Colin Ackermann is up for a chat. He says that it is a pretty good score. Credits Max O'Dowd by saying that he batted really well and the other batters can play the anchor role around him. Tells that Namibia bowled well and made things difficult for them.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Netherlandsâ batters will feel they have done their job and now it is onto their bowlers. They do have a good bowling attack and will fancy themselves to defend this. Namibia will have to bat out of their skins to chase this down. All to play for in the second half. Stay tuned.
The bowlers of Namibia werenât that bad either. The Netherlandsâ batters just played quite sensibly. Namibia did bowl the right lengths and there were not many bad balls. One could probably say they were a little too predictable with their slower ones, especially Jan Frylinck who is quite reliable but did not have the best of days despite taking a couple of wickets. David Wiese was the only other to get into the wicketâs column.
Max O'Dowd was the mainstay for Netherlands! He played the anchor role and the others played around him. His stand of 82 with Colin Ackermann was very crucial. That laid the platform and Scott Edwards added the finishing touch at the end. They paced the innings quite well and despite losing two quick wickets in the middle overs, did not let things dry up.
A really good show with the bat by the Dutch has taken them to a score which can be considered just above par here. At one stage they did look like getting around the 170-run mark but they will be still pleased with the effort today.
David Wiese to Logan van Beek, Two to end the innings! Length ball, on the pads. Logan van Beek whips it wide of deep square leg for a couple. Netherlands end at 164 for 4!
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, Short ball, on leg. Scott Edwards misses the pull and they get a bye.
Logan van Beek is the new man in.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! Great execution! Shorter ball, on off. Scott Edwards reverse scoops it over the keeper for a boundary!
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! RUN OUT! Max O'Dowd falls! Full ball, on the pads. Pushed to long on. They look for the second but Max O'Dowd has run out of gas. The fielder, Gerhard Erasmus, throws the ball to David Wiese and he runs Max O'Dowd out by a mile.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, ! Wiese spills it down leg. Max O'Dowd tickles it to the vacant fine leg region and collects a boundary.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it past point for a single.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd defends it off the front foot.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, on middle. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut but it takes the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, ! Punished by Stephan Myburgh! Short ball, down leg. Myburgh works it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, Full ball, on the pads. Edwards flicks it towards deep square leg. A fumble allows the second.
David Wiese (3-0-19-1) comes back to bowl the last over.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! Top shot! On a length, outside off. Scott Edwards creams it through covers for a boundary.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, TWO LEG BYES! Throw at the wrong end! Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd looks to sweep but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and they run across. They run to take the second. The keeper collects it but throws the ball at his end, but misses. Had he thrown to the other end, it would have been a run out. A good comeback by the bowler. Despite the six, just 10 came from the over.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Well bowled again! Slower ball, on a length, on off. Max O'Dowd comes down the track to hit it but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Really well bowled. A full one, wide outside off. Scott Edwards hits it to deep cover for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Dot again! Full ball, outside off. Edwards gets no bat on it.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, ! Just enough to clear the ropes! Length ball, on off. Scott Edwards slog-sweeps it in the air. The man at deep mid-wicket leaps up to take it. The ball hits his hands and goes over the ropes.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Full ball, outside off. Edwards misses the drive.
Ruben Trumpelmann (3-0-24-0) comes back to bowl.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Full ball, slower in pace and down the leg side. Edwards misses the flick. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, Short ball, down the leg side. Scott Edwards pulls it to fine leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, Length ball, on off. Scott Edwards taps it past mid-wicket for a couple.
Scott Edwards walks out to bat.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! TAKEN! Colin Ackermann falls now! Short ball, on off. He pulls it straight to the man at deep mid-wicket. Gerhard Erasmus there, takes a simple catch.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, A yorker, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Short ball, down the leg side. Colin Ackermann misses the flick. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! Well struck! Full ball, on leg. Colin Ackermann flicks it nicely. There is a man at deep square leg, but he watches the ball sail over him.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on off. Max O'Dowd heaves it to long on for one.
JJ Smit is back on.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann chases it but gets no bat on it.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, A low full toss, wide outside off. Max O'Dowd hits it to deep mid-wicket for one.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Pushed past cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, ! A full toss, on leg. Max O'Dowd goes for the flick but gets the leading edge. The ball goes towards cover. The fielder runs in late and dives but drops it. A single is taken.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, A wide yorker, outside off. Pushed past point for one.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it wide of sweeper cover for a couple.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Yorker, on off. Colin Ackermann pushes it past covers for one.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Just past the keeper! Slower bouncer, outside off. Colin Ackermann shuffles across to pull but gets some glove on it. The keeper dives to his right but the ball goes past him and a single is taken.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Colin Ackermann gets no bat on it.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Good effort in the field! Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd hits it wide of long off. The fielder gets to his right and dives but the ball lands short of him. He stops the ball and saves three runs for his side.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! Punished by Max O'Dowd! Just what Netherlands need at this stage of the game! Trumpelmann hurls a juicy full toss, on middle and leg. Max O'Dowd moves across and whips it to the vacant deep square leg region to collect a boundary.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Good change of pace from Trumpelmann! A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to slog hard but he misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, A yorker-length delivery, outside off. Colin Ackermann squeezes it out towards long off and collects a single.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it to extra cover for a run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Wide! Trumpelmann spills this one way down leg. Max O'Dowd shuffles across looks to scoop but he misses. Wided!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, In the air...but safe! Full ball, well outside off. Colin Ackermann slices it to deep backward point, on the bounce. A single taken!
Change. Ruben Trumpelmann (2-0-15-0) is back on.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drags it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, around off. Max O'Dowd punches it to long off to collect a single.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, ! BANG! A half-tracker, around off. Max O'Dowd pulls it past long on and collects a boundary.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Quicker ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann drags it to long off for a run.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, down leg. Max O'Dowd tucks it to the leg side for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, ! SHOT! Tossed up, around off. Max O'Dowd makes room on the off side and carves it over cover for a boundary. Max O'Dowd brings up his fifty with that glorious shot!
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, TWO WIDES! Fuller ball, down leg. Colin Ackermann misses his sweep. The keeper fumbles and the batters cross for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd flat-bats it past the bowler and takes one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it on the up towards long off. A single to end the over!
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, around middle and leg. Colin Ackermann works it to the leg side for a run.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Wide! Short and way outside off. Colin Ackermann misses his cut. Wide called!
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, way outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it to extra cover and scampers through for a single. The fielder at cover has a shy at the bowler's end but he fails to hit the stumps and Max O'Dowd survives.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, This is a full-length ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann digs it out to cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd pulls it to mid-wicket and collects a run.
Change. JJ Smit (2-0-15-0) is back on.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann reaches out and drags it to deep square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, on middle and leg. Colin Ackermann hits it to wide of long on for a single.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on middle. Max O'Dowd drills it to long on for a run.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! SMASHED! Short and wide. Colin Ackermann stays back and cuts it hard past point for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, ! Top shot! Good-length ball, around middle and leg. Max O'Dowd hangs back and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, down leg. Colin Ackermann whips it towards deep square leg and takes one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Leg bye! Good-length ball, angling in from middle. Max O'Dowd misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away and the batters cross for a leg bye!
