Zimbabwe vs Namibia, Namibia in Zimbabwe, 5 T20I Series, 2022 Full score card

A length ball, around middle and leg. David Wiese tucks it towards deep square leg for a single. Zimbabwe win by 7 runs!

Well bowled! A yorker-length delivery, outside off. David Wiese drives it towards sweeper cover for a brace.

Two taken! Fuller again, around middle and leg. David Wiese pushes it towards deep mid-wicket. They come back for the second run.

Back of a length, outside off, slower ball. Ruben Trumpelmann pulls it towards long on and hands the strike back to David Wiese.

Ruben Trumpelmann is the new man in.

OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! A peach of a delivery! Tendai Chatara sends back Zane Green which means a new batter will be at the crease. A perfect yorker, outside off. Zane Green looks to squeeze this away, but he gets a faint edge back to the keeper. Regis Chakabva grabs it safely.

Very full, around off. David Wiese drives it through cover for a single.

Swing and a miss! Wide of off, fuller in length. Zane Green throws his bat at it but he misses. 15 off 6 now.

FOUR! Lovely shot! A shorter ball, around off. Zane Green upper cuts this over the keeper's head towards third man for a boundary.

Well bowled! A yorker this time, on middle. David Wiese knocks it towards long on for a single.

Width on offer now, another short ball. Zane Green cuts it towards deep cover. Only a single.

Another back-of-a-length delivery, a slower one now. David Wiese pulls this but the ball goes off the inner half of his bat towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Luke Jongwe digs it short, around middle. David Wiese pulls it towards deep square leg. The fielder there dives to his right and makes a good stop. Two taken!

Shorter ball, on middle. David Wiese pulls it towards deep square leg for another single. 24 needed off the last two overs.

On a length, around off. Zane Green pushes it off the back foot towards cover for a single.

Another shortish ball, outside off. David Wiese mistimes his pull shot towards long on. The fielder there collects the ball on a bounce. Another single!

Back of a length, outside off. Zane Green steers it down to third man. Single taken!

FOUR! Lovely shot! This will ease the pressure on Namibia! A short ball, around middle. Zane Green pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary.

On a length, angling in, around middle David Wiese taps it towards third man for a single.

Fuller this time, outside off. David Wiese drives it towards deep cover for a single. 33 needed off 18 balls now.

Shorter ball, outside off. Zane Green pushes it towards deep cover for a single.

David Wiese walks out to bat now.

OUT! TAKEN! Zimbabwe strike once again at the right time! Milton Shumba, what a day he is having with the ball. He has got rid of Divan la Cock. An important wicket. Another shorter ball, around middle. Divan la Cock miscues his pull shot towards deep square leg. Luke Jongwe there takes a good low catch towards his left.

SIX! BOOM! Lovely shot! Fuller ball, that is in the slot, around off. Divan la Cock smashes it high over long on for a biggie.

Fuller now, around off. Zane Green reverse-sweeps this towards short third man for a single.

Around middle and leg, short ball. Divan la Cock pushes it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Outside off now, shortish ball. Divan la Cock punches it off the back foot towards cover for a single.

SIX! Bang! Divan la Cock continues his merry way! A shorter ball again, around middle and leg. Divan la Cock pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Back of a length, around middle and leg. Zane Green pushes it off the back foot towards long on for a single.

Short now, on the pads. Divan la Cock works it away towards deep mid-wicket. Single taken!

Sikandar Raza pitches it up again, outside off. Zane Green leans and drives it towards long off for a single.

Darting it on the pads, fuller ball. Zane Green flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.

Wide of off, another short ball. Zane Green cuts it towards sweeper cover for a single.

Outside off, shorter ball. Divan la Cock works it away towards mid-wicket for a single.

Another shorter ball, outside off. Zane Green punches it from within the crease towards cover for a single.

Shorter ball, outside off. Zane Green pushes it towards cover.

Zane Green is in at number 5.

