Namibia vs England, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2024 Full score card

Bumper outside off, Merwe Erasmus looks for the reverse scoop over the keeper but misses. England wins this by 41 runs (DLS).

LEG BYE! Yorker on leg, JJ Smit swings and misses. The ball gets deflected off his pads towards third man region and they take one.

WIDE! Short and wide outside off, JJ Smit swings and misses.

OUT! CAUGHT IN THE DEEP! SHort-pitched outside off, David Wiese rocks back and looks to go big. The bat tilts in his hands at the time of contact with the ball and the ball lobs in the safe custody of Harry Brook at wide long on. The scenes from the middle indicates that David Wiese is set to hang his boots after this game.

Short-pitched outside off, Merwe Erasmus smashes this on the bounce towards the fielder at deep mid-wicket for one.

Swing and a miss. Cutter outside off, Merwe Erasmus looks for the slog and misses. The ball was closer to the off-pole than to the bat of Merwe Erasmus.

Good length around the pads, David Wiese flicks this towards deep square for one.

Merwe Erasmus walks out next.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! On a length in middle, Michael van Lingen clears his front leg and takes on Brook at long on. The ball doesn't get the desired elevation as Harry Brook takes a good catch running sideways at long on.

SIX! Michael van Lingen finally connects with one. Pitched up in middle, Michael van Lingen slogs this over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region and gets a maximum.

Fuller one in middle, Michael van Lingen clears his front leg and looks to go big but ends up jamming it back towards the bowler.

Too full again and on off, David Wiese looks to use the long handle but chops it back onto his shoe deflecting the ball towards the off side for one.

Pitched up in middle and leg, Michael van Lingen lofts this towards long on for a single.

Back of a length in middle, David Wiese goes for the pull but gets it low on his bat towards deep mid-wicker region and takes one.

On middle. This is pulled through mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! Finds the gap. Lovely placement again. Shorter and around off. This is hit between cover and long off.

SIX! Over the leg side this time! On middle. Out comes the slog sweep and this is hit over the mid-wicket fence.

SIX! Stand and deliver! Around off. This lands and spins away. He lifts it over the long on fence.

Comical! Outside off. This is cut past point. Salt runs to his left, picks it up cleanly but as he tries to throw it, the ball slips out. Another run taken.

Michael van Lingen steps out and hits it down to long on for one.

Good length angling down the leg, David Wiese looks to nudge this on the leg side but misses. The ball deflects off his pads towards off for no run.

Good length around off, Michael van Lingen lofts this towards deep cover for one.

Good length on the pads, David Wiese tucks this towards the empty pocket on the leg side for one.

FOUR! CARVED AWAY! Short and wide outside off, David Wiese rocks back and cuts this late as he threads the fielder behind the wicket on off for four.

Back of a length in middle, Michael van Lingen hangs back and pulls this on the bounce towards deep mid-wicket fielder for one.

Good length outside off, Michael van Lingen punches this towards extra-cover for no run.

Niko Davin has not recovered from the injury suffered and won't be able to participate any more with the bat. As it stands, Niko Davin is retired out.

LEG BYE! Direct hit and Michael van Lingen was gone! Around off and turning away. He looks to play the reverse sweep but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the off side. Buttler goes for it, picks it up and has a shy at the bowler's end but misses.

Around off. This is slapped down to long off for one.

A lot of turn! Slower again and around off. Davin brings the slog sweep out but is beaten by the big turn.

WIDE! Slower again but well wide outside off. Davin lets it be.

Nicely bowled! Slows it up, lands it outside off and gets it to spin away. Davin swings but misses.

Brings out the reverse now, it goes off the inner half towards point for one.

SIX! Really well played! He sees Rashid toss it up and steps out. He slams it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

A slower one on middle. Davin hits it wide of long on for two.

Swing and a miss! Length and on middle. Davin looks to go over long on but misses.

Goes short and on middle. Davin misses the pull now.

SIX! Over the fence. Times it well. Shorter and outside off. This is flayed over point for a biggie.

On middle. This is worked through mid-wicket for one.

Goes short and on the body. This is pulled down to long on for one.

Beaten! Length and around off. It lands and moves away. Michael looks to drive but misses.