Change. Jan Frylinck (2-0-12-1)Â is back on.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, darted on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for a single. Just 5 runs off the over!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Swing and a miss! Good-length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to heave it away but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, outside off. Colin Ackermann cuts hard. The fielder at backward point dives to his right and half-stops it. The batters take a run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann drags it back to the bowler.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd pushes it to mid off and takes off for a quick run. The fielder at mid off collects the ball cleanly but misses his shy at the non-striker's end. Had he hit, Max O'Dowd would have been out.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it to deep cover for a single.
Drinks break! Netherlands have got off to a decent start, courtesy of some fine batting by Max O'Dowd. Netherlands would hope that their set batter bats deep and takes them to a good total. Ruben Trumpelmann is back on.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The batters take a leg bye as the ball rolls away.
JJ Smit comes back into the attack.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it to mid off for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Shorter ball, on off. Max O'Dowd hits it wide of long on for a couple.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, outside off. Cut away to deep cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, On a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd hits it to deep point for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Floated, around off. Stephan Myburgh drills it to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Tossed up, on middle. Stephan Myburgh whips it off his pads towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, A tad short, around off. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut but is beaten.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Tossed up, around off. Stephan Myburgh blocks it out off the front foot.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Netherlands are underway! Quicker ball, around leg. Max O'Dowd flicks it to square leg and collects a single.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Max O'Dowd misses his heave and gets hit on the pads.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Just a single as this is hit down to long off.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Colin Ackermann backs away to the leg side so Bernard Scholtz follows him with a quicker one. Blocked out.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Darted on the pads. Blocked out.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Loopy ball, on off. Hit down to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Tossed up, on off. Colin Ackermann comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann whips it to long on for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann gets no bat on it.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, On a length, on off. Blocked out.
Colin Ackermann is the new man in.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Cut away to deep point for a couple.Â
David Wiese to Roelof van der Merwe, ! TAKEN! David Wiese comes back and gets the big wicket! Short ball, outside off. Roelof van der Merwe goes for the cut but gets the outside edge. The ball flies to third man and Bernard Scholtz takes it with ease.
David Wiese (1-0-10-0) is back on.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, around off. Max O'Dowd hits it to long off for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, ! Nicely executed! Tossed up, on leg. Roelof van der Merwe reverse-sweeps it to thr third man fence. Quality stroke.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, Shorter ball, on middle. Roelof van der Merwe backs away and hits it to deep cover for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Loopy ball, on leg. Hit down to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz comes back to bowl.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, Darted on the pads. Roelof van der Merwe works it past square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, on off. Cut away past covers for one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Heaved down to long on for a couple.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it away for one.
Roelof van der Merwe comes out to bat.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, ! TAKEN! That took ages to come! Shorter and slower outside off. Stephan Myburgh goes for the cut but gets the top edge. The ball goes high in the air to point and Stephan Baard takes it with ease.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, A touch fuller, on leg. Heaved to deep square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd comes down the track to heave it but misses.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, down the leg side. Stephan Myburgh misses the pull. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, On a length, on off. Pushed to covers. The fielder dives and stops the ball.
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, on middle. Stephan Myburgh pushes it to mid on and scampers through for a run.
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, Wide! Length ball, angling in from middle. Stephan Myburgh shuffles across and looks to whip it but he misses and the ball goes just past the leg stump. Wided!
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, ! Nicely done! Length ball, on middle and leg. Stephan Myburgh makes room on the off side and smashes it past covers for a boundary.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, jagging back in from middle. Max O'Dowd looks to heave it away across the line but it goes off the thick inside edge towards short fine leg. The batters cross for a single.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drives but finds the cover fielder.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd blocks it off the front foot.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd lofts it over extra cover and collects a couple of runs.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Excellent running! Back of a length, on middle. Max O'Dowd pulls it behind square on the leg side. The fielder in the deep fumbles and the batters take three.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, around leg. Stephan Myburgh drags it to mid-wicket and takes a run.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, In the air, but just out of the reach! Short of a length, outside off. Stephan Myburgh looks to pull but it goes off the toe end and the ball goes just over the mid-wicket fielder who jumps to catch it. The ball takes his fingertips and rolls behind. Two taken!
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, on off. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut hard but he gets the inner half of the bat and the ball goes to cover.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Back of a length, outside off. Stephan Myburgh pushes it to cover off the back foot.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, down leg. Stephan Myburgh misses his flick and gets hit high on his pads.
Change. Jan Frylinck comes in the attack.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Short of a length, on off. Max O'Dowd blocks it off the back foot.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drives hard but finds the mid off fielder.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! Good use of the feet! Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd advances down and lofts it over mid off for a boundary now.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! BANG! Short ball, down leg. Max O'Dowd rocks back and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, just outside off. Max O'Dowd stays back and pushes it to backward point.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd blocks it towards cover-point.
Change. Ruben Trumpelmann comes on now.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, Well bowled! Good-length ball, shaping away, around off. Stephan Myburgh looks to defend but the ball zips past his outside edge.
Who will start from the other end? David Wiese it is.
We are set for the action. The players walk out for the national anthems. First, the national of Netherlands is played, followed by the one of Namibia. The anthems are done and the players have taken the field. Stephan Myburgh and Max O'Dowd walk out to bat. Bernard Scholtz is set to start with the ball.
Namibia (Playing XI) - Stephan Baard, Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Michael Van Lingen (In for Pikky Ya France), Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz.
Russel Arnold is down for the pitch report. He says that the pitch is nice and hard. Adds that 155 would be the par score on this wicket. Ian Bishop says that when Sri Lanka played here, their spinners targeted the stumps and maybe that is the way to go on this pitch.
Pieter Seelaar, the skipper of Netherlands, says that they would have bowled first. Adds that they want to concentrate on the game on hand and not think too much about the last game. Informs that there are two changes.
Gerhard Erasmus, the skipper of Namibia, says they will bowl first and they are looking to put pressure on the opposition. Adds that they came up against a strong side in Sri Lanka in their first game and they would like to correct those things in the middle. Signs off by saying that they have made one change to their side going into this match.
Netherlands (Playing XI) - Max O'Dowd, Stephan Myburgh (In for Ben Cooper), Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards (WK), Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelaar (C), Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten (In for Brandon Glover), Fred Klaassen.
TOSS - Both the skippers are out in the middle. Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Namibia. They will bowl first.
Namibia were blown away by Sri Lanka in the first game and they will certainly need to pull their socks up heading into this game as they cannot afford to lose one more game. They suffered a heavy defeat in their opening game and it certainly did not help their net run rate either. Gerhard Erasmus and his men would be eager to comeback strong and put on a better show against Netherlands.
Netherlands, on the other hand, have a decent side but they were handed a comprehensive defeat in their first game against Ireland. They have some experienced players in the form of Ryan ten Doeschate and Roelof van der Merwe who need to step up in this all-important fixture if they are to stay in the race for Super 12. The men in orange would be looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss against Ireland and not to forget that they would also be keen to win this match comprehensively to b
Hello and a very warm welcome to game number 7 of group A where Namibia will face Netherlands. It is a critical game for both these teams in order to stay in the race for Super 12 stage as both Namibia and Netherlands lost their opening encounter.
... Match Day ...
We are set for the chase to get underway!
Colin Ackermann is up for a chat. He says that it is a pretty good score. Credits Max O'Dowd by saying that he batted really well and the other batters can play the anchor role around him. Tells that Namibia bowled well and made things difficult for them.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Netherlandsâ batters will feel they have done their job and now it is onto their bowlers. They do have a good bowling attack and will fancy themselves to defend this. Namibia will have to bat out of their skins to chase this down. All to play for in the second half. Stay tuned.
