| 0.5 : 0.5: Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, FOUR! Incredible shot to get off the mark. It is full, swinging away, outside off. Michael Van Lingen leans in and drives it through the gap at covers for a boundary. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: Tim Pringle to Divan la Cock, OUT! CAUGHT! Tim Pringle draws the first blood. Divan la Cock looks to take the aerial route but holes out instead. It is quite short, outside off. Divan la Cock looks to whack it away. The ball though flies to long off off the top edge. Bas de Leede there takes a solid catch. Early success for Netherlands, just what they had envisioned. |
| 4.2: Colin Ackermann to Michael Van Lingen, FOUR! Up and over! Michael Van Lingen finding his groove here. It is tossed up, full and on off. Michael Van Lingen lofts it over mid on. It races away to the fence. |
| 4.5 : 4.5: Colin Ackermann to Michael Van Lingen, OUT! Colin Ackermann has the last laugh here. Netherlands lose their second wicket inside the Powerplay. It is tossed up, around middle, spinning away off the deck. Michael Van Lingen makes room and looks to clear the man at mid off. Although, he does not connect well and chips it just over mid off. Bas de Leede is required to do minimal work here to gather the catch and he does so with ease. |
| 4.3 : 4.3: Colin Ackermann to Michael Van Lingen, FOUR! And again! Michael Van Lingen gets two boundaries in two. This one is sliding down leg. Michael Van Lingen swivels and pulls it down to fine leg for a boundary. |
| 7.3: Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, EDGED AND FOUR! Fuller and around off, Jan Frylinck looks for the booming cover drive but gets a thick outside edge that runs away to the third man fence. |
| 5.2 : 5.2: Paul van Meekeren to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Netherlands on a roll here as they pick up a third wicket inside the Powerplay. Paul van Meekeren serves this one on a hard length again and just angles it across the left-hander. Nicol Loftie-Eaton stays back and just has a dab at it. The feet don't move and the outside edge is found. Scott Edwards behind the sticks makes no mistakes and Namibia in a spot of bother here. |
| 11.2: Roelof van der Merwe to Stephan Baard, OUT! CAUGHT! Roelof van der Merwe finds the breakthrough and a crucial one. Stephan Baard tries to break the shackles but holes out instead. It is tossed up, full and on off. Stephan Baard goes down on one knee and slogs it to deep mid-wicket. He does not get the desired distance on it. Fred Klaassen takes a sharp catch in the deep. Netherlands have their noses in front yet again. |
| 17.5 : 17.5: Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, SIX! Finally, Jan Frylinck connects one and Namibia get a much-needed biggie. Length again, around off and this is in the swing arc. Frylinck picks it up and muscles it over the mid-wicket fence. 100 is now up for Namibia. |
| 18.2 : 18.2: Bas de Leede to Jan Frylinck, OUT! CAUGHT! Bas de Leede goes for the off-cutter and bowls it full and outside off. Jan Frylinck hangs deep and looks to dispatch it over long on. Frylinck doesn't get a hold of it as the ball comes off the toe end of the bat. The ball goes over mid on and straight into the clutches of the fielder at long on. Paul van Meekeren makes no mistake and pouches it with ease. Jan Frylinck departs after a good knock. David Wiese walks out with the blade now. |
| 18.4 : 18.4: Bas de Leede to Gerhard Erasmus, OUT! KNOCKED HIM OVER! Bas de Leede picks up his second wicket and Netherlands striking at the right time. This is a length ball, around the top of off. Gerhard Erasmus gives himself a lot of room past the leg stump and tries to cut it away. The ball takes the outside edge and hits the off stump, knocking the bails over. Namibia lose two quick wickets and Netherlands right on top here. |
| 18.5 : 18.5: Bas de Leede to JJ Smit, FOUR! Short of a length, over middle and leg, JJ Smit picks it up and muscles it one-bounce into the mid-wicket fence. |
| 19.6 : 19.6: Timm van der Gugten to David Wiese, FOUR! Another one in the blockhole but David Wiese has done extremely well there. This is very full and at the toes, Wiese manages to squeeze this one through mid-wicket and it splits the fielders at the square leg and mid-wicket fences perfectly. Namibia finish with 121/6 on the board. |
| 1.4 : 1.4: David Wiese to Vikramjit Singh, Short on the leg-stump, Vikramjit Singh helps it over the fine leg fielder in the circle for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: David Wiese to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! This is pitched up by David Wiese and around off. Vikramjit Singh whips it away well in front of mid-wicket to make it back-to-back boundaries. |
