Player of the Match
Player of the Match

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Best performances - Batsmen

MP O'Dowd
MP O'Dowd
70(56) 6x4 - 1x6
Control %66%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 16 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
0 8 16 3 11 11 5 16
D Wiese
D Wiese
66(40) 4x4 - 5x6
Control %70%
  • Productive Shot
  • cover drive
  • 12 runs
  • 1x4 - 1x6
1 4 7 9 6 19 9 11

Best performances - Bowlers

JN Frylinck
JN Frylinck
O4
M0
R36
W2
Eco9.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
PM Seelaar
PM Seelaar
O2
M1
R8
W1
Eco4.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: @Vishal1686

END OF OVER:
19 | 16 Runs | NAM: 166/4 | RR: 8.73

  • JJ Smit14 (8b)
  • David Wiese66 (40b)
  • Logan van Beek4-0-39-0
  • Fred Klaassen4-0-14-1

5.32pm That's all we have from this entertaining game, with Namibia placed third on the points table and we're moments away from the Ireland-Sri Lanka game from the same group. Like Seelaar said, Netherlands will have their eyes on this game. Enjoy that one as well, for now it's goodbye and good luck from Vishal, Peter and Thilak. Stay safe everyone.

Erasmus: Special moment in Cricket Namibia history, first win on the World Cup stage. We had to step up on the day and David batted really well. It was a decent surface, some bowled well seeing the dimensions of the field. We did well to an extent; we bowled and fielded well. We run quite a culture in a small cricketing nation, from the administration to managerial set-up and this is a payback for them.

Seelaar: Namibia bowled well but not entirely great and we were worse. (Should he have continued bowling after his wicket maiden?) In hindsight, obviously, you take chances and we went for a couple of chances that didn't go well. If Ireland beat Sri Lanka then there's hope but otherwise we go back with a performance that hasn't been good enough

5.22pm Any guesses for the Player of the Match? David Wiese: "[Feels] awesome to be honest. It's very hot out there and lot of running. We were lucky to get a big over before the drinks break for momentum and then it was about picking the right balls. We tried to bat as well as we could. Means a lot to me, in a World Cup on international stage is special and to put in a big performance for Namibia, I'm glad to get this opportunity to play international cricket."

Sampath tells me Namibia's 165-run chase is the highest by any team in T20Is in Abu Dhabi. And the only way Netherlands can go through to the Super-12s from here is by defeating Sri Lanka by a decent margin and hope Ireland win their next two games (vs SL and Namibia).

5.16pm Namibia have stunned Netherlands, who are alive but with bleak chances in the World Cup. Smith and Wiese leap with joy, pump the air and give each other a massive hug. What a victory and what an innings from Wiese! He's getting big handshakes, hugs and pats from team-mates and opposition alike. Namibia were down in the chase after the wicket maiden from Seelaar, and the equation was 100 from 60, but Namibia have done it in 54 itself, thanks to a poor over from van Beek which went on and on until Namibia finished it off. Some of the Netherlands players are looking in disbelief, some getting consolation from Namibia players

18.6
4
van Beek to Smit, FOUR, finishes it with an over to spare, thick edge runs away to the third man boundary for four more! Right in the block hole and Smit gets enough bat for a thick edge for four
18.5
4
van Beek to Smit, FOUR, that should do it, all in Namibia's favour now as Smit stays still till the end before driving that short ball just wide of point right in the gap for four!

Still two balls to go

18.4
2
van Beek to Smit, 2 runs, smashes the back of length ball from off stump down the ground before long-on goes to his left and they get two

And now square leg goes back again

18.4
1w
van Beek to Smit, 1 wide, oh goodness, third wide in the over. Another one way outside off that's left easily

Nelson: "England will doubtlessly be relieved if Netherlands don't make it to Super 12......"

18.3
0
van Beek to Smit, no run, another wide delivery but Smit strikes it back and the bowler does well to get both hands to it between his legs

10 from 10

Dipanjan Show: "Come on Netherlands! MAKE IT A SUPER OVER!!"

18.3
1w
van Beek to Smit, 1 wide, beats him outside off but it's well outside the wide line, second wide of the over!

Looks like it will come down to van der Gugten in the last over. Deep square leg comes in, point drops back so expect more on the off side but third man is in the circle

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