The bowlers of Namibia werenât that bad either. The Netherlandsâ batters just played quite sensibly. Namibia did bowl the right lengths and there were not many bad balls. One could probably say they were a little too predictable with their slower ones, especially Jan Frylinck who is quite reliable but did not have the best of days despite taking a couple of wickets. David Wiese was the only other to get into the wicketâs column.
Max O'Dowd was the mainstay for Netherlands! He played the anchor role and the others played around him. His stand of 82 with Colin Ackermann was very crucial. That laid the platform and Scott Edwards added the finishing touch at the end. They paced the innings quite well and despite losing two quick wickets in the middle overs, did not let things dry up.
A really good show with the bat by the Dutch has taken them to a score which can be considered just above par here. At one stage they did look like getting around the 170-run mark but they will be still pleased with the effort today.
David Wiese to Logan van Beek, Two to end the innings! Length ball, on the pads. Logan van Beek whips it wide of deep square leg for a couple. Netherlands end at 164 for 4!
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, Short ball, on leg. Scott Edwards misses the pull and they get a bye.
Logan van Beek is the new man in.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! Great execution! Shorter ball, on off. Scott Edwards reverse scoops it over the keeper for a boundary!
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! RUN OUT! Max O'Dowd falls! Full ball, on the pads. Pushed to long on. They look for the second but Max O'Dowd has run out of gas. The fielder, Gerhard Erasmus, throws the ball to David Wiese and he runs Max O'Dowd out by a mile.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, ! Wiese spills it down leg. Max O'Dowd tickles it to the vacant fine leg region and collects a boundary.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it past point for a single.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd defends it off the front foot.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, on middle. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut but it takes the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, ! Punished by Stephan Myburgh! Short ball, down leg. Myburgh works it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, Full ball, on the pads. Edwards flicks it towards deep square leg. A fumble allows the second.
David Wiese (3-0-19-1) comes back to bowl the last over.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! Top shot! On a length, outside off. Scott Edwards creams it through covers for a boundary.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, TWO LEG BYES! Throw at the wrong end! Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd looks to sweep but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and they run across. They run to take the second. The keeper collects it but throws the ball at his end, but misses. Had he thrown to the other end, it would have been a run out. A good comeback by the bowler. Despite the six, just 10 came from the over.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Well bowled again! Slower ball, on a length, on off. Max O'Dowd comes down the track to hit it but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Really well bowled. A full one, wide outside off. Scott Edwards hits it to deep cover for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Dot again! Full ball, outside off. Edwards gets no bat on it.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, ! Just enough to clear the ropes! Length ball, on off. Scott Edwards slog-sweeps it in the air. The man at deep mid-wicket leaps up to take it. The ball hits his hands and goes over the ropes.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Full ball, outside off. Edwards misses the drive.
Ruben Trumpelmann (3-0-24-0) comes back to bowl.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Full ball, slower in pace and down the leg side. Edwards misses the flick. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, Short ball, down the leg side. Scott Edwards pulls it to fine leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, Length ball, on off. Scott Edwards taps it past mid-wicket for a couple.
Scott Edwards walks out to bat.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! TAKEN! Colin Ackermann falls now! Short ball, on off. He pulls it straight to the man at deep mid-wicket. Gerhard Erasmus there, takes a simple catch.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, A yorker, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Short ball, down the leg side. Colin Ackermann misses the flick. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! Well struck! Full ball, on leg. Colin Ackermann flicks it nicely. There is a man at deep square leg, but he watches the ball sail over him.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on off. Max O'Dowd heaves it to long on for one.
JJ Smit is back on.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann chases it but gets no bat on it.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, A low full toss, wide outside off. Max O'Dowd hits it to deep mid-wicket for one.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Pushed past cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, ! A full toss, on leg. Max O'Dowd goes for the flick but gets the leading edge. The ball goes towards cover. The fielder runs in late and dives but drops it. A single is taken.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, A wide yorker, outside off. Pushed past point for one.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it wide of sweeper cover for a couple.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Yorker, on off. Colin Ackermann pushes it past covers for one.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Just past the keeper! Slower bouncer, outside off. Colin Ackermann shuffles across to pull but gets some glove on it. The keeper dives to his right but the ball goes past him and a single is taken.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Colin Ackermann gets no bat on it.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Good effort in the field! Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd hits it wide of long off. The fielder gets to his right and dives but the ball lands short of him. He stops the ball and saves three runs for his side.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! Punished by Max O'Dowd! Just what Netherlands need at this stage of the game! Trumpelmann hurls a juicy full toss, on middle and leg. Max O'Dowd moves across and whips it to the vacant deep square leg region to collect a boundary.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Good change of pace from Trumpelmann! A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to slog hard but he misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, A yorker-length delivery, outside off. Colin Ackermann squeezes it out towards long off and collects a single.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it to extra cover for a run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Wide! Trumpelmann spills this one way down leg. Max O'Dowd shuffles across looks to scoop but he misses. Wided!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, In the air...but safe! Full ball, well outside off. Colin Ackermann slices it to deep backward point, on the bounce. A single taken!
Change. Ruben Trumpelmann (2-0-15-0) is back on.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drags it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, around off. Max O'Dowd punches it to long off to collect a single.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, ! BANG! A half-tracker, around off. Max O'Dowd pulls it past long on and collects a boundary.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Quicker ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann drags it to long off for a run.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, down leg. Max O'Dowd tucks it to the leg side for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, ! SHOT! Tossed up, around off. Max O'Dowd makes room on the off side and carves it over cover for a boundary. Max O'Dowd brings up his fifty with that glorious shot!
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, TWO WIDES! Fuller ball, down leg. Colin Ackermann misses his sweep. The keeper fumbles and the batters cross for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd flat-bats it past the bowler and takes one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it on the up towards long off. A single to end the over!
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, around middle and leg. Colin Ackermann works it to the leg side for a run.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Wide! Short and way outside off. Colin Ackermann misses his cut. Wide called!
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, way outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it to extra cover and scampers through for a single. The fielder at cover has a shy at the bowler's end but he fails to hit the stumps and Max O'Dowd survives.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, This is a full-length ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann digs it out to cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd pulls it to mid-wicket and collects a run.
Change. JJ Smit (2-0-15-0) is back on.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann reaches out and drags it to deep square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, on middle and leg. Colin Ackermann hits it to wide of long on for a single.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on middle. Max O'Dowd drills it to long on for a run.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! SMASHED! Short and wide. Colin Ackermann stays back and cuts it hard past point for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, ! Top shot! Good-length ball, around middle and leg. Max O'Dowd hangs back and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, down leg. Colin Ackermann whips it towards deep square leg and takes one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Leg bye! Good-length ball, angling in from middle. Max O'Dowd misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away and the batters cross for a leg bye!
Change. Jan Frylinck (2-0-12-1)Â is back on.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, darted on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for a single. Just 5 runs off the over!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Swing and a miss! Good-length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to heave it away but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, outside off. Colin Ackermann cuts hard. The fielder at backward point dives to his right and half-stops it. The batters take a run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann drags it back to the bowler.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd pushes it to mid off and takes off for a quick run. The fielder at mid off collects the ball cleanly but misses his shy at the non-striker's end. Had he hit, Max O'Dowd would have been out.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it to deep cover for a single.
