| 0.0 : TOSS - Namibia win the toss and will BAT first. |
| Namibia (Playing XI) - Niko Davin, JP Kotze, Jan Frylinck, Merwe Erasmus (C), Malan Kruger, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green (WK), Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernand Scholtz, Tangeni Lungamene. |
| Scotland (Playing XI) - George Munsey, Michael Jones, Brandon McMullen, Richie Berrington (C), Matthew Cross (WK), Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Chris Sole, Brad Wheal, Bradley Currie. |
| Richie Berrington says it is an opportunity to bowl first and put some pressure on Namibia. Adds there were a lot of positive from the last game against England. Tells they have to adapt quickly as the pitch is not a straightforward to play on and have to do well with both bat and ball. |
| Merwe Erasmus says they will bat first. Feels the wicket wonât change a lot as it is a day game. They want to make the best use of the wicket. Adds theyâll need to do well with both bat and ball. Ends by saying the wickets have played well since theyâve arrived here. |
| PITCH REPORT - The square boundaries are 58m and 68m while the straight hit is at 73m. There has been a lot of tennis-ball bounce and that has forced the bowlers to go tad fuller. The captain winning the toss could bat first. |
| Time for the action to begin! |
| 0.1 : Brad Wheal to JP Kotze, No run. |
| 0.2 : Brad Wheal to JP Kotze, This is full and outside off, Kotze drives it to mid off. |
| 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. |
| 0.4 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, No run. |
| 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. |
| 0.6 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, NO BALL! Shorter and on the hips. Frylinck tucks it to fine leg for a single. It went off the pads. Brad Wheal has overstepped. A free-hit next. |
| Brad Wheal to Niko Davin, Just one run! Davin is underway! Fuller and on middle, Davin miscues his hit down to mid on for a single. |
| 1.1 : Bradley Currie to Niko Davin, 1 run. |
| 1.2 : Bradley Currie to Jan Frylinck, On a length and on middle, little bit of shape on this one. Frylinck makes a solid block. |
| 1.3 : Bradley Currie to Jan Frylinck, Good stop! Pitches it up, outside off. Frylinck drives it on the up but the man at short cover dives and catches on a bounce. |
| 1.4 : Bradley Currie to Jan Frylinck, Three dots now! The keeper is standing up which is not allowing the batters to move across. A length ball, outside off, shapes away. Frylinck looks to cut but misses. |
| 1.5 : Bradley Currie to Jan Frylinck, Length ball, around off, Frylinck nudges it to mid on for a single. |
| 1.6 : Bradley Currie to Niko Davin, Just two runs off the over. Good start by Scotland. Davin makes room and Brad Wheal follows him with a length ball on leg, Davin turns it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.1 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, Touch fuller and on middle, Frylinck eases it to mid on. |
| 2.2 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, TWO WIDES! Bangs it short and there is some extra pace as well. Frylinck looks to pull but misses but the keeper does well to get some gloves on it. One. |
| Brad Wheal to Niko Davin, This is quick stuff from Wheal! Length and on middle, Davin tucks it to mid-wicket. |
| 2.3 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, Bowls it full and on middle, Frylinck pushes it back to mid on. |
| 2.4 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, Four! |
| 2.5 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, This is full and on middle, Frylinck tucks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 2.6 : Brad Wheal to Jan Frylinck, 1 run. |
| 3.1 : Bradley Currie to Jan Frylinck, A length ball, outside off, swings away. Frylinck goes back to cut but misses. |
| 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. |
| Merwe Erasmus is the new man in. |
| 3.3 : Bradley Currie to Merwe Erasmus, Touch fuller and outside off, Erasmus drives it to mid off for a single to get off the mark. |
| 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. |
| 3.5 : Bradley Currie to Niko Davin, A length ball on middle, shapes in late. Davin blocks it out. |