OUT! STUMPED! This is smart bowling from Milton Shumba. Once again he provides the breakthrough. A good wicket for Zimbabwe at an important time. Milton Shumba sees Nicol Loftie-Eaton dancing down the pitch and serves it wide of off, shortish ball, spins away a tad. Nicol Loftie-Eaton looks to slash this but he fails to reach the ball. Regis Chakabva grabs the ball and whips the bails off.

Shorter ball, around middle. Divan la Cock knocks it towards the vacant mid-wicket region for a single. Fifty for Divan la Cock! It's been a solid innings so far from him. He will want to carry on till the end.

Shorter ball, around middle. Divan la Cock pulls it towards deep mid-wicket for a single. 59 runs needed off 36 balls now.

Fuller now, quicker, around middle and leg. Divan la Cock pushes it back to the bowler.

Outside off, spinning away, shorter ball. Nicol Loftie-Eaton steers it down to short third man and runs across to the other end.

Two byes! A shorter ball, outside off. Nicol Loftie-Eaton looks to reverse-sweep this but he misses. The keeper fails to grab it as well. The ball rolls towards third man and the batters sneak in two runs.

Quicker now, flatter ball, fuller. Divan la Cock guides it towards short third man for a single.

Wide of off, shortish ball. Nicol Loftie-Eaton reaches out to it and cuts it past point for a single.

Around middle and leg, shorter ball. Nicol Loftie-Eaton pushes it towards mid-wicket for a single.

Quicker now, spinning away from the left-hander. Nicol Loftie-Eaton looks to cut this away but he misses.

Outside off, flatter ball. Divan la Cock pushes it towards cover for a single.

SIX! Poor delivery and punished! Too short, spinning in, around middle. Divan la Cock swivels and pulls it towards deep square leg for a biggie.

Flatter, quicker, around middle. Divan la Cock defends it out.

Spinning in, back of a length. Divan la Cock knocks it towards mid on.

Shorter now, around middle. Divan la Cock pushes it off the back foot towards square leg for a single.

Fuller ball, on the pads. Nicol Loftie-Eaton presses forward and tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Perfectly executed! A fuller ball, around middle. Nicol Loftie-Eaton gets down on his knee and reverse-sweeps this past short third man for a boundary.

Maintains the same length, around middle. Divan la Cock tucks it towards mid-wicket and rotates the strike.

Shortish again, outside off. Nicol Loftie-Eaton punches it through cover for a single this time.

Outside off, shorter ball. Nicol Loftie-Eaton pushes it off the back foot towards cover.

Nicol Loftie-Eaton is the new man in.

OUT! TAKEN! A stunning catch and Gerhard Erasmus departs for a timid score. Milton Shumba strikes in his first over and he gets rid of Namibia's skipper. A fuller ball, loopy one as well, outside off. Gerhard Erasmus dances down the track and looks to go over cover, but the ball goes off the outer half towards point. Donald Tiripano runs backwards and takes a lovely catch.

Shorter ball, spinning away, outside off. Gerhard Erasmus pushes it off the back foot towards cover.

Fuller, quicker, outside off. Gerhard Erasmus pushes it towards cover off the front foot.

Pitches it up again, around middle. Divan la Cock knocks it down to long on for a single.

Much fuller this time, outside off. Gerhard Erasmus presses forward and drives it towards sweeper cover for a single.

A shorter ball, spinning away, outside off. Gerhard Erasmus pushes it off the back foot towards cover.

Milton Shumba comes into the attack.

Tidy over from Brandon Mavuta, 4 runs and a wicket off it. Flatter one, on off, kept out by la Cock. 83 needed now off 60 balls!

On off, pushed down to long off for a single.

On off and turning away, la Cock plays it with the spin and towards deep point for one more.

Around off, Erasmus goes onto the back foot and cuts it behind square on the off side for a run.

Flatter one, around off. This is cut away past point for a single.

Gerhard Erasmus walks out to bat at number 3.