Drinks break! Netherlands have got off to a decent start, courtesy of some fine batting by Max O'Dowd. Netherlands would hope that their set batter bats deep and takes them to a good total. Ruben Trumpelmann is back on.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The batters take a leg bye as the ball rolls away.
JJ Smit comes back into the attack.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it to mid off for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Shorter ball, on off. Max O'Dowd hits it wide of long on for a couple.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, outside off. Cut away to deep cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, On a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd hits it to deep point for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Floated, around off. Stephan Myburgh drills it to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Tossed up, on middle. Stephan Myburgh whips it off his pads towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, A tad short, around off. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut but is beaten.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Tossed up, around off. Stephan Myburgh blocks it out off the front foot.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Netherlands are underway! Quicker ball, around leg. Max O'Dowd flicks it to square leg and collects a single.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Max O'Dowd misses his heave and gets hit on the pads.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Just a single as this is hit down to long off.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Colin Ackermann backs away to the leg side so Bernard Scholtz follows him with a quicker one. Blocked out.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Darted on the pads. Blocked out.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Loopy ball, on off. Hit down to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Tossed up, on off. Colin Ackermann comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann whips it to long on for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann gets no bat on it.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, On a length, on off. Blocked out.
Colin Ackermann is the new man in.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Cut away to deep point for a couple.Â
David Wiese to Roelof van der Merwe, ! TAKEN! David Wiese comes back and gets the big wicket! Short ball, outside off. Roelof van der Merwe goes for the cut but gets the outside edge. The ball flies to third man and Bernard Scholtz takes it with ease.
David Wiese (1-0-10-0) is back on.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, around off. Max O'Dowd hits it to long off for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, ! Nicely executed! Tossed up, on leg. Roelof van der Merwe reverse-sweeps it to thr third man fence. Quality stroke.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, Shorter ball, on middle. Roelof van der Merwe backs away and hits it to deep cover for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Loopy ball, on leg. Hit down to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz comes back to bowl.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, Darted on the pads. Roelof van der Merwe works it past square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, on off. Cut away past covers for one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Heaved down to long on for a couple.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it away for one.
Roelof van der Merwe comes out to bat.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, ! TAKEN! That took ages to come! Shorter and slower outside off. Stephan Myburgh goes for the cut but gets the top edge. The ball goes high in the air to point and Stephan Baard takes it with ease.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, A touch fuller, on leg. Heaved to deep square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd comes down the track to heave it but misses.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, down the leg side. Stephan Myburgh misses the pull. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, On a length, on off. Pushed to covers. The fielder dives and stops the ball.
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, on middle. Stephan Myburgh pushes it to mid on and scampers through for a run.
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, Wide! Length ball, angling in from middle. Stephan Myburgh shuffles across and looks to whip it but he misses and the ball goes just past the leg stump. Wided!
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, ! Nicely done! Length ball, on middle and leg. Stephan Myburgh makes room on the off side and smashes it past covers for a boundary.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, jagging back in from middle. Max O'Dowd looks to heave it away across the line but it goes off the thick inside edge towards short fine leg. The batters cross for a single.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drives but finds the cover fielder.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd blocks it off the front foot.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd lofts it over extra cover and collects a couple of runs.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Excellent running! Back of a length, on middle. Max O'Dowd pulls it behind square on the leg side. The fielder in the deep fumbles and the batters take three.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, around leg. Stephan Myburgh drags it to mid-wicket and takes a run.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, In the air, but just out of the reach! Short of a length, outside off. Stephan Myburgh looks to pull but it goes off the toe end and the ball goes just over the mid-wicket fielder who jumps to catch it. The ball takes his fingertips and rolls behind. Two taken!
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, on off. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut hard but he gets the inner half of the bat and the ball goes to cover.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Back of a length, outside off. Stephan Myburgh pushes it to cover off the back foot.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, down leg. Stephan Myburgh misses his flick and gets hit high on his pads.
Change. Jan Frylinck comes in the attack.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Short of a length, on off. Max O'Dowd blocks it off the back foot.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drives hard but finds the mid off fielder.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! Good use of the feet! Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd advances down and lofts it over mid off for a boundary now.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! BANG! Short ball, down leg. Max O'Dowd rocks back and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, just outside off. Max O'Dowd stays back and pushes it to backward point.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd blocks it towards cover-point.
Change. Ruben Trumpelmann comes on now.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, Well bowled! Good-length ball, shaping away, around off. Stephan Myburgh looks to defend but the ball zips past his outside edge.
Who will start from the other end? David Wiese it is.
We are set for the action. The players walk out for the national anthems. First, the national of Netherlands is played, followed by the one of Namibia. The anthems are done and the players have taken the field. Stephan Myburgh and Max O'Dowd walk out to bat. Bernard Scholtz is set to start with the ball.
Namibia (Playing XI) - Stephan Baard, Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Michael Van Lingen (In for Pikky Ya France), Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz.
Russel Arnold is down for the pitch report. He says that the pitch is nice and hard. Adds that 155 would be the par score on this wicket. Ian Bishop says that when Sri Lanka played here, their spinners targeted the stumps and maybe that is the way to go on this pitch.
Pieter Seelaar, the skipper of Netherlands, says that they would have bowled first. Adds that they want to concentrate on the game on hand and not think too much about the last game. Informs that there are two changes.
Gerhard Erasmus, the skipper of Namibia, says they will bowl first and they are looking to put pressure on the opposition. Adds that they came up against a strong side in Sri Lanka in their first game and they would like to correct those things in the middle. Signs off by saying that they have made one change to their side going into this match.
Netherlands (Playing XI) - Max O'Dowd, Stephan Myburgh (In for Ben Cooper), Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards (WK), Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelaar (C), Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten (In for Brandon Glover), Fred Klaassen.
TOSS - Both the skippers are out in the middle. Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Namibia. They will bowl first.
Namibia were blown away by Sri Lanka in the first game and they will certainly need to pull their socks up heading into this game as they cannot afford to lose one more game. They suffered a heavy defeat in their opening game and it certainly did not help their net run rate either. Gerhard Erasmus and his men would be eager to comeback strong and put on a better show against Netherlands.
Netherlands, on the other hand, have a decent side but they were handed a comprehensive defeat in their first game against Ireland. They have some experienced players in the form of Ryan ten Doeschate and Roelof van der Merwe who need to step up in this all-important fixture if they are to stay in the race for Super 12. The men in orange would be looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss against Ireland and not to forget that they would also be keen to win this match comprehensively to b
Hello and a very warm welcome to game number 7 of group A where Namibia will face Netherlands. It is a critical game for both these teams in order to stay in the race for Super 12 stage as both Namibia and Netherlands lost their opening encounter.
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We are set for the chase to get underway!
Colin Ackermann is up for a chat. He says that it is a pretty good score. Credits Max O'Dowd by saying that he batted really well and the other batters can play the anchor role around him. Tells that Namibia bowled well and made things difficult for them.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Netherlandsâ batters will feel they have done their job and now it is onto their bowlers. They do have a good bowling attack and will fancy themselves to defend this. Namibia will have to bat out of their skins to chase this down. All to play for in the second half. Stay tuned.
The bowlers of Namibia werenât that bad either. The Netherlandsâ batters just played quite sensibly. Namibia did bowl the right lengths and there were not many bad balls. One could probably say they were a little too predictable with their slower ones, especially Jan Frylinck who is quite reliable but did not have the best of days despite taking a couple of wickets. David Wiese was the only other to get into the wicketâs column.
