Get Ball by Ball Commentary of Namibia vs Sri Lanka, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, 4th Match, First Round Group A

7.45pm Namibia fail to last full 20 overs and have been all out for just 96. Their batters never looked comfortable in the middle, be it against spin or pace. Theekshana sent back both openers inside the powerplay, Hasaranga's googlies kept batters guessing in the middle phase while pacers kept hurrying them throughout. There was no boundary in the last eight overs. Theekshana finished with 3 for 25, while Kumara and Hasaranga picked up two each. We will be back with the chase in a bit. Stay tuned.

19.3

Kumara to Scholtz, OUT, A run out. Kumara goes for the yorker but ends up bowling a full toss. Pushed back towards the bowler who fumbles but short midwicket is close by and picks it up. An underarm throws at the non-striker's end to hit the stumps direct. Scholtz was well short

BM Scholtz run out 0 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

ashish ranjan: "Kind of liking the jersey of both these teams. India also have a good jersey. England's a little dull. Aus and NZ have kind of stuck with their old jerseys. Scotland's was cool as well yesterday."

19.2

Kumara to Scholtz, no run, a length ball, just outside off, looks to push at it and gets beaten. Wasn't far away from the off stump

19.1

Kumara to Ya France, OUT, an excellent yorker. Right up there at the base of the middle stump. Ya France looked to jam his bat at it but couldn't make the connection. Namibia could be all out here

HN Ya France b Kumara 1 (5m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 96/8 | RR: 5.05

JJ Smit12 (15b)
Pikky Ya France1 (1b)

Dushmantha Chameera4-0-19-1
Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-24-2

18.6

Chameera to Smit, 2 runs, fuller around off, smashes towards extra cover where the fielder threw himself at the ball but couldn't hold on to

18.5

Chameera to Smit, no run, fuller around off, digs it towards mid-off but doesn't take the single

18.4

Chameera to Ya France, 1 run, slower one. Fuller on the stumps. Driven towards wide long-on

18.3

Chameera to Trumpelmann, OUT, that's some catch from Shanaka. Another short one hurled at Trumpelmann. He was late on the pull and this time the ball lobbed just over and to the right of the bowler. But Shanaka ran from extra cover with an outstretched right hand and took it just above the ground and finished with the slide

R Trumpelmann c Shanaka b Chameera 1 (6m 3b 0x4 0x6) SR: 33.33

18.2

Chameera to Trumpelmann, no run, hurries the batter with pace he attempts a pull. The ball hits the bat but lands well short of the incoming point fielder

18.1

Chameera to Smit, 1 run, length ball around off, Smit works it towards covers and gestures it was a slower one

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 92/7 | RR: 5.11

JJ Smit9 (12b)
Ruben Trumpelmann1 (1b)

Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-24-2
Dushmantha Chameera3-0-15-0

Dipanjan Show: "It's good seeing so many associate teams in the World Cup, but they still won't get a chance to play against the top sides beacuse of this pretty horrible secondary qualification round. I hope they make it 8 teams in 2 groups."

17.6

PW Hasaranga to Smit, 1 run, length ball around off, punched towards midwicket

17.5

PW Hasaranga to Smit, no run, length ball outside off, goes for the sweep but it keeps quite low and sneaks underneath the bat

17.4

PW Hasaranga to Trumpelmann, 1 run, a length ball around off, googly from Hasaranga. Flicked towards midwicket. The bowler chases himself and fields it

Trumpelmann is the new batter

Shaun: "Sri Lanka can't get too cocky yet, Smit could still propel them to 130 which will be defendable " --- Looks highly unlikely at the moment

17.3

PW Hasaranga to Loftie-Eaton, OUT, Given lbw. A length ball in the line of the stumps, the batter went for the reverse sweep but missed and it hit him on the front pad. Pitched in line, no bat involved and it would have just clipped the off stump. Umpire's call there, which was out. Hasaranga has his second

JN Loftie-Eaton lbw b PW Hasaranga 3 (11m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

17.2

PW Hasaranga to Smit, 1 run, length ball around off, slower in the air. Pulls it towards deep square leg

17.1

PW Hasaranga to Smit, no run, an appeal for lbw from the keeper but there's a big inside edge. Tossed up around off, pushes at it but manages only an inside edge