OUT! CAUGHT! Brandon Mavuta changes ends and picks up the wicket that his team so desperately needed! This is tossed up on middle, Craig Williams gets down on one knee and looks to play the slog-sweep. Williams gets the height but nowhere near the distance, he would have liked. Wesley Madhevere takes a simple catch inside the cow corner fence and a sluggish innings from Williams comes to an end.

Change of ends for Brandon Mavuta.

On off, driven through extra cover for a single.

What a brilliant piece of fielding in the deep! Short again from Raza and la Cock looks to pull it over the square leg fence this time. The fielder runs back a bit and pouches it but falls over. The fielder though manages to release the ball before tumbling over. Just a single taken.

SIX! Short and punished! Raza drags it down on middle and leg, Divan la Cock rocks back and muscles it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Angled into middle and leg, worked through wide mid on for one.

Floated up, very full and on middle. Williams can only defend it back towards the bowler.

On off, pushed out onto the off side.

Sikandar Raza comes into the attack.

Back of a length, around off. Willaims guides it down to third man for a single. These two just cruising along at the moment,

Back of a length, over middle. La Cock stays back and tucks it away towards mid-wicket for one more.

Full and straight, Williams jams it out towards long on and picks up yet another single.

Around the top of off, a mistimed drive off the back foot by la Cock towards wide mid off. Single taken.

Slower one, shorter and on the body. Williams just nudges it towards square leg and picks up a single.

Good fielding! Pitched up, on off. Williams with a solid punch but Jongwe does well on the followthrough to stop it.

Floated up, outside off. Craig Williams drives it hard towards extra cover where the fielder fumbles and allows the single.

Fuller delivery, around off and this is pushed towards covers.

On middle and leg, worked off the back foot through mid-wicket for a run.

Shorter in length, around middle. La Cock pulls it well in front of square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

WIDE! Now on the other side. Fuller and well outside off, wide called.

TWO WIDES! Shorter and spilled well down the leg side. Williams misses the pull and the keeper can't get to it either. Single taken.

On a length, close to the off stump. Williams keeps it out on the off side.

Shorter in length, on off. La Cock works it through wide mid on for a single.

It's time for some spin! Brandon Mavuta comes into the attack.

On the pads, clipped away to deep backward square leg for one. After the Powerplay, Namibia are 45/0! 109 now needed off 84 balls.

Shorter in length and outside off, just holding a bit in the pitch. Williams plays it towards backward point and rotates the strike.

This is pitched up, around off. Williams hits it hard but straight to the man at mid off.

Good bowling but the batters still able to steal a single. Jongwe bowls it into the pitch and on middle, la Cock dabs it down onto the deck and scampers through for one.

On middle and leg, flicked away towards mid-wicket for one more.

In the air but safe! This is full and on middle, Williams looks to turn it leg side but gets a leading edge. The ball loops up over the umpire's head and falls in no man's land.

Full and sliding down leg, Williams looks to flick but gets an inside edge towards backward square leg for a quick single.

Interesting to see Zimbabwe have not used any spinners yet. We did witness in the first innings the spinners getting a good amount of turn on this wicket.

A low full toss on off. Williams toe-ends it towards cover.

On a good length and angled into the body. La Cock tucks it past square leg and picks up a single.

Length this time, on off. Williams backs away and mistimes it towards mid off for a single.

WIDE! Tries to attack the pads but spills it way down the leg side. Wided.

Good piece of fielding. On middle, heaved towards mid-wicket where the fielder makes a good half-stop. The batters come back for the second.

FOUR! Up and over! Full and straight, Craig Williams swings freely through the line of the ball and hits it right back over the bowler's head for a boundary.

FOUR! Poor bowling! This is a half volley down the leg side, Divan la Cock just helps it into the fine leg fence.

Around off, pushed away to wide mid off for a single.

Peach! Tiripano bowls it in the channel around off and the ball angles in but holds its line at the last second. Williams is beaten past the outside edge.

