- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR8.3 outside edge, and gone!! The set batter falls. I thought it was a slower delivery. It angled across, and was bowled full around sixth stump. Curran went driving hard at it, and his bottom hand came off the bat, as the ball flew off the outside edge. Brassell did well to move to his right and grab the ball in his lap 76/45.6 taken at deep-backward square leg. Bennett falls on the last ball of the powerplay. He hit this hard, but the longer boundary came into play. Short delivery from Smit, as Bennett went for the pull from outside off. He sent it up really high, and all but cleared the boundary. Frylinck kept his eyes on the ball all along to take the catch 64/16.6 lovely bowling. The off stump is flattened. It's the left-arm spinner's dream ball. It is angled in, and bowled on a length on middle and off. The ball bounces nicely, while also straightening. Myers pushes forward but is beaten on outside edge. The ball goes on to hit the stumps 69/27.2 superb catch!! Raza falls first ball. Frylinck came running forward from deep square leg, and took a low catch even as slid. That was nabbed barely millimeters off the ground. Raza went slog sweeping first ball at this fullish ball from around off, but ended up mistiming the shot. Frylinck did a brilliant job to send Raza back 72/39.4 gone!! Taken at long-on. Zimbabwe keep sliding further down. Erasmus has his second. He bowled it full and flat on off, and Madhevere launched it down the ground to actually time it well. But he may have done that a bit too nicely, as it ended up in a simple catch 79/511.6 top-edged and taken at cow corner! Full ball from around the wicket on off. Marumani attempts another slog sweep, against the turn, and he mistimes it. Frylinck takes a sharp catch running behind from midwicket 101/6Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL195/6 (20 Overs, RR: 9.75)Fall of wickets: 1-64 (Brian Bennett, 5.6 ov), 2-69 (Dion Myers, 6.6 ov), 3-72 (Sikandar Raza, 7.2 ov), 4-76 (Ben Curran, 8.3 ov), 5-79 (Wessly Madhevere, 9.4 ov), 6-101 (Tadiwanashe Marumani, 11.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB BM Scholtz 3 0 27 1 9 6 0 3 0 0 R Trumpelmann 4 0 38 0 9.5 7 5 0 3 0 JJ Smit 2 0 27 1 13.5 1 3 1 0 0 JT Brassell 3 0 28 0 9.33 5 4 0 0 0 MG Erasmus 4 0 46 3 11.5 9 4 2 2 0 M Heingo 4 0 25 1 6.25 6 2 0 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.4 slower ball, and Steenkamp spoons one to point. He's completely foxed by the lack of pace. Muzarabani bowled it on a short of a length, and just outside off. Steenkamp looked to chip, but ended up playing aerially, as the fielder turned halfway to his left before grabbing the ball 14/110.1 full ball outside off from the left-arm seamer. Batter tries to go up and over cover but slices his shot. Pops up in the air and point takes the catch with a reverse-cup technique. Wellington strikes first ball of his new over 68/54.4 superb catch!! The Zimbabwe fans look proud. It was Bennett who was placed at deep-backward square leg, and he ran a good few steps forward, before diving while keeping his eyes on the dipping ball. Erasmus went for the hook at this bouncer around off, and the ball flew off the top half of the bat 28/29.1 Bennett nearly gives it out himself, before realising his job is just to appeal. The umpire agrees with him, though. LE went for the reverse sweep, but the ball was nearly a yorker, and hence too full to attempt that shot. He was struck around middle as the ball angled in from around the wicket 60/39.3 goes again... but falls!! Another great catch in the outfield from Zimbabwe. It was Burl at long-on who completed a terrific catch. He gradually moved to his left with his eyes on the ball, and then dived to grab the ball. Smit looked to repeat the shot off the last ball, but this delivery, although being full in length too, was bowled flatter. Another wicket for Bennett 66/411.1 Full on off, and he tries to hammer it straight down the ground. But the ball turns away, takes a leading edge and swirls towards point. The fielder from cover runs across and gets under it, then has to pull off an acrobatic one-handed effort to complete the catch due to the late swirl of the ball while coming down 76/619.2 full ball around off and drilled to long off. Two more being taken but Raza throws a flat one in, and it is a direct hit at the bowler's end. Was Green short? Every run matters, and not just that, there will also be a new batter in the crease albeit at the bowler's end for now. Relief for Zimbabwe 186/719.4 OH MY GOD! A stunning catch from the keeper diving to his right! Full ball outside off and Volschenk tried to clatter this one square. Marumani launches tom his right and takes a one-hander. On another day this would've trickled down for four 190/819.5 yorker length just outside off and he toe-ends it down the ground. The two batters are confused whether to take the single or not, and Evans has enough time to whip the bails off 190/919.6 full ball outside off. He tries to smack it for six but all he can do is get an inside edge onto the stumps. Evans ensured Zimbabwe win and the victory margin is only five runs 190/10Extras6 (nb 2, w 4)TOTAL190 all out (20 Overs, RR: 9.5)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Louren Steenkamp, 2.4 ov), 2-28 (Gerhard Erasmus, 4.4 ov), 3-60 (Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 9.1 ov), 4-66 (JJ Smit, 9.3 ov), 5-68 (Jan Frylinck, 10.1 ov), 6-76 (Ruben Trumpelmann, 11.1 ov), 7-186 (Zane Green, 19.2 ov), 8-190 (Alexander Busing-Volschenk, 19.4 ov), 9-190 (Bernard Scholtz, 19.5 ov), 10-190 (Jack Brassell, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB B Muzarabani 4 0 39 1 9.75 10 5 1 2 1 NT Nyamhuri 4 0 37 0 9.25 8 5 1 0 0 B Evans 4 0 41 3 10.25 6 4 1 0 1 Sikandar Raza 4 0 31 1 7.75 8 3 1 1 0 W Madhevere 1 0 9 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 BJ Bennett 1 0 8 2 8 3 0 1 0 0 WP Masakadza 2 0 25 1 12.5 4 0 3 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Namibia , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Match days
31 August 2026 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Zimbabwe 2, Namibia 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 64 runs, 1 wicket)
- Zimbabwe: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (BJ Curran 21, BJ Bennett 27, Ex 2)
- Zimbabwe: 100 runs in 11.5 overs (71 balls), Extras 4
- Zimbabwe: 150 runs in 17.1 overs (103 balls), Extras 4
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (RP Burl 23, B Evans 27, Ex 0)
- RP Burl: 50 off 29 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Innings Break: Zimbabwe - 195/6 in 20.0 overs (RP Burl 57, B Evans 37)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 34 runs, 2 wickets)
- Namibia: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (47 balls), Extras 0
- Namibia: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 2
- 7th Wicket: 50 runs in 30 balls (ZE Green 15, A Busing-Volschenk 37, Ex 3)
- Namibia: 150 runs in 17.2 overs (105 balls), Extras 4
- ZE Green: 50 off 25 balls (7 x 4, 2 x 6)
- 7th Wicket: 100 runs in 46 balls (ZE Green 52, A Busing-Volschenk 46, Ex 4)
- A Busing-Volschenk: 50 off 26 balls (2 x 4, 4 x 6)
- Slow over-rate Penalty: Overs 19.1 - 20.0 (extra fielder inside the circle)
Match Coverage
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This is the 17th meeting between the two closely matched sides, with Namibia in a position of slight advantage




