Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
20 | 14 Runs 1 Wkt | NED: 164/4 | RR: 8.20

  • Logan van Beek2 (1b)
  • Scott Edwards21 (11b)
  • David Wiese4-0-32-1
  • Ruben Trumpelmann4-0-32-0

3.33pm It's 164, a score Netherlands will be happy with in this heat and on this pitch. It's not a batting track exactly, which many expect in Abu Dhabi, and even in this heat Max O'Dowd batted till the last over, struck his second straight half-century and chaperoned a scratchy Ackermann before Edwards scored a vital 21 off 11 in the end. Lots of slower balls from Namibia, especially in the death overs, but their fielding was a bit sloppy or they could have been chasing a slightly smaller target. Netherlands have lifted their batting today, can Namibia do it as well? PDP will be with you soon to find out.

Colin Ackermann: Pretty good score, Max had a good start and not losing too many wickets in the powerplay was good for us. Max batted extremely well, he's an anchor. Everyone can bat around him and rotate the strike, Edwards batted extremely well to get us a good score. We had no specific plans against the spinners, Namibia bowled well in the beginning. It's difficult to accelerate on this pitch especially on the longer side and when there's not much pace on the ball.

Hein: "And that should be too much for Namibia... (I am a Namibian)"

Rounak Poddar: "Nice little cameo there in the end by Edwards. Could be the turning point."

19.6
2
Wiese to van Beek, 2 runs, nearly in the block hole, flicked to deep midwicket, and they come back for the second, van Beek dives at the keeper's end with his fresh legs to make it back
19.5
1b
Wiese to Edwards, 1 bye, slower ball cuts in and beats Edwards but they take a leg bye even if the ball has gone to the keeper down leg

Namibia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st34SJ BaardZE Green
2nd13CG WilliamsSJ Baard
3rd5SJ BaardMG Erasmus
4th93D WieseMG Erasmus
5th21D WieseJJ Smit

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33063.754
NAM3214-0.523
IRE3122-0.853
NED3030-2.46
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SCOT33060.775
BAN32141.733
OMA3122-0.025
PNG3030-2.655
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG54182.464
AUS54181.216
SA54180.739
SL5234-0.269
WI5142-1.641
BAN5050-2.383
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
PAK550101.583
NZ54181.162
IND53261.747
AFG52341.053
NAM5142-1.89
SCOT5050-3.543