| 0.0 : TOSS - Australia have won the toss and they have opted to BOWL first. |
| Australia (Playing XI) - David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh(C), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(WK), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood. |
| Namibia (Playing XI) - Niko Davin, Michael van Lingen, Jan Frylinck, Merwe Erasmus(C), JJ Smit, Zane Green(WK), David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo. |
| The captain of Australia, Mitchell Marsh says that they will bowl first. Tells that it looks like a nice wicket. Informs that they have made one change with Nathan Ellis coming in for Mitchell Starc. Adds that Starc did not pull up well after the last game. Shares that they are looking forward to this game and that they will try to qualify with a win here. |
| The skipper of Namibia, Merwe Erasmus says that they would have bowled first as well. States that it looks like a good wicket. Informs that they have made three changes. Says that he is excited for Jack Brassell. Ends by saying that they will give their best shot and hope to create an upset. |
| PITCH REPORT -Â Danny Morrison is near the deck. He starts by saying that it is the same pitch as the last game played at this venue. Adds that a nice breeze is blowing across the ground. Tells that 65 metres and 67 metres are the dimensions of the square boundaries with a 75-metre hit down the ground. Aaron Finch joins him and says that it looks like a good wicket. States that it does not have a huge amount of grass but it is a hard wicket. Reckons that taking pace off will be the key on this s |
| Before we get underway, the match officials and the two sets of players, along with their mascots, will line up for the national anthems. It will be the national anthem of Namibia first, followed by Australia's national anthem. |
| We are done with the pre-match formalities. Oh no, out of nowhere, it has started to drizzle a bit, and the ground staff are coming on with the covers. There is a constant breeze blowing across, which should blow away the rain and the Australian players are hanging around, a sign that it is just a mizzle. A couple of minutes later, it has stopped raining and the covers have been taken off. All good to go then. It will be Niko Davin and Michael van Lingen to open the innings for Namibia. Josh H |
| 0.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, Starts right on the money, as always! Charges in from over the wicket and lands it on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Michael van Lingen misses out as he tries to clip it away and gets hit on the body. |
| 0.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, Play and a miss! A bit too short and angling away, wide on off, Michael van Lingen pushes at it tentatively and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 0.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, TWO WIDES! Matthew Wade does well to get a hand to it! Switches to around the wicket but slips it down leg, on a back of a length, Michael van Lingen swings but misses. Wade flings to his right and gets his right mitt to it. The batters cross as the ball rolls off the gloves towards short fine leg. Namibia are underway through extras! |
| Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, Hits the hard length again and gets the ball to skid through, on middle, Niko Davin gets beaten for pace as he shapes up to pull but the ball hits him high on the bat and rolls on the off side. |
| 0.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, Niko Davin gets off the mark. First runs off the bat for Namibia. |
| 0.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, Bowls it too wide on off, short as well, Michael van Lingen tries to cash in on the width as he looks to slap it away but fails to get any bat on it. |
| 0.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, FOUR! Edged away! On a back of a length and in the channel on off, Michael van Lingen throws his hands at it and gets an outside edge that flies over first slip for the first boundary of the game. |
| Who will bowl from the other end? |
| 1.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Niko Davin, No run. |
| 1.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Niko Davin, Miscued in the air but safe! Drags his length back and bowls it over middle, Niko Davin's weight stays on the back foot and he tries to flat bat it back over the bowler's head. Hits it uppishly but it lands safely to the left of mid on for one. |
| 1.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Michael van Lingen, Angling away from the left-hander, on a good length, on off, Michael van Lingen punches it firmly but picks out the man at cover. |
| 1.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Michael van Lingen, No run. |
| 1.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Michael van Lingen, FOUR! Lovely shot! Pitched up by Stoinis and it swings back into the left-hander, on middle and leg, Michael van Lingen clears his front leg and drives it to the right of mid on for a boundary. |
| 1.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Michael van Lingen, Pulls the length back after being hit for four on the previous ball and this is around middle, Michael van Lingen rides the bounce well and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. |
