4.6 overs (1 Run) 1 run.
4.5 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Nicely played! A touch full, shaping in, on leg. Mohammad Rizwan flicks it to deep square leg for a boundary.
Review time! Mohammad Rizwan takes a review for lbw. The on-field decision is OUT. The UltraEdge shows bat is absent. The Ball Tracker shows the ball is pitching outside leg. Mohammad Rizwan survives and retains the review.
4.4 overs (0 Run) NOT OUT! Touch fuller from JJ Smit, on middle. Mohammad Rizwan plants his front foot forward and looks to play across the line. He misses and gets hit on the pads. JJ Smit appeals for an LBW and the umpire agrees. He takes a review. UltraEdge shows no bat involved. Ball Tracking shows that the ball was pitching outside leg. Excellent review from Pakistan.
4.3 overs (1 Run) Quick single taken! Length delivery, on middle. Babar Azam taps it to point.
4.2 overs (0 Run) On a good length, on off. Babar Azam prods forward and defends it to cover.
4.1 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Short and punished! Short of a length, on middle. Babar Azam pulls it with disdain past the diving mid-wicket fielder for a boundary.
JJ Smit comes into the attack now. He replaces Ruben Trumpelmann.
3.6 overs (1 Run) Risky single! Good-length ball, on off. Babar Azam nudges it to mid-wicket. Mohammad Rizwan responds late but makes it to the crease with a full-stretched dive.
3.5 overs (0 Run) That's much better from David Wiese! Good-length ball, outside off, nipping in. Babar Azam looks to punch it towards covers off the back foot. The ball whizzes past the outside edge. David Wiese follows through and has a word or two with Babar Azam.
3.4 overs (0 Run) On a length, on middle. Azam tucks it on the leg side.
3.3 overs (4 Runs) FOUR! Thumped! Drags his length back and bowls it short, on off. Babar Azam stands up on his toes and cuts it through point for a boundary.
3.2 overs (0 Run) Beauty! Good-length ball, around off, shaping away, at 126 kph. Babar Azam has a poke at it. The ball zips past the outside edge and carries through to the keeper.
3.1 overs (2 Runs) Short of a length, outside off. Babar Azam punches it through covers for a couple of runs.
2.6 overs (1 Run) Back of a length, around off. Babar Azam makes room and chops it off the inside edge towards square leg for a single. Another top over from Ruben Trumpelmann. Just two runs from it.
2.5 overs (0 Run) Touch fuller, on the pads. Babar Azam looks to flick but misses. He gets hit on the pads. A mild appeal for an lbw but the umpire says no.
2.4 overs (0 Run) Short of a length, outside off, nipping away. Babar Azam looks to dab it towards third man. The fielder at short third man dives to his right to stop the ball. Saved a certain boundary.
2.3 overs (1 Run) Length ball, outside off. Rizwan pushes it to mid on for a quick single.
2.2 overs (0 Run) Another dot! On a length, on leg. Mohammad Rizwan flicks it straight to mid-wicket.
2.1 overs (0 Run) Short of a length, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan crunches it straight to backward point. Namibia are keeping things tight at the movement.
1.6 overs (0 Run) On a length, outside off. Babar Azam drives on the up towards cover.
1.5 overs (0 Run) Fuller and nipping away, outside off. Babar Azam plays it right under his eyes.
1.4 overs (1 Run) On the pads, Mohammad Rizwan tucks it behind square on the leg side. He gets off the mark with a single.
1.3 overs (0 Run) Good-length delivery, outside off. Mohammad Rizwan shuffles well across the stumps to play it inside the line but gets beaten on the outside edge.
1.2 overs (3 Runs) Pakistan and Babar Azam are underway! Fuller and touch too straight, on middle. Babar Azam flicks it past mid-wicket for three runs.
1.1 overs (0 Run) Back of a length, outside off. Babar Azam punches it to point.
Who will bowl from the other end? David Wiese it is.