Max O'Dowd was the mainstay for Netherlands! He played the anchor role and the others played around him. His stand of 82 with Colin Ackermann was very crucial. That laid the platform and Scott Edwards added the finishing touch at the end. They paced the innings quite well and despite losing two quick wickets in the middle overs, did not let things dry up.
A really good show with the bat by the Dutch has taken them to a score which can be considered just above par here. At one stage they did look like getting around the 170-run mark but they will be still pleased with the effort today.
David Wiese to Logan van Beek, Two to end the innings! Length ball, on the pads. Logan van Beek whips it wide of deep square leg for a couple. Netherlands end at 164 for 4!
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, Short ball, on leg. Scott Edwards misses the pull and they get a bye.
Logan van Beek is the new man in.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! Great execution! Shorter ball, on off. Scott Edwards reverse scoops it over the keeper for a boundary!
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! RUN OUT! Max O'Dowd falls! Full ball, on the pads. Pushed to long on. They look for the second but Max O'Dowd has run out of gas. The fielder, Gerhard Erasmus, throws the ball to David Wiese and he runs Max O'Dowd out by a mile.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, ! Wiese spills it down leg. Max O'Dowd tickles it to the vacant fine leg region and collects a boundary.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it past point for a single.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd defends it off the front foot.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, on middle. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut but it takes the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, ! Punished by Stephan Myburgh! Short ball, down leg. Myburgh works it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, Full ball, on the pads. Edwards flicks it towards deep square leg. A fumble allows the second.
David Wiese (3-0-19-1) comes back to bowl the last over.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! Top shot! On a length, outside off. Scott Edwards creams it through covers for a boundary.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, TWO LEG BYES! Throw at the wrong end! Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd looks to sweep but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and they run across. They run to take the second. The keeper collects it but throws the ball at his end, but misses. Had he thrown to the other end, it would have been a run out. A good comeback by the bowler. Despite the six, just 10 came from the over.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Well bowled again! Slower ball, on a length, on off. Max O'Dowd comes down the track to hit it but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Really well bowled. A full one, wide outside off. Scott Edwards hits it to deep cover for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Dot again! Full ball, outside off. Edwards gets no bat on it.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, ! Just enough to clear the ropes! Length ball, on off. Scott Edwards slog-sweeps it in the air. The man at deep mid-wicket leaps up to take it. The ball hits his hands and goes over the ropes.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Full ball, outside off. Edwards misses the drive.
Ruben Trumpelmann (3-0-24-0) comes back to bowl.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Full ball, slower in pace and down the leg side. Edwards misses the flick. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, Short ball, down the leg side. Scott Edwards pulls it to fine leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, Length ball, on off. Scott Edwards taps it past mid-wicket for a couple.
Scott Edwards walks out to bat.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! TAKEN! Colin Ackermann falls now! Short ball, on off. He pulls it straight to the man at deep mid-wicket. Gerhard Erasmus there, takes a simple catch.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, A yorker, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Short ball, down the leg side. Colin Ackermann misses the flick. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! Well struck! Full ball, on leg. Colin Ackermann flicks it nicely. There is a man at deep square leg, but he watches the ball sail over him.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on off. Max O'Dowd heaves it to long on for one.
JJ Smit is back on.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann chases it but gets no bat on it.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, A low full toss, wide outside off. Max O'Dowd hits it to deep mid-wicket for one.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Pushed past cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, ! A full toss, on leg. Max O'Dowd goes for the flick but gets the leading edge. The ball goes towards cover. The fielder runs in late and dives but drops it. A single is taken.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, A wide yorker, outside off. Pushed past point for one.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it wide of sweeper cover for a couple.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Yorker, on off. Colin Ackermann pushes it past covers for one.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Just past the keeper! Slower bouncer, outside off. Colin Ackermann shuffles across to pull but gets some glove on it. The keeper dives to his right but the ball goes past him and a single is taken.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Colin Ackermann gets no bat on it.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Good effort in the field! Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd hits it wide of long off. The fielder gets to his right and dives but the ball lands short of him. He stops the ball and saves three runs for his side.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! Punished by Max O'Dowd! Just what Netherlands need at this stage of the game! Trumpelmann hurls a juicy full toss, on middle and leg. Max O'Dowd moves across and whips it to the vacant deep square leg region to collect a boundary.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Good change of pace from Trumpelmann! A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to slog hard but he misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, A yorker-length delivery, outside off. Colin Ackermann squeezes it out towards long off and collects a single.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it to extra cover for a run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Wide! Trumpelmann spills this one way down leg. Max O'Dowd shuffles across looks to scoop but he misses. Wided!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, In the air...but safe! Full ball, well outside off. Colin Ackermann slices it to deep backward point, on the bounce. A single taken!
Change. Ruben Trumpelmann (2-0-15-0) is back on.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drags it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, around off. Max O'Dowd punches it to long off to collect a single.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, ! BANG! A half-tracker, around off. Max O'Dowd pulls it past long on and collects a boundary.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Quicker ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann drags it to long off for a run.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, down leg. Max O'Dowd tucks it to the leg side for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, ! SHOT! Tossed up, around off. Max O'Dowd makes room on the off side and carves it over cover for a boundary. Max O'Dowd brings up his fifty with that glorious shot!
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, TWO WIDES! Fuller ball, down leg. Colin Ackermann misses his sweep. The keeper fumbles and the batters cross for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd flat-bats it past the bowler and takes one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it on the up towards long off. A single to end the over!
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, around middle and leg. Colin Ackermann works it to the leg side for a run.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Wide! Short and way outside off. Colin Ackermann misses his cut. Wide called!
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, way outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it to extra cover and scampers through for a single. The fielder at cover has a shy at the bowler's end but he fails to hit the stumps and Max O'Dowd survives.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, This is a full-length ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann digs it out to cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd pulls it to mid-wicket and collects a run.
Change. JJ Smit (2-0-15-0) is back on.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann reaches out and drags it to deep square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, on middle and leg. Colin Ackermann hits it to wide of long on for a single.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on middle. Max O'Dowd drills it to long on for a run.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! SMASHED! Short and wide. Colin Ackermann stays back and cuts it hard past point for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, ! Top shot! Good-length ball, around middle and leg. Max O'Dowd hangs back and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, down leg. Colin Ackermann whips it towards deep square leg and takes one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Leg bye! Good-length ball, angling in from middle. Max O'Dowd misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away and the batters cross for a leg bye!
Change. Jan Frylinck (2-0-12-1)Â is back on.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, darted on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for a single. Just 5 runs off the over!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Swing and a miss! Good-length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to heave it away but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, outside off. Colin Ackermann cuts hard. The fielder at backward point dives to his right and half-stops it. The batters take a run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann drags it back to the bowler.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd pushes it to mid off and takes off for a quick run. The fielder at mid off collects the ball cleanly but misses his shy at the non-striker's end. Had he hit, Max O'Dowd would have been out.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it to deep cover for a single.
Drinks break! Netherlands have got off to a decent start, courtesy of some fine batting by Max O'Dowd. Netherlands would hope that their set batter bats deep and takes them to a good total. Ruben Trumpelmann is back on.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The batters take a leg bye as the ball rolls away.