| 2.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, Good running! At 131.8 kph, full and around the off-stump line, Michael van Lingen pushes it with a straight bat in front of Mitchell Marsh at mid off and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 2.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, Beaten! Just outside the off-stump, a bit of nibble away from the right-hander, on a good length, Niko Davin goes for the cut but the ball is too close to his body and it zips past the bat. |
| 2.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, Angling in, on a hard length, on middle and leg, Niko Davin goes deep in his crease and clears his front leg to have a swipe across the line but gets undone by the extra bounce and gets hit near the waist. |
| 2.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, OUT! TAKEN! Josh Hazlewood strikes early! Niko Davin never looked comfortable and he departs now. Bowls it in the channel on off, on a short of a good length, Niko Davin gives himself room by moving to the leg side and tries to thrash it through the off side. Gets a good chunk of it but hits it aerially and straight to backward point. Glenn Maxwell takes a sharp reverse cup catch in front of his face. |
| 2.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Jan Frylinck, No run. |
| 2.4 : Jan Frylinck is in at number 3. |
| 2.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Jan Frylinck, Honing in, on off, on a back of a length, Jan Frylinck waits on it and steers it with an open bat face to deep third to get off the mark with a single. |
| 3.1 : Pat Cummins to Jan Frylinck, No run. |
| 3.2 : Pat Cummins to Jan Frylinck, This is on a tighter line, on a length, on the off pole, Jan Frylinck covers the line of the ball and pushes it in front of cover. |
| 3.3 : Pat Cummins to Jan Frylinck, Three dots to start with! Shaping in a touch, on a back of a length, on middle, Jan Frylinck clears his front leg and goes for a hack across the line. Gets it off the inner half of the bat and it rolls down to mid-wicket. |
| 3.4 : Pat Cummins to Jan Frylinck, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Immediate impact for Pat Cummins! |
| 3.5 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, Dishes it out on a hard length with two slips in place, on off, Merwe Erasmus gets on top of the bounce nicely and blocks it out on the off side. |
| 0.0 : The captain of Namibia, Merwe Erasmus walks out to bat. |
| 3.6 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, Pat Cummins starts with a wicket-maiden! Shaping into the right-hander, around off, on a back of a length, Merwe Erasmus shuffles across a bit and taps it with a straight bat towards mid off. |
| 0.0 : Who comes in next? |
| 4.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, OUT! GONE! Glenn Maxwell takes it on the second attempt and Josh Hazlewood has his second. Namibia in more trouble. |
| 4.2 : Josh Hazlewood to JJ Smit, 1 run. |
| 4.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, No run. |
| 4.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Slanting in again but a touch fuller, on off, Merwe Erasmus accounts for the inward angle and keeps it out on the off side. |
| 4.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Much fuller from Josh Hazlewood, around off and middle, Merwe Erasmus presents a full face of the bat and pushes it off the front foot to mid off. |
| 4.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Top stuff from Josh Hazlewood, a wicket and just a single off it. |
| 5.1 : Marcus Stoinis to JJ Smit, Angles it around the pads, on a nagging length, JJ Smit plays all around it and gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball thuds his pads. |
| 5.2 : Marcus Stoinis to JJ Smit, 1 run. |
| 5.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, No run. |
| 5.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, At 130.8 kph, on a back of a length, angling in, on middle and leg, Merwe Erasmus backs away and opens up his front hip but can only push it back to the bowler. 8 balls faced but Erasmus is yet to get off the mark. |
| 5.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, Make that 9 balls! Delivers it on a short of a good length, on middle, Merwe Erasmus uses his feet and taps it down on the off side in front of cover. |
| 5.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, Merwe Erasmus is struggling big time out there! The Namibian skipper has faced 10 balls but he is yet to open his account. Gets the ball to skid through does Stoinis, on a hard length, around middle and leg, Merwe Erasmus makes room for himself to go through the off side but the ball zips through and beats the bat. |
| 6.1 : Adam Zampa to JJ Smit, Starts off from over the wicket and gets a hint of away turn, on a nagging length, outside off, JJ Smit gets on the back foot and turns it to square leg. |
| 6.2 : Adam Zampa to JJ Smit, 1 run. |
| 6.3 : Adam Zampa to Merwe Erasmus, No run. |
| 6.4 : Adam Zampa to Merwe Erasmus, Dishes out the googly and it skids as well, on middle and leg, Merwe Erasmus goes back and gets his bat out in front of the pads to push it to cover. |
| 6.5 : Adam Zampa to Merwe Erasmus, Beaten! Gets a good purchase off the deck as the ball pops and it spins away a touch as well, outside off, on a nagging length, Merwe Erasmus goes for the cut but gets undone by the extra bounce as the ball sails over the bat. |
| 6.6 : Adam Zampa to Merwe Erasmus, Tidy start from Zampa, just a single off it. |
| 7.1 : Nathan Ellis to JJ Smit, Starts with a full delivery, on off, JJ Smit drives it without much timing to mid off. |
| 7.2 : Nathan Ellis to JJ Smit, Takes pace off and keeps it full as well, in the channel of off, JJ Smit tries to get this one through the off side but the ball sneaks under the bat. |
