| 0.0 : TOSS - Namibia have won the toss and they will BAT first. |
| Namibia (Unchanged XI) - Michael Van Lingen, Divan la Cock, Stephan Baard, Gerhard Erasmus (C), Jan Frylinck, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green (WK), Bernard Scholtz and Ben Shikongo. |
| Netherlands (Playing XI) - Vikramjit Singh, Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Tom Cooper, Colin Ackermann, Scott Edwards (C) (WK), Roelof van der Merwe, Tim Pringle, Timm van der Gugten (In for Logan van Beek), Fred Klaassen and Paul van Meekeren. |
| We are minutes away from play but first the two sides line up for their respective national anthems. First, it will be the national anthem of Netherlands followed by the national anthem of Namibia. |
| 0.2 : Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, Length ball this time, in the channel. Michael Van Lingen dabs it to point. |
| 0.3 : Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, Swing and a miss! Fred Klaassen goes wide of the crease. This one lands in the channel and shapes away a touch. Michael Van Lingen looks to chase it but misses. |
| 0.0 : All in readiness now. The umpires are out in the middle as the Netherlands team can be seen in a huddle. Michael Van Lingen and Divan la Cock are the openers for Namibia Fred Klaassen has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play.... |
| 0.4 : Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, An appeal for lbw but turned down! Good length, this one lands outside off and shapes into the left-hander. Michael Van Lingen is rapped on his thigh pads. Surely the height saves him here. |
| 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. |
| 0.6 : Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, A length ball, on off, blocked out. A probing over from Fred Klaassen comes to an end. |
| 1.1 : Tim Pringle to Divan la Cock, Tim Pringle comes 'round the wicket. It is full, angled in on off. Divan la Cock defends it out solidly. |
| 0.6 : Tim Pringle to operate from the opposite end. |
| 1.3 : Tim Pringle to Stephan Baard, Stephan Baard gets off the mark. It is tossed up, on off, driven to covers for a single. |
| 1.5 : Tim Pringle to Michael Van Lingen, LEG BYE! Loops it up, full and on off. Michael Van Lingen looks to sweep it away but takes a hit on his pads. There is a stifled appeal but it is pitching outside leg. They collect a leg bye. |
| 1.2 : Stephan Baard is the new man in. |
| 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. |
| 1.6 : Tim Pringle to Stephan Baard, A golden opportunity goes abegging. Tim Pringle could've gotten his second. It is tossed up, outside off. Baard looks to drive it away. It takes the outside edge and flies past the keeper. The batters take a couple to third man. |
| 0.1 : Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, A dot to start with! Some swing straightaway. An outswinger, full and around off. Michael Van Lingen stays back and defends it out towards covers. |
| Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, Michael Van Lingen blocks this length ball to the off side and crosses for one. |
| 2.2 : Fred Klaassen to Stephan Baard, On off, Stephan Baard gets a thick outside edge as he looks for the drive. The ball lands short of the man at backward point. |
| 2.3 : Fred Klaassen to Stephan Baard, Fuller in length, swinging away. Baard works it to sweeper cover for a single. |
| 1.4 : Tim Pringle to Michael Van Lingen, Floated and full, on leg. Michael Van Lingen slogs it towards fine leg. The batters take a couple. |
| Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, Full length, on leg. Michael Van Lingen hangs back and clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.5 : Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, Good-length ball, shaping away late. Michael Van Lingen looks to chase it but misses. |
| 2.6 : Fred Klaassen to Michael Van Lingen, Back of a length, outside off. Michael Van Lingen stays back and works it behind square on the off side. The batters cross for three runs. |
| 3.1 : Bas de Leede to Michael Van Lingen, A length ball, on middle and leg. Michael Van Lingen stays inside the crease, closes the face of the blade and helps it to short mid-wicket. The batters are quick to take a single. |
| 3.2 : Bas de Leede to Stephan Baard, Length ball, on off. Baard works it to square leg for a single. |
| 3.4 : Bas de Leede to Stephan Baard, It is a good-length ball, outside off. Baard rides the bounce well and punches it through covers. The batters take a couple. |
