05/11Result
36th Match, Group 2, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sharjah, Nov 5 2021
New Zealand won by 52 runs
Player of the Match
James Neesham
James NeeshamNew Zealand
05/11Result
36th Match, Group 2, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sharjah, Nov 5 2021
New Zealand won by 52 runs
Player of the Match
James Neesham
James NeeshamNew Zealand

END OF OVER:
20 | 18 Runs | NZ: 163/4 | RR: 8.15

  • James Neesham35 (23b)
  • Glenn Phillips39 (21b)
  • JJ Smit2-0-27-0
  • Ruben Trumpelmann3-0-25-0

Alright, I am off for a bit again. Here's Alan to kick off the chase

nabeel: "last 3 overs were like a whole day for indians and these overs nearly tore their hearts apart. philips and neesham just smashing the hearts of billions not only the ball." --- They added 76 in six overs.

Bernard Scholtz: You never know, you have to get to a good start. Hopefully, we can start well and catch up with their finish. It's helping spinners in the middle overs, difficult to get them away.

3.36pm New Zealand scored 62 in the first ten overs and 67 in the last four. That sums it up better than anything, I think. Matt tells me those are the most runs by any team in the last four in this World Cup, New Zealand went past India's 65 against Afghanistan. Sampath adds it's in fact the second-most by New Zealand in a T20I at death.

19.6
2
Smit to Neesham, 2 runs, fuller outside off, throws his bat at it and gets it towards deep point. Phillips is charging back for the second. The keeper fumbles and he makes it easily
19.6
1w
Smit to Neesham, 1 wide, another wide, that's fourth of the over I think. Fuller but way, way outside off. The easiest call of the over
19.6
2w
Smit to Phillips, 2 wides, banged it into the pitch. Phillips changes his grip pretty early and was standing like a left-hander well before the ball arrived. Went for the pull but fails to connect as it's too high, which also means it's a wide. They run a single to the keeper
19.5
2
Smit to Phillips, 2 runs, another attempted yorker, but just misses his mark there. Flicked towards deep midwicket

Faisal: "WOW. This Ask Cricinfo thing is great."

19.4
1
Smit to Neesham, 1 run, a brilliant yorker, Neesham was standing at the off stump and was looking to work it on the leg side but gets an inside edge into the right shoe and the ball rolls towards the off side
19.4
1w
Smit to Neesham, 1 wide, length ball outside off, Neesham goes for the pull but ends up hitting over it. But this too has been given wide, another close call but think the umpire has got it right
19.4
1w
Smit to Neesham, 1 wide, that's been called a wide. Tight call. Fuller, wider outside off. Neesham leaves it alone as the ball lands on the blue marker
19.3
2
Smit to Neesham, 2 runs, length, well outside off. Dragged towards deep midwicket. Erasmus fumbles there and allows the second run
19.2
6
Smit to Neesham, SIX, 150 is up for New Zealand. Goes for the bouncer but it sits up for Neesham who waits before pulling it over deep square leg, the shorter side
19.1
0
Smit to Neesham, no run, short of length, way outside off, Neesham goes for the pull but ends up playing over it

BMKrishna: "Namibia's highest successful chase in T20I?" --- Alan tells me it's 165 vs Netherlands, in the first round here. In fact, you can now query all those stats in Ask Cricinfo too. I just did here.

Smit to bowl the final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 14 Runs | NZ: 145/4 | RR: 7.63

  • James Neesham24 (18b)
  • Glenn Phillips37 (20b)
  • Ruben Trumpelmann3-0-25-0
  • David Wiese4-0-40-1
18.6
1
Trumpelmann to Neesham, 1 run, a slower one, into the pitch. Dragged towards deep-backward square leg
18.5
2
Trumpelmann to Neesham, 2 runs, another short of a length delivery. Pulled towards deep square leg and Neesham sprints back for the second
18.4
0
Trumpelmann to Neesham, no run, short of length outside off, Neesham goes for the pull but the ball sneaks underneath the bat

Over the wicket for Neesham

Omer: "Wheels coming of a bit"

18.3
1
Trumpelmann to Phillips, 1 run, a length ball around off, flat-bats it towards long-on. Didn't get the timing right on this

Sriram: "1.4 billion hearts crying..."

Around the wicket

Dipanjan Show: "The Indian dream is being crushed by New Zealand all over again."

18.2
6
Trumpelmann to Phillips, SIX, muscled! Short of length, into the pitch. Phillips stands back and pulls it in front of square leg
18.1
4
Trumpelmann to Phillips, FOUR, length ball around off, dragged across and beats the man sprinting to his left from deep square leg

Trumpelmann

END OF OVER:
18 | 21 Runs | NZ: 131/4 | RR: 7.27

  • James Neesham21 (15b)
  • Glenn Phillips26 (17b)
  • David Wiese4-0-40-1
  • Gerhard Erasmus4-0-22-1
17.6
4
Wiese to Neesham, FOUR, squeezed between short third man and backward point. Was fuller and wider from Wiese but Neesham opens the face of the bat to pocket four more. That makes it 21 from the over
17.5
6
Wiese to Neesham, SIX, smoked over long-on. Fuller outside off and Neesham joins the party. Goes down and drags it for a maximum

Jackwin: "I know Erasmus is having a good day. But now Trumpelmann will not be able to complete his overs!"

17.4
1
Wiese to Phillips, 1 run, short of length outside off, pace-on delivery. Worked towards deep midwicket
17.3
6
Wiese to Phillips, SIX, a slower one, but it's fuller outside off and Phillips carves it over deep extra cover. The fielder signals a six but the umpires want to check upstairs. Replays show it hit the boundary skirting on the full
17.2
2
Wiese to Phillips, 2 runs, backs away but Wiese follows him and bowls fuller. Digs it out towards midwicket for two more
17.1
2
Wiese to Phillips, 2 runs, length ball around off, a mistimed pull into the ground towards midwicket. A bit of a fumble there means an easy two

With three overs to go, our Forecaster is giving New Zealand 142

END OF OVER:
17 | 14 Runs | NZ: 110/4 | RR: 6.47

  • James Neesham11 (13b)
  • Glenn Phillips15 (13b)
  • Gerhard Erasmus4-0-22-1
  • David Wiese3-0-19-1
16.6
2
Erasmus to Neesham, 2 runs, length ball on the stumps, flicked towards midwicket for the third two of the over. Fourteen in all from the over
16.5
2
Erasmus to Neesham, 2 runs, ever more round-armish from Erasmus. Flicked towards midwicket and that's another brace
16.4
2
Erasmus to Neesham, 2 runs, goes round-arm this time. Fuller outside off, Neesham launches it towards deep extra cover, long-off puts in the chase, picks it up and flicks it inside

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Namibia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st47SJ BaardM van Lingen
2nd4SJ BaardMG Erasmus
3rd4MG ErasmusZE Green
4th31D WieseZE Green
5th16JJ SmitZE Green
6th1JJ SmitJN Loftie-Eaton
7th2CG WilliamsJJ Smit
8th6JJ SmitR Trumpelmann

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IRE3122-0.853
NED3030-2.46
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BAN32141.733
OMA3122-0.025
PNG3030-2.655
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AUS54181.216
SA54180.739
SL5234-0.269
WI5142-1.641
BAN5050-2.383
Group 2
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PAK550101.583
NZ54181.162
IND53261.747
AFG52341.053
NAM5142-1.89
SCOT5050-3.543