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | NAM: 89/6 | RR: 5.23

JJ Smit7 (8b)
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton3 (5b)

Dushmantha Chameera3-0-15-0
Maheesh Theekshana4-0-25-3

16.6

Chameera to Smit, 1 run, a slower length ball on the pads, worked towards wide long-on. Only a single

16.5

Chameera to Smit, no run, short of length, just outside off, sways away from it

16.4

Chameera to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run, aims for the yorker but just misses his mark. Dug out towards cover

16.3

Chameera to Loftie-Eaton, no run, short of length coming in towards the batter. Backs away and looks to swat at it. Too quick and it drops towards extra cover

16.2

Chameera to Smit, 1 run, short of length around off, goes for the pull but is hurried on. The ball dribbles towards long-on

16.1

Chameera to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run, fuller around off, digs it out for a single to covers

Chameera. Around the wicket to the left-hander

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 85/6 | RR: 5.31

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton1 (2b)
JJ Smit5 (5b)

Maheesh Theekshana4-0-25-3
Chamika Karunaratne4-0-17-1

15.6

Theekshana to Loftie-Eaton, 1 run, length ball on the stumps, flicked towards square leg

Sri Lanka INNINGS		R	B
P Nissanka	lbw	5	6
MDKJ Perera	caught	11	8
LD Chandimal	caught wk	5	12
WIA Fernando	not out	30	28
PBB Rajapaksa	not out	42	27
MD Shanaka
C Karunaratne
PW Hasaranga
PVD Chameera
M Theekshana
CBRLS Kumara
EXTRAS	(lb 4, w 3)
TOTAL	100 (3 wkts; 13.3 ovs)

Namibia BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
D Wiese	2.0	11	0	5.50	(1w)
R Trumpelmann	3.0	27	1	9.00
BM Scholtz	3.0	16	1	5.33	(1w)
JJ Smit	1.0	7	1	7.00
HN Ya France	1.0	6	0	6.00
JN Loftie-Eaton	1.0	7	0	7.00
JN Frylinck	1.3	17	0	11.33
MG Erasmus	1.0	5	0	5.00	(1w)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	14	MDKJ Perera	P Nissanka
2nd	4	LD Chandimal	P Nissanka
3rd	8	LD Chandimal	WIA Fernando
4th	74	PBB Rajapaksa	WIA Fernando

First Round Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	3.754
NAM	3	2	1	4	-0.523
IRE	3	1	2	2	-0.853
NED	3	0	3	0	-2.46
First Round Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SCOT	3	3	0	6	0.775
BAN	3	2	1	4	1.733
OMA	3	1	2	2	-0.025
PNG	3	0	3	0	-2.655
Group 1
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG	5	4	1	8	2.464
AUS	5	4	1	8	1.216
SA	5	4	1	8	0.739
SL	5	2	3	4	-0.269
WI	5	1	4	2	-1.641
BAN	5	0	5	0	-2.383
Group 2
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	5	5	0	10	1.583
NZ	5	4	1	8	1.162
IND	5	3	2	6	1.747
AFG	5	2	3	4	1.053
NAM	5	1	4	2	-1.89
SCOT	5	0	5	0	-3.543

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 96/8 | RR: 5.05

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 92/7 | RR: 5.11

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | NAM: 89/6 | RR: 5.23

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 85/6 | RR: 5.31

Match Coverage

Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to comprehensive win

Mahela Jayawardene's data-driven insight helps Avishka Fernando find stability at No. 4

Sri Lanka justifiably confident, but in-form Namibia are no pushovers

Sri Lanka 2nd innings Partnerships

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

END OF OVER:19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 96/8 | RR: 5.05

END OF OVER:18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 92/7 | RR: 5.11

END OF OVER:17 | 4 Runs | NAM: 89/6 | RR: 5.23

END OF OVER:16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 85/6 | RR: 5.31

Theekshana spins Sri Lanka to comprehensive win

Mahela Jayawardene's data-driven insight helps Avishka Fernando find stability at No. 4

Sri Lanka justifiably confident, but in-form Namibia are no pushovers

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 96/8 | RR: 5.05

END OF OVER:
18 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 92/7 | RR: 5.11

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs | NAM: 89/6 | RR: 5.23

END OF OVER:
16 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 85/6 | RR: 5.31