| 3.5 : Bas de Leede to Stephan Baard, Fuller, on off, driven to covers. |
| 3.3 : Bas de Leede to Michael Van Lingen, This one in angling down leg. Michael Van Lingen looks to pull it away but does not connect well. They take one more. |
| 3.6 : Bas de Leede to Stephan Baard, Bas de Leede goes full, on the pads. Baard hangs back and flicks it through the gap at mid-wicket. The batters take a couple this time. |
| 4.1 : Colin Ackermann to Michael Van Lingen, Fuller, attacking the stumps. Michael Van Lingen blocks it out solidly. |
| 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. |
| 3.6 : Colin Ackermann is into the attack now. |
| 4.4 : Colin Ackermann to Michael Van Lingen, Fuller, outside off, driven into covers. |
| 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. |
| 4.6 : Colin Ackermann to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, On off, Nicol Loftie-Eaton blocks it out on his front foot. |
| 4.5 : Nicol Loftie-Eaton is in at number 4. |
| 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. |
| 4.6 : Paul van Meekeren comes on to bowl now. |
| 5.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Stephan Baard, WIDE! Starts off with a hard-length delivery but angles it down the leg side, wide siganlled. |
| Paul van Meekeren to Stephan Baard, Leg bye! Fuller now and once again angling it down leg. Stephan Baard looks to flick but gets it off the pads towards short fine leg. They get a leg bye. |
| 5.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Pitches it up now, around off and this is stroked away towards mid off. |
| 5.2 : Jan Frylinck is the new man in. |
| 5.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Back of a length, angling across, Jan Frylinck looks to cut it away but gets beaten past the outside edge. |
| 5.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Around the top of off, punched away towards extra cover for a quick single. Good running. |
| 6.1 : Colin Ackermann to Jan Frylinck, At the stumps, this is just eased away towards mid on for a single. |
| 6.2 : Colin Ackermann to Stephan Baard, Tossed up, around middle, Baard drives it down to long on and rotates the strike. |
| 6.3 : Colin Ackermann to Jan Frylinck, Length, angling into middle and leg, Jan Frylinck leans forward and blocks it out. |
| 6.4 : Colin Ackermann to Jan Frylinck, BEATEN! This is nicely flighted, on off stump and the ball just grips and turns away sharply. There's some additional bounce as well and Jan Frylinck is beaten all ends up. |
| 6.5 : Colin Ackermann to Jan Frylinck, Tossed up, full and on off, blocked out. |
| 6.6 : Colin Ackermann to Jan Frylinck, Fuller and at the stumps, this is pushed down to long on for a single. |
| 7.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Good length, around off, Jan Frylinck punches it out towards cover for a run. |
| 7.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Stephan Baard, Good length again, Stephan Baard stays back and just dabs it down towards the vacant gully region for a quick run. |
| 5.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Stephan Baard, The third umpire gets it right in the end and Stephan Baard survives. Stephan Baard seems to be undone by a peach of a yorker and the umpire raises the finger for lbw. Baard has a chat with his partner and decides to review. The UltraEdge is checked and there might be a slight edge on this but it is actually the ball hitting the pad. The third umpire is thoroughly checking it and finds that indeed it is an inside edge. The on-field decision is overtur |
| 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. |
| 7.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Back of a length and over middle, Jan Frylinck keeps it out off the back foot. |
| 7.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Banged in short this time, Jan Frylinck pulls it nicely towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 7.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, On the shorter side and outside off, this is cut away off the back foot towards deep point for a single. |
| 8.1 : Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, Length ball, around off, this is driven on the up by Jan Frylinck and through extra cover. The fielder over there chases it down but they get three runs. |
| 8.2 : Timm van der Gugten to Stephan Baard, Length again, around off, Baard just nudges it down to third man and rotates the strike. |
| 8.4 : Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, Good length, around middle and this is worked away towards mid-wicket for a single. The 50 is up now for Namibia. |