0.6 over (0 Run) A maiden to start with! Good-length ball, outside off, with a hint of away movement. Mohammad Rizwan blocks it back onto the pitch. Terrific first over from Ruben Trumpelmann.
0.5 over (0 Run) And again! Lovely bowling from Ruben Trumpelmann! Pulls his length back a touch this time, outside off, jagging away. Mohammad Rizwan hops onto his toes but is comprehensivley beaten.
0.4 over (0 Run) JAFFA! This has been a superb start from Ruben Trumpelmann! Fuller in length, around off, shaping away at 130 kph. Mohammad Rizwan looks to play inside the line but gets beaten.
0.3 over (0 Run) Three dots in a row! Good-length ball, outside off, nipping away. Mohammad Rizwan looks to fend it to the off side but gets beaten on the outside edge.
0.2 over (0 Run) Good-length ball, on top of off. Mohammad Rizwan defends it back to the bowler.
0.1 over (0 Run) Ruben Trumpelmann starts with a length ball, on leg. Mohammad Rizwan defends it on the leg side.
Both the teams walk out to the middle, for their respective national anthems. It will be Namibia's anthem first, followed by the one of Pakistan. Now, we are done with all the pre-match proceedings. The Namibia players are out in the middle. Followed by Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan who come out to bat for Pakistan. But before the ball is bowled, Namibian players show their support by raising the right hand, while Pakistan players have their hand placed on their chest for the Black Lives Matter movement. Ruben Trumpelmann to start with the ball.
The Namibian skipper, Gerhard Erasmus, is in for a chat. He says, they would've tried to bowl first. The dew factor coming in later as the game progresses should help them. Mentions, it a real challenge for the side and the guys will be up for it. Adds that, they have two changes to the side. The two spinners Pikky Ya France and Bernard Scholtz go out. Ben Shikongo and Stephan Baard make their way into the side.
Babar Azam, the Pakistan skipper, says that they will bat first. Mentions that they will try to test their batters and put pressure on them. Adds that the pitch looks good for batting and they will look to put a good score. Informs that they are unchanged.
Namibia (Playing XI) - Stephan Baard (In for Pikky Ya France), Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Michael Van Lingen, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ben Shikongo (In for Bernard Scholtz).
Pakistan (Unchanged playing XI) - Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik, Asif Ali, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Hasan Ali, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi.
TOSS - Both the skippers, Gerhard Erasmus and Babar Azam, stride out to the middle for an all-important toss. The coin goes up and lands in favour of Pakistan. They have opted to BAT first.
Namibia, on the other hand, started off with a win against Scotland. But they got the real taste of the bigger stage when they were troubled by Afghanistan and could not get over the line. But they did put a good fight. But this time, they have a bigger task in front of them. It is quite a task to put Pakistan in a precarious position it will take a lot for Namibia to shake this invincible Pakistan side. The batters should focus on stitching partnerships in the middle and the bowlers should restrict giving away too many extras. How will the players fare against the tougher opponents? We shall find out soon, as the toss is not far away.
Pakistan have shown all-round performance in this campaign. They look to be like a complete team. Their top-order, middle-order and the bowlers have all stepped up whenever the team required them. Rauf and Afridi have bowled with fire throughout the campaign. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan seem to be on a different pitch whenever they come out with their blade. While, the finisher Asif Ali has shown class whenever the burden was on his shoulders. In the last game, Malik could no support him till the end, but Ali made sure to go gun blazing to get his side over the line. Pakistan have made it three wins on the trot and will look to extend their winning streak in this campaign.
Hello and welcome to all! It is time for game number 31 in the T20 World Cup, 2021. In this game, Pakistan will be locking horns against Namibia. Pakistan are looking like a dangerous side in this campaign. Namibia, on the other hand, have been able to get a win of their two outings and are placed fourth on the points table, while India are a spot below them. Can Namibia pull a rabbit out of the hat and inch closer to the table-toppers?
... MATCH DAY ...
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