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Namibia vs Scotland Live Highlights, Match 12, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024, June 7, 2024

NAM 155/9 (20)
Scotland beat Namibia by 5 wickets
SCO 157/5 (18.3)
Match over
0.3 : 0.3: Brad Wheal to JP Kotze, OUT! GONE! Early strike for Scotland as Kotze goes. Short in length and on middle, it was there to be pull and Kotze hits well but straight in the hands of Brandon McMullen who takes it well at short mid-wicket. 
0.5 : 0.5: Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! OFF THE EDGE! A second slip would have come in handy. A length ball on middle, late away swing. Frylinck looks to defend but gets an outside edge and it flies past first slip for a boundary.
2.4 : 2.4: Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, Four!
3.2 : 3.2: Bradley Currie to Jan Frylinck, OUT! CHOPPED ON! The movement is doing it for Scotland! They are enjoying bowling right now. Length and outside off, shapes away. Frylinck looks to cut but bottom edges it back onto the stumps. 
3.4 : 3.4: Bradley Currie to Niko Davin, FOUR! Well played! Length ball, wide of off. Davin punches it late and through point and it races away to the fence.
4.1 : 4.1: Chris Sole to Niko Davin, FOUR! Off the edge but Davin won't mind! A length ball, outside off, Davin looks to cut but outside edges it to third man and it races away.
4.2 : 4.2: Chris Sole to Niko Davin, FOUR! AGAIN! Chris Sole goes full and wide of off. Davin just dabs it away late, more off the cue end of the bat and to third man for a boundary.
4.4 : 4.4: Chris Sole to Niko Davin, FOUR! Raining boundaries now! Three in four balls. Sole goes short and wide of off. Davin slashes it over point and it goes to the fence. 
4.5 : 4.5: Chris Sole to Niko Davin, OUT! GONE! Davin goes after hitting a couple of boundaries. Short of a length and wide of off, width again and Davin cuts but edges it down to third man where Bradley Currie takes it. It went flat and Bradley Currie went across to his right to take it.
5.1 : 5.1: Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, Six!
5.2 : 5.2: Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! This is counter-punch from Erasmus! Suddenly it feels like Namibia are in control. Floated full and on middle, Erasmus slog-sweeps it over to long on for a boundary.
7.3 : 7.3: Chris Greaves to Malan Kruger, OUT! TAKEN! Scotland get another wicket. Chris Greaves strikes. Tosses it up, around off, a googly. Malan Kruger comes down to heave but it goes more off the lower half of the bat and to long on. Michael Jones goes to his right and judges the ball well to take it away from his body.
8.2 : 8.2: Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! SHOT! Enough width, outside off and Erasmus hammers it through covers for a boundary. Mark Watt looks like he is lacking execution. 
9.3 : 9.3: Chris Greaves to Merwe Erasmus, Four!
11.6 : 11.6: Michael Leask to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! Shorter and on middle, Erasmus pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary.
12.4 : 12.4: Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! Erasmus with yet another boundary. Just too much width by the bowlers lately. Outside off, Erasmus cuts it through point for a boundary.
13.4: Michael Leask to Merwe Erasmus, SIX! A splendid hit from the Namibia skipper and he gets his fifty in style. Tossed up around off, George Munsey slog sweeps this over the fielder at wide long on for a maximum. 
13.5 : 13.5: Michael Leask to Merwe Erasmus, OUT! STUMPED! Short of a length and a bit quicker, George Munsey advances down the trakc and looks to go big but misses. The keeper collects the ball and removes the bails in a flash with the batter way outside his crease. It was a fantastic take behind the stumps as it bounced a bit after pitching. 
15.4 : 15.4: Chris Greaves to David Wiese, SIX! GIGANTIC! Tossed up outside off, David Wiese uses the long handle to a good effect and smashes this up and over the sight screen for a maximum. 
16.2 : 16.2: Mark Watt to Zane Green, SIX! HUGE! Tossed up around leg, Zane Green slog sweeps this way behind the fence over the deep square leg fence for a maximum. 
16.6 : 16.6: Mark Watt to Zane Green, FOUR! INNOVATIVE BY ZANE! Short of a length outside off, Zane Green switches stance early and reverse laps this over the short third fielder for a boundary. 
17.3 : 17.3: Brad Wheal to David Wiese, OUT! TAKEN! That is a massive wicket as this stage of the game. This could make a difference of 15 runs to the final score. Wheal bowls a slower one. It is just outside off. David Wiese looks to go over long on but this goes off the outer half towards point and the fielder Watt takes it. Wheal is pumped and rightly so. 
17.5 : 17.5: Brad Wheal to Zane Green, OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Scotland have managed to take wickets at the right time so far. Excellent stuff from Wheal. Length and around off. Green looks to go over mid off but does not get the elevation he wanted. Jones takes it. The idea was right but the execution wasn't there. Had he got it over him, it would have been a boundary. Good little innings by Green but his side needed him to be out there for longer. 