| 3.5: Ben Shikongo to Vikramjit Singh, SIX! Crunched! Ben Shikongo drops it short and Vikramjit Singh pulls it off the backfoot to deep mid-wicket for a massive six. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: Ben Shikongo to Vikramjit Singh, SIX! Consecutive sixes for Vikramjit Singh. Flicks it towards deep square-leg for a maximum. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: JJ Smit to Vikramjit Singh, FOUR! What a shot! Vikramjit Singh is on a roll here. It is a length ball, in the channel. Vikramjit Singh stays leg side of the ball and drives it through covers. A fielder gives it a chase but the ball wins the race. |
| 9.3 : 9.3: Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, FOUR! Slower delivery outside off, Max O'Dowd makes room and slashes it over backward point for a boundary, First boundary for Max O'Dowd. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, SIX! Max O'Dowd gets enough power on it to beat the man in the deep. It is short, on middle. Max O'Dowd opens his body and pulls it to deep mid-wicket. The fielder near the ropes leaps but is unable to gather the ball. Maximum. |
| 11.2 : 11.2: Nicol Loftie-Eaton to Bas de Leede, FOUR! Timed to perfection. Bas de Leede getting into the act now. It is fuller, outside off. Bas de Leede slashes it through covers for a boundary. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, OUT! RUN OUT! Namibia get a wicket against the run of play here. Unfortunate for Max O'Dowd as his bats gets stuck in the deck while scmapering towards the other end. It is much fuller, on off stump. Max O'Dowd gets it out to mid off. He calls for the single and takes off. Gerhard Erasmus charges towards the ball and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end. Max O'Dowd's bat fell outside the crease and he could not make it in time. The same is confirmed by th |
| 15.2 : 15.2: JJ Smit to Tom Cooper, FOUR! Up and over! This will release the pressure. Fullish delivery, around off, Tom Cooper stands tall and thumps it over extra cover for a boundary. |
| 15.3 : 15.3: JJ Smit to Tom Cooper, OUT! CAUGHT! An unnecessary shot from Tom Cooper and Netherlands lose their third wicket. This is shorter and around the body. Cooper looks to take it on and goes for the aerial pull. Cooper doesn't get enough on it and the ball goes towards the fielder on the mid-wicket fence. Michael Van Lingen over there doesn't have to move an inch and pouches it safely. JJ Smit gives his team another chance and now, 21 runs are needed off 27 balls. Also, Colin Ackermann wal |
| 8.2 : 8.2: Bernard Scholtz to Vikramjit Singh, OUT! CAUGHT! Vikramjit Singh finds the fielder in the deep and Namibia have the breakthrough they so desperately wanted. Bernard Scholtz drops it a tad short and around leg stump. Singh goes deep in his crease but gets cramped for room. Singh forces the pull shot and hits it hard and flat. The ball goes towards Nicol Loftie-Eaton at the mid-wicket fence and he takes a sharp catch. Singh departs after providing a brisk start to his team. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, OUT! TAKEN! Straight to the man and Netherlands losing the plot a bit here. JJ Smit bowls it full and on off stump. Colin Ackermann has to go for the lofted shot as the fielders are in tightly, saving the single. Ackermann drives it down the ground but gets no sort of elevation on it. The ball goes hard and towards the Namibian skipper, Gerhard Erasmus who takes a sharp catch at mid off. Ackermann departs for a duck and JJ Smit gets two wickets in the sam |
| 16.4 : 16.4: Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, OUT! CAUGHT! Another bites the dust and Namibia might just pull off the unthinkable here. Another slower delivery by Jan Frylinck, on a length this time and around off. The ball gets stuck in the pitch a bit. Scott Edwards is caught by surprise and just sticks out his willow towards the ball. The ball hits the shoulder of the bat and lobs off towards short cover where Nicol Loftie-Eaton takes a simple catch. 20 needed now off 20 deliveries. |
| 19.1 : 19.1: David Wiese to Bas de Leede, FOUR! That should do it for Netherlands. Good length, outside off. Bas de Leede backs away and thumps it over the mid off. The ball goes off the toe end but has enough on it to clear the fielder and the ball trickles into the fence as well. Just 2 needed now off 5 deliveries. |
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