JJ Smit comes back into the attack.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it to mid off for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Shorter ball, on off. Max O'Dowd hits it wide of long on for a couple.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, outside off. Cut away to deep cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, On a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd hits it to deep point for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Floated, around off. Stephan Myburgh drills it to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Tossed up, on middle. Stephan Myburgh whips it off his pads towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, A tad short, around off. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut but is beaten.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Tossed up, around off. Stephan Myburgh blocks it out off the front foot.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Netherlands are underway! Quicker ball, around leg. Max O'Dowd flicks it to square leg and collects a single.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Max O'Dowd misses his heave and gets hit on the pads.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Just a single as this is hit down to long off.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Colin Ackermann backs away to the leg side so Bernard Scholtz follows him with a quicker one. Blocked out.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Darted on the pads. Blocked out.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Loopy ball, on off. Hit down to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Tossed up, on off. Colin Ackermann comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann whips it to long on for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann gets no bat on it.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, On a length, on off. Blocked out.
Colin Ackermann is the new man in.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Cut away to deep point for a couple.Â
David Wiese to Roelof van der Merwe, ! TAKEN! David Wiese comes back and gets the big wicket! Short ball, outside off. Roelof van der Merwe goes for the cut but gets the outside edge. The ball flies to third man and Bernard Scholtz takes it with ease.
David Wiese (1-0-10-0) is back on.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, around off. Max O'Dowd hits it to long off for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, ! Nicely executed! Tossed up, on leg. Roelof van der Merwe reverse-sweeps it to thr third man fence. Quality stroke.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, Shorter ball, on middle. Roelof van der Merwe backs away and hits it to deep cover for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Loopy ball, on leg. Hit down to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz comes back to bowl.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, Darted on the pads. Roelof van der Merwe works it past square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, on off. Cut away past covers for one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Heaved down to long on for a couple.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it away for one.
Roelof van der Merwe comes out to bat.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, ! TAKEN! That took ages to come! Shorter and slower outside off. Stephan Myburgh goes for the cut but gets the top edge. The ball goes high in the air to point and Stephan Baard takes it with ease.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, A touch fuller, on leg. Heaved to deep square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd comes down the track to heave it but misses.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, down the leg side. Stephan Myburgh misses the pull. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, On a length, on off. Pushed to covers. The fielder dives and stops the ball.
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, on middle. Stephan Myburgh pushes it to mid on and scampers through for a run.
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, Wide! Length ball, angling in from middle. Stephan Myburgh shuffles across and looks to whip it but he misses and the ball goes just past the leg stump. Wided!
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, ! Nicely done! Length ball, on middle and leg. Stephan Myburgh makes room on the off side and smashes it past covers for a boundary.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, jagging back in from middle. Max O'Dowd looks to heave it away across the line but it goes off the thick inside edge towards short fine leg. The batters cross for a single.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drives but finds the cover fielder.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd blocks it off the front foot.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd lofts it over extra cover and collects a couple of runs.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Excellent running! Back of a length, on middle. Max O'Dowd pulls it behind square on the leg side. The fielder in the deep fumbles and the batters take three.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, around leg. Stephan Myburgh drags it to mid-wicket and takes a run.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, In the air, but just out of the reach! Short of a length, outside off. Stephan Myburgh looks to pull but it goes off the toe end and the ball goes just over the mid-wicket fielder who jumps to catch it. The ball takes his fingertips and rolls behind. Two taken!
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, on off. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut hard but he gets the inner half of the bat and the ball goes to cover.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Back of a length, outside off. Stephan Myburgh pushes it to cover off the back foot.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, down leg. Stephan Myburgh misses his flick and gets hit high on his pads.
Change. Jan Frylinck comes in the attack.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Short of a length, on off. Max O'Dowd blocks it off the back foot.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drives hard but finds the mid off fielder.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! Good use of the feet! Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd advances down and lofts it over mid off for a boundary now.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! BANG! Short ball, down leg. Max O'Dowd rocks back and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, just outside off. Max O'Dowd stays back and pushes it to backward point.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd blocks it towards cover-point.
Change. Ruben Trumpelmann comes on now.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, Well bowled! Good-length ball, shaping away, around off. Stephan Myburgh looks to defend but the ball zips past his outside edge.
Who will start from the other end? David Wiese it is.
We are set for the action. The players walk out for the national anthems. First, the national of Netherlands is played, followed by the one of Namibia. The anthems are done and the players have taken the field. Stephan Myburgh and Max O'Dowd walk out to bat. Bernard Scholtz is set to start with the ball.
Namibia (Playing XI) - Stephan Baard, Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Michael Van Lingen (In for Pikky Ya France), Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz.
Russel Arnold is down for the pitch report. He says that the pitch is nice and hard. Adds that 155 would be the par score on this wicket. Ian Bishop says that when Sri Lanka played here, their spinners targeted the stumps and maybe that is the way to go on this pitch.
Pieter Seelaar, the skipper of Netherlands, says that they would have bowled first. Adds that they want to concentrate on the game on hand and not think too much about the last game. Informs that there are two changes.
Gerhard Erasmus, the skipper of Namibia, says they will bowl first and they are looking to put pressure on the opposition. Adds that they came up against a strong side in Sri Lanka in their first game and they would like to correct those things in the middle. Signs off by saying that they have made one change to their side going into this match.
Netherlands (Playing XI) - Max O'Dowd, Stephan Myburgh (In for Ben Cooper), Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards (WK), Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelaar (C), Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten (In for Brandon Glover), Fred Klaassen.
TOSS - Both the skippers are out in the middle. Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Namibia. They will bowl first.
Namibia were blown away by Sri Lanka in the first game and they will certainly need to pull their socks up heading into this game as they cannot afford to lose one more game. They suffered a heavy defeat in their opening game and it certainly did not help their net run rate either. Gerhard Erasmus and his men would be eager to comeback strong and put on a better show against Netherlands.
Netherlands, on the other hand, have a decent side but they were handed a comprehensive defeat in their first game against Ireland. They have some experienced players in the form of Ryan ten Doeschate and Roelof van der Merwe who need to step up in this all-important fixture if they are to stay in the race for Super 12. The men in orange would be looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss against Ireland and not to forget that they would also be keen to win this match comprehensively to b
Hello and a very warm welcome to game number 7 of group A where Namibia will face Netherlands. It is a critical game for both these teams in order to stay in the race for Super 12 stage as both Namibia and Netherlands lost their opening encounter.
... Match Day ...
We are set for the chase to get underway!
Colin Ackermann is up for a chat. He says that it is a pretty good score. Credits Max O'Dowd by saying that he batted really well and the other batters can play the anchor role around him. Tells that Namibia bowled well and made things difficult for them.
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Netherlandsâ batters will feel they have done their job and now it is onto their bowlers. They do have a good bowling attack and will fancy themselves to defend this. Namibia will have to bat out of their skins to chase this down. All to play for in the second half. Stay tuned.
The bowlers of Namibia werenât that bad either. The Netherlandsâ batters just played quite sensibly. Namibia did bowl the right lengths and there were not many bad balls. One could probably say they were a little too predictable with their slower ones, especially Jan Frylinck who is quite reliable but did not have the best of days despite taking a couple of wickets. David Wiese was the only other to get into the wicketâs column.
Max O'Dowd was the mainstay for Netherlands! He played the anchor role and the others played around him. His stand of 82 with Colin Ackermann was very crucial. That laid the platform and Scott Edwards added the finishing touch at the end. They paced the innings quite well and despite losing two quick wickets in the middle overs, did not let things dry up.
A really good show with the bat by the Dutch has taken them to a score which can be considered just above par here. At one stage they did look like getting around the 170-run mark but they will be still pleased with the effort today.