FOUR! A tad short and there's width on offer. Craig Williams frees his arms and slaps it through covers for a boundary.

On a length, angling into middle. Williams pushes it back to the bowler.

Good fielding from Craig Ervine. Pitched up, on off. Williams hits through the line towards mid off but can't get it through.

Donald Tiripano comes into the attack. He replaces Tanaka Chivanga.

Chatara keeps it close to the off pole and la Cock just blocks it out.

Direct hit but NOT OUT says the umpire. Length again, on off, Williams just nudges it with soft hands onto the off side and sets off for the single. Excellent running once again.

On a good length, close to the off pole. La Cock hangs back and dabs it down towards backward point for one.

FOUR! Divan la Cock is off to a flier here. Around the top of off, quick hands from la Cock to cut it past point and pick up the boundary.

Length ball, nipping in from around off. La Cock blocks it off the back foot.

Risky single but they make it with ease. Tight line on off, Williams bunts it out on the off side and scampers through for one.

On middle, blocked out by la Cock.

SIX! Just to rub salt into the wounds, Divan la Cock takes full advantage of the Free hit. Short again, on the body. La Cock hangs deep and smokes it over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Not the best of starts to Chivanga's international career.

NO BALL AND FOUR! Banged in short, around off. Divan la Cock tries to take it on and gets a top edge over the keeper's head and into the third man fencxe. No ball called for overstepping and a Free Hit will follow.

Goes fuller this time, Williams punches it towards mid on for a quick single.

On a good length, over middle. Williams hangs back and nudges it towards mid-wicket. Good tight bowling from Chivanga here.

Back of a length, around off. Williams pushes it off the back foot but can't get it through extra cover.

WIDE! A bit too straight from Chivanga, angling down leg and a wide is called.

NA length ball to start with from Chivanaga, around the top of off and Williams keeps it out on the off side.

Excellentn start from Tendai Chatara, just 2 runs off it. On off, la Cock pushes it towards covers. Also, Tanaka Chivanga to bowl from the opposite end.

WIDE! Trying to attack the pads but it is spilled down the leg side. Wide called.

Gem of a delivery from Chatara! Lands it on a length and outside off, the ball nips back in sharply and thuds into the pads of la Cock. The impact is outside off though and there is not much of an appeal either.

This is angled into off stump, la Cock hangs back and keeps it out.

Length ball, outside off and shaping away again. Divan la Cock makes a watchful leave.

Namibia are off the mark! This is around the hips and Williams just tucks it behind square on the leg side to get off the mark with a single.

Nice shape away to start with from Tendai Chatara. This is fuller and outside off, nipping away from the batter. Craig Williams leaves it alone.

Flatter delivery, on off. Ervine looks to swing across the line but mistimes it badly onto the off side. They get a single and Zimbabwe end with 153/4!

SIX! What a way to bring up the half-century! On middle, Craig Ervine gets low and whacks it over the wide long on fence for a biggie. What a knock from him and the 150 also comes up for Zimbabwe.

darted on to middle and leg, Burl drills it down to long on and rotates the strike.

On off, Ervine sweeps it behind square on the leg side for one more.

Floated up, outside off. Ryan Burl looks to swing across the line but gets an outside edge that falls well short of the man at short third man. Single taken.

Erasmus pushes it wider and the ball turns away as well. Burl reaches out and gets it towards deep cover. The batters push hard for two and get it with ease, good running.

SIX! Pitched up again from Jan Frylinck and Craig Ervine has dealt with it. Ervine steps out and muscles it flat over the long on fence for a biggie. 14 runs off the over and Zimbabwe inching closer to the 150-run mark.

FOUR! Finally, Craig Ervine connects and picks up a much-needed boundary for his side. Pitched up, on middle. Ervine goes aerial and finds the gap between long and deep mid-wicket.

Neither batter can find the boundaries at the moment. On middle, hit hard towards long on for one more.

