- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR14.2 Babar holes out to deep midwicket! Finally a breakthrough for Namibia... Looks like pace off from Wiese and Babar couldn't generate enough power, these are fairly long boundaries at the Sheikh Zayed and the catch is safely pocketed running in. Knuckle ball, in fact, from Wiese. Nicely bowled 113/115.4 blinder of a take from Green! Frylinck strikes, but it is the keeper who will take the plaudits, after snagging a healthy deflection one-handed to his left. Fakhar was attempting a little dab but the ball just held its line, wrong-footing Green as he started to go one way and then had to stick out a paw. Brilliantly done 122/2Extras3 (lb 3)TOTAL189/2 (20 Overs, RR: 9.45)Fall of wickets: 1-113 (Babar Azam, 14.2 ov), 2-122 (Fakhar Zaman, 15.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB R Trumpelmann 4 1 36 0 9.00 11 5 1 0 0 D Wiese 4 0 30 1 7.50 10 2 1 0 0 JJ Smit 4 0 50 0 12.50 5 8 1 0 0 JN Frylinck 4 0 31 1 7.75 5 2 0 0 0 B Shikongo 2 0 19 0 9.50 1 2 0 0 0 JN Loftie-Eaton 2 0 20 0 10.00 2 1 1 0 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.4 slow through the air, at his pads, and he has worked this away towards deep mid-wicket. Wants two, but is sent back! The throw is good, but the dive should save him here! Oh no, it is just short of the crease at the time Rizwan whips the bails off. Perhaps the toe-end of the bat got stuck in the turf, but timely breakthrough for Pakistan! Baard was doing the right thing by responding to Williams' initial call, but it was very good fielding from Rauf in the first place to hurry things up and cause the indecision 55/21.3 through 'im! Good pace at 136 kph, and just a hint of shape back in. The batter looks to flick it away, but as soon as he has missed the line, he knows he's in deep trouble. Hits the base of middle and Hasan pulls out his trademark celebration. Ka-boom! 8/113.6 plinked to long-off, Shadab strikes with his final ball! Floats up a tempter wide of the stumps and Williams' eyes light up... only for him to slice it, possibly the bat twisting in his hands, and it's a simple catch for the man coming in off the rope 93/412.3 chipped to the edge of the off-side ring! The pressure tells, as Pakistan finally break the third-wicket stand. Hard to attack Imad like that, the ball zipping in at him from round the wicket, and a cramped drive picked out Shadab nicely 83/316.5 in the slot, but there's no pace and Smit dollies a catch to midwicket! Beautifully done, Rauf bowls the offcutter and the batter is through the shot early, finds the man backpedaling inside the ring. Lots of happy finger-pointing from the men in green, they are bringing this home 110/5Extras4 (lb 2, nb 1, w 1)TOTAL144/5 (20 Overs, RR: 7.2)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Michael van Lingen, 1.3 ov), 2-55 (Stephan Baard, 8.4 ov), 3-83 (Gerhard Erasmus, 12.3 ov), 4-93 (Craig Williams, 13.6 ov), 5-110 (JJ Smit, 16.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 4 0 36 0 9.00 11 4 1 0 1 Hasan Ali 4 0 22 1 5.50 12 2 0 0 0 Imad Wasim 3 0 13 1 4.33 11 2 0 0 0 Haris Rauf 4 0 25 1 6.25 14 0 2 1 0 Shadab Khan 4 0 35 1 8.75 6 3 1 0 0 Mohammad Hafeez 1 0 11 0 11.00 2 0 1 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
2 November 2021 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Pakistan 2, Namibia 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 29 runs, 0 wicket)
- Over 4.4: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - CB Gaffaney, Batter - Mohammad Rizwan (Upheld)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 8.6 overs (54 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 54 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 14, Babar Azam 36, Ex 0)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 59/0 in 10.0 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 16, Babar Azam 43)
- Babar Azam: 50 off 39 balls (5 x 4)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 12.6 overs (78 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 100 runs in 78 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 38, Babar Azam 61, Ex 2)
- Over 15.2: Review by Namibia (Bowling), Umpire - CM Brown, Batter - Mohammad Rizwan (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 17.4 overs (106 balls), Extras 3
- Mohammad Rizwan: 50 off 42 balls (4 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 22 balls (Mohammad Rizwan 21, Mohammad Hafeez 32, Ex 0)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 189/2 in 20.0 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 79, Mohammad Hafeez 32)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 1 wicket)
- Namibia: 50 runs in 8.2 overs (50 balls), Extras 1
- Drinks: Namibia - 70/2 in 10.0 overs (CG Williams 22, MG Erasmus 14)
- Namibia: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 1
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ICC Men's T20 World Cup
First Round Group A | |||||
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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 |