Australia vs Namibia T20 World Cup Live Score: Australia captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to bowl first against Namibia in the Group B match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. After wins against Oman and arch-rivals England to get their campaign underway, victory in this fixture will confirm a place in the Super Eights for the Aussies, who have rested Mitchell Starc and replaced him with fellow pacer Nathan Ellis. Having followed a narrow win over the Omanis with defeat to group leaders Scotland, the Namibians are in a must-win situation. The African side made three changes to the side which lost to the Scots in Barbados, bolstering their bowling stocks with the inclusion of the fast-medium pair of Ben Shikongo and 19-year-old Jack Brassell.
THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jun 12, 2024, 06:29:16 IST
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Marcus Stoinis to Merwe Erasmus, No run.
Marcus Stoinis to JJ Smit, 1 run.
Marcus Stoinis to JJ Smit, Angles it around the pads, on a nagging length, JJ Smit plays all around it and gets beaten on the inside edge as the ball thuds his pads.
Score after
6
overs
16 - 3
- Merwe Erasmus 0 (6)
- JJ Smit 1 (1)
Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Top stuff from Josh Hazlewood, a wicket and just a single off it. Angling in, on a good length, outside off, Merwe Erasmus shuffles across and looks to drive it back past the bowler. The ball nips back in and catches the inside edge as it deflects back onto the pads.
Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Much fuller from Josh Hazlewood, around off and middle, Merwe Erasmus presents a full face of the bat and pushes it off the front foot to mid off.
Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Slanting in again but a touch fuller, on off, Merwe Erasmus accounts for the inward angle and keeps it out on the off side.
Josh Hazlewood to Merwe Erasmus, Comes from wide of the crease on the over-the-wicket angle and angles it in, on a back of a length, on off, Merwe Erasmus covers the line of the ball nicely and defends it down the deck.
Josh Hazlewood to JJ Smit, Hurls it on a length and it is around off, JJ Smit pokes at the delivery and gets it off the outer half of the bat to deep third for a single to open his account.
JJ Smit comes out to the middle now.
Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, OUT! GONE! Glenn Maxwell takes it on the second attempt and Josh Hazlewood has his second. Namibia in more trouble. Hazlewood steams in from around the wicket and bangs it away on a hard length, in the channel on off, Michael van Lingen extends his hands and pushes at the delivery with hard hands. Gets a thickish outside edge that flies straight to backward point. Glenn Maxwell does not seem to pick it early but gets his hands in the right position in front of his face. The ball pops out but falls kindly for him to have the second grab and he does the rest.
Score after
5
overs
15 - 2
- Merwe Erasmus 0 (2)
- Michael van Lingen 10 (9)
Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, Pat Cummins starts with a wicket-maiden! Shaping into the right-hander, around off, on a back of a length, Merwe Erasmus shuffles across a bit and taps it with a straight bat towards mid off.
Pat Cummins to Merwe Erasmus, Dishes it out on a hard length with two slips in place, on off, Merwe Erasmus gets on top of the bounce nicely and blocks it out on the off side.
The captain of Namibia, Merwe Erasmus walks out to bat.
Pat Cummins to Jan Frylinck, OUT! STRAIGHT TO THE FIELDER! Immediate impact for Pat Cummins! Goes fuller in length and attacks the stumps does Cummins. Having faced three dots in a row, Jan Frylinck uses his feet and tries to ease the pressure off. Looks to go over mid off but gets this one right off the toe-end of the bat and it low and flat towards Mitchell Marsh who makes no mistake.
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Pat Cummins to Jan Frylinck, Three dots to start with! Shaping in a touch, on a back of a length, on middle, Jan Frylinck clears his front leg and goes for a hack across the line. Gets it off the inner half of the bat and it rolls down to mid-wicket.
Pat Cummins to Jan Frylinck, This is on a tighter line, on a length, on the off pole, Jan Frylinck covers the line of the ball and pushes it in front of cover.
Pat Cummins to Jan Frylinck, Comes into the attack and charges in from over the wicket does Cummins. Angles it away, on a length, outside off, Jan Frylinck gets his weight on the front foot and drives it towards cover-point.
Score after
4
overs
15 - 1
- Jan Frylinck 1 (2)
- Michael van Lingen 10 (9)
Josh Hazlewood to Jan Frylinck, Honing in, on off, on a back of a length, Jan Frylinck waits on it and steers it with an open bat face to deep third to get off the mark with a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Jan Frylinck, Lands it on a shortish length, on off, Jan Frylinck hops back and rides the bounce to keep it out on the off side.
Jan Frylinck is in at number 3.
Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, OUT! TAKEN! Josh Hazlewood strikes early! Niko Davin never looked comfortable and he departs now. Bowls it in the channel on off, on a short of a good length, Niko Davin gives himself room by moving to the leg side and tries to thrash it through the off side. Gets a good chunk of it but hits it aerially and straight to backward point. Glenn Maxwell takes a sharp reverse cup catch in front of his face.
Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, Angling in, on a hard length, on middle and leg, Niko Davin goes deep in his crease and clears his front leg to have a swipe across the line but gets undone by the extra bounce and gets hit near the waist.
Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, Beaten! Just outside the off-stump, a bit of nibble away from the right-hander, on a good length, Niko Davin goes for the cut but the ball is too close to his body and it zips past the bat.
Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, Good running! At 131.8 kph, full and around the off-stump line, Michael van Lingen pushes it with a straight bat in front of Mitchell Marsh at mid off and scampers across for a quick single.