David Wiese to Logan van Beek, Two to end the innings! Length ball, on the pads. Logan van Beek whips it wide of deep square leg for a couple. Netherlands end at 164 for 4!
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, Short ball, on leg. Scott Edwards misses the pull and they get a bye.
Logan van Beek is the new man in.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! Great execution! Shorter ball, on off. Scott Edwards reverse scoops it over the keeper for a boundary!
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! RUN OUT! Max O'Dowd falls! Full ball, on the pads. Pushed to long on. They look for the second but Max O'Dowd has run out of gas. The fielder, Gerhard Erasmus, throws the ball to David Wiese and he runs Max O'Dowd out by a mile.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, ! Wiese spills it down leg. Max O'Dowd tickles it to the vacant fine leg region and collects a boundary.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it past point for a single.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd defends it off the front foot.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, on middle. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut but it takes the inner half of the bat towards mid-wicket.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, ! Punished by Stephan Myburgh! Short ball, down leg. Myburgh works it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, Full ball, on the pads. Edwards flicks it towards deep square leg. A fumble allows the second.
David Wiese (3-0-19-1) comes back to bowl the last over.
David Wiese to Scott Edwards, ! Top shot! On a length, outside off. Scott Edwards creams it through covers for a boundary.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, TWO LEG BYES! Throw at the wrong end! Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd looks to sweep but gets hit on the pads. The ball rolls away and they run across. They run to take the second. The keeper collects it but throws the ball at his end, but misses. Had he thrown to the other end, it would have been a run out. A good comeback by the bowler. Despite the six, just 10 came from the over.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Well bowled again! Slower ball, on a length, on off. Max O'Dowd comes down the track to hit it but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Really well bowled. A full one, wide outside off. Scott Edwards hits it to deep cover for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Dot again! Full ball, outside off. Edwards gets no bat on it.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, ! Just enough to clear the ropes! Length ball, on off. Scott Edwards slog-sweeps it in the air. The man at deep mid-wicket leaps up to take it. The ball hits his hands and goes over the ropes.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Full ball, outside off. Edwards misses the drive.
Ruben Trumpelmann (3-0-24-0) comes back to bowl.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Scott Edwards, Full ball, slower in pace and down the leg side. Edwards misses the flick. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, Short ball, down the leg side. Scott Edwards pulls it to fine leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Scott Edwards, Length ball, on off. Scott Edwards taps it past mid-wicket for a couple.
Scott Edwards walks out to bat.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! TAKEN! Colin Ackermann falls now! Short ball, on off. He pulls it straight to the man at deep mid-wicket. Gerhard Erasmus there, takes a simple catch.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, A yorker, on the pads. Clipped to deep mid-wicket for one.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Short ball, down the leg side. Colin Ackermann misses the flick. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! Well struck! Full ball, on leg. Colin Ackermann flicks it nicely. There is a man at deep square leg, but he watches the ball sail over him.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on off. Max O'Dowd heaves it to long on for one.
JJ Smit is back on.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann chases it but gets no bat on it.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, A low full toss, wide outside off. Max O'Dowd hits it to deep mid-wicket for one.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Pushed past cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, ! A full toss, on leg. Max O'Dowd goes for the flick but gets the leading edge. The ball goes towards cover. The fielder runs in late and dives but drops it. A single is taken.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, A wide yorker, outside off. Pushed past point for one.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it wide of sweeper cover for a couple.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Yorker, on off. Colin Ackermann pushes it past covers for one.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Just past the keeper! Slower bouncer, outside off. Colin Ackermann shuffles across to pull but gets some glove on it. The keeper dives to his right but the ball goes past him and a single is taken.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Colin Ackermann gets no bat on it.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Good effort in the field! Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd hits it wide of long off. The fielder gets to his right and dives but the ball lands short of him. He stops the ball and saves three runs for his side.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Pulled to deep mid-wicket for one.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! Punished by Max O'Dowd! Just what Netherlands need at this stage of the game! Trumpelmann hurls a juicy full toss, on middle and leg. Max O'Dowd moves across and whips it to the vacant deep square leg region to collect a boundary.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Good change of pace from Trumpelmann! A slower ball, on a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to slog hard but he misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, A yorker-length delivery, outside off. Colin Ackermann squeezes it out towards long off and collects a single.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it to extra cover for a run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Wide! Trumpelmann spills this one way down leg. Max O'Dowd shuffles across looks to scoop but he misses. Wided!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, In the air...but safe! Full ball, well outside off. Colin Ackermann slices it to deep backward point, on the bounce. A single taken!
Change. Ruben Trumpelmann (2-0-15-0) is back on.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drags it to deep mid-wicket for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, around off. Max O'Dowd punches it to long off to collect a single.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, ! BANG! A half-tracker, around off. Max O'Dowd pulls it past long on and collects a boundary.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Quicker ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann drags it to long off for a run.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, down leg. Max O'Dowd tucks it to the leg side for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, ! SHOT! Tossed up, around off. Max O'Dowd makes room on the off side and carves it over cover for a boundary. Max O'Dowd brings up his fifty with that glorious shot!
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, TWO WIDES! Fuller ball, down leg. Colin Ackermann misses his sweep. The keeper fumbles and the batters cross for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd flat-bats it past the bowler and takes one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it on the up towards long off. A single to end the over!
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, around middle and leg. Colin Ackermann works it to the leg side for a run.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Wide! Short and way outside off. Colin Ackermann misses his cut. Wide called!
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, way outside off. Max O'Dowd cuts it to extra cover and scampers through for a single. The fielder at cover has a shy at the bowler's end but he fails to hit the stumps and Max O'Dowd survives.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, This is a full-length ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann digs it out to cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd pulls it to mid-wicket and collects a run.
Change. JJ Smit (2-0-15-0) is back on.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann reaches out and drags it to deep square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Length ball, on middle and leg. Colin Ackermann hits it to wide of long on for a single.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on middle. Max O'Dowd drills it to long on for a run.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, ! SMASHED! Short and wide. Colin Ackermann stays back and cuts it hard past point for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, ! Top shot! Good-length ball, around middle and leg. Max O'Dowd hangs back and pulls it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, down leg. Colin Ackermann whips it towards deep square leg and takes one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Leg bye! Good-length ball, angling in from middle. Max O'Dowd misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away and the batters cross for a leg bye!
Change. Jan Frylinck (2-0-12-1)Â is back on.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, darted on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for a single. Just 5 runs off the over!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Swing and a miss! Good-length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd looks to heave it away but misses.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, outside off. Colin Ackermann cuts hard. The fielder at backward point dives to his right and half-stops it. The batters take a run.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann drags it back to the bowler.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd pushes it to mid off and takes off for a quick run. The fielder at mid off collects the ball cleanly but misses his shy at the non-striker's end. Had he hit, Max O'Dowd would have been out.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd punches it to deep cover for a single.
Drinks break! Netherlands have got off to a decent start, courtesy of some fine batting by Max O'Dowd. Netherlands would hope that their set batter bats deep and takes them to a good total. Ruben Trumpelmann is back on.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd misses the flick and gets hit on the pads. The batters take a leg bye as the ball rolls away.
JJ Smit comes back into the attack.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann hits it to mid off for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Pulled to deep square leg for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Shorter ball, on off. Max O'Dowd hits it wide of long on for a couple.