| 3.6 : Bradley Currie to Niko Davin, JUST WIDE! Great effort though! Short of a length and outside off, Davin pulls it off the lower half of the bat and to mid on where the fielder dives to his right, gets his right-hand out but the ball just does not stick onto it. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 4.3 : Chris Sole to Niko Davin, Full and on middle, Davin blocks it out. |
| 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 : 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. |
| 4.6 : Chris Sole to Malan Kruger, A length ball, around off, nips in. Malan Kruger looks to defend but misses and gets hit on the pads. Looked plumb. A huge appeal but turned down. Scotland players gather around but they feel the impact is outside the line. |
| 5.1 : Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, Six! |
| 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. |
| 5.3 : Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, Flat and outside off, Erasmus chops it to short third man. |
| 5.4 : Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, There is gloves! Not out it is! Flat and on middle, Erasmus steps across to sweep but gloves it to fine leg for one. Scotland thought it was off the pads and took it upstairs but the UltraEdge shows a spike. |
| 5.5 : Mark Watt to Malan Kruger, How close was that to the leg pole? Flighted full and on leg. Malan Kruger shuffles accross to flick but misses and it just goes past the leg pole. |
| 5.6 : Mark Watt to Malan Kruger, Flatter delivery, outside off, Malan Kruger cuts it to point. |
| 6.1 : Chris Sole to Merwe Erasmus, Leg bye! Angles a length ball on the pads. Erasmus misses his flick and it rolls to square leg for a single. |
| 6.2 : Chris Sole to Malan Kruger, 50 up! A length ball on middle, Malan Kruger nudges it to deep square leg for one. Chris Sole has overstepped here. A free-hit now. |
| Chris Sole to Merwe Erasmus, No run. |
| 6.3 : Chris Sole to Merwe Erasmus, Length and outside off, Erasmus guides it to third man for a single. |
| 6.4 : Chris Sole to Malan Kruger, Some shape for Sole! A length ball, outside of, swings away. Malan Kruger looks to cut but misses. |
| 6.5 : Chris Sole to Malan Kruger, Around off on a length. Malan Kruger drops it to third man for a single. |
| 6.6 : Chris Sole to Merwe Erasmus, A single to end the over as Erasmus cuts it to third man for a single. |
| 7.1 : Chris Greaves to Merwe Erasmus, Chris Greaves bowls it full and on leg, Erasmus drills it to long on for a single. |
| 7.2 : Chris Greaves to Malan Kruger, A googly, flat and outside off, Malan Kruger slaps it straight to point. |
| 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. |
| 7.4 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, Tad short and on middle, Green pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 7.5 : Chris Greaves to Merwe Erasmus, This one spins in, full and on middle, Erasmus turns it behind square leg for a couple of runs. |
| 7.6 : Chris Greaves to Merwe Erasmus, Tossed up on middle, Erasmus flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs. |
| 8.1 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, Fuller ball on middle, Green plays it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 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. |
| 8.4 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, Flat and on off, Green pulls it late but to short fine leg. |
| 8.3 : Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, On middle, fuller and Erasmus pushes it to covers for a single. |
| 8.5 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, 1 run. |
| 8.6 : Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, A single to end the over. Full and on middle, Erasmus nudges it to square leg for one. 8 runs off the over. |
| 9.1 : Chris Greaves to Merwe Erasmus, Fuller delivery on middle, Erasmus drills it to long on for a single. |
| 9.2 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, A low full toss on middle, Zane Green flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 9.3 : Chris Greaves to Merwe Erasmus, Four! |
| 9.4 : Chris Greaves to Merwe Erasmus, Tossed up on middle, Erasmus whacks it in the gap through square leg for a couple. Good stop there. |
| 9.5 : Chris Greaves to Merwe Erasmus, Too much width wide of off. Erasmus drives it to cover. Richie Berrington dives to his right and makes a solid stop. It deflects off his hand onto his head and we will have a concussion protocol to follow. |
| 9.6 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, Drops it short and outside off, Zane Green pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.1 : Bradley Currie to Zane Green, Full and on middle, Zane Green flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.2 : Bradley Currie to Merwe Erasmus, A scrambled seam delivery, outside off, nips away. Erasmus swings across but misses. |
| 0.0 : DRINKS! Namibia are in domination positon. The pitch is not similar to what we have seen so far in the tournament, a good wicket to bat on and 150-160 should be a par score here. Erasmus is leading the charge and will hope for a helping hand here. Scotland on the other hand need a couple of wickets to claw back things under their control. |
| 10.3 : Bradley Currie to Merwe Erasmus, Length ball, well wide of off. Erasmus cuts it to sweeper cover for a couple of runs. |
| 10.4 : Bradley Currie to Merwe Erasmus, Length ball on top of off. Erasmus knocks it to covers for a single. |
| 10.6 : Bradley Currie to Zane Green, Fuller and outside off. Zane Green knocks it to covers for a single. |
| 10.5 : Bradley Currie to Zane Green, Short in length and outside off, Zane Green looks to cut but some extra bounce does not help him. |
| 11.1 : Michael Leask to Zane Green, Flatter and outside off, Zane Green punches it to cover. |
| 11.2 : Michael Leask to Zane Green, Thiis is full and on middle, Zane Green eases it to long on for a single. |
| 11.3 : Michael Leask to Merwe Erasmus, Tossed up on middle, Erasmus makes room and smashes it to long off for a single. |
| 11.4 : Michael Leask to Zane Green, Goes very full and outside off, Zane Green looks to reverse sweep but misses. |
| 11.5 : Michael Leask to Zane Green, Leg bye. |
| 11.6 : Michael Leask to Merwe Erasmus, FOUR! Shorter and on middle, Erasmus pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 12.1 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, Tossed up on middle, Zane Green whips it wide of deep square leg and comes back for the second. |
| 12.2 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, 1 run. |
| 12.3 : Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, No run. |
| 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. |
| 12.5 : Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, Tossed up on middle. Erasmus blocks it out. |
| 12.6 : Mark Watt to Merwe Erasmus, Fuller and outside off, Erasmus slaps it to point. |
| 13.1 : Michael Leask to Zane Green, Off-break around off, Zane Green hops back and punches this through cover for one. |
| 13.2 : Michael Leask to Merwe Erasmus, Short of a length in middle, George Munsey smashes this to long off for one. |
| 13.3 : Michael Leask to Zane Green, Fuller around the pads, Zane Green sweeps this towards deep square leg for another single. |
| 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 : 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. |
| David Wiese walks out next to bat. |
| 13.6 : Michael Leask to David Wiese, SHort of a length around the pads, David Wiese tucks this towards short fine leg for one. |
| 14.1 : Chris Sole to David Wiese, On a length outside off, David Wiese slices this wide of the backward point fielder and takes one. |
| 14.2 : Chris Sole to Zane Green, Short-pitched outside off, Zane Green punches this towards sweeper cover for one. |
| 14.3 : Chris Sole to David Wiese, Full toss around off, David Wiese punches this through covers for one. |
| 14.4 : Chris Sole to Zane Green, On a length around off, Zane Green drives this but finds the fielder at short cover for no run. |
| 14.5 : Chris Sole to Zane Green, WIDE! On a length waivered and way too wide outside off, Zane Green leaves it. |
| Chris Sole to Zane Green, Bumper around the leg, Zane Green slaps this with eyes off the ball towards deep square for one. |
| 14.6 : Chris Sole to David Wiese, Slower one fuller in middle, David Wiese nudges this towards deep square leg for one. |
| 15.1 : Chris Greaves to David Wiese, Bye. |
| 15.2 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, 1 run. |
| 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. |
| 15.3 : Chris Greaves to David Wiese, Flighted delivery around off, David Wiese chops it towards backward point. |
| 15.5 : Chris Greaves to David Wiese, Tossed up around off, David Wiese drills this through cover for one. |
| 15.6 : Chris Greaves to Zane Green, Fuller one outside off, Zane Green looks to slog but misses out. |
| 16.1 : Mark Watt to David Wiese, Fuller around off, David Wiese cuts this to backward point for nothing but a fumble from the fielder allows a single. |
| 16.3 : Mark Watt to Zane Green, Quicker one aorund leg, Zane Green sweeps this towards deep mid-wicket for one. |
| 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. |
| 16.4 : Mark Watt to David Wiese, No run. |
| 16.5 : Mark Watt to David Wiese, Short of a length in middle, David Wiese tucks this towards the empty pocket at deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 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. |
| 17.1 : Brad Wheal to David Wiese, Bowls it into the surface. This one grips a touch. David Wiese lools to pull, it goes off the inner half towards mid-wicket for one. |
| 17.2 : Brad Wheal to Zane Green, Slightly shorter, another slower one, this is pushed past cover. Another run taken. |
| 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. |
| 17.4 : Brad Wheal to Ruben Trumpelmann, Just the one! Singles won't harm Scotland. Shortish and on middle. This is pulled through square leg for one. |
| 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. |
| 17.6 : Brad Wheal to JJ Smit, That is a top over from Wheal. Just the kind you need at this time of the innings. He has got his side back into the game. On middle, a slower one. This is tucked on the leg side for one. |
| 18.1 : Bradley Currie to JJ Smit, And again, just the one, fuller and on off. A slower one. This is pushed down to long off for one. |
| 18.2 : Bradley Currie to Ruben Trumpelmann, OUT! c Brad Wheal b Bradley Currie. |
| 18.3 : Bradley Currie to Bernand Scholtz, 1 run. |
| 18.4 : Bradley Currie to JJ Smit, Dots are absolute gold at this stage! There is one! Around off. Good length. This is pushed to cover. |
| 18.5 : Bradley Currie to JJ Smit, Two in a row now! Around off. Smit pushes it but can't get it past cover. |
| 18.6 : Bradley Currie to JJ Smit, Just the single! Boundaries have dried up at a time where Namibia would have loved a few. On the pads. This is tucked around the corner for one. Can they get to 150 is the question? 8 runs needed, one over to go. |
| 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. |
| 19.2 : Brad Wheal to JJ Smit, Shorter and on middle. Smit pulls but to deep square leg. Only one. |
| 19.3 : Brad Wheal to Bernand Scholtz, Fuller and on middle. This is hit back towards the bowler. He gets a hand to it and takes the pace off. The ball rolls towards mid off. One taken. |
| 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. |
| 19.5 : Brad Wheal to Bernand Scholtz, Two! They checked for one-short but it is fine! On middle. This is tucked around the corner on the leg side. Two easy. |
| 19.6 : Brad Wheal to Bernand Scholtz, Two more to end and Namibia end with 155! On middle. Shortish again. This is pulled towards deep mid-wicket. Two taken. Good last over for Namibia. |
| 0.0 : That is some recovery from Scotland and they'll be happy with the score right now. Namibia though would have loved 10-15 runs more and they had a decent chance when Merwe Erasmus and Zane Green were batting together. The skipper was playing really well and got Scotland to a good position but his wicket started a snall downfall as Zane Green followed him. David Wiese didn't make a big impact too. |
| Zane Green is up for a chat. Heâs happy with the score especially after the wickets they lost in the Powerplay. Adds Erasmus played really well. Mentions the wicket is a little two paced. |
| For Namibia, they started well and ended well as in-between the spinners didn't control the middle phase. Mark Watt in particular who is such a reliable bowler had an off day as he leaked runs. However, Namibia pulled back thanks to Brad Wheal's late flourish with the ball. His three wickets came in handy and at crucial stage. Scotland will feel they are still in the game, they just need one good partnership. Can they build on the momentum? Let's find out. |
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