Leg bye! Full and on the pads, Ervine looks to flick but gets it off the pads towards short fine leg. They get a leg bye.

Length ball, on middle. Ryan Burl with a swat down to deep mid-wicket. The fielder collects the ball on the bounce and a single is taken.

Back of a length, around off. Craig Ervine stands tall and pulls it well in front of square on the leg side for just a single.

Speared in around middle, Burl presses forward and keeps it out on the off side.

On off, blocked out by Burl.

Nicely bowled! Erasmus shortens the length and bowls it slower. The ball grips and turns but Burl manages to fend it off.

FOUR BYES! Through everyone! This is fired into the pads, Ryan Burl attempts the reverse sweep but doesn't connect and the ball eludes the keeper, racing away to the fine leg fence.

Angled into middle and leg, just turning away after pitching. Ryan Burl is left completely bamboozled by that one.

Fuller and outside off, nicely driven along the ground to sweeper cover for just a single.

On off, Ervine steps out but checks his shot and just clips it towards deep mid-wicket for one more. Can the skipper power his side to a total of above 150?

On middle, worked away in front of square on the leg side for a run.

Ryan Burl comes to the crease now.

OUT! CAUGHT! This is tossed up, around off, and is begging to be hit. Milton Shumba stands tall and looks to cream it through extra cover but doesn't find the gap. The ball goes quickly towards extra cover where Gerhard Erasmus takes a good low catch. Pikky Ya France has his man and seems happy. Zimbabwe are getting pegged back just when they looked to be in control.

On middle, Milton Shumba dances down the track and powers it over the bowler's head. The fielder from long off sprints to his right and keeps it down to a couple.

Angled into the pads, Ervine flicks it to deep backward square leg for one more.

Slower through the air and on middle, Shumba works it through mid-wicket for a single.

Excellent over from the skipper, just 2 runs and a wicket off it. This is floated up, outside off. Shumba drives at it but gets an outside edge that flies over backward point. Just a single taken.

Another dot ball! Around off, pushed away towards cover-point.

Fired in outside off and Shumba can't get it away.

Erasmus comes from 'round the wicket and bowls it full, outside off. Shumba looks to go for the extravagant cover drive but misses.

Milton Shumba walks out to bat now.

OUT! LBW! The skipper comes in and does the job for his side! This is nicely tossed up, around middle and turning in. Sikandar Raza gets down on one knee looking to slog-sweep it but misses. The ball crashes into the pads and Gerhard Erasmus appeals. The umpire wastes no time and raises the finger. Raza has to walk back after a steady innings and Erasmus is elated.

This is floated up, outside off. Ervine drives it towards deep point and picks up a single.

Gerhard Erasmus brings himself into the attack.

One more to end the over. Pitched up, on off, Ervine pushes it down the ground for a run.

Back of a length, on the body. Raza works it off the back foot past square leg for a single.

Leg bye! Good length, on off. Ervine looks to heave it leg side but misses. The ball goes off the thigh pads onto the leg side and the batters scamper through for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played! Slower ball bumper, over middle. Ervine gets inside the line of the ball and gets it fine enough to beat the man at short fine leg. Ervine picks up another boundary.

length, on middle. Sikandar Raza heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for one more.

Short of a length, on off stump. Ervine punches it off the back foot through covers for a single.

Jan Frylinck (2-0-11-0) comes back into the attack.

Around the top of off, Raza pushes it towards the cover region.

Two more! On the stumps and this is worked away leg side by Raza for a couple of runs.

Raza calls for two immediately and gets it with ease. On middle, just played with soft hands through wide mid on for a brace.

This is a bit shorter and on leg stump, Ervine nudges it past square leg for an easy single.

Fifty partnership up between these two. Around the hips and tucked away to fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Wiese dugs it in short and Sikandar Raza decides to take it on. Raza muscles it behind square on the leg side for another boundary.

David Wiese comes back to bowl.

FOUR! Easy pickings for Craig Ervine. Sliding down leg, Ervine just tickles it past the man at short fine leg and picks up a boundary.

Back of a length, around leg stump. Raza hops back and eases it through square leg for a single.

Excellent fielding! Around the hips, Raza swivel-pulls it behind square on the leg side and powerfully too. Ruben Trumpelmann makes a brilliant stop to his right at the backward square leg fence and keeps it down to a couple.

TWO WIDES! Lungameni spills it down the leg side, Raza misses the flick and the keeper gets a bad bounce as well. The batters scamper through for a run as a wide is called.

Around off, Raza drives it through extra cover and rotates the strike.

This is angled onto the pads and Ervine flicks it down to fine leg for a run.

A length ball, on off. Raza tucks it towards mid-wicket and picks up a single.

Tangeni Lungameni comes back to bowl. He went for 9 runs in his first over.

On off, pushed down towards long off for one more. Zimbabwe are now starting to get the scoring rate up.

This is sliding across off, Ervine edges it down to short third man for one.

Flatter delivery, close to the off stump. Raza cuts it hard to deep point and picks up a single.

SIX! BANG! This is dragged down on leg stump, Sikandar Raza takes his time to go deep in his crease and smoke it way over the mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Loopy delivery, around middle and leg. Ervine knocks it down to long on for a single.

Starts off with a short ball, around off. Raza rocks back and cuts it behind point. The fielder in the deep makes a great stop and saves three runs for his team.

Another fuller ball, quicker through the air, around middle. Craig Ervine sweeps it towards deep square leg. Two taken!

Loopy ball, full and outside off. Sikandar Raza pushes it towards cover and rotates the strike.

Shorter ball, around middle and leg. Sikandar Raza flicks it towards mid-wicket.

Leg bye! Another fuller ball, down leg. Craig Ervine looks to sweep this but he misses and gets hit on his pad. A stifled appeal for LBW, but the umpire says no. The ball rolls towards short fine leg and the batters sneak in a leg bye.

SIX! Much-needed six for Zimbabwe! Tosses it up, fuller ball, around middle. Craig Ervine gets down on his knee and slog sweeps it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Fuller ball, outside off. Sikandar Raza taps it towards cover-point and scampers across to the other end. A direct-hit would have curtains for Sikandar Raza!

Wide of off now, on a length. Sikandar Raza cuts it towards deep point for a single.

On a length, around middle. Craig Ervine pushes it through cover for a single.

Length ball, around middle. Craig Ervine looks to defend this but gets an outside edge towards point.

Shorter ball, outside off. Sikandar Raza pulls it towards deep square leg for a single.

Another overpitched delivery, outside off. Sikandar Raza lunges forward and drives it firmly to the fielder at cover.

Fuller ball, around off. Sikandar Raza presses forward and blocks it out solidly.

Jan Frylinck (1-0-8-0) is back into the attack.

Another short ball, outside off. Craig Ervine punches it off the back foot towards sweeper cover for a brace.

Shortsh ball, around middle. Craig Ervine pushes it off the back foot towards mid-wicket.

Fuller ball, around middle and leg. Craig Ervine gets down on his knee and reverse-sweeps this towards the fielder at short fine leg.

Shorter ball, drifting it in, around middle. Craig Ervine works it away to mid-wicket. No run taken there!

Fuller ball, outside off. Sikandar Raza presses forward and pushes it towards cover for a single.

Angling in, shorter ball around middle. Craig Ervine tucks it off the back foot towards mid-wicket for a single.

Fuller now, on the pads. Craig Ervine tucks it towards short fine leg. Single taken! He retains the strike.

Another back-of-a-length delivery, spinning in around middle. Sikandar Raza pulls it towards the fielder at deep square leg for a single.

Wide! Shorter ball, drifting down the leg side. Wide called!

FOUR! Easy pickings! Another short ball, spinning it to the right-hander, around middle. Sikandar Raza swivels and pulls it towards deep square leg for a boundary.

Tunrs away, outside off, short ball. Craig Ervine punches it off the back foot towards deep cover for a single.

Another shorter ball, spins away, outside off. Craig Ervine pushes it off the back foot back to the bowler.

Shorter ball, spinning away outside off. Craig Ervine pushes it towards cover-point.

On middle, fuller ball, Sikandar Raza defends it out.

Shortish ball again, around middle. Sikandar Raza blocks it out towards the off side.

Shorter ball, tad quicker, around middle and leg. Sikandar Raza looks to flick this but he gets a slight outside edge towards point.

Tosses it up, full, on the pads. Sikandar Raza gets down on his knee and sweeps it towards fine leg for a brace. He gets off the mark straightaway!

OUT! CLEANED HIM UP! Bernard Scholtz strikes one again! He now gets rid of the other opener, Regis Chakabva. This is brilliant bowling. Zimbabwe are now 2 down. A shorter ball, spinning away, around off. Regis Chakabva makes room and looks to push this away again on the off side. But he misses as the ball turns away from him and the ball goes on to knock the off pole. Also, Sikandar Raza comes in next to bat.

Shorter ball, around off, spinning away. Regis Chakabva makes room and pushes it towards cover.

On the pads, full in length, Craig Ervine glances it towards deep square leg for a brace.

Fuller delivery, outside off. Craig Ervine drives and finds the fielder at cover.

Yorker-length delivery, around middle and off. Regis Chakabva shuffles across and tucks it towards short fine leg for a single.

FOUR! Top shot! An overpitched delivery, outside off. Regis Chakabva drives it uppishly wide of mid off for a boundary.

Angling in, on the pads, touch fuller. Craig Ervine tucks it towards mid-wicket and takes a single.

Fuller ball, around off. Craig Ervine drives it firmly towards mid off. No run taken!

Another pitched up delivery, outside off. Regis Chakabva presses forward and drives it to cover again. End of a successful over from Bernard Scholtz!

Outside off, fuller ball, slower through the air. Regis Chakabva drives and finds the fielder at cover.

Pitches it up, around middle and leg. Craig Ervine works it away towards mid-on and takes a single.

Tosses it up again, fuller, outside off. Regis Chakabva pushes it towards cover and takes a single.

Craig Ervine, the Zimbabwe skipper is in at number 3.

OUT! TAKEN! Bernard Scholtz comes into the attack and strikes straightaway! Much-needed wicket this for Namibia. Wesley Madhevere was looking in good touch. A fuller ball, around middle. Wesley Madhevere dances down the track and looks to heave this on the leg side, but he gets a thick top edge towards mid off. Gerhard Erasmus runs across from mid on to mid off and takes a sharp catch.

Bernard Scholtz begins with a fuller ball, outside off. Regis Chakabva presses forward and taps it towards point for a quick single.

Bernard Scholtz comes in to replace Ruben Trumpelmann now.

FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Wesley Madhevere! A similar ball! An overpitched delivery, around off. Wesley Madhevere smashes it over mid off. The ball goes one bounce over the ropes for a boundary.

FOUR! Up and over! Tadiwanashe Marumani pitches it up, around off. Wesley Madhevere tonks it over mid off for a boundary.

Fuller ball, around middle. Wesley Madhevere blocks it out.

On a length, around off. Regis Chakabva pushes it towards point and takes a single.

Beaten! Shorter ball, angling in, outside off. Regis Chakabva looks to push this away but he gets beaten on the inside edge.

A length ball, around middle and leg. Regis Chakabva taps it to square leg.

Tangeni Lungameni to have a bowl now.

FOUR! This is dug in short but it just isn't short enough. Wesley Madhevere rocks back and pulls it over mid-wicket to find the fence.

Over middle, Chakabva looks to pull but gets hurried on and ends up lofting over over the bowler's head. Just a single then.

Nicely bowled! On a length, on off and angling across the right-hander. Chakabva has a poke at it but gets beaten past the outside edge.

