New Zealand vs Namibia, ICC World Twenty20, 2021 Full score card

Swing and a miss! Slower bouncer, on middle. Smit makes room and looks to chase it but misses. NEW ZEALAND WIN THE GAME BY 52 RUNS.

Fuller, around off. Smit pushes it to cover but straight to the fielder.

Slower short ball, outside off. Smit looks to heave it away but misses.

Full and on off. Ruben Trumpelmann hits it towards long on. The ball just evades his partner at the other end. They take one.

FOUR! Up and over! A full-length ball, on off. Ruben Trumpelmann lifts it over mid off and bags a boundary.

Swing and a miss! Slower delivery, length and outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann looks to have a poke at it but misses.

Adam Milne to bowl the last over of the innings.

Full and outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann pushes it towards point and gets a single. A great over by Boult, two wickets coming off it.

OUT! CAUGHT! Craig Williams departs now. He goes back on a duck. Full-length ball, on off. Williams throws his bat at it. The ball takes the outside edge and lobs towards backward point. Glenn Phillips pouches it comfortably. Boult has made a strong impact in the death overs.

Ruben Trumpelmann is the new man in.

WIDE! Full-length ball, wide outside off. Williams looks to chase it but misses. The umpire calls it as a wide.

Play and a miss! A wide yorker, outside off. Williams looks to push it out but misses.

Full and on off. Smit hits it towards long off for a single.

Craig Williams is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Boult bangs in a short ball, around off. Nicol Loftie-Eaton makes room and looks to upper cut it. The ball takes the toe end of the blade and chips towards mid off. Martin Guptill keeps his eyes on the balls, runs backward and takes a sharp catch.

Boult fires in a yorker, in the blockhole. Nicol Loftie-Eaton stays back and digs it out.

WIDE! Good length, outside off. Nicol Loftie-Eaton leaves it alone. Wide called.

A great over by Southee. He continues his good run in this campaign. Full length, just outside the off pole. Smit looks to push it to the off side but misses.

Nicol Loftie-Eaton walks out to bat.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tim Southee has the last laugh here. Zane Green looks to attack yet again, but perishes this time. Southee serves it on a length, around middle and off. Green heaves across the line. The ball lofts towards long on. Boult runs in front of him, puts in a low dive forward to grab the ball cleanly.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Namibia. Slower ball, full and around off. Green gets under it and smacks it towards long on. This boundary also brings up 100 for Namibia.

On a length, around off. Smit pushes it to cover for a single.

Swing and a miss! Southee with a nice off-pace delivery with this. Length, top on off. Smit swings hard at it, but misses. The ball evades the stumps in the end.

A length ball, around off. Green drags his pull shot towards square leg for a single.

Tim Southee (3-0-9-1) is back on.

Boult again fires in a yorker, on leg. Green digs it out to mid-wicket for a single.

Great bowling by Boult! He sees Green coming across and fires in a yorker, around leg. Green looks to dig it out but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.

A sharp bouncer, around off. Green looks to chase it but misses. Both the umpires share a look and decide it's the first bouncer of the over and not a wide.

A length ball, on top of leg. Green comes across and looks to scoop it over the keeper's head, but misses it completely.

A single now! Full, around off. Smit pushes it through covers for a single.

A length ball, outside off, angling across the batter. Smit punches it through point for a couple of runs.

Trent Boult (2-0-12-0) is back on.

Leg bye! Full ball, darted on the pads. JJ Smit misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away for a leg bye! 72 runs needed off 24 balls!

FOUR! Top shot! Length ball, outside off. JJ Smit prods and carves it through covers to collect a boundary.

Back of a length, outside off. JJ Smit stays back and steers it to point.

Back of a length, around off. JJ Smit cuts hard but Martin Guptill at backward point puts in a dive and stops the ball.

Beaten! Good-length ball, coming back in sharply from outside off. JJ Smit stays back and looks to push it through covers but he misses and the ball just goes past the off stump.

Short of a length, outside off. Zane Green guides it to third man for a single.

Change. Adam Milne is back on. He went for 15 in his first two overs.

Short of a length, outside off. JJ Smit punches it to cover.

Back of a length, around middle. JJ Smit looks to pull but he misses and gets hit on the box.

Review time! New Zealand have reviewed this for LBW. Well, there is an inside edge on it.

NOT OUT! New Zealand lose a review here! Good-length ball, jagging back in from middle and leg. JJ Smit looks to flick but he misses and gets hit on the pads. Kane Williamson opts for a review but the UltraEdge shows that there was an inside edge before the ball hit the pad.

Who will bat now? JJ Smit it is.

OUT! LBW! Huge wicket in the context of this game and the Kiwis are delighted! Length ball, around off, jagging back in sharply. David Wiese looks to play it across the line and he misses. The ball hits him on the pad and Tim Southee puts in an appeal. The umpire raises his finger in no time.

Good-length ball, around off. Zane Green looks to drive but it takes the outside edge towards third man. The batters cross for a single.

Short of a length, outside off. Zane Green looks to heave it to the leg side but he misses.

Change. Tim Southee is back on.

Flatter ball, outside off. Zane Green falt-bats it to long off for a single. 79 runs needed off 36 balls.

SIX! BOOM! Tossed up, around middle. Zane Green slog-sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie! Namibia need more of these!

Flatter ball, on middle. David Wiese tucks it to the leg side for one.

A bit quicker, around off, the ball stays a bit low and David Wiese pushes it back to the bowler.

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. David Wiese misses his nudge and gets hit on the pad.

SIX! WHACKED! Tossed up, around off. David Wiese skips down and smacks it over long off for a maximum!

Wide! Too wide, outside off. David Wiese lets it be. Wide called.

Three dots in a row! Flatter and quicker, around middle. Zane Green turns it to mid-wicket. Another tidy over from Mitchell Santner and that brings ann end to his spell!

Flatter ball, around off. Zane Green punches it to covers.

Fuller in length, around middle. Zane Green digs it out to mid-wicket.

A quicker ball, outside off. David Wiese stays back and cuts it to sweeper cover. A single taken!

Flatter ball, on middle. Zane Green eases it to long on for a single.

Flatter ball, around off. Zane Green looks to cut but it goes off the inner half back to the bowler.

A single as this is hit to long off.

Shorter ball, outside off. Green cuts it past covers for a couple.

Loopy ball, outside off. Green hits it towards point.

Flatter ball, on off. Pushed to the leg side. Sodhi gathers it himself.

Shorter ball, on off. Cut away to deep point for one.

Flatter, down the leg side. Wiese misses the flick. Wide called.

Woah! That is nasty! David Wiese has hit this one straight back to Ish Sodhi and he has been hit on his forehead!

Ouch! That must have hurt! Tossed up, on off. Wiese hits it straight back to the bowler. He absolutely nails that one. Sodhi tries to catch but the ball bursts through his hands and hits his head. He seems to be okay. The physio comes out and the players walk towards him to check.

Just a single as this is punched to deep cover.

Shorter ball, on off. Cut away to point.

Flatter ball, on off. Blocked out.

FOUR! Was there any bat on it? Full ball, on off. David Wiese goes through with the drive and for a moment it looked like there was an edge but there was a huge gap between bat and ball. The ball runs to the third man fence and the umpire signals runs as he thought it came off the bat.

Darted on off. Green pushes it past covers for one.

Flatter and shorter, outside off. David Wiese works it past cover for one.

Shorter ball, on off. David Wiese pulls it away for one.

Flatter ball, on off. Pushed to covers.

Darted on the pads. David Wiese misses the flick but gets hit on the pads. The appeal for LBW is turned down. Maybe, sliding down leg.

Flatter and quicker, on off. David Wiese gets his bat down in time to block it out.

DRINKS! Namibia started really well, but could not capitalize on the good start. Namibia lost three wickets in quick succession and the Kiwis are right back into the game. Namibia would hope that Green and his partner take the game deep. While, New Zealand will look to keep chipping wickets and take the game away from Namibia. Also, David Wiese joins Green in the middle.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Flatter ball, around off. Gerhard Erasmus looks to push it away. All he gets is the outside edge. Devon Conway takes a good low catch and Namibia slide further in this chase.

Darted on the pads. Worked past mid-wicket for one.

A good over by Mitchell Santner. The Kiwis are right back in the game. Full and outside off. Green slashes it through covers for a single.

Tossed up, on off, Green taps it back to the bowler.

Another single now! Full, around middle. Erasmus works it to long on off the inner half. A single is taken.

Flatter and short, around off. Green punches it to point for a single.

On off, Green defends it out.

Who will walk out next? Zane Green it is.

OUT! BOWLED! Mitchell Santner strikes this time and Namibia lose their second wicket! Flatter ball, around middle, turning away a bit after landing. Stephan Baard looks to work it across the line but he misses and the ball crashes onto his stumps.

Full and on the pads. Baard clips it through square leg for a single.

Back of a length, around off. Gerhard Erasmus guides it to short third man for a single.

Good length, on off. Baard works it to mid-wicket for a single.

A length ball, on the pads. Gerhard Erasmus flicks it to square leg for a single.

Gerhard Erasmus is the new man in.

OUT! TIMBER! James Neesham comes into the attack and finds the breakthrough. He continues his good work in this game. Helped with the blade earlier on and now he shines with the ball. A length ball, around middle. Michael Van Lingen stays inside the crease and looks to heave it across the line but misses. The ball did not bounce much off the deck. The ball goes through to castle the stumps. A brilliant decision by Williamson to get Neesham into the attack. Also James Neesham gets his 150th wicket in T20 cricket.

Touch short, outside off, Michael Van Lingen hangs back and cuts it through point for a couple.

James Neesham is into the attack now.

LEG BYE! Darted, on the pads. Michael Van Lingen misses his flick. The ball goes towards short fine leg off the pads. They collect a leg bye.

FOUR! Michael Van Lingen gets lucky this time. Full, around middle and leg. It was quicker. Michael Van Lingen gets behind the line and looks to push it away. The ball goes towards fine leg off the inside edge and finds the boundary.

On off, blocked out by Michael Van Lingen.

Good running! Full and on middle. Baard steps across and sweeps it towards fine leg. Daryl Mitchell puts in a dive in the deep to keep the ball in play. The batters pick three comfortably.

Full and on off. Michael Van Lingen punches it to long off for a single.

Flighted, full and down leg. Michael Van Lingen looks to sweep it away but misses. The ball though flicks the pads on it's way.

Mitchell Santner comes to bowl now.

A great over for Namibia. 12 runs coming off it. Back of a length, around middle, Michael Van Lingen pulls it to deep square leg for a single. At the end of Powerplay, Namibia are at 36/0.

SIX! Michael Van Lingen is not going to sit back. They are taking the game to the Kiwis here. Fuller and on off. Michael Van Lingen gets under it and muscles it over the long on fence for a maximum.

Slower ball, on a length, around off. Michael Van Lingen taps it to cover.

FOUR! Lovely, this shot was all about timing! A length ball, outside off, Michael Van Lingen hangs back and lifts it towards long off for a boundary.

LEG BYE! Fuller, around middle and leg. Baard looks to tuck it away, but misses. The ball takes the pads and rolls to the off side. The batters collect a leg bye.

On a length, around off. Baard defends it out watchfully.

Change. Adam Milne is back. He went for 4 in his first over.

A single now! Length and on off. Baard comes forward and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Sharp bouncer, on middle and off. Baard gets low and leaves it alone.

FOUR! Nicely played. It is a treat to watch Baard batting here. A length ball, on off. Baard heaves it across the line. The ball goes through to the fence at deep mid-wicket.

Back of a length, on the bodyline. Michael Van Lingen gloves it to square leg for a single.

Good-length ball, around off. Michael Van Lingen taps it to cover-point and looks for a run but is sent back by Baard. Had Daryl Mitchell scored a direct hit at the striker's end, Michael Van Lingen was a goner!

Full ball, outside off. Stephan Baard creams his drive towards mid off. Kane Williamson there dives and stops the ball. A single taken.

Good-length ball, outside off. Michael Van Lingen punches it to cover. Another good over for New Zealand as only 2 runs came off it!

Beaten! Length ball, outside off. Michael Van Lingen looks for the expansive drive but he misses as the ball whistles past his outside edge.

Short of a length, around off. Michael Van Lingen looks to pull but it takes the inside edge and goes to the right of Devon Conway behind the sticks.

Southee bangs it into the deck, around middle. Stephan Baard pulls it behind square on the leg side for a single.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, around middle and leg. Stephan Baard slashes hard but fails to get any bat on it.

Length ball, outside off. Michael Van Lingen drives it to wide of mid off for one.

Change. Tim Southee is back on.

Back of a length, just outside off. Stephan Baard stays back and pushes it back to the bowler. A tidy over from Adam Milne as just 4 runs came off it!

Short ball, outside off. Michael Van Lingen pulls it along the ground to wide of the deep square leg fielder. A single taken!

Good-length ball, around off. Michael Van Lingen stays back and guides it to backward point.

Short of a length, on off. Michael Van Lingen hangs back and block it out.

Back of a length, around off. Stephan Baard blocks it off the back foot towards backward point and scampers through for a run.

Good-length ball, on off. Stephan Baard prods and drives it on the up back past the bowler for a couple of runs.

Adam Milne comes on now.

Back of a length, around off. Michael Van Lingen looks to pull but he misses and gets hit high on his body.

Length ball, around leg. Michael Van Lingen tucks it to the leg side. Adam Milne runs to his right from fine leg, dives and stops the ball. He throws it to the fielder running in from deep mid-wicket. Two taken.

Short of a length, outside off. Stephan Baard swivels and miscues his pull towards deep mid-wicket. The batters cross for a run.

Boult bangs it into the deck, around middle and leg. Stephan Baard ducks underneath.

Back of a length, around off. Stephan Baard blocks it off the back foot.

Trent Boult is set to steam in.

Wide! Full and way outside off. Stephan Baard reaches out and looks to cut but he misses. Wided!

Good-length ball, on the pads. Michael Van Lingen tucks it to the leg side for one.

FOUR! Streaky but Stephan Baard will take that! Good-length ball, shaping away from off. Baard looks to play it across the line, the ball takes the outside edge and flies past the keeper for a boundary.

A loud shout for LBW but the umpire is not interested! Length ball, angling in from leg. Stephan Baard misses his flick and gets hit on the pad.

Length ball, around off. Michael Van Lingen prods and drives it to wide of Kane Williamson at mid off for a single.

Short ball, way outside off. Michael Van Lingen looks to cut but the ball goes over his blade.

Stephan Baard and Namibia are underway! Length ball, on middle. Baard pushes it to mid on and takes a run.

Good-length ball, around off. Stephan Baard blocks it off the back foot.

Full ball, outside off. James Neesham digs it out towards cover. He comes back for the second run. The throw is a bit wayward at the keeper's end and Neesham is safe. New Zealand finish with 163/4.

Wide! Another full ball, way outside off. James Neesham lets it be. Wide called by the umpire.

New Zealand got off to a rocky start. Not exactly what they were looking for. Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell were sent back much earlier than expected, they could not take the attack to the bowlers. After 7 overs, the Kiwis were at 46/2. Williamson and Conway started off slowly, the pair only scored 16 runs in the next three overs. It was time for them to step on the gas before it gets too late. But nothing was going New Zealand’s way and soon Williamson and Conway also slipped out. After 15 overs the Kiwis were at 91/4. In the end, some lusty blows by James Neesham and Glenn Phillips helped the Kiwis to cross the 160-run mark. The pair stitched a stand worth 76 runs in 36 deliveries.

A good comeback by New Zealand in the death overs, courtesy of Neesham and Phillips. Barring the run flow at the end. Namibia would’ve been the happier side coming into the break, but the Kiwis stole the momentum away.

TWO WIDES! Absolute chaos in the middle. JJ Smit hurls a bumper, around middle. Glenn Phillips changes his stance, gets left and handed and looks to whip it to the leg side but he misses. The keeper collects the ball, throws it to the bowler. JJ Smit has a shy at his end but he misses. Wide called for height and the batters take a run by crossing by.

A low full toss, around leg. Glenn Phillips flicks it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Smit hurls a yorker, around leg. James Neesham misses his flick and gets hit low on his pad. The ball rolls away to the leg side for a leg bye!

Wide! Slower ball, into the pitch, outside off. James Neesham swings hard but he misses. Wided!

Wide! Too full, outside off, just outside the tramline. James Neesham leaves it alone. Wide called!

Back of a length, around middle. James Neesham miscues his pull to wide of deep mid-wicket and collects a couple.

SIX! BOOM! Back of a length, around leg. James Neesham pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a maximum!

Play and a miss! Slower ball, into the pitch, outside off. James Neesham looks to pull but misses.

Who will bowl the last over? JJ Smit it is.

Short ball, around middle and leg. James Neesham pulls it to deep square leg for one.

Excellent running! Short ball, around leg. James Neesham pulls it towards deep square leg. He calls for the second run and makes it in the end.

Swing and a miss! Slower ball, on a length, outside off. James Neesham slashes hard at it but fails to get any bat on it.

Trumpelmann bangs it into the deck, around off. Glenn Phillips flat-bats it towards mid off for a run.

SIX! BANG! Back of a length, around off. Glenn Phillips hangs back and heaves it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie! These are very crucial runs for the Kiwis at the fag end!

FOUR! Good-length ball, around off. Glenn Phillips stays back and whips it towards deep square leg for a boundary.

Change. Ruben Trumpelmann is back on.

FOUR! Clever from Neesham! Yorker-length delivery, outside off. James Neesham reaches out and guides it past the backward point fielder to collect a boundary.

SIX! BOOM! This is a massive hit! Length ball, just outside off. James Neesham gets low and whacks it over long on for a maximum!

Short of a length, around middle. Glenn Phillips works it to long on for a run.

SIX! Top shot! Full ball, outside off. Glenn Phillips reaches out and lofts it over for a maximum. The ball hits the boundary ropes on the full.

Wiese goes full and straight this time. Phillips whips it to wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Back of a length, around off, cramping Phillips for room. He tucks it to the leg side for a couple of runs.

David Wiese to bowl out here.

Good running yet again! Flatter ball, on a length, around leg. James Neesham flicks it to deep mid-wicket and comes back for the second run.

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. James Neesham tucks it to the leg side and collects a couple of runs.

In the air, but safe! Fuller in length, around off. James Neesham lofts it over covers. The fielder at long off runs to his right and keeps it to two.

Flatter ball, on middle. Glenn Phillips eases it to long on for one.

SIX! Punished by Glenn Phillips! A juicy full toss, around middle. Phillips tonks it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie!

Tossed up, around middle. James Neesham stands tall and drills it to long on for a single.

Good fielding in the deep! Short ball, on off. Pulled away nicely by Glenn Phillips. The man at deep square runs to his right, dives and stops the ball. Two taken.

Full ball, on off. James Neesham whips it to deep square leg for one.

This stays low! On a length, angling across off. Neesham looks to drive but the ball stays low and sneaks under his bat.

Length ball, around off. Neesham works it to short third man.

On a length, on off. Glenn Phillips pushes it to long on for one.

Length ball, outside off. Neesham taps it to point for a single.

Just a single as this is worked to long on.

David Wiese (2-0-14-1) is back on.

Fired down the leg side. Wide called as Neesham leaves it.

Beaten! Flatter one, just outside off. James Neesham looks to block but the ball goes just past the outside edge.

Flatter ball, on the pads. Glenn Phillips works it nicely past mid-wicket and picks up a single. Namibia would not mind this.

Flatter ball, on off. Neesham works it past square leg for one.

Another one tossed up and another block by Neesham.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

Who will walk out next? James Neesham it is.

Is that a run out? The umpire takes it upstairs to confirm. The replays roll in to show Conway was short of the crease, as the bails were coming off. The final decision is OUT.

OUT! RUN OUT! This is brilliant work by Gerhard Erasmus! On a length, on off. Glenn Phillips works it wide of long on. The batters push back for the second. But Gerhard Erasmus runs in and fires a great throw to the bowler. Karl Birkenstock gathers it and whips the bails off. The TV umpire is called in and the replay shows that Conway is just short!

Length ball, on off. Conway punches it down the ground for one.

Length ball, outside off. Conway looks to drive but gets no bat on it.

Length ball, around off. Glenn Phillips works it past square leg for one.

Length ball, on off. Punched away for one.

Karl Birkenstock to continue after a good first over!

Length ball, on off. Glenn Phillips works it past square leg for one.

On off, pushed to cover for a single. A great over by Gerhard Erasmus, A single and a wicket off it.

Swing and a miss! Flatter and short, outside off. Glenn Phillips looks to cut it away but misses.

Full and on off. Phillips drives it to cover.

Floated and outside off. Phillips leaves it alone.

Swing and a miss! Tossed up, full and outside off. Glenn Phillips goes for the booming drive but misses. The ball zips past the outside edge.

Glenn Phillips walks out to bat.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Kane Williamson has to depart and he is not happy with himself. Gerhard Erasmus strikes and gets an important wicket in the context of the game. I can assure, all the Indian fans are also celebrating this wicket. Floated, full and outside off. Williamson gets low and looks to sweep it to the leg side, but does not get the desired connection. The ball takes the inner half and goes onto hit the stumps. Can Namibia build on this breakthrough?

A great first over by Karl Birkenstock! Just 4 runs off it. A length ball, on off. Williamson hoicks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Conway gets some width on offer, but fails to put it away. Length and outside off. Conway cuts it away to point. They take one.

Length, around middle. Williamson steps forward and works it to mid on for a single. KW wanted the second run but Conway denies.

Fuller and on off. Williamson comes forward and taps it back to the bowler.

A single now! Conway needs to up the ante! Full and on middle. Conway works it towards mid on off the inner half. The batters cross for a single.

Full and outside off. Conway tries to reach out but misses.

FOUR! Smacked down the ground! Full and on off. Williamson comes down the track and hits it straight past the bowler. Nicol Loftie-Eaton does not show good reflex this time. A tough chance though for the bowler. The ball races away to the fence at long off.

SIX! Williamson thinks it is time to step on the gas. Tossed up, full and on off. Kane Williamson prods and slog-sweeps it over the mid-wicket fence for a maximum.

On the pads, Williamson clips it through mid-wicket for a couple.

Full and on off. Conway sweeps it square on the leg side for a single.

Full and on off. Williamson comes down the track and smacks it back to the hit the poles on the other end, Nicol Loftie-Eaton tries to get a hand on in but misses. In the end, the batters pick a single.

Looped up, around leg. Conway gets low and sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

DRINKS! New Zealand have lost 2 wickets in quick succession but they would breathe easy until their skipper is out their in the middle! Conway and Williamson would look to steady the ship for a while and then tee off at the fag end.

Tossed up, on off. Williamson drives it to cover but straight to the fielder. New Zealand are 62/2 at the halfway mark.

Flatter, around middle, Williamson pushes it back to the bowler.

Full and on off. Conway sweeps it to deep square leg for a single.

Floated, on off. Williamson tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. This single also get KW to 5500 runs T20 cricket.

Tossed up, around off. Kane Williamson blocks it back to the bowler.

Flighted, full and on middle. Conway tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

Change. Gerhard Erasmus brings himself on.

Another tidy over by Bernard Scholtz! Just 4 runs off it. Full and on middle. Conway prods and sweeps it towards short fine leg. Ruben Trumpelmann makes sure he stops the ball and save a certain boundary. The batters cross for a single.

Flatter, on the pads. Williamson pushes it to mid on for a single.

A dot now! Full, on off. Williamson defends it back to the bowler.

LEG BYE! Floated, around middle and leg. Conway prods and looks to defend it out. The ball takes the pads and rolls out to the leg side. They collect a leg bye.

Tossed up, around off. Williamson pushes it to cover for a single.

Full and on the pads, Williamson defends it to the leg side.

A dot to end the over! Flatter ball, outside off. Devon Conway punches hard but finds the cover fielder.

FOUR! Finds the fence this time! Another ball fuller in length, outside off. Devon Conway drills it back past the bowler for a boundary.

Tossed up, outside off. Devon Conway pumps it down the ground. JJ Smit runs across from long off and dives full stretch. He saves a couple for his side.

Floated, around middle and leg. Kane Williamson works it to long and collects a run.

Flatter ball,on middle. Devon Conway clips it to the leg side and takes a run.

Tossed up, on middle. Kane Williamson drills it to long on for a run.

A quicker ball, around off. Devon Conway blocks it off the back foot.

Flatter ball, around off. Kane Williamson pushes it to cover and takes a single.

Flatter ball, darted on the pads. Devon Conway clips it to mid-wicket for a run.

Flatter ball, around middle. Kane Williamson eases it to long on for a single.

Two wickets down rather quickly and the middle order of New Zealand is under a bit of pressure. Here comes Devon Conway out to bat.

OUT! TAKEN! That is a brilliant running catch from Michael Van Lingen! New Zealand lose both their openers now! Tossed up, around off. Daryl Mitchell skips down and looks to go downtown. He does not time it well, the ball takes the outer half of the bat and lobs up to the right of the deep coevr fielder. Michael Van Lingen runs there, dives and takes a fantastic catch!

Tossed up, around off. Daryl Mitchell reverse sweeps it to point.

Change. Bernard Scholtz is back. He went for 9 in his first over.

A single to end the over! Length ball, around off. Daryl Mitchell pushes it to mid off and takes a run. At the end of the Powerplay, New Zealand are 43/1.

FOUR! Good-length ball, around middle and leg. Daryl Mitchell waits for it and then whips it behind square on the leg side for a boundary.

Full ball, darted on the pads. Kane Williamson stays back and flicks it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Length ball, around leg. Daryl Mitchell clips it to deep square leg for a single.

Good-length ball, around off. Daryl Mitchell defends it off the back foot.

Length ball, around off. Daryl Mitchell blocks it off the back foot.

Change. Ruben Trumpelmann is back on. He went for 4 in his first over.

FOUR! Nicely done! That ruins a good over! Short of a length, outside off. Kane Williamson stays back and punches it past covers for a boundary.

BEATEN! Back of a length, around the fifth stump channel! Kane Williamson looks to run it down to third man but the ball zips past the outside edge.

Length ball, on middle. Daryl Mitchell eases it to long on and collects a single.

Kane Williamson is off the mark! Good-length ball, on off. Williamson pushes it to wide of mid off and takes a run.

Short of a length, around off. Kane Williamson blocks it off the back foot.

Kane Williamson walks out at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! This is a huge wicket for Namibia as David Wiese sends back the in-form Martin Guptill. Length ball, around off. Guptill backs away and looks to clear mid off but he fails to get the desired elevation and hits it straight to Ruben Trumpelmann at mid off who gulps it down.

Length ball, on off. Daryl Mitchell works it past mid-wicket and they sprint back for the second.

Back of a length, outside off. This is slashed towards point.

FOUR! Lovely stroke! Length ball, on off. Daryl Mitchell hits it down the ground for a boundary.

Tough chance put down! Length ball, on off. Guptill smacks it hard. The man at short cover, Craig Williams, dives to his right and gets his hands to it. But the ball does not stick. It rolls away and a single is taken.

Short of a length, on off. Guptill pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Length ball, on off. Blocked out.

JJ Smit is brought into the attack now. He replaces Ruben Trumpelmann.

Length ball, on off. Pushed past covers for one.

Length ball, on off. This is smacked down the ground but Wiese gets his right hand out. The ball hits his hand and rolls towards mid on. A single is taken.

Slower ball, on a length. Pushed to long off for one.

Tap and run. Length ball, around off. Mitchell taps it towards short third man for one.

Length ball, around off. Punched past covers for one.

On a length, outside off. Daryl Mitchell cuts it past point. The man in the deep gets across and keeps it to three.

David Wiese comes into the attack now. He replaces Bernard Scholtz.

This stays low! Length ball, just outside off. Guptill looks to block but the ball stays low and goes past the bat.

On a length, on leg. Guptill blocks it with ease.

Back of a length, around off. Blocked out.

FOUR! Smacked! Full ball, on off. Guptill drives it to the right of mid off and the ball runs to the fence.

Beaten! Length ball, on off. Guptill looks to drive but the ball goes past the outside edge.

Length ball, angling across off. Left alone.

Who will bowl from the other end? Ruben Trumpelmann it is.

Just a single as this is pushed to mid off.

Loopy ball, on off. Blocked out.

SIX! Smashed! Tossed up, on off. Guptill heaves it down the ground. He does not even bother to look where the ball is going. The moment the ball came off the bat, he knew that it was going all the way.

Nicely tossed up, on off. Blocked back to the bowler.

Loopy ball, around off. Daryl Mitchell pushes it past covers for one.

Guptill and New Zealand are underway. Darted on the pads. He pushes it towards mid on for one.

Right then. We are done with the pre-match formalities! Namibia players are seen to be in a huddle later they spread out to their respective fielding positions. Followed by Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell who come out to open for New Zealand. The New Zealand players take the knee, while the Namibian players stand tall to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Bernard Scholtz to start with the ball.

We are set for the clash! Both sides walk out for the national anthems. First, the anthem of Namibia will be played, followed by New Zealand's.

Kane Williamson, the skipper of New Zealand, says that the wicket look like a typical Sharjah wicket so they will look to put on a good score on the board. Adds that there are a few niggles in the camp, but the players are holding up well. Informs that they are playing the same side.

Gerhard Erasmus, the skipper of Namibia, says they will bowl first. Adds that the pitch looks good and there are small boundaries so they would like to chase. Tells that it has been a good tournament for them so far and they have enjoyed a lot. Informs that there are a couple of forced changes in their side.

New Zealand (Unchanged Playing XI) - Martin Guptill, Daryl Mitchell, Kane Williamson (C), Devon Conway (WK), Glenn Phillips, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Adam Milne, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult.

Namibia (Playing XI) - Stephan Baard, Zane Green (WK), Craig Williams, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, JJ Smit, Karl Birkenstock (In for Jan Frylinck), Michael Van Lingen, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz (In for Ben Shikongo).

TOSS - Both the skippers are out in the middle for an all-important toss. The coin goes up and lands in favour of Namibia. They have opted to BOWL first.

Namibia, on the other hand did start the Super 12 stage on a winning note but they weren't able to capitalize on the start they got and lost two games back-to-back and in the process their NRR also took a serious beating. Their bowling has been pretty decent right throughout but it is their batting which has let them down more often than not. They have a very slim chance of making it to the semi-final but they would look to give it their all against a strong Kiwi unit. The Namibians will be hoping for another match-winning performance from David Wiese, who has been quite brilliant so far for them. Will we witness the first major upset in this mega event? We'll find that soon. Stay tuned for toss and further updates.

New Zealand are coming into this fixture having won back-to-back games against India and Scotland and they will be high on confidence. They are a very balanced side and when it comes to ICC events they always pack a punch. Their top order has been in fine form and the Kiwis would hope that the likes of Martin Guptill and Daryl Mitchell carry on with it and see them through especially in crunch games like these. The Kiwi bowlers also seem to have found their rhythm and they have exploited the conditions in UAE to perfection. The equation in front of them is very simple as if they win their remaining two games they will secure a spot in semi-final and we hope that Kane Williamson and his boys would come out all guns blazing against Namibia.

Hello and a very warm welcome to game number 36 of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup where New Zealand is set to lock horns with Namibia at Sharjah. Both these teams are well and truly alive in the race for semi-final but it is New Zealand who have the upper hand, courtesy of better NRR.

... MATCH DAY ...