Score after
3
overs
13 - 0
- Michael van Lingen 9 (8)
- Niko Davin 2 (4)
Marcus Stoinis to Michael van Lingen, Pulls the length back after being hit for four on the previous ball and this is around middle, Michael van Lingen rides the bounce well and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single.
Marcus Stoinis to Michael van Lingen, FOUR! Lovely shot! Pitched up by Stoinis and it swings back into the left-hander, on middle and leg, Michael van Lingen clears his front leg and drives it to the right of mid on for a boundary.
Marcus Stoinis to Michael van Lingen, At 127.2 kph, on a short of a good length, in the corridor of off, Michael van Lingen swivels and drags the pull straight to mid-wicket.
Marcus Stoinis to Michael van Lingen, Angling away from the left-hander, on a good length, on off, Michael van Lingen punches it firmly but picks out the man at cover.
Marcus Stoinis to Niko Davin, Miscued in the air but safe! Drags his length back and bowls it over middle, Niko Davin's weight stays on the back foot and he tries to flat bat it back over the bowler's head. Hits it uppishly but it lands safely to the left of mid on for one.
Marcus Stoinis to Niko Davin, Gets a hint of away shape first up does Marcus Stoinis, on a hard length, on off, Niko Davin hangs back and defends it with a straight bat.
Who will bowl from the other end? It will be Marcus Stoinis.
- Michael van Lingen 4 (4)
- Niko Davin 1 (2)
Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, FOUR! Edged away! On a back of a length and in the channel on off, Michael van Lingen throws his hands at it and gets an outside edge that flies over first slip for the first boundary of the game.
Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, Bowls it too wide on off, short as well, Michael van Lingen tries to cash in on the width as he looks to slap it away but fails to get any bat on it.
Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, Niko Davin gets off the mark. First runs off the bat for Namibia. This is on a short of a good length and offers width as well, on off, Niko Davin reaches out and cuts it to deep backward point for a single.
Josh Hazlewood to Niko Davin, Hits the hard length again and gets the ball to skid through, on middle, Niko Davin gets beaten for pace as he shapes up to pull but the ball hits him high on the bat and rolls on the off side.
Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, TWO WIDES! Matthew Wade does well to get a hand to it! Switches to around the wicket but slips it down leg, on a back of a length, Michael van Lingen swings but misses. Wade flings to his right and gets his right mitt to it. The batters cross as the ball rolls off the gloves towards short fine leg. Namibia are underway through extras!
Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, Play and a miss! A bit too short and angling away, wide on off, Michael van Lingen pushes at it tentatively and gets beaten on the outside edge.
Josh Hazlewood to Michael van Lingen, Starts right on the money, as always! Charges in from over the wicket and lands it on a nagging length, on middle and leg, Michael van Lingen misses out as he tries to clip it away and gets hit on the body.
We are done with the pre-match formalities. Oh no, out of nowhere, it has started to drizzle a bit, and the ground staff are coming on with the covers. There is a constant breeze blowing across, which should blow away the rain and the Australian players are hanging around, a sign that it is just a mizzle. A couple of minutes later, it has stopped raining and the covers have been taken off. All good to go then. It will be Niko Davin and Michael van Lingen to open the innings for Namibia. Josh Hazlewood will start with the new ball for Australia. Away we go...
Before we get underway, the match officials and the two sets of players, along with their mascots, will line up for the national anthems. It will be the national anthem of Namibia first, followed by Australia's national anthem.
PITCH REPORT - Danny Morrison is near the deck. He starts by saying that it is the same pitch as the last game played at this venue. Adds that a nice breeze is blowing across the ground. Tells that 65 metres and 67 metres are the dimensions of the square boundaries with a 75-metre hit down the ground. Aaron Finch joins him and says that it looks like a good wicket. States that it does not have a huge amount of grass but it is a hard wicket. Reckons that taking pace off will be the key on this surface. Opines that Adam Zampa will be the one to watch out for on this strip and feels that bowling stump-to-stump will be the way to go.
The skipper of Namibia, Merwe Erasmus says that they would have bowled first as well. States that it looks like a good wicket. Informs that they have made three changes. Says that he is excited for Jack Brassell. Ends by saying that they will give their best shot and hope to create an upset.
The captain of Australia, Mitchell Marsh says that they will bowl first. Tells that it looks like a nice wicket. Informs that they have made one change with Nathan Ellis coming in for Mitchell Starc. Adds that Starc did not pull up well after the last game. Shares that they are looking forward to this game and that they will try to qualify with a win here.
Namibia (Playing XI) - Niko Davin, Michael van Lingen (In for JP Kotze), Jan Frylinck, Merwe Erasmus (C), JJ Smit, Zane Green (WK), David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell (In for Tangeni Lungamene), Ben Shikongo (In for Malan Kruger).
Australia (Playing XI) - David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh (C), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(WK), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis (In for Mitchell Starc), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
TOSS - Australia have won the toss and they have opted to BOWL first.
All of Australia's top seven batters have had a strike rate of 150-plus in T20Is since the last T20 World Cup
This is the first-ever T20I meeting between Australia and Namibia
Antigua has been billed as being one of the venues where the batters could breathe slightly easier and some of the Aussies in particular would not mind that at all
There have been 20-plus games played in this edition of the T20 World Cup, but it's only Australia that has managed to notch up a 200-plus total
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