Excellent running! On middle, nudged towards mid on for a quick single by Madhevere.

Shorter in length, hurrying on to the batter. Chakabva pulls it towards mid-wicket for a single.

This is angled in on the pads, Chakabva flicks it aerially towards deep mid-wicket. The fielder over there fumbles a bit and a couple of runs are taken.

FOUR! Back-to-back boundaries! Fuller ball, around middle. Wesley Madhevere lifts it straight down the ground for a boundary.

FOUR! Top shot! A fuller ball, on the pads. Wesley Madhevere uses his wrists and flicks it past square leg for a boundary.

Another fuller ball, angling in, on the pads. Regis Chakabva tucks it through square and takes a single.

Pitches it up, around off. Regis Chakabva presses forward and blocks it towards cover. No run there.

Good-length delivery, outside off, shaping away. Regis Chakabva leaves it alone.

Fuller ball, shaping away, outside off. Wesley Madhevere pushes it towards mid off and takes a single.

In the air...and safe! A length ball, around middle and leg. Wesley Madhevere looks to pull this but he miscues his shot towards mid on. The ball goes just over the fielder there. Single taken!

Another length delivery, around middle and leg. Regis Chakabva tucks it towards square leg for a single.

Leg bye! Angling down leg, on a length. Wesley Madhevere looks to flick this but he misses. An appeal for LBW,  but turned down. The ball rolls towards short fine leg and the batters sneak in a leg bye.

Swing and a miss! Back of a length, shapes away a tad. Wesley Madhevere looks to cut this away but he misses.

On the pads again, length ball. Regis Chakabva tucks it through square leg for a single. He gets off the mark!

Wide! A length ball, angling down the leg side. Regis Chakabva looks to flick but he misses. Wide called.

Ruben Trumpelmann begins with a length ball, around off. Regis Chakabva taps it towards cover.

We are almost ready for action. Before the match begins, the two sides line up for their respective national anthems. First, it will be the national anthem of Namibia followed by the national anthem of Zimbabwe. Done with the pre-match rituals and we are ready for play! The two umpires are out in the middle, followed by the openers of Zimbabwe, Regis Chakabva and Wesley Madhevere. Ruben Trumpelmann has the new ball in hand and is raring to go. Let's play...

Namibia (Playing XI) - Divan la Cock, Craig Williams, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (C), David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green (WK), Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni.

Zimbabwe (Playing XI) - Craig Ervine (C), Ryan Burl, Regis Chakabva (WK), Tendai Chatara, Luke Jongwe, Wesley Madhevere, Brandon Mavuta, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Donald Tiripano, Tanaka Chivanga.

TOSS -  Zimbabwe have won the toss and they have elected to BAT first.

Namibia are coming off a T20I series victory against Uganda a month ago and will look to repeat the trick here. The likes of skipper Gerhard Erasmus and the experienced JJ Smit impressed in that series with the latter taking a five-fer as well. Namibia will now have a slightly difficult challenge against hosts Zimbabwe and will need to up their game in order to get the job done but keeping in mind what they did at the 2021 T20 World Cup, Namibia are no slouches. Zimbabwe on the other hand, have had a long break of about four months before returning to international cricket. Their last series was against Sri Lanka and the touring Zimbabwean team got the three-match ODI series leveled at 1-1 before getting humbled in the final game but it was a strong showing from them nevertheless. They are now at home and will go up against a pumped-up Namibian side. Skipper Craig Ervine will look to lead his side to a vital series win here. Stay tuned for the toss and team news.

Hello and a warm welcome to the first of the five-match T20I series between Zimbabwe and Namibia at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. International cricketing action is back and here we will see two teams who will look to battle it out and prove that they are Africa's second-best cricketing nation behind South Africa. With both sides looking to bolster their chances of qualifying for the 2024 T20 World Cup, it sure will be an exciting watch.

... MATCH DAY ...