Namibia in a spot of bother. Loftie-Eaton lbw b Basil Hameed 1(6)

Overs - 5  Runs - 26/3

Basil Hameed to Michael van Lingen, out Caught by Alishan Sharafu at deep square leg!! There was one fielder in the deep and Van Lingen has picked him out. He can't believe it as Namibia lose a second early wicket. Shorter on the pads, slapped towards deep square leg where there was a waiting fielder to grab onto a reverse cup over his head. Well judged catch from Sharafu. Michael van Lingen c Alishan Sharafu b Basil Hameed 10(8) [4s-1]

Overs - 3  Runs - 16/2

Basil Hameed to Michael van Lingen, FOUR, short and wide, Van Lingen rocks back and cuts it between point and extra cover. Races away to the fence.

Overs 2.1  Runs - 14/1

Junaid Siddique to Baard, out Caught by Ahmed Raza!! good length on the pads, Baard tries to run it down to fine leg but the ball stops slightly off the surface. Gets a leading edge off his splice which lobs up in the air towards the cover fielder. Junaid Siddique off in celebration, just the start UAE needed! Baard c Ahmed Raza b Junaid Siddique 4(6) [4s-1]

Overs - 1.5  Runs - 10/1

Alright then, The Chase bagins

Basil Hameed to Michael van Lingen, no run, short and quick outside off, cut off the backfoot but just short of a diving point fielder
Michael van Lingen and Baard are at the crease. Michael van Lingen is on strike. Basil Hameed will open the attack

Overs - 0.0  Runs - 0

Smit to Basil Hameed, 2 runs, 21 off the last over. It's a low full-toss on the stumps, slugged to deep mid-wicket and the throw from Frylinck goes to the keeper's end and they come back for an easy two.

UAE - 148/3

Namibia still favorites to chase this down. Back for the chase in 5 minutes

NAM vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022 - That's the end of Waseem

Having brought up his fifty UAE's Waseem holes out to Ben Shikongo. A good knock comes to an end. Time to rebuild again for UAE, Namibia will hope to get some more wickets. 

UAE 99/2 (15.2) 

NAM vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022 - UAE shift gears

UAE are looking to accelerate now with Waseem nearing his fifty and captain Rizwan playing the anchor's role. What a comeback from them. Namibia in search of a crucial breakthrough. 

UAE 95/1 (14.3)

NAM vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022 - First blood for Namibia

The cautious approach doesn't pay off as UAE lose their first wicket. The captain CP Rizwan joins Waseem in the middle as Aravind gets dismissed. He tried for a big hit but got it all wrong and handed an easy catch to Michael van Lingen at short third man. 

UAE 40/1 (8.2)

NAM vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022: UAE must accelerate now

UAE batsmen have looked to take on a cautious approach but they must accelerate now. The powerplay is done and they've failed to cross the 50-run mark. 

Vriitya Aravind is batting at 20 (30) and Muhammad Waseem 14 (17). Time to switch gears. 

UAE 39/0 (8)

NAM vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022: UAE off to steady start

UAE openers Muhammad Waseem, and Vriitya Aravind are looking to provide a steady start. It' all about trying to finish on a high for them. 

UAE 24/0 (4)

NAM vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022: Mini Asia Cup

Namibia's net run rate of +1.277 is higher than Sri Lanka, so if they win against UAE, they will pip Sri Lanka to finish in top place in group A. What that means is that Namibia will reach Group A of Super 12, and Sri Lanka will join the likes of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Africa in Group B, making it the so-called 'group of death' with possibly four Asian teams. 

NAM vs UAE T20 World Cup 2022: Team News

Here's how the two teams are lining up for this clash:

United Arab Emirates (Playing XI): Muhammad Waseem, Vriitya Aravind(w), Chundangapoyil Rizwan(c), Alishan Sharafu, Aayan Afzal Khan, Basil Hameed, Karthik Meiyappan, Fahad Nawaz, Ahmed Raza, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan

Namibia (Playing XI): Stephan Baard, Michael van Lingen, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green(w), Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo