| 0.0 : TOSS - The coin goes up and lands in favour United Arab Emirates. They have opted to BAT first. |
| United Arab Emirates (Playing XI) - Muhammad Waseem, Chundangapoyil Rizwan (C), Ahmed Raza (In for Aryan Lakra), Vriitya Aravind (WK), Alishan Sharafu (In for Chirag Suri), Basil Hameed, Fahad Nawaz (In for Kashif Daud), Aayan Khan, Karthik Meiyappan, Junaid Siddique, Zahoor Khan. |
| Namibia (Playing XI) - Michael Van Lingen, Stephan Baard, Gerhard Erasmus (C), Jan Frylinck, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green (WK), Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo, Ruben Trumpelmann (In for Divan la Cock). |
| Chundangapoyil Rizwan, the captain of United Arab Emirates is in for a chat. He starts by saying that they will bat first. Adds the ball starts to do something in the latter stages and hence have opted to bat first here. Informs that there are three changes to the side as well. |
| Right then. Both the teams now making their way out on the field. All the players will line up for their respective national anthems. It will be UAE's first followed by Namibia's. |
| Gerhard Erasmus, the Namibian skipper says that toss wonât matter with the dew settling in later. Informs that Ruben Trumpelmann is in the side tonight in place of Divan la Cock. Says that they are going to go out there and enjoy tonight. Ends by adding that itâs all in their hands. |
| 0.1 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Starts with a length ball on middle, Muhammad Waseem defends it towards the off side. A dot to start with. |
| 0.0 : So we are done with all the pre-match proceedings. The Namibia players are seen to be in a huddle near the ropes before they take the field. Muhammad Waseem and Vriitya Aravind walk out to open for United Arab Emirates. Ruben Trumpelmann to start with the new ball. |
| 0.2 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Length again, outside off. Muhammad Waseem taps it to backward point and gets off the mark. They collect one. |
| 0.3 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Vriitya Aravind, On a length and down leg, it nips in as well. Vriitya Aravind flicks it towards the leg side. That was close! |
| 0.4 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Vriitya Aravind, Wide! Another length ball outside leg, Vriitya Aravind lets it go. |
| Ruben Trumpelmann to Vriitya Aravind, On off, this is defended towards the off side. |
| 0.5 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Vriitya Aravind, Wide! Another one outside leg, Vriitya Aravind leaves it alone. |
| Ruben Trumpelmann to Vriitya Aravind, Touch fuller and outside off, Vriitya Aravind gets on his knee and eases it to point for a brace. |
| 0.6 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Vriitya Aravind, Fuller one on leg, Vriitya Aravind flicks it to square leg for one. |
| David Wiese to share the new ball. |
| 1.1 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Short of a length outside off, Vriitya Aravind plays it off the backfoot to short-third man for a single. |
| 1.2 : David Wiese to Muhammad Waseem, Short on off, Muhammad Waseem drops it on the off side and sets off for a single. |
| 1.3 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Full outside off, Vriitya Aravind drives it with a straight bat to mid-off.. |
| 1.4 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Back of a length on off, Vriitya Aravind punches it off the backfoot to deep backward point for a couple of runs. |
| 1.5 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Wide! David Wiese drifts down the legside and it is wided. |
| David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Short on middle, Vriitya Aravind clips it to mid-wicket. |
| 1.6 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Sharp bounce by Wiese, the ball hits Arvind on the gloves as he tried to play it fine and rolls through to the keeper. David Wiese starts off with a 5-run over. |
| 2.1 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Tossed up, on off. Muhammad Waseem eases it to mid-wicket and rotates the strike. |
| 2.2 : Bernard Scholtz to Vriitya Aravind, Slightly shorter, on off. Vriitya Aravind punches it between extra covers and mid off for one. |
| 2.3 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Tosses it on off, this is defended to short mid-wicket. |
| 2.4 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, SIX! Excellent shot. Fuller one on off, Muhammad Waseem gets on his knees and slog sweeps it over square leg for a biggie! |
| 2.5 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, On off, defended to covers. |
| 2.6 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Fuller and on off again, Muhammad Waseem taps it but finds the fielder at point. |
| 3.1 : JJ Smit to Vriitya Aravind, Short on off, Vriitya Aravind defends it on the off side. |
| 3.2 : JJ Smit to Vriitya Aravind, Short on off, Vriitya Aravind advances and defends on the offside. Waseem sets off for a single but gets sent back by Aravind. |
| 3.3 : JJ Smit to Vriitya Aravind, Cutter on off, Vriitya Aravind punches it to covers but doesn't find the gap. |
| 3.4 : JJ Smit to Vriitya Aravind, FOUR! Short and outside off, Vriitya Aravind cuts this one fine between backward point and short third man for a boundary. Smart batting by Aravind. |
| 3.5 : JJ Smit to Vriitya Aravind, Full on off, Vriitya Aravind defends it off the front foot. |
| 3.6 : JJ Smit to Vriitya Aravind, Back of a length on off, Vriitya Aravind taps it off the backfoot to mid-off and sets off for a quick single. Gerhard Erasmus hits at the non-striker's end but Aravind is well in. |
| 4.1 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Good length and on middle, Vriitya Aravind defends it as it bounces off the deck. He wanted a quick single but the fielder was quick enough to cover it. |
| 4.2 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Slightly shorter with some extra bounce, Vriitya Aravind gets on his knee to scoop it but misses. |
| 4.3 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Length ball on off, defended out. |
| 4.4 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Touch fuller this time, this is defended back towards the bowler. Four dots in a row now! |
| 4.5 : David Wiese to Vriitya Aravind, Back of a length and on leg, Vriitya Aravind eases it to mid on for one. |
| 4.6 : David Wiese to Muhammad Waseem, A dot again to finish with. On a length and just outside leg, Muhammad Waseem uses his feet to loft it but misses. That was close. Just a run off the over! |
| 5.1 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Vriitya Aravind, Full outside off, Vriitya Aravind goes for the full fledged drive and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 5.2 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Vriitya Aravind, Back of a length outside off, Vriitya Aravind cuts it to deep backward point and takes a single. |
| 5.3 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Back of a length on off, Muhammad Waseem knocks it off the front foot to point. |
| 5.4 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Wide! Banged in short down the leg side, Muhammad Waseem lets it go. |
| Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Full outside off, Muhammad Waseem lofts it over mid-off for a couple of runs. Erasmus at mid off runs backwards and keeps it to two. |
| 5.5 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Full going away from the batter, Muhammad Waseem gets beaten on the drive. |
| 5.6 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Short on off, Muhammad Waseem opens the bat face and guides it to the left of backward point. The fielder dives to his left and parries it to short third-man. |
| Change. Bernard Scholtz (1-0-8-0) is back into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Tossed up, on middle, Muhammad Waseem defends it to mid on. |
| 6.2 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Bowls it fuller and outside off, Muhammad Waseem taps it to covers. They cross. |
| 6.3 : Bernard Scholtz to Vriitya Aravind, Flighted up, on off. This is defended back towards the bowler. |
| 6.4 : Bernard Scholtz to Vriitya Aravind, Fuller and on off, Vriitya Aravind eases it towards the fielder at mid off. Dot again. |
| 6.5 : Bernard Scholtz to Vriitya Aravind, FOUR! Goes fuller and outside off, Vriitya Aravind cuts it through the diving fielder at backward point for a boundary. United Arab Emirates need more of these! |
| 6.6 : Bernard Scholtz to Vriitya Aravind, On off, this is played towards long off for one. |
| 7.1 : Jan Frylinck to Vriitya Aravind, Full outside off, Vriitya Aravind gets forward and drives it to the right of mid-off. Michael Van Lingen prevents a boundary by diving it to his right. |
| 7.2 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, Fuller length and outside off. Waseem pokes at it and gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 7.3 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, Short on off, Muhammad Waseem guides to third man for a run. |
| 7.4 : Jan Frylinck to Vriitya Aravind, Back of a length on off, Vriitya Aravind looks to punch it through the covers but gets beaten. |
| 7.5 : Jan Frylinck to Vriitya Aravind, Peach of a delivery! Off cutter by Frylinck goes just past the outside edge as Aravind tried to work it on the onside. |
| 7.6 : Jan Frylinck to Vriitya Aravind, Full on off, Vriitya Aravind gets forward and plays it to mid-off for a single. |
| 8.1 : Bernard Scholtz to Vriitya Aravind, OUT! TAKEN! Namibia finally have a breakthrough in the game. This one lands faster and outside off with a hint of turn, Vriitya Aravind gets on his knee and looks to loft it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball carries towards backward point. Michael Van Lingen goes backward and takes it over his head. United Arab Emirates lose their first wicket! |
| 0.0 : Chundangapoyil Rizwan comes in at number 3. |
| 8.2 : Bernard Scholtz to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Chundangapoyil Rizwan is off the mark instantly. It is full and on off. Rizwan eases it to long off for one. |
| 8.3 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Fuller and on off, this is flicked towards square leg for one. |
| 8.4 : Bernard Scholtz to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Tossed up, on off. Chundangapoyil Rizwan eases it to the fielder at backward point. |
| 8.5 : Bernard Scholtz to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Goes fuller and on off, Chundangapoyil Rizwan knocks it to long off for one. |
| 8.6 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Bowls it outside off, Bernard Scholtz cuts it towards backward point for one. A single to end the over. |
| 9.1 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, FOUR! Full on off, Muhammad Waseem shimmies down the track and lofts it over extra cover for a much-needed boundary. |
| 9.2 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, Slightly shorter and on off, slower too. Muhammad Waseem works it to short mid-wicket for one. |
| 9.3 : Jan Frylinck to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Off cutter on off, Chundangapoyil Rizwan works it to deep cover and gets off the mark. |
| 9.4 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, SIX! THUMPED! Slower outside off, Muhammad Waseem advances down the track, fetches it from outside off and deposits it towards the sight screens for his first six. Muhammad Waseem is starting to get a move on here. |
| 9.5 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, Short of a length on off, Muhammad Waseem clips it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 9.6 : Jan Frylinck to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Slower and short on off, Chundangapoyil Rizwan guides it over the keeper for a couple of runs. The third man fielder does the cleaning work. An expensive over by Jan Frylinck. |
| 10.1 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, A length ball, around middle. This one straightens a bit after hitting the deck. Muhammad Waseem uses the depth of the crease to block it back to the bowler. |
| 10.2 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, On a length, wide of off. Muhammad Waseem plays it late and guides it down to third man for a brace. |
| 0.0 : Drinks! United Arab Emirates are off to a slow start and they will look to catch up some pace now. They will have to look for a solid partnership now. Namibia will be hoping to grab some quick wickets and restrict the United Arab Emirates to a low total. The scoreboard reads 58/1 as of now. Ruben Trumpelmann comes into the attack now. |
| 10.3 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Much fuller, on off stump. Muhammad Waseem drives it to extra cover and gets to the other side. |
| 10.4 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, A length ball, angled across the right-hander, in the channel. Rizwan looks to have a poke at it but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 10.5 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Full length, around off. Rizwan opens the face and plays it to point. One taken. |
| 10.6 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Muhammad Waseem, Play and a miss! On a length, outside off. Waseem shuffles and looks to hoick it across the line. He fails to get any connection on it, as the ball dies as it reaches the keeper. A tidy over fom Ruben Trumpelmann comes to an end. |
| 11.1 : JJ Smit to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, This one is on the pads, Rizwan stays back and flicks it square on the leg side. They cross. |
| 11.2 : JJ Smit to Muhammad Waseem, On a length, outside off, a slower one. Waseem gets a small nick on it. The batters take two and the ball runs into the off side. |
| 11.3 : JJ Smit to Muhammad Waseem, Off-pace delivery yet again, wide of off. Waseem looks to chase it but misses. |
| 11.4 : JJ Smit to Muhammad Waseem, A short ball this time, outside off. Waseem gets on his toes and cuts it over backward point. It lands safely and they take two runs. |
| 11.5 : JJ Smit to Muhammad Waseem, A length ball, on off. Waseem blocks it out solidly. |
| 12.6 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Slightly short, wide of off. Waseem hangs back and gets a better connection this time. He cuts it to backward point and scampers across for a quick single. |
| 12.1 : Bernard Scholtz to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Fuller, outside off. Rizwan works it to wide of long off for a couple. |
| 12.2 : Bernard Scholtz to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, On off, defended out. |
| 12.3 : Bernard Scholtz to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, On middle, worked back to the bowler. |
| 12.4 : Bernard Scholtz to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Slightly shorter and down leg, Chundangapoyil Rizwan flicks it to square leg for one. |
| 12.5 : Bernard Scholtz to Muhammad Waseem, Flatter, outside off. Waseem chops it to the off side. |
| 11.6 : JJ Smit to Muhammad Waseem, SIX! BANG! Just what the doctor ordered for UAE. A short ball, on off. Waseem stands tall and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum. |
| 13.1 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, WIDE! Jan Frylinck comes 'round the wicket and spills it way outside the tramline. Waseem lets it be and the umpire spreads his arms. |
| Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, A length ball, outside off. Waseem punches it to sweeper cover off his back foot. They take a couple. It could've been curtains for Waseem if the throw was a good one. |
| 13.2 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, Very full, wide outside off. Waseem reaches out and slashes it to deep point for two more. |
| 13.3 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, A low full toss, around middle. Waseem whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. |
| 13.4 : Jan Frylinck to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, FOUR! Gorgeous shot by Rizwan! It is full, on fourth stump. In the arc for Rizwan, he gets under it and lofts it over mid off. A couple of bounces into the ropes. |
| 13.5 : Jan Frylinck to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, A quick single now as this full delivery is driven into covers. |
| 13.6 : Jan Frylinck to Muhammad Waseem, A single to end the over! A length ball, outside off. Waseem taps it o covers and scampers across. A good over for UAE, 12 runs off it. Also, the stand moves to 50 now. |
| 14.1 : Ben Shikongo to Muhammad Waseem, Good length, in the channel. Waseem dabs it down to third man for one. |
| 14.2 : Ben Shikongo to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, FOUR! Rizwan is finding his groove now. It is fuller, on middle and leg. Rizwan flicks it down to fine leg and gets a boundary. |
| 0.0 : United Arab Emirates will be hoping to get some quick runs on the board now. The partnership is looking good as of now. Namibia would be hoping to break this as soon as possible. |
| 14.3 : Ben Shikongo to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, A risky run! Fuller, on off. Rizwan blocks it towards short extra covers and scampers across for one. |
| 14.4 : Ben Shikongo to Muhammad Waseem, FIFTY FOR WASEEM! An incredible knock just when his side needed it the most. Touch short, on middle. Waseem tucks it to mid-wicket and crosses. He gets an appaluse from the crowd but he know his job is still half done here. |
| 14.5 : Ben Shikongo to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Quite short, around off. Rizwan works it to backward point for one. |
| 14.6 : Ben Shikongo to Muhammad Waseem, OUT! CAUGHT! Muhammad Waseem trudges back to the pavilion just after racking up his half-century. He is devastated. Ben Shikongo comes into the attack and finds the breakthrough. Namibia will hope to tighten the screws here. It is a short ball, outside off, although not much pace on offer. Muhammad Waseem hangs back and looks to cut it away but is unable to clear the fielder at short third man. Ruben Trumpelmann there takes a sharp catch above his head. |
| Alishan Sharafu walks in. |
| 15.1 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, On a length and on off, Chundangapoyil Rizwan eases it towards point and calls for a quick single. The fielder has a shy at the strikers end but misses. |
| 15.2 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Alishan Sharafu, On off again, Alishan Sharafu guides it to backward point and gets off the mark. |
| 15.3 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, This one goes down leg, Chundangapoyil Rizwan flicks it to short fine leg and calls for two. The fielder is quick to throw towards the keeper who fails to grab it. Close! |
| 15.4 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Fuller and on middle, Chundangapoyil Rizwan flicks it to backward square leg for a brace again. Excellent running between the wickets! |
| 15.5 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Bowls it outside off, Chundangapoyil Rizwan looks to defend it but misses. |
| 15.6 : Ruben Trumpelmann to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, On a length, on off. Chundangapoyil Rizwan taps it to point for one. |
| 16.1 : David Wiese to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, FOUR! Slightly shorter and outside off, Chundangapoyil Rizwan looks to slap it but gets a top edge. The ball races away the third man fence. Lucky boundary! |
| 16.2 : David Wiese to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Good length this time, this is played towards point for a single. |
| 16.3 : David Wiese to Alishan Sharafu, Length ball and down leg, Alishan Sharafu flicks it to mid-wicket for one again. |
| 16.4 : David Wiese to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, A single as this is guided towards short third man. |
| 16.5 : David Wiese to Alishan Sharafu, Good length and on leg, Alishan Sharafu pulls it towards deep square leg for a brace. |
| 16.6 : David Wiese to Alishan Sharafu, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Slightly shorter and on off, slower too. Alishan Sharafu dances down the track to play at it but it a well directed slower delivery which leaves Alishan Sharafu with no much room. He later, tries to go over the keeper's head but there is not much pace to work with. The ball goes behind towards Zane Green who takes an excellent catch diving to his right. |
| 17.1 : JJ Smit to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Outside off this time, Chundangapoyil Rizwan looks to play at it but misses. |
| 17.2 : JJ Smit to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, On a length and on off, Chundangapoyil Rizwan slaps it to point for one. |
| 17.3 : JJ Smit to Basil Hameed, Serves it outside off, Basil Hameed looks to loft it but misses. |
| 17.4 : JJ Smit to Basil Hameed, Play and a miss again. This one lands outside off as well, Basil Hameed looks to cut it but misses again. |
| 17.5 : JJ Smit to Basil Hameed, Another one outside off, Basil Hameed moves forward to loft it but misses again. Three dots in a row! |
| 0.0 : Basil Hameed is the new man in. Also, a change in bowler for Namibia as JJ Smit is brought back into the attack. |
| 17.6 : JJ Smit to Basil Hameed, Fuller and on off, Basil Hameed eases it to covers for one. |
| 18.1 : David Wiese to Basil Hameed, FOUR! Good shot. On a length and outside off, Basil Hameed uses the pace of the ball and guides it to third man for a boundary! |
| 18.2 : David Wiese to Basil Hameed, Slightly shorter on off, Basil Hameed looks to pull it but gets a hit on his ribs. Dot. |
| 18.3 : David Wiese to Basil Hameed, Outside off, Basil Hameed looks to scoop it but misses. |
| 18.4 : David Wiese to Basil Hameed, A yorker and on off, Basil Hameed digs it to mid on and collect two. Good running! |
| 18.5 : David Wiese to Basil Hameed, SIX! Up and over. Shorter and on off, Basil Hameed pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum! |
| 18.6 : David Wiese to Basil Hameed, Fuller one this time, Basil Hameed defends it straight towards the bowler. |
| 19.1 : JJ Smit to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, SIX! A full toss on leg, Chundangapoyil Rizwan uses the pace of the ball and flicks it over backward square leg for a biggie. Excellent shot! |
| 19.2 : JJ Smit to Chundangapoyil Rizwan, Touch fuller and outside off, Chundangapoyil Rizwan cuts it in the gap between backward point and short third man. The fielder chases it and just stops it before the fence. Excellent fielding. They collect three runs. |
| 19.3 : JJ Smit to Basil Hameed, SIX! Slightly shorter and on off, Basil Hameed pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum. This is turning out to be an expensive over for Namibia! |
| 19.4 : JJ Smit to Basil Hameed, This one lands down leg, Basil Hameed shuffles across and looks to play at it but misses. |
| 19.5 : JJ Smit to Basil Hameed, FOUR! On a length and outside off, Basil Hameed scoops it through third man for a boundary! |
| 19.6 : JJ Smit to Basil Hameed, Goes fuller and on off, Basil Hameed flicks it towards deep mid-wicket for a brace. United Arab Emirates end their innings for 148/3. |
| Phew! What a fight back by UAE. They have managed to rack up 33 runs in the final two overs to take their tally close to the 150-run mark. They are certainly heading into the break with the momentum on their side. Namibia dominated the proceedings but got derailed in the death overs. |
| UAE openers started off cautiously managing not to lose any wicket in the Powerplay. As the Powerplay ended, Vriitya Aravind was dismissed in his quest to up the ante. Muhammad Waseem then took charge and started to get a move on with skipper, Rizwan. Hameedâs cameo towards the end was one of the biggest positives for UAE. |
| Namibia began well with the new ball. In fact, they had the opposition under the pump for most of the innings. They did not let the batters find boundaries at will and kept the run-rate in check. Bernard Scholtz was impressive with the ball going at 5.50 RPO with a wicket under his belly. David Wiese and Ben Shikongo chipped in a wicket each. Although, Namibia will hope that the last two overs wonât come back to haunt them. |
| Basil Hameed is in for a quick chat. He says that they started a bit slow but when they reached to the 15th over, the pitch got better to bat. Adds that it becomes easier to play with the old ball and Waseem was really good. Further says that it is a decent total and applauds Karthik Meiyappan for his Hat-Trick in the previous game. |
| ... The Run Chase ... |
| Right then, Namibia have a job on their hands if they want to progress further in this edition of Menâs T20 World Cup. UAE's dreams have already been shattered but would give it their all to take a consolation win here and play spoilsport. Chase coming up in a bit⦠|
| We are back for Namibia's reply. United Arab Emirates players have made their way out in the middle. |
| 0.1 : Basil Hameed to Michael Van Lingen, Hameed starts with a short ball, on off. Michael Van Lingen punches it towards backward point and it almost carries to the fielder. |
| 0.2 : Basil Hameed to Michael Van Lingen, Back of a length, outside off. Michael Van Lingen looks to cut it away but misses. |
| 0.3 : Basil Hameed to Michael Van Lingen, Michael Van Lingen and Namibia are off the mark here. Flatter and on off. Michael Van Lingen smacks it down to long on for one. |
| 0.4 : Basil Hameed to Stephan Baard, LEG BYE! This one is on the pads. Baard misses his flicks. It rolls towards square leg off the pads. They collect a leg bye. |
| 0.5 : Basil Hameed to Michael Van Lingen, Floated and full, on leg. Michael Van Lingen gets low and sweeps it past short fine leg. The outfield though is very slow and the fielder reaches there in time to save a single. Three taken. |
| 0.6 : Basil Hameed to Stephan Baard, Tosses it up, full, outside off. Baard gets on his front foot and blocks it out. A tidy over from Hameed comes to an end. |
| 1.1 : Junaid Siddique to Michael Van Lingen, Short on off, Michael Van Lingen pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 0.6 : Junaid Siddique to bowl from the other end. |
| 1.2 : Junaid Siddique to Stephan Baard, Back of a length outside off, Stephan Baard tries to cut but gets an under edge that rolls behind to the keeper. |
| 1.3 : Junaid Siddique to Stephan Baard, Short and going away from the batter, Stephan Baard slashes at it and gets beaten. |
| 1.4 : Junaid Siddique to Stephan Baard, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, Stephan Baard throws his hands at it, gets a thick outside edge that flies past first slip for a boundary. |
| 1.5 : Junaid Siddique to Stephan Baard, OUT! CAUGHT! United Arab Emirates get the early wicket here. Short and at the pads, Stephan Baard looking to work it on the leg side, gets a leading edge that balloons to Ahmed Raza at extra cover. Junaid Siddique strikes in his first over. |
| 1.6 : Junaid Siddique to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Good length on middle, Nicol Loftie-Eaton defends it to mid-wicket. Good first over by Junaid Siddique . |
| 1.5 : Nicol Loftie-Eaton is the new batter. |
| 2.1 : Basil Hameed to Michael Van Lingen, FOUR! Short and punished. Back of a length, outside off, width on offer. Michael Van Lingen hangs back and slams it through covers for one. |
| 2.2 : Basil Hameed to Michael Van Lingen, Fuller, on off. Michael Van Lingen pushes it to cover for one. |
| 2.3 : Basil Hameed to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Loops it up, outside off, turning away, Nicol Loftie-Eaton slashes at it but misses. |
| 2.4 : Basil Hameed to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Flatter, on off, pushed to covers. |
| 2.5 : Basil Hameed to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Pushed through quicker, on off. Nicol Loftie-Eaton drives it to long off for one. |
| 2.6 : Basil Hameed to Michael Van Lingen, OUT! CAUGHT! Namibia lose another wicket now. They are in a spot of bother here. Basil Hameed is elated with this wicket. It is a short ball, Michael Van Lingen eyes lit up. He swivels and pulls it to deep square leg. He does not get the desired distance on it and hits it straight down the throat of Alishan Sharafu who makes no mistake in the deep. |
| 3.1 : Zahoor Khan to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 2 Wides! Full down the leg side, Vriitya Aravind dives to his right and makes a good stop. The batsmen cross for a single on the fumble. |
| Zahoor Khan to Gerhard Erasmus, Good length outside off, Gerhard Erasmus shoulders arms to it and lets it go. |
| 0.0 : Gerhard Erasmus walks in. Also, Zahoor Khan comes into the attack. |
| 3.2 : Zahoor Khan to Gerhard Erasmus, Full on off, Erasmus gets forward and chips it uppishly wide of mid off. |
| 3.3 : Zahoor Khan to Gerhard Erasmus, Fuller and on off, Gerhard Erasmus lofts it but doesn't connect well. The ball goes in the air but falls short of the mid off fielder. |
| 3.4 : Zahoor Khan to Gerhard Erasmus, Back of a length on off, Gerhard Erasmus defends it off the backfoot. |
| 3.5 : Zahoor Khan to Gerhard Erasmus, Short on middle, Gerhard Erasmus works it towards square leg and gets off the mark. |
| 3.6 : Zahoor Khan to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Full outside off, Nicol Loftie-Eaton drives it to cover. |
| 4.1 : Basil Hameed to Gerhard Erasmus, A googly this time, on off. Gerhard Erasmus blocks it out solidly. |
| 4.2 : Basil Hameed to Gerhard Erasmus, Tossed up, full and on off. Gerhard Erasmus gets low and slogs it to deep mid-wicket. Muhammad Waseem does well in the deep to push the ball in play and save the boundary. They get two. |
| 4.3 : Basil Hameed to Gerhard Erasmus, Flatter, outside off. Erasmus cuts it to backward point. |
| 4.4 : Basil Hameed to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR! Easy pickings! This one is spilled down leg. Gerhard Erasmus swivels and helps it down to fine leg for four runs. |
| 4.5 : Basil Hameed to Gerhard Erasmus, A single now as this is pushed gently into covers. |
| 4.6 : Basil Hameed to Nicol Loftie-Eaton, OUT! LBW! The skipper's decision to keep Hameed on for his third over does wonders this time. Namibia lose their third wicket. It is not what they had envisioned for themselves. UAE are right on top here. It is floated, around middle. Nicol Loftie-Eaton goes for the sweep but misses it completely. The ball though straightens a bit and pings him on his thigh pads. There is a loud appeal but he umpire is not interested. Hameed convinces his skipper and th |
| Jan Frylinck is the next batter. |
| 5.1 : Junaid Siddique to Gerhard Erasmus, Short on off, Gerhard Erasmus plays it fine off the backfoot to short third man. |
| 5.2 : Junaid Siddique to Jan Frylinck, FOUR! Jan Frylinck is up and running! Banged in short by Junaid Siddique, Frylinck pulls it from off over mid-wicket for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : Junaid Siddique to Jan Frylinck, Short of a length outside off, Jan Frylinck cuts it fiercely to backward point. |
| 5.4 : Junaid Siddique to Jan Frylinck, Short on off, Jan Frylinck punches it to mid off and takes a quick single. |
| 5.5 : Junaid Siddique to Gerhard Erasmus, Wide! Full and down the legside, Gerhard Erasmus tries to help it behind square but doesn't make any contact. |
| Junaid Siddique to Gerhard Erasmus, Back of a length on off, Gerhard Erasmus plays it to backward point for another single. |
| 5.6 : Junaid Siddique to Jan Frylinck, Off cutter on middle, Jan Frylinck gets deceived by the slowness of the delivery. The outside edge falls short of the third man in the ring. Siddique wanted a better effort there from Aayan Afzal Khan. |
| Change. Ahmed Raza comes into the attack now. |
| 6.1 : Ahmed Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, FOUR! Fine shot. Fuller and just outside off, Gerhard Erasmus moves forward and smashes it past covers for a boundary! |
| 6.2 : Ahmed Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, Tossed up, on off. This is defended back to the bowler. |
| 6.3 : Ahmed Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, Touch fuller, around off. Gerhard Erasmus flicks it to square leg for one. |
| 6.4 : Ahmed Raza to Jan Frylinck, Serves this one outside off, Jan Frylinck guides it to short third man for one. |
| 6.5 : Ahmed Raza to Gerhard Erasmus, Another one outside off, Gerhard Erasmus taps it to backward point for one again. |
| 6.6 : Ahmed Raza to Jan Frylinck, Tosses it up, on off. Jan Frylinck shuffles across and slaps it to deep covers for a brace. |
| Change. The Hat-Trick hero, Karthik Meiyappan comes into the attack now for UAE. |
| 7.1 : Karthik Meiyappan to Gerhard Erasmus, Meiyappan starts off with a googly that is defended by Gerhard Erasmus. |
| 7.2 : Karthik Meiyappan to Gerhard Erasmus, OUT! CHOPPED ON! Meiyappan strikes! Googly on off, Erasmus goes for the cut and pays the price as he ends up dragging it back onto the stumps. United Arab Emirates will be delighted to see the of Gerhard Erasmus. Namibia are falling apart here. |
| 7.3 : Karthik Meiyappan to JJ Smit, On off, blocked out. |
| 7.2 : JJ Smit comes in at number 6. |
| 7.3 : Karthik Meiyappan to JJ Smit, Flighted on off, pushed towards backward point. |
| 7.6 : Karthik Meiyappan to Jan Frylinck, Loops it up, on off, defended out watchfully. |
| 8.1 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, Fuller on the off. Wiese pushes it to short extra covers. |
| 8.2 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, Fuller one on off, David Wiese drives it to extra covers for one. |
| 8.3 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, Pushed through quicker, on off. Wiese blocks it to cover. |
| 8.4 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, Fuller and on off, this is driven towards extra covers for one. |
| 8.5 : Aayan Afzal Khan to Jan Frylinck, Tossed up on off, Jan Frylinck eases it to mid on for one. |
| 8.6 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, Fuller length and around off. Wiese drives it down to deep covers for a single. |
| 9.1 : Karthik Meiyappan to David Wiese, Flighted on off, David Wiese punches it to the right of backward point for a single. |
| 7.5 : Karthik Meiyappan to JJ Smit, RUN OUT! A huge mix-up and Namibia are five down in a jiffy. A flatter one on off, JJ Smit flicks it to mid on and calls for one. There is a huge mix-up as they look for a second but Jan Frylinck sends JJ Smit back from the halfway. Karthik Meiyappan is quick to run at the ball as he throws towards Ahmed Raza at the non strikers end who does the rest and JJ Smit has to make his way back in to the hut. |
| 9.2 : Karthik Meiyappan to Jan Frylinck, Flighted on middle, Jan Frylinck gets forward and flicks it to deep mid wicket. |
| 9.3 : Karthik Meiyappan to David Wiese, Flighted on off, David Wiese shimmies down the track and mistimes his slog to deep mid-wicket. |
| 9.4 : Karthik Meiyappan to Jan Frylinck, Short outside off, Jan Frylinck pulls it mid-wicket for no run. |
| 9.5 : Karthik Meiyappan to Jan Frylinck, Full on middle, Jan Frylinck reverse sweeps it to short third man for another dot. |
| 9.6 : Karthik Meiyappan to Jan Frylinck, Short on middle, Jan Frylinck rocks back and pulls it to deep square leg for a single. |
| Drinks! Namibia is in all kinds of trouble here and the onus is on Jan Frylinck and David Wiese now. They will need to put up a solid stand if they need to win this one. United Arab Emirates have been amazing with the ball and they will look to carry on the same momentum. Namibia are 53/5 inside 10 overs now! |
| 10.1 : Aayan Afzal Khan to Jan Frylinck, Fuller, on off. Jan Frylinck shuffles and flicks it into mid-wicket for a single. |
| 10.2 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, This one comes in with the arm, on middle and leg, Wiese tucks it to short mid-wicket. |
| 10.3 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, Full, attacking the stumps. Wiese drives it to mid off for one. |
| 10.4 : Aayan Afzal Khan to Jan Frylinck, Another single now as Jan Frylinck flicks it to mid-wicket. |
| 10.5 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, This is pushed through quicker, on leg. Wiese misses his flick and takes a hit on his pads. There is an appeal for lbw but the umpire shows no interest. |
| 10.6 : Aayan Afzal Khan to David Wiese, Bit flatter, on off. Wiese knocks it towards covers and takes off for a single. These singles won't hurt UAE at the moment. |
| 11.1 : Karthik Meiyappan to David Wiese, Short ball, outside off. David Wiese slashes it to deep covers for a single. |
| 11.2 : Karthik Meiyappan to Jan Frylinck, BYE! How has this missed the stumps! Karthik Meiyappan serves a googly around off, leaving the left-hander. Jan Frylinck looks to slog it away but misses. The ball zips past the off pole, hits the keeper on the pads and deflects to third man. They cross for a bye. |
| 11.3 : Karthik Meiyappan to David Wiese, Shorter, wide of off. David Wiese slaps it to sweeper cover for one. |
| 11.4 : Karthik Meiyappan to Jan Frylinck, Fuller, on off. Jan Frylinck sweeps it to deep square leg for a single. |
| 11.5 : Karthik Meiyappan to David Wiese, SIX! All the way! This should release some pressure. It is fuller, on middle and leg. David Wiese gets low and smokes it into the stands. It goes easily past the mid-wicket fence. |
| 11.6 : Karthik Meiyappan to David Wiese, Looped up, on off, blocked out. A good over for Namibia, they need more such overs. |
| Zahoor Khan comes into the attack now. |
| 12.1 : Zahoor Khan to Jan Frylinck, OUT! TIMBER! What a move to get Khan into the attack. Chundangapoyil Rizwan has hardly been wrong with his decisions tonight. Khan comes 'round the wicket and hurls in a yorker, right in the blockhole. It is tailing in from outside off. Jan Frylinck shuffles and tries to play it leg side but misses. The ball sneaks through the gap and rattles the stumps. Just when Namibia were trying to get back in the game, they lose a wicket which disturbs their progress h |
| 0.0 : Zane Green walks in. |
| 12.2 : Zahoor Khan to Zane Green, A low full toss, on the pads, Green flicks it to deep square leg for two runs. |
| 12.3 : Zahoor Khan to Zane Green, A sharp bumper, on middle. Green looks to hook it away but misses. The keeper makes a stifled appeal for caught behind but the bowler shows no interest. |
| 12.4 : Zahoor Khan to Zane Green, OUT! CLEANED UP! Zahoor Khan seems to be in a hurry to end things here. He picks up his second wicket of the over. UAE have never won a T20 World Cup game and they can change it here. Khan uses the angle really well and dishes a yorker, which is swinging in from outside off. Green fails to dig it away only to see the stumps lit-up. |
| Ruben Trumpelmann is the new batter. |
| 12.5 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, A length ball, on off, blocked out. The umpire though signals a no ball as the bowler oversteps. Free Hit to follow. |
| 12.6 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Swing and a miss! A successful over from Khan comes to an end. It is a good-length ball, outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann looks to cut it away but gets beaten on the outside edge. |
| 13.1 : Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, David Wiese tries to be innovation but it does not come off. A length ball, outside off. Wiese shuffles and looks to scoop it over the keeper's head but misses. |
| 13.2 : Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, WIDE! Good length, outside off, shaping away. Wiese goes for the upper cut but does not reach. |
| Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, A full toss, on off. David Wiese helps it down the ground for a single. |
| 13.3 : Junaid Siddique to Ruben Trumpelmann, A peach of a delivery! It is a length ball, nipping in from outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann is cut into half this time. |
| 13.4 : Junaid Siddique to Ruben Trumpelmann, Back of a length, on off. Ruben Trumpelmann goes for the pull. It comes off the bottom end and lobs towards mid on. It is short of the fielder there and they take a couple. |
| 13.5 : Junaid Siddique to Ruben Trumpelmann, A low full toss, on off. Ruben Trumpelmann works it over the bowler for one run this time. |
| 13.6 : Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, Much fuller, on fourth stumps. David Wiese drives it into covers and they take a quick single. Namibia need 73 runs in 36 balls. |
| 12.5 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Great recovery by Khan, the Free Hit does not cost him much. It is full, outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann outside-edges it to short third where the fielder makes a solid stop. |
| 14.1 : Zahoor Khan to David Wiese, FOUR! Cracking shot! A much-needed boundary as well! Khan serves a full toss, outside off. David Wiese stands tall and strokes it through covers for four runs. To rub salt to the wounds, the umpire signals a no ball for overstepping. A Free Hit to follow. |
| Zahoor Khan to David Wiese, LEG BYE! Excellent delivery. Khan does not take a blow in the Free Hit. It is fuller, on off. Wiese gets pinged on his pads. They cross for a leg bye. |
| 14.2 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Fuller, on middle. Ruben Trumpelmann leans forward and clips it to the leg side. A good recovery by Khan after serving a no ball in the very first ball. |
| 14.3 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Much fuller, outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann throws his blade at it but does not get a solid connection. |
| 14.4 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Ruben Trumpelmann rotates the strike this time. Good length, in the channel. Ruben Trumpelmann dabs it down to third man for one. |
| 14.5 : Zahoor Khan to David Wiese, Khan goes full yet again, wide of off. David Wiese puts in much effort to reach the ball but only gets a single to covers. |
| 14.6 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Khan goes full and wide. Ruben Trumpelmann strokes it to mid off and cross. He will retain the strike. |
| 15.1 : Karthik Meiyappan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Flighted outside off, Ruben Trumpelmann heaves it to deep mid-wicket. |
| 15.2 : Karthik Meiyappan to David Wiese, FOUR! Short and wide outside off, David Wiese smashes it towards deep cover. The fielder in the deep makes a meal of it and concedes the boundary. |
| 15.3 : Karthik Meiyappan to David Wiese, Short on off, David Wiese changes his mind at the last moment and plays it fine to short third man. |
| 15.4 : Karthik Meiyappan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Flighted outside off, Ruben Trumpelmann goes for the slog, gets an inside edge behind square on the leg side for a couple of runs. |
| 15.5 : Karthik Meiyappan to Ruben Trumpelmann, FOUR! Goes fuller one off, Ruben Trumpelmann slog sweeps it over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary! |
| 15.6 : Karthik Meiyappan to Ruben Trumpelmann, SIX! BANG! Fuller again, on off. Ruben Trumpelmann slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie. 18 runs off the over. Is there a twist in the tale? |
| 16.1 : Muhammad Waseem to David Wiese, Fuller one on middle, David Wiese flicks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 16.2 : Muhammad Waseem to Ruben Trumpelmann, Play and a miss. Fuller again, outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann looks to play at it but misses. |
| 16.3 : Muhammad Waseem to Ruben Trumpelmann, Goes fuller again, this is defended back towards the bowler. |
| 16.4 : Muhammad Waseem to Ruben Trumpelmann, A single as this is played towards mid off. |
| 16.5 : Muhammad Waseem to David Wiese, SIX! Excellent shot! Goes fuller and on off, David Wiese uses his wrist and flicks it over deep square leg for a maximum. |
| 16.6 : Muhammad Waseem to David Wiese, Dropped! Fuller length on middle, David Wiese miscues a heave and gets it off the bottom half of the bat. The ball goes high in the air and the bowler himself runs across towards short mid-wicket. Doesn't judge it and drops a skier. They collect two. |
| 17.1 : Junaid Siddique to Ruben Trumpelmann, Full, on off, Ruben Trumpelmann hits it down to long on for one. |
| 17.2 : Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, FOUR! Smart batting by Wiese! Short of a length on off, Wiese uses the pace and plays it fine between the keeper and short third-man for a boundary. |
| 17.3 : Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, Low full toss outside off, David Wiese drives it wide of long-off and comes back for two. That shot brings up the 50-run stand between David Wiese and Ruben Trumpelmann. |
| 17.4 : Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, Full on off, David Wiese knocks it gently towards deep mid-wicket and collects another couple of runs. This is turning out to be an expensive over by Junaid Siddique. |
| 17.5 : Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, SIX! SMASHED! Too short too wide outside off, David Wiese rocks back and cuts it powerfully over backward point for a six. David Wiese is bringing it home for Namibia. |
| 17.6 : Junaid Siddique to David Wiese, Full on off, David Wiese pushes it down the ground to deep mid-wicket for a single. Wiese brings up his fifty with this single. The job is not done yet. |
| 18.1 : Zahoor Khan to David Wiese, Wide! A yorker wide outside off, David Wiese lets it go. |
| Zahoor Khan to David Wiese, An attempted yorker on off, David Wiese drives it to covers for one. |
| 18.2 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Bowls it fuller and around off, Ruben Trumpelmann drills it to long off for a brace. |
| 18.3 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, Fuller one, on off. Ruben Trumpelmann flicks it to mid-wicket for one. |
| 18.4 : Zahoor Khan to David Wiese, Fuller and outside off, David Wiese pushes it to long off for one. |
| 18.5 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, A yorker and on off, Ruben Trumpelmann digs it back towards the bowler. |
| 18.6 : Zahoor Khan to Ruben Trumpelmann, A full toss outside off, Ruben Trumpelmann looks to play at it but misses. |
| 19.1 : Muhammad Waseem to David Wiese, It is right in the blockhole, on middle and leg. Wiese flicks it to deep mid-wicket. The call is for two and they get two. |
| 18.6 : Looks like UAE need to put an extra fielder inside the circle, as they go past the cut-off time. Yes, they can only have 4 fielders outside the circle. So, 14 needed of 6 balls now. Who will get over the line? |
| 19.2 : Muhammad Waseem to David Wiese, Waseem fires in a yorker yet again, on leg. David Wiese digs it out to the leg side and gets a single. |
| 19.3 : Muhammad Waseem to Ruben Trumpelmann, Full length, sliding down leg. Ruben Trumpelmann clips it through mid-wicket for just a single. David Wiese on strike now. |
| 19.4 : Muhammad Waseem to David Wiese, OUT! CAUGHT! Muhammad Waseem is delighted but so are a few Dutch fans in the crowd. This should be the final nail in the coffin. It is full, outside off. Wiese gets under it and lofts it towards long on. It could've been six but Alishan Sharafu had other ideas. He leaps in the deep and takes a sharp catch. Bernard Scholtz is the new man in. |
| 19.5 : Muhammad Waseem to Bernard Scholtz, Full, on middle and leg. Bernard Scholtz flicks it to mid on for one. |
| 19.6 : Muhammad Waseem to Ruben Trumpelmann, Full again, on the pads. Ruben Trumpelmann only is able to clip past mid on for a single. UAE WIN THE GAME BY 7 RUNS. |
| A historic win for United Arab Emirates. They have recorded their first even win the T20 World Cup. David Wiese fought till the very end but could not sneak his side into the Super 12s. So near yet so far. Namibia unfortunately will be heading back home here. |
| Namibia were dealt some early blows in their chase of 149. Their middle order too failed to step up and as a result, Namibia never got going while chasing in this must-win game. At 69-7, Namibia were on the cusp of a defeat. Then the pair of David Wiese and Ruben Trumpelmann resurrected the Namibian innings and put their side back in a commanding position with their stand of 70 runs, the highest ever 8th wicket stand in the history of the T20 World Cup. Namibia gave it their all but in the e |
| United Arab Emirates had nothing to lose in this game and they came up with their best bowling performance tonight against Namibia. Having put Namibia in all sorts of trouble after 13 overs, UAE let it slip and Wiese put them in a worrying situation. Muhammad Waseem though bowled an exceptional final over against Wiese to knock Namibia out of the tournament. UAE will certainly head back home with their heads held high. |
| Earlier in the evening, UAE were off to a slow start having decided to bat first. With the innings going nowhere till the 18th over, Basil Hameedâs lusty blows towards the end helped UAE reach a respectable total. Namibia were listless with the ball earlier and could not threaten the batting department much. Later, UAE were able to defend a below-par target. |
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| Muhammad Waseem wins the Man of the Match award for his complete performance. He says that it was difficult to bowl the death overs as he was bowling for the first time in the tournament. Adds that though it was his first game he planned well and was successful. Further says that the way Zahoor Khan bowled was excellent as well. Ends by saying that he is happy with the win but they should have done well in their previous games as well. |
| Gerhard Erasmus, the Namibian captain says that they did well to restrict UAE. Also says that post their win against Sri Lanka, they didnât play good cricket in the next two matches. Applauds David Wiese for his brilliant knock. Ends by adding that they didnât have enough in them to go through. |
| Chundangapoyil Rizwan, the victorious skipper is in for a chat. He starts by thanking the almighty for the win. Adds that as this is the first win they are happy and they did well as a team. Further says that they did well in patches in their previous games but the confidence was great in this game and the decision of giving Waseem the last over was instinctive. Ends by saying that they are here to tell the world that they play good cricket and they have done it. |
| So, UAEâs win means that it will be Netherlands that go through from Group A along with the Asia Cup champions, Sri Lanka who book their spots in the Super 12s. However, there are still two seats up for grabs. The 2022 T20 World Cup action will continue on 21 October, Friday when we will get a clear picture how the Super 12 will look like. It is another double-header coming your way with much higher stakes this time. First, it will be Ireland locking horns with West Indies at 9.30 am IST (4 am |
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