| 8.5 : Timm van der Gugten to Stephan Baard, Slower one, shorter too and around off, Stephan Baard keeps it down on the off side. |
| 8.6 : Timm van der Gugten to Stephan Baard, Short of a length and around off stump, Stephan Baard pulls it in front of mid-wicket and picks up a single. |
| 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. |
| 8.3 : Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, Top delivery! Fullish length from Timm van der Gugten, close to the off stump and this one just skids through. Jan Frylinck looks to work it away leg side but gets completely squared up and beaten past the inside edge. |
| 9.1 : Tim Pringle to Stephan Baard, This is shorter and on middle, Stephan Baard goes for the reverse sweep and gets it towards sweeper cover for a run. |
| 9.2 : Tim Pringle to Jan Frylinck, Length, at the stumps and eased away through mid on for one more. |
| 9.3 : Tim Pringle to Stephan Baard, Nicely bowled! Tim Pringle sees Baard coming and darts it in down the leg side. Baard adjusts well and works it in front of mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.4 : Tim Pringle to Jan Frylinck, Around middle and leg, flicked away towards mid-wicket. |
| 9.5 : Tim Pringle to Jan Frylinck, On the pads this time, Jan Frylinck sweeps it nicely and behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs. |
| 9.6 : Tim Pringle to Jan Frylinck, Short and outside off, Jan Frylinck backs away and taps it straight towards cover-point. At the halfway mark, Namibia are 56/3! |
| Drinks break! Netherlands are on the driving seat here. They have started well with the ball and would hope to squeeze the run flow in the middle overs. Namibia need their middle-order to come to the rescue once again just like they did against Sri Lanka. Namibia do have the players in their rank who can take the game away. Can they pull off another miracle on the big stage? |
| 10.1 : Colin Ackermann to Stephan Baard, Darted on the pads, Baard tucks it towards mid on. There is no man inside the circle which allows the batters to take two. |
| 10.2 : Colin Ackermann to Stephan Baard, On the pads, yet again. Baard comes down the track and flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.3 : Colin Ackermann to Jan Frylinck, This is driven to sweeper covers for another single. |
| 10.4 : Colin Ackermann to Stephan Baard, Baard this time goes for the reverse sweep but finds the man at short third. |
| 10.5 : Colin Ackermann to Stephan Baard, On middle and leg, this is flicked to deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 10.6 : Colin Ackermann to Jan Frylinck, Flatter, outside off. Jan Frylinck drives it to covers for one more. These two batters are making sure to keep the runs ticking. |
| 11.1 : Roelof van der Merwe to Jan Frylinck, A single to start with as this is flicked into the leg side. |
| 0.0 : Roelof van der Merwe comes into the attack now. |
| 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. |
| 11.3 : Roelof van der Merwe to Gerhard Erasmus, Short ball, outside off. Gerhard Erasmus goes on his back foot and cuts it to deep point for a single. Erasmus is off the mark. |
| 11.4 : Roelof van der Merwe to Jan Frylinck, Looped up, full and around off. Jan Frylinck flicks it to the gap at mid-wicket for one more. |
| 11.2 : Gerhard Erasmus walks in to bat now. |
| 11.5 : Roelof van der Merwe to Gerhard Erasmus, Flatter, outside off. Erasmus goes back and drives it to point. The fielder does well to dive to his right and make a sharp stop, although the throw isn't a good one and the batters cross for one. |
| 11.6 : Roelof van der Merwe to Jan Frylinck, WIDE! This one is spilled down leg. Jan Frylinck looks to chase it but misses. |
| Roelof van der Merwe to Jan Frylinck, On off, Jan Frylinck shuffles across and nudges it to mid-wicket for a single. A successful over from Roelof van der Merwe comes to an end. |
| 12.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Back of a length. Jan Frylinck pulls it off his hips towards fine leg. The batters cross for a single. |
| 12.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Gerhard Erasmus, Paul van Meekeren dishes another short ball, on off this time, closer to the batter. Gerhard Erasmus waits for it and guides it past the keeper, down to third man. They cross. |
| 12.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Jan Frylinck hangs inside the crease and flicks it to square leg off his pads for one more. |