| 7.3 : Nathan Ellis to JJ Smit, Beauty! Shaping away, on a back of a length, in the corridor of off, JJ Smit has a fiddle at the delivery and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 7.4 : Nathan Ellis to JJ Smit, OUT! LBW! Brilliant review from Australia! Nathan Ellis was confident and the technology proved him right there. A big shout for LBW but this looks to be going down leg with the angle! Looks high as well. Steams in from over the wicket and angles it into the right-hander, on a good length, around the pads, JJ Smit stays rooted in his crease and looks to clip it away. Gets beaten on the inside edge and the ball strikes him high on the back pad. There is nothing on |
| 7.5 : Nathan Ellis to Zane Green, Leg bye. |
| 7.6 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, Attacks the stumps with a full delivery, on off, Merwe Erasmus does not move his feet much but does enough to cover the line of the ball and defends it out. End of another successful over for Australia. |
| 8.1 : Adam Zampa to Zane Green, Nicely played but only one! Full and on middle. Green plays the paddle sweep down to fine leg for one. |
| 8.2 : Adam Zampa to Merwe Erasmus, Wade put in a loud shout but not given! Australia review again. This though seems the impact was outside off and there was bat. NOT OUT! The impact is outside off. Did seem like that. This is tossed up around off. Erasmus looks to play the paddle sweep but does so by planting his front leg outside off. |
| 8.3 : Adam Zampa to Merwe Erasmus, This time he does connect, it goes down to fine leg for one. |
| 8.4 : Adam Zampa to Zane Green, Lovely nut! The googly, it lands around off and then spins away. Green is beaten as he looks to defend. |
| 0.0 : David Wiese is in at number 7. |
| 8.5 : Adam Zampa to Zane Green, OUT! A loud appeal and the finger is raised. Half the side back in the hut for Namibia now. They are in all sorts of trouble. They continue to lose wickets and the runs are not coming too. Full and on middle. Green looks to sweep but misses and is hit on the pad. That is as plumb as it gets. |
| 8.6 : Adam Zampa to David Wiese, Dot to end! On off. Flatter. This is pushed to cover. |
| 9.1 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! Slammed away! That is a seriously good shot and Namibia need a lot of these. Outside off. Erasmus stands tall and slams it through covers. Lovely stroke. |
| 9.2 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, No run. |
| 9.3 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, Goes short and on the body. This is pulled down to fine leg for one. |
| 9.4 : Pat Cummins to David Wiese, Well bowled! Goes full. A yorker on middle. David looks to flick but gets an inside edge onto the pads. |
| 9.5 : Pat Cummins to David Wiese, A good short one on the body. David evades it well. |
| 0.0 : Drinks break! It has been all Australia in the first 10 overs and things do not seem to be getting any easier for Namibia. The Aussies have been relentless with their lines and lengths and have given absolutely nothing away. For Namibia, the onus is on these two experienced batters to breathe some life into the innings and take them to a total of some respect. |
| 9.6 : Pat Cummins to David Wiese, On the pads. This is clipped down to fine leg for one. |
| 10.1 : Adam Zampa to David Wiese, 4 Byes. |
| 10.2 : Adam Zampa to David Wiese, Around off. This is pushed towards cover. |
| 0.0 : Who comes out now? |
| 10.3 : Adam Zampa to David Wiese, OUT! c Josh Hazlewood b Adam Zampa. |
| 10.4 : Adam Zampa to Ruben Trumpelmann, Around off. This is guided past point for one. |
| 10.5 : Adam Zampa to Merwe Erasmus, Almost! This one drifts back in, it is the googly. Erasmus looks to defend but it goes off the inner half down to fine leg for one. |
| 10.6 : Adam Zampa to Ruben Trumpelmann, Dot to end! Fuller and on middle. This is hit back to the bowler. |
| 11.1 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, Lands safe! Around off. A slower one. Erasmus swings but is early in the shot. He hits it well enough to clear mid off. Two taken. |
| 11.2 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, Outside off. This stays low. Erasmus looks to cut but misses. |
| 11.3 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, Goes short now and on middle. Erasmus looks to cut but misses. |
| 11.4 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, On the bounce! Shorter and on middle. Erasmus flat-bats it but it lands short of mid on for one. |
| 11.5 : Nathan Ellis to Ruben Trumpelmann, Full and outside off. Ruben looks to drive but misses. |
| 11.6 : Nathan Ellis to Ruben Trumpelmann, Around off. This is pushed to cover. |
| 12.1 : Adam Zampa to Merwe Erasmus, Flatter and on off. This is guided towards point for one. |
| 12.2 : Adam Zampa to Ruben Trumpelmann, On off. This is pushed to cover. |
| 12.3 : Adam Zampa to Ruben Trumpelmann, SIX! That is a monster. Massive hit. A rare bad ball and it is put away. It needed to be put away. A full toss on middle. This is heaved over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. |
| 12.4 : Adam Zampa to Ruben Trumpelmann, OUT! Taken! Trumpelman falls. Shortish and on middle. This skids through. Ruben looks to pull. It goes pre off the toe end and it is taken by Maxwell at deep mid-wicket. Zampa has his revenge. |
| Bernard Scholtz comes out to bat now. |
| 12.5 : Adam Zampa to Bernard Scholtz, No run. |
| 12.6 : Adam Zampa to Bernard Scholtz, OUT! b Adam Zampa. |
