Scotland vs Namibia Highlights of T20 World Cup 2021 Match 21: JJ Smit Scores Winning Runs
Here's match number two for day two for today. The match will be played between Scotland and Namibia in the T20 World Cup 2021. The match will be held at the Sheikh Al Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. In this article, we shall be bringing to you the live updates of the match which will give you an over-by-over commentary and details of the game
That's all we have from the match today for now. Do check the points table and also wait for the stat highlights of the game which will be presented to you in a while. Good Night!
Suspense continues as Namibia just needed a run from nine balls but then too Scotland tried its level best to come back into the game by scalping a wicket but in the end, JJ Smit slammed a SIX to score winning runs.
Now, Namibia's Gerhard Erasmus gets bowled. It was Micheal Leask who got the wicket as he bowled round the wicket but got a bit of a turn. Zane Green was the one who had made his way to the pavilion.
Craig Williams & Zane Green have been batting in the middle and the batsmen are going hard at the players. Craig Williams slammed a SIX in the last over and went on to give an upper hand to the team.
Here's the first wicket of Namibia as Michael van Lingen makes way to the pavilion on the score of 18 runs. Fielder at cover makes no mistake to grab that wicket.
The openers Craig Williams and Michael van Lingen are looking to solidify their position in the game. Both are scoring runs consistently to keep the scoreboard ticking.
The asking rate for Namibia is about 5 runs per over and the score looks quite gettable for the team. Craig Williams and Michael van Lingen are on the crease batting for the team. The openers will look to give a great start to the team.
Jan Frylinck got his second wicket today. Change of pace does the magic. The batsman tried to hit big but gets caught at long-on. Mark Watt gets out on the score of 3 runs.
Scotland in deep waters and the team continues to choke under pressure. This time is Leask who makes way to the pavilion just when he was supposed to score a half-century. The batsman misses the sweep and gets BOWLED on 44 runs.
Amid collapsing innings, Scotland's Michael Leask has been fighting hard for the team. The onus is on him to take the team to a decent total. The batsmen have been hitting boundaries to keep the scoreboard ticking.
Just when we thought that Scotland is making a comeback into the game we had Jan Frylinck who broke this partnership. Bowls a cracker of a delivery to get rid of and the batsman attempted to hit through square. Furniture disrupted Cross departs.
Scotland is leaving no stone unturned to make a comeback into the game. What the team needs here is a great partnership. As of now, we have Michael Leask and Matthews Cross batting for the side.
That was quite an over for Scotland as Ruben Trumpelmann had run down Namibia's top order in the first over itself. He got rid of George Munsey, Calum MacLeod and Richie Berrington on the score of 0 runs.
So Namibia has won the toss and has opted to field.
Here's match number two for day two for today. The match will be played between Scotland and Namibia in the T20 World Cup 2021. The match will be held at the Sheikh Al Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. In this article, we shall be bringing to you the live updates of the match which will give you an over-by-over commentary and details of the game but before that, we shall bring to you a preview of the game. So this is the first time that Namibia will be playing the Super 12 matches in the T20 World Cup. SCO vs NAM, ICC T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 Dream11 Team Selection: Recommended Players As Captain and Vice-Captain, Probable Line-up To Pick Your Fantasy XI.
The team started their campaign with a loss against Sri Lanka but further recovered as they went on to beat Ireland in their previous game. The team has a very strong bowling lineup and they had not allowed the team to score runs easily. They had beaten Ireland comprehensively by eight wickets. The inclusion of David Wiese has given Namibia an added advantage. Talking about Scotland, they won the Qualifiers but suffered from a humiliating 130 run defeat against Afghanistan. Mark Watt and Safyaan Sharif looked decent with the ball. However, the other bowlers went for more than 10 runs an over and proved to be quite expensive.
The two teams have had quite an interesting head-to-head. Both have played eight games against each other and both teams have won four matches each. The last time, the two teams met each other at the Sheikh Al Zayed Stadium, Namibia walked away with a win.
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