| 12.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Gerhard Erasmus, Paul van Meekeren attacks the stumps this time with a length ball. Gerhard Erasmus hangs back and defends it out watchfully. |
| 12.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Gerhard Erasmus, A length ball, on off. Gerhard Erasmus gets it to mid on off the inner half. A bit of a mix-up but no trouble. |
| 12.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Gerhard Erasmus, A single to end the over! Full length, outside off. Gerhard Erasmus throws his blade at it. The ball takes the outside edge and lobs towards third man. The fielder is charging in from deep but it lands safely. |
| 13.1 : Tim Pringle to Gerhard Erasmus, This is a sliding down leg. Gerhard Erasmus flicks it past short fine. The batters take two. |
| 13.3 : Tim Pringle to Gerhard Erasmus, Fuller, on off. Gerhard Erasmus looks to smash it down the track but finds the bowler instead. |
| 13.4 : Tim Pringle to Gerhard Erasmus, A single now as this is worked to long on. |
| 13.5 : Tim Pringle to Jan Frylinck, A low full toss, on off. Jan Frylinck works it to deep mid-wicket. They take a couple. |
| 13.6 : Tim Pringle to Jan Frylinck, This is wide of off, Jan Frylinck looks to cut it away but misses it completely. |
| 13.2 : Tim Pringle to Gerhard Erasmus, NOT OUT! Gerhard Erasmus survives! Great work by the keeper though. It is tossed up, outside off. Gerhard Erasmus looks to slog it away but misses. The keeper gathers the ball and takes the bails off in a jiffy. The square leg umpires takes it upstairs to have a look. The replays confirm that Erasmus had his back leg grounded. |
| 0.0 : Is that stumped? Scott Edwards whips off the bails and appeals for a stumping but doesn't seem too excited about it. The third umpire is called into action. The replays show that Gerhard Erasmus had his back foot always planted inside the crease. NOT OUT! |
| 14.1 : Bas de Leede to Gerhard Erasmus, Full length, on off. Gerhard Erasmus pushes it to deep point for just one. |
| 14.2 : Bas de Leede to Jan Frylinck, Jan Frylinck flicks it through mid-wicket for another single. Been a while since Namibia scored a boundary here. |
| 14.3 : Bas de Leede to Gerhard Erasmus, Good length, on the body. Gerhard Erasmus swivels and mistimes his pull to deep mid-wicket. Just for another single. |
| 14.4 : Bas de Leede to Jan Frylinck, Length ball, on off. Jan Frylinck guides it to point but straight to the fielder. |
| 14.5 : Bas de Leede to Jan Frylinck, BEATEN! An off-pace delivery by Bas de Leede. It is full, wide outside off. Jan Frylinck is undone by the pace here. He looks to whip it away but fails to get any connection. |
| 14.6 : Bas de Leede to Jan Frylinck, Back of a length, outside off. Jan Frylinck cuts it to deep point off his back foot. The batters take a single. Another tidy over from Bas de Leede comes to an end. 4 runs off it. |
| 15.1 : Fred Klaassen to Jan Frylinck, Good length, angling into middle, this is pushed away towards mid on for a quick single. |
| 15.2 : Fred Klaassen to Gerhard Erasmus, Back of a length, outside off, Gerhard Erasmus cuts it past the man at short third man. The outfield is slow and the ball doesn't have the legs to run away to the fence. The batters do get three though. |
| 15.3 : Fred Klaassen to Jan Frylinck, Fuller in length and on off stump, defended back to the bowler. |
| 15.4 : Fred Klaassen to Jan Frylinck, A tad bit slower and angling onto the pads, Jan Frylinck looks to flick it away but misses and the ball just clips the back leg. |
| 15.5 : Fred Klaassen to Jan Frylinck, Full and around off, this is stylishly clipped away in front of mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 15.6 : Fred Klaassen to Jan Frylinck, Good length, around off, Frylinck taps it towards the point fielder. |
| 16.1 : Paul van Meekeren to Gerhard Erasmus, Length ball, on off stump, Gerhard Erasmus tries to go big over long on but miscues it badly. The ball goes over the cover fielder and they get a single. |
| 16.2 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Swing and a miss! This is banged in short and around off, Jan Frylinck looks to take it on but misses the ball completely. |
| 16.3 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Good length, on leg stump, Frylinck gets all tucked up and can't get it away. |
| 16.4 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Nicely bowled! Slower and fuller, slanting across, Frylinck backs away to cut but is undone by the lack of pace and also the angle of the delivery. |