Just the one! On middle. This is pulled down to long on for one.

FOUR! Off the top edge! That is how most of the boundaries have come. Short and outside off. Davin looks to pull but it goes off the top edge but wide of third man for a boundary.

Davin makes room but he goes far too wide. This is bowled outside off. Left alone.

On middle. This is hit down to long on for one.

A slower one around off. Stays a touch low. Lingen looks to pull but misses.

Gets enough to clear the fielder! On middle. Slower one. This is lifted over the mid on fielder. Just clears him. Two taken.

Quick run! Fuller and on middle. This is worked to mid on for one.

Times it well but to the fielder. Fuller and outside off. This is driven to cover.

Goes full this time, seam up this time. It is jammed down to mid off for one.

Again! A slower short ball and on off. Davin looks to pull but it goes off the under edge to the keeper.

Extra bounce again! Tough to lay bat on the ball when Topley is bowling! Length and outsidenorr. Davin looks to cut but is beaten.

Pitched up around off, Michael van Lingen shuffles to his off and looks to paddle this but ends up getting hit on his pads and towards the left of Jos Buttler behind the stumps. No runs were taken.

Good length outside off, Michael van Lingen lofts this over cover for a couple.

SIX! STREAKY MAXIMUM! Short-pitched in middle, Michael van Lingen looks to pull this but gets a bit early to it. Finds the outside edge lobbing over the keeper for a maximum behind the stumps.

FOUR! Finally some connection with the bat and finds the fence. Short-pitched on leg, Michael van Lingen takes his eyes away from it and swings, connects from the outside off his bat and finds the fence towards fine leg for four.

Good length outside off, shaping further away. Michael van Lingen swipes at it and misses yet again.

On a length shaping away from the batter. Michael van Lingen pokes at it and gets beaten.

Jofra Archer will bowl from the other end.

Back of a length just outside off, Niko Davin looks cuts this straight to backward point for no run.

Off the mark with a single. Good length on off, Michael van Lingen pushes this towards mid on and takes one.

Good length on top of off, Michael van Lingen tucks this straight towards mid-wicket for no run. A good move by England as the fielder at mid-wicket was placed right before this delivery.

Swing and a miss again. Back of a length on off, Michael van Lingen looks to pull this towards the leg but misses.

Short-pitched around off, Michael van Lingen looks to pull this but gets beaten.

Back of a length outside off, shaping further away. Michael van Lingen looks to drag this from outside off towards the leg but misses.

Uh-OH! NO BALL! False start for Reece Topley as he oversteps. Back of alength outside off, Michael van Lingen leaves it. Free hit to follow.

OUT! RUN OUT! But that is a massive last over. England end of a high. They finish with 122. Full and on middle. This is hit hard back towards the bowler. It hits his leg and rolls to his right. They take one and go for the second. The bowler throws it to the keeper who takes the bails off.

Bonus runs! This is short and angled away from off. Livingstone is taken by surprise. He misses the pull. They take one. The keeper has a shy at his end but misses. Ruben then has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. One more taken.

SIX! Two in a row. In the arc and out of the park. Full and on off. Right on the slot. This is slammed over the long on fence for a biggie. Three biggies in 4 balls.

SIX! Over square leg. His one hand came off the handle but it still goes all the way. That is the power of this guy. Right in his arc. On middle. He helps it on its way over the fine leg fence.

OUT! TAKEN! Trupelmann gets his revenge. He goes short again and a slower one. The key here was he bowled to close on the body. Ali pulls but it goes off the toe end and the deep mid-wicket fielder takes it. A good cameo from Moeen.

SIX! Massive! A slower one around off and Moeem picks it and slams it over the long on fence for a biggie. Really well waited and slammed it.

FOUR MORE! Cheeky stuff! So difficult for the bowler, Jack just doesn't know where to bowl to him. He goes full and on middle but Brook walks across and plays the paddle scoop. Over short fine leg. Boundary.

SIX! All power! Bangs this short but Brook waits for it. He slaps it over cover and it sails all the way. Brooks on the charge.

FOUR! Out comes the innovation and it pays off. He walks right across and this is full and on middle. The paddle scoop comes out and it goes over short fine leg for a boundary.

Mistimed but two more! Shorter and on the body. Brook looks to pull but it goes off the splice towards mid on for two.

Brook makes room but he is followed. He looks to go over cover but this goes off the inner half wide of long on for two.

Ali will be disappointed he did not get that away! This is on his pad. He loves it there. He flicks but straight to deep square leg for one.

Update - 2.15 AM IST (8.45 PM GMT, Saturday) Good news folks! The covers have been peeled off and the match officials are having a discussion on the ground regarding the resumption probably. The news from the center is that this will be a 10-over contest now.

Update - 2.08 AM IST (8.38. PM GMT, Saturday) - Uh-Oh! It has started to rain again and the covers are quickly called for. We will be losing some more overs.

Tossed up fuller and outside off, Harry Brook drives this through extra-cover for a couple more.

Length dragged back around off, Harry Brook punches this through cover for a couple.

Floats one angling across the batter on off, Moeen Ali lofts this over cover for a single.

SIX! DISPATCHED! Tossed up in middle and leg, Moeen Ali stands still and slogs this over the fielder at deep mid-wicket for a maximum.

Short of a length in middle, Moeen Ali slogs this towards the empty pocket at deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Moeen Ali walks out next.

OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! Short of a length wide of off, spinning away from the batter. Jonny Bairstow clears his front leg and looks to pull this towards the leg side but gets it off the cue end and hangs it towards short cover. Zane Green calls it his and takes a good catch running from behind the wickets. A handy knock of 31 comes to an end.

Two again! Outside off. This is guided past point for two.

FOUR! Lovely shot. Not easy to play the cut shot on this wicket. Outside off. Shorter. Brook gets on top of the bounce and cuts it past point. This races away.

Well timed! On the pads again. Brook works it nicely. He gets it past short fine leg. The fielder in the deep runs to his right and keeps it down to two.

NOT OUT! That is a big miss! Bairstow would have been out by a mile. That was a suicidal run. On middle. This is tucked towards mid-wicket. They take one and go for the second. The throw is to the bowler who looks to whip the bails off but drops the ball.

Makes room again. Erasmus follows him. Bairstow looks to pull but misses. It hits the pad and rolls on the leg side. A leg bye taken.

SIX! Gets hold of this one. Slightly short and Bairstow picks the length early. He slams it over the square leg fence for a biggie.

Extra bounce now! A lot in this surface for the pacers if one lands it right. Outside off. Brook looks to cut but misses. Two dots to end but another productive over for England.

Exaggerated movement again. This is full. Just around off. This lands and jags away. Brook looks to go down the ground but misses.

FOUR! Cut away! Runs absolutely flowing now. Lovely placement. Waits for the ball to come to him this time. A little bit of width offered outside off. Brook plays it late and past point. Third man is in the ring so another boundary.

SIX! Brook joins the act! That is a glorious stroke! Lovely. This is right in the slot. Full and on middle. This is heaved over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Very well fielded! Outside off. On the shorter side. This is cut past point and the fielder at deep point runs to his left and dives. Saves two for his side.

Yet again a pacer gets the ball to hold in the surface. On off. Length. Bairstow pushes it down to long off for one.

A single to end but a good over for England. Back to back good overs for them. This is fired on the pads. It is pulled through square leg for one.

Bairstow makes room and Erasmus follows him. This is fired on the body. Bairstow is late on the pull and is hit on the body.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Bairstow is batting with a lot of intent here. Luck is favouring him too but this time he nails it. Shorter and on middle. He pulls it between mid-wicket and square leg. It bounces just inside the rope. Boundary.

Lucky again! It lands in no man's land. Bairstow looks to slog this one across the line. It is against the angle. This is full and on middle. It goes off the top edge but lands safe in the mid on region. Two taken again.

Off the top edge! That has taken off. Flatter and on off. This one takes off after landing. Bairstow looks to cut. It goes off the top edge but over point. Two taken. Lucky.

He slides it across the right-hander. Outside off. This is slapped past cover for one.

DROPPED! Short of a length and spinning away from the batter. Jonny Bairstow goes deep in his crease and looks for the pull but gets an outside edge onto the keeper but he misses it as well. The ball deflects off the keeper's thigh guard towards the short third region for no run.

SIX! HAMMERED AWAY! Fuller in middle, Jonny Bairstow takes his front leg out of the way and slogs this over the fence towards long on for a maximum.

FOUR! Effectively reverse swept for four. Tossed up on off, Jonny Bairstow reverse sweeps this right from the meat of his bat up and over backward point for four.

Bernard Scholtz is getting a bit of purchase from the surface. Short of a length in middle, spins a mile as it misses the off-pole with Jonny looking for the pull and missing it.

Tossed up on off, spinning away form the batter. Jonny Bairstow looks for the slog sweep and misses.

Fuller around off, Harry Brook pushes this away for a single.

BEATEN! Pitched up around off, shaping away form the batter. Jonny Bairstow looks for the on-drive but gets beaten.

FOUR! CHIPPED OVER FOR FOUR! Fuller in middle, Jonny Bairstow just chips this over the bowler for a boundary down the ground. This too was a knuckleball but Jonny Bairstow was up to it.

Short and wide outside off, Jonny Bairstow goes for the square cut but gets it off the under edge rolling towards cover-point for no run.

Back of a length around off, Harry Brook hops up on his toes, dabs it towards the off-side and runs a single.

On a length around off, Harry Brook strides on top of it and blocks it out.

Harry Brook comes out next.

OUT! DECEIVED AND GONE! Knuckle ball outside off, Phil Salt couldn't help but poke at it, gets the outside edge and into the gloves of the keeper for a soft dismissal. Both the English openers are back in the hut.

Good length in middle and leg, Phil Salt chips this uppishly for a while but lands it in the empty pockets towards mid-wicket for one.

WIDE! Short and way too wide outside the off-stump. Phil Salt leaves it all alone.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries for England and Phil Salt. Short and wide outside off, Phil Salt sits back and slashes hard, gets the outside edge flying over the short third fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! First boundary for England. Short-pitched around off, Phil Salt rocks back and punches this wide to the right of mid off and gets a boundary.

Good length around off, Jonny Bairstow gets off the mark with a quick single towards mid off.

Jonny Bairstow comes out to bat next.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Off-stump knocked out of the ground as the English captain departs without scoring. Pitched up swinging into the batter. Jos Buttler looks to slog this towards the on side but gets hit on the back pad and deflects onto the off-pole uprooting it.

Back of a length around off, Phil Salt punches this in front of mid off and takes a quick single.

Ruben Trumpelmann will bowl from the other end.

Excellent start to a shortened game as David Wiese gives away just 1 run off it. Good length yet again outside off, Jos Buttler looks to punch at it but gets beaten.

BEATEN! Good length outside off, shaping further away from the batter. Jos Buttler pokes at it but gets beaten.

Hits the hard length around that off-stump channel, Jos Buttler blocks it out.

Back of a length around off, Phil Salt hops on his backfoot and dabs it in front of cover to take one. David Wiese is bowling in a good channel around off.

The ball is holding a bit. On a length outside off, Phil Salt swings and misses again. A good start for David Wiese and Namibia.

A bit tacky to start with. Good length delivery wide of off, shaping away from the batter. Phil Salt looks to pull and misses.

We are ready to start. The umpires have made their way into the middle followed by the players of Namibia, who take their respective field positions. Phil Salt and Jos Buttler walk out as the openers for England. David Wiese will bowl the first over for Namibia.

It is time for the pre-match formalities. The teams are out for their respective national anthems. It will England's first followed by the national anthem of Namibia.

The skipper of England Jos Buttler says it was frustrating but he is delighted they have a game. Informs they have two changes, Jacks and Wood miss out and Curran and Jordan come in. They have made the changes keeping the conditions in mind. Ends by saying every team is dangerous.

The skipper of Namibia Merwe Erasmus has won the coin flip and he says it is a shortened game and hence, wants to bowl. Adds that batting second they could control the game better. Informs they have one change as JP Kotze comes in for Ben Shikongo.

England (Playing XI) - Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (C)(WK), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.

Namibia (Playing XI) - Niko Davin, Michael van Lingen, Jan Frylinck, JP Kotze, Merwe Erasmus (C), JJ Smit, David Wiese, Zane Green (WK), Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell.

TOSS - Namibia have won the toss and ELECTED TO BOWL!

Update 12.53 AM IST (7.23 PM GMT, Saturday) - Good news folks! The covers are slowly coming off and we have a start time! It will be an 11-overs-per-side game and the match will start at 1.30 am IST (8 PM GMT, Saturday). The toss will take place at 1.10 AM IST. So, it will be a 3-over powerplay and only one bowler can bowl a maximum of three overs.

Update 12.39 AM IST (7.09 PM GMT, Saturday) - Hopes are fading as the rain continues to come down! There are a lot of wet patches too and to clear that up will take sometime. The chances of a game are decreasing with every passing minute. The cut-off time for a 5-over game is 2.16 AM IST (8.46 PM GMT, Saturday).

Update 12.18 AM IST (6.48 PM GMT, Saturday) - We have begun losing overs now. The covers are firmly in place and the outfield has accumulated puddles of water. Clearly not good signs for England here! 

Update 11.45 PM IST (6.15 PM GMT) - Things not looking good, there seems to be a lot of water on the field and the rain also isn't going. It isn't heavy but still there. We will start losing overs in around 15 minutes from now. Fingers crossed at the moment. 

Update - 11.19 PM IST (5.49 PM GMT) - Nothing new to update it is still raining here at the ground. Worrying signs for England a washout would knock them out of the tournament. 

Update - 10.33 PM IST (05.03 PM GMT) - Good news folks! The rain has stopped and the match officials are out in the middle as they look at the conditions. The groundstaff is mopping up as the rain has caused a few puddles around the square. We also got a word that an official inspection is scheduled at 11.30 PM IST (6 PM GMT).

Update 10.14 PM IST (04.44 PM GMT) - It is absolutely pelting down at the moment and that's not good news again for England. The longer the delay goes on, the more the English players will be worried. Will they have the same fate as Pakistan?

Update 10.04 PM IST (04.34 PM GMT) - Well, not the best of news to begin with for England, the covers are in place but there seems to be no rain. However, there was a lot of rain earlier but the forecast is really good. Let me remind you, England need a game to be played here, they need a win to stand a change to go through. They'll hope the conditions improve and they do get a game. 

Saying that, Namibia are a dangerous side, they have a few special players but they haven't been at their best so far in this tournament. However, they would love to play as party spoilers here. They'll have to be at their best if they are to beat this strong England side. Can they upset the odds? 

The World Cup continues and it has been nothing short of entertaining. We now welcome you to the coverage of another game which has a lot depending on it. First, it is a must-win for England. Their previous win has given their net run rate a massive boost and another win like that will see them move above Scotland who will be facing the Aussies. England's qualification thoigh totally depends on that game but they would be hoping to do their job and that is end the group stage with a win and they'll surely be backing themselves to do so. 

... MATCH DAY ...

The T20 cricket festival is in full swing as we await match number 34 of the 2024 T20 Men's World Cup. The clash will occur in Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua where England and Namibia lock horns against each other. We are nearing the end of the group stages and each team wants to qualify for the Super 8 stages and be alive in the tournament. Namibia are officially out of the qualification scenario and this match might be a formality for them but England have a lot riding on this. With 3 points they are stranded at third on their table with Scotland above them with 5 points. England desperately needs to win this and a healthy margin would be gracefully accepeted by the English side and they'd hope that Australia beat Scotland. They were lethal in their last game against Oman. They didn't allow any of their batters to settle in. Adil bagged 4 wickets while Archer and Wood grabbed 3 each. They bowled out Oman for a mere 47 runs, which was an easy target to chase. The batters too didn't fail to in their task and attacked from the first ball. They lost two wickets but the aggressive batting of Jos made it possible to chase the target down in just 3.1 overs hence boosting their NRR by a long margin. Namibia on the other hand had a poor tournament. They failed to win a single match until now and couldn't perform as expected. Against the Aussies, they were bowled out for just 72 runs with their skipper, Gerhard being the top scorer with 36 to his name. Apart from him, only Michael got his score to the double digits. The bowlers didn't have much to defend either and apart from the wicket by David, they couldn't find any success. They have a chance to win their second match of the tournament and also spoil the party for the English. Which team are you supporting?