JJ Smit to Colin Ackermann, Back of a length, outside off. Cut away to deep cover for one.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, On a length, outside off. Max O'Dowd hits it to deep point for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Floated, around off. Stephan Myburgh drills it to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Tossed up, on middle. Stephan Myburgh whips it off his pads towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, A tad short, around off. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut but is beaten.
Bernard Scholtz to Stephan Myburgh, Tossed up, around off. Stephan Myburgh blocks it out off the front foot.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Netherlands are underway! Quicker ball, around leg. Max O'Dowd flicks it to square leg and collects a single.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Max O'Dowd misses his heave and gets hit on the pads.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Just a single as this is hit down to long off.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Colin Ackermann backs away to the leg side so Bernard Scholtz follows him with a quicker one. Blocked out.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Darted on the pads. Blocked out.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Loopy ball, on off. Hit down to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Colin Ackermann, Tossed up, on off. Colin Ackermann comes down the track and clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Full ball, on off. Colin Ackermann whips it to long on for one.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Colin Ackermann gets no bat on it.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, On a length, on off. Blocked out.
Colin Ackermann is the new man in.
David Wiese to Colin Ackermann, Shorter ball, outside off. Cut away to deep point for a couple.Â
David Wiese to Roelof van der Merwe, ! TAKEN! David Wiese comes back and gets the big wicket! Short ball, outside off. Roelof van der Merwe goes for the cut but gets the outside edge. The ball flies to third man and Bernard Scholtz takes it with ease.
David Wiese (1-0-10-0) is back on.
David Wiese to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it to deep square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, around off. Max O'Dowd hits it to long off for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, ! Nicely executed! Tossed up, on leg. Roelof van der Merwe reverse-sweeps it to thr third man fence. Quality stroke.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, Shorter ball, on middle. Roelof van der Merwe backs away and hits it to deep cover for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Loopy ball, on leg. Hit down to long on for one.
Bernard Scholtz comes back to bowl.
Bernard Scholtz to Roelof van der Merwe, Darted on the pads. Roelof van der Merwe works it past square leg for one.
Bernard Scholtz to Max O'Dowd, Flatter ball, on off. Cut away past covers for one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Heaved down to long on for a couple.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, on the pads. Max O'Dowd flicks it away for one.
Roelof van der Merwe comes out to bat.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, ! TAKEN! That took ages to come! Shorter and slower outside off. Stephan Myburgh goes for the cut but gets the top edge. The ball goes high in the air to point and Stephan Baard takes it with ease.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, A touch fuller, on leg. Heaved to deep square leg for one.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd comes down the track to heave it but misses.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, down the leg side. Stephan Myburgh misses the pull. Wide called.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, On a length, on off. Pushed to covers. The fielder dives and stops the ball.
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, on middle. Stephan Myburgh pushes it to mid on and scampers through for a run.
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, Wide! Length ball, angling in from middle. Stephan Myburgh shuffles across and looks to whip it but he misses and the ball goes just past the leg stump. Wided!
JJ Smit to Stephan Myburgh, ! Nicely done! Length ball, on middle and leg. Stephan Myburgh makes room on the off side and smashes it past covers for a boundary.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, jagging back in from middle. Max O'Dowd looks to heave it away across the line but it goes off the thick inside edge towards short fine leg. The batters cross for a single.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drives but finds the cover fielder.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Good-length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd blocks it off the front foot.
JJ Smit to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd lofts it over extra cover and collects a couple of runs.
Jan Frylinck to Max O'Dowd, Excellent running! Back of a length, on middle. Max O'Dowd pulls it behind square on the leg side. The fielder in the deep fumbles and the batters take three.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Length ball, around leg. Stephan Myburgh drags it to mid-wicket and takes a run.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, In the air, but just out of the reach! Short of a length, outside off. Stephan Myburgh looks to pull but it goes off the toe end and the ball goes just over the mid-wicket fielder who jumps to catch it. The ball takes his fingertips and rolls behind. Two taken!
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, on off. Stephan Myburgh looks to cut hard but he gets the inner half of the bat and the ball goes to cover.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Back of a length, outside off. Stephan Myburgh pushes it to cover off the back foot.
Jan Frylinck to Stephan Myburgh, Good-length ball, down leg. Stephan Myburgh misses his flick and gets hit high on his pads.
Change. Jan Frylinck comes in the attack.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Short of a length, on off. Max O'Dowd blocks it off the back foot.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Full ball, outside off. Max O'Dowd drives hard but finds the mid off fielder.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! Good use of the feet! Length ball, around off. Max O'Dowd advances down and lofts it over mid off for a boundary now.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, ! BANG! Short ball, down leg. Max O'Dowd rocks back and pulls it over deep square leg for a maximum!
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Back of a length, just outside off. Max O'Dowd stays back and pushes it to backward point.
Ruben Trumpelmann to Max O'Dowd, Length ball, on off. Max O'Dowd blocks it towards cover-point.
Change. Ruben Trumpelmann comes on now.
David Wiese to Stephan Myburgh, Well bowled! Good-length ball, shaping away, around off. Stephan Myburgh looks to defend but the ball zips past his outside edge.
Who will start from the other end? David Wiese it is.
We are set for the action. The players walk out for the national anthems. First, the national of Netherlands is played, followed by the one of Namibia. The anthems are done and the players have taken the field. Stephan Myburgh and Max O'Dowd walk out to bat. Bernard Scholtz is set to start with the ball.
Namibia (Playing XI) - Stephan Baard, Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Michael Van Lingen (In for Pikky Ya France), Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz.
Russel Arnold is down for the pitch report. He says that the pitch is nice and hard. Adds that 155 would be the par score on this wicket. Ian Bishop says that when Sri Lanka played here, their spinners targeted the stumps and maybe that is the way to go on this pitch.
Pieter Seelaar, the skipper of Netherlands, says that they would have bowled first. Adds that they want to concentrate on the game on hand and not think too much about the last game. Informs that there are two changes.
Gerhard Erasmus, the skipper of Namibia, says they will bowl first and they are looking to put pressure on the opposition. Adds that they came up against a strong side in Sri Lanka in their first game and they would like to correct those things in the middle. Signs off by saying that they have made one change to their side going into this match.
Netherlands (Playing XI) - Max O'Dowd, Stephan Myburgh (In for Ben Cooper), Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann, Ryan ten Doeschate, Scott Edwards (WK), Roelof van der Merwe, Pieter Seelaar (C), Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten (In for Brandon Glover), Fred Klaassen.
TOSS - Both the skippers are out in the middle. Up goes the coin and it lands in favor of Namibia. They will bowl first.
Namibia were blown away by Sri Lanka in the first game and they will certainly need to pull their socks up heading into this game as they cannot afford to lose one more game. They suffered a heavy defeat in their opening game and it certainly did not help their net run rate either. Gerhard Erasmus and his men would be eager to comeback strong and put on a better show against Netherlands.
Netherlands, on the other hand, have a decent side but they were handed a comprehensive defeat in their first game against Ireland. They have some experienced players in the form of Ryan ten Doeschate and Roelof van der Merwe who need to step up in this all-important fixture if they are to stay in the race for Super 12. The men in orange would be looking to bounce back after a disappointing loss against Ireland and not to forget that they would also be keen to win this match comprehensively to b
Hello and a very warm welcome to game number 7 of group A where Namibia will face Netherlands. It is a critical game for both these teams in order to stay in the race for Super 12 stage as both Namibia and Netherlands lost their opening encounter.
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