| 16.5 : Paul van Meekeren to Jan Frylinck, Just a fraction shorter and over middle, this is pulled away towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
| 16.6 : Paul van Meekeren to Gerhard Erasmus, Back of a length, outside off, Gerhard Erasmus waits for it and cuts it away wide of the fielder at third man for only a single. |
| 17.1 : Timm van der Gugten to Gerhard Erasmus, Full and around off, this is squeezed out towards backward point for a quick run. |
| 17.2 : Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, WIDE! This is spilled down the leg side and Jan Frylinck misses the pick-up shot as well. Wided. |
| Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, WIDE! And again! A replica of the previous delivery as Timm van der Gugten spills another one down the leg side. |
| Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, Full and wide, this is swatted away by Jan Frylinck towards wide long on for a single. |
| 17.4 : Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, Pace on this time, full and wide, Jan Frylinck stays deep and swings wildly across the line but is well beaten. |
| 17.3 : Timm van der Gugten to Gerhard Erasmus, Length ball, angling into the body, Gerhard Erasmus pulls it aerially and towards deep square leg for one more. |
| 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. |
| 17.6 : Timm van der Gugten to Jan Frylinck, Fullish length and at the stumps, this is driven down to long on for a single. |
| 18.1 : Bas de Leede to Jan Frylinck, Good length, around off this is stroked away through extra cover for a couple of runs. |
| 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. |
| 18.3 : Bas de Leede to David Wiese, Length ball on middle, this is pushed right back past the bowler for a single. |
| 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. |
| JJ Smit is the new man in. |
| 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. |
| 18.6 : Bas de Leede to JJ Smit, Back of a length and outside off, JJ Smit looks to slap it away but misses. |
| 19.1 : Timm van der Gugten to David Wiese, A full-length ball, on off. David Wiese gets an inside edge on it. The ball goes past the short fine fielder. The batters take three before the fielder cuts it out. |
| 19.2 : Timm van der Gugten to JJ Smit, Back of a length and at the body, JJ Smit plays it off the back foot and onto the leg side for a single. |
| 19.3 : Timm van der Gugten to David Wiese, Very full and on the pads, David Wiese just about manages to get some bat on it and gets an inside edge. The ball rolls behind square on the leg side and a single is taken. |
| 19.4 : Timm van der Gugten to JJ Smit, Leg bye! Timm van der Gugten nails the yorker at the toes, JJ Smit gets his front leg out of the way and gets hit on the back leg. The ball goes onto the leg side and they get a leg bye. |
| 19.5 : Timm van der Gugten to David Wiese, Fuller and around off, driven towards wide long off for a couple of runs. |
| 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. |
| What an enticing innings! So, Namibia showed some fight back in the death overs but still might feel that they are 20-30 runs short here. Netherlands had the advantage throughout the innings. |
| Opting to bat first, Namibia never got going in their batting effort. They got off to a poor start losing three wickets inside the powerplay. Just when Baard was looking good, he was dismissed in the 11th over. Frylinck was the only positive with the bat for Namibia who put on a 41-run stand with Erasmus for the fifth wicket. |
| The Dutch bowlers were brilliant with the new ball. They didnât allow the Namibian openers to get off to a flyer. Netherlands kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Bas de Leede was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 2-18 from his three overs. Netherlands would certainly be the happier side at the halfway mark. |
| Paul van Meekeren is in for a quick chat. He says that the key was to bowl hard lengths, the top of the stump length basically. Adds that the pitch is quite similar to the one from the last game and it is now up to the batters to go out there and get the win. |
| Right then. Namibia will need wickets with the new ball to have a shot at defending this below-par total. On the other hand, the Dutch batters need to understand wickets in hand will be key to their chances of chasing this modest total. Back in a bit for the chase⦠|
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| We are back for the chase! |
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