| 13.1 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Around off. Erasmus stays leg side and slaps it but to point. |
| 12.6 : Jack Brassell comes out to bat now. |
| 13.2 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Does not take the run. He makes room again and hits it hard but straight to sweeper cover. No run taken. |
| 13.3 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Two! Well placed! Shortish and around off. This is slapped past cover. Wide of the sweeper. Two taken. |
| 13.4 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Bangs it short this time and on middle. Erasmus looks to play the upper cut but misses. |
| 13.5 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! Just short and Namibia are one short of fifty. Short and outside off. Erasmus yet again stays leg side of the delivery. He slaps it over cover and this goes for a one-bounce boundary. |
| 13.6 : Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Two! Shorter and on middle. Erasmus pulls it through wide mid on. He takes two. Not sure why he ran two there! He gets off strike now. Fifty up for Namibia. |
| 14.1 : Nathan Ellis to Jack Brassell, Full and on the pads. This is worked down to fine leg for one. |
| 14.2 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, A yorker outside off. Erasmus fails to reach it. |
| 14.3 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! Done in by the spin. A full toss on the pads. This is hit towards fine leg. Josh moves to his left but this spins away to his right after bounce and he fails to stop it. |
| 14.4 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, No run. |
| 14.5 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, Sweet timing but no runs! Around off. Erasmus guides it but to point. |
| 14.6 : Nathan Ellis to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! Uses the pace really well. A little edgy but he won't care! Shorter and around off. Erasmus looks to guide it down to third man but it goes off the top edge and down to the third man fence. Good over for Namibia. |
| 15.1 : Pat Cummins to Jack Brassell, Brassell does his job! Fuller and around off. This is pushed through covers for one. |
| 15.2 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, Outside off. Shorter. Erasmus looks to cut but chops it back to the bowler. |
| 15.3 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, 2 runs. |
| 15.4 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, SIX! This time nails it. That is a strong hit. Shorter and on middle. He moves in this time and pulls it over the square leg fence. |
| 15.5 : Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, Just the one this time! Shorter and on middle. Erasmus pulls it through square leg for one. |
| 15.6 : Pat Cummins to Jack Brassell, Negotiates the one ball he had to. A short one. Brassell watches it and lets it go. |
| 16.1 : Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, Goes wide outside off. Erasmus looks to sweep but misses. |
| 16.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, WIDE! Short and wide outside off. Erasmus looks to cut but misses. Wided. |
| Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, WIDE! Goes full and wide outside off. Erasmus looks to jam it out but misses. |
| 0.0 : Ben Shikongo is the last man in. |
| 16.2 : Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, OUT! c Glenn Maxwell b Marcus Stoinis. |
| 16.3 : Marcus Stoinis to Ben Shikongo, On middle. A slower one. Kept out. |
| 16.4 : Marcus Stoinis to Ben Shikongo, Fuller and on off. This is pushed to cover. |
| 16.5 : Marcus Stoinis to Ben Shikongo, A short one now on middle. Evaded. |
| 16.6 : Marcus Stoinis to Ben Shikongo, OUT! THAT IS A FINE CATCH! End of the Namibian innings. They are all out for 72! On middle. Ben looks to flick but it goes off the leading edge as he closes the face of the bat early. David runs to his left from mid on, dives and takes it. |
| 0.0 : As dominant as a bowling effort can be! Australia have simply swept away the Namibian batting unit, skittling them out for just 72. As he has so often done, Josh Hazlewood set the tone with his immaculate lines and lengths, taking two crucial wickets in his opening spell. Fellow pacers Pat Cummins and Nathan Ellis maintained relentless pressure, giving Namibia no breathing space whatsoever. Adam Zampa then joined the fray, making an immediate impact and ultimately removing Scholtz with the final |
| The Aussie bowling attack proved to be just too hot for Namibia to handle. After Merwe Erasmus's 36 and Michael van Lingen's 10, the next highest score was the 9 extras, which tells you everything you need to know about the African side's struggles with the bat. The ruthless pressure applied by the Australian bowlers left Namibia unable to find any rhythm, resulting in a dismal batting performance. Merwe Erasmus, taking as many as 17 balls to get off the mark, had a real struggle but hung in t |
| Josh Hazlewood is in for a chat. He says the wicket was good. Adds it was turning. Mentions heâs happy with the effort of the team. Says they have 15 members to pick from and rotation is important as there are back to back games. Ends by saying it is important to adapt to the conditions. |
| Right then, Australia are just 73 runs away from securing their place in the Super 8 stage. As for Namibia, it's all about making Australia work hard for each of those runs and trying to salvage some pride in what has been a tough encounter. Back in a bit for the chase. |
| ... THE RUN CHASE ... |
| Welcome back for Australia's reply. |
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