18.2 : 18.2: Bradley Currie to Ruben Trumpelmann, OUT! c Brad Wheal b Bradley Currie.
19.1 : 19.1: Brad Wheal to JJ Smit, SIX! Bang! That is well over and that is the ideal start to the last over. This is with the wind. Shorter and on middle. It sits up to be hit. This is pulled over the mid-wicket fence. It sails over the fence with the wind. 
19.4 : 19.4: Brad Wheal to JJ Smit, OUT! RUN OUT! Really not sure where Smit was going there. There was no second. On middle. This is hit down to long on. They take one and Smit turns for the second but realises his partner is not coming. He turns and looks to get back in. The fielder fires it to the bowler who takes the bails off. Smit is short. 
2.6 : 2.6: Ruben Trumpelmann to Michael Jones, FOUR! Something has to give and Jones gets a boundary that will release the pressure. He steps out. He makes it into a half volley and lifts it over mid off. Welcome boundary and that spoils the over. Watchful start for Scotland. 
3.5 : 3.5: Tangeni Lungamene to George Munsey, OUT! TAKEN! Munsey falls. The biggest wicket of all probably and Namibia will feel they are well and truly on top now. Length and around off. Munsey steps out and looks to go over mid off. It is more off the toe end. It lobs towards mid off. David there dives forward and takes a fine catch. 
5.1 : 5.1: Tangeni Lungamene to Michael Jones, FOUR! Thumped down the ground! That is much needed. They need this to be a big over. That is way too full and Jones thumps it down the ground and to the long on fence. 
5.4 : 5.4: Tangeni Lungamene to Michael Jones, FOUR MORE! Lucky but Scotland won't really care. Shorter and on middle. Jones swings across the line, this goes off the inside edge past the leg pole and down to the fine leg fence. 
5.5 : 5.5: Tangeni Lungamene to Michael Jones, Six!
7.3 : 7.3: Merwe Erasmus to Michael Jones, OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Erasmus did it with the bat and now gets the massive wicket of Jones. Leading from the front is the skipper. The arm ball. It angles away from off. Jones looks to drive but this keeps angling away. It goes off the outside edge and the keeper takes it. 
7.5 : 7.5: Merwe Erasmus to Brandon McMullen, FOUR! Badly lined and put away! On the pads and the sweep comes out. This is nailed past square leg and this races away to the fence. 
8.2 : 8.2: Bernand Scholtz to Brandon McMullen, Four!
9.3 : 9.3: Merwe Erasmus to Brandon McMullen, OUT! STUMPED! That is sloppy. That is very sloppy from McMullen. He had a lot of time to get back. Not sure what he was doing there? Erasmus gets another one and just as the runs started to flow, Namibia strike. This is flatter and outside off. The batter swings but misses. The keeper fails to collect the ball on the first attempt but does so on the second one and takes the bails off. It is taken upstairs. Replays show that, the ball deflected onto the stu
10.6 : 10.6: Bernand Scholtz to Matthew Cross, OUT! LBW! That is as plumb as it gets. Cross almost started to walk! On middle. This one holds its line. Cross sweeps but misses and this hits the pad. Scotland in big trouble now. 
12.5 : 12.5: Tangeni Lungamene to Richie Berrington, Six!
12.6 : 12.6: Tangeni Lungamene to Richie Berrington, FOUR! 16 runs of the over. This is full and outside off, Richie Berrington lofts it over covers and it races away to the fence. 
13.3 : 13.3: Merwe Erasmus to Michael Leask, SIX! 100 up for Scotland now. This is a great shot. Full and outside off. Leask slogs it over mid-wicket and gets six runs.
16.2 : 16.2: David Wiese to Michael Leask, Six!
16.4 : 16.4: David Wiese to Richie Berrington, Four!
16.6 : 16.6: David Wiese to Michael Leask, Six!
17.2 : 17.2: Ruben Trumpelmann to Michael Leask, SIX! That is massive. That is enormous. My word, what a gem of a knock this is from Leask. On middle. A slower one. He picks it, waits for it and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. 
17.5 : 17.5: Ruben Trumpelmann to Michael Leask, OUT! TAKEN! Leask holes out but he has done his job for his side. What a knock. Brilliant. Came out when his side was in trouble and has probably won them the game. Just the 9 needed. He looks to go for another big one. Fuller and on off. A slower one. He hits it down the ground but it is more off the toe end. David takes it at long on. 
18.3 : 18.3: David Wiese to Richie Berrington, SIX! Finishes it off in style! Take a bow, Richie Berrington. The skipper hits the winning runs. Another strong hit. A slower one on off. He launches it over the long on fence. Scotland win by 5 wickets.Â