ZIM 1ST

OUT! Caught. Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to leg gully, caught by Green. Brilliant knock comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Alex Busing-Volschenk to Ryan Burl. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, to leg on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Loftie-Eaton. Quick-fire knock comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Alex Busing-Volschenk to Tadiwanashe Marumani. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket, caught by Loftie-Eaton. Finally, a breakthrough for Namibia.

NAM 1ST

OUT! Caught & Bowled. Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep square leg, caught by Muzarabani. Second wicket for Blessing Muzarabani.

OUT! Caught. Richard Ngarava to Ruben Trumpelmann. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump no foot movement Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on, caught by Burl. Destructive knock comes to an end.

OUT! Caught. Brad Evans to JJ Smit. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg, caught by Marumani. JJ Smit perishes in the deep.

OUT! Caught. Sikandar Raza to Gerhard Erasmus. Arm length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, top edge in the air uncontrolled to square leg, caught by Masakadza. What an excellent grab from Wellington Masakadza.

OUT! Caught. Wellington Masakadza to Nicol Loftie-Eaton. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg, caught by Ngarava. Nicol Loftie-Eaton walks back after getting a good start.

OUT! L.B.W. Sikandar Raza to Jan Frylinck. Arm ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, hit pad. Up goes the finger.

OUT! Caught. Blessing Muzarabani to Malan Kruger. Short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, mis-timed to first slip, caught by Bennett, by Marumani. A team effort to bring the first breakthrough.

Over 20. 18 runs. Bowler: JJ Smit. Zimbabwe: 211/3(rr 10.55)

SIX! JJ Smit to Sikandar Raza. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, down leg side on the front foot flick, well timed in the air under control over deep backward square leg for 6 runs. That brings us to the end of the first innings. After being put into bat, the hosts have posted a massive total on the board as a target for Namibia. Both the openers have started really well for Zimbabwe by scoring boundaries. After the dismissal of Marumani, Brian Bennett continued his momentum and scored 94 runs in just 51 balls. Every bowler from Namibia leaked runs without any notable performances. Let's see how the run chase pans out.

Wide JJ Smit to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Green.

JJ Smit to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Green.

Wide JJ Smit to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Green.

FOUR! JJ Smit to Sikandar Raza. Full toss, to leg on the front foot sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

JJ Smit to Tashinga Musekiwa. Length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

Wide JJ Smit to Tashinga Musekiwa. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot cutting, missed for 1 run, fielded by Green.

JJ Smit to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter half volley, wide outside off stump moves in front Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Loftie-Eaton.

JJ Smit to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump moves in front Slog, well timed in the air under control to deep extra cover for 2 runs.

Wide JJ Smit to Sikandar Raza. Off cutter short, down leg side on the back foot pulling, missed for 1 run, fielded by Green.

Over 19. 16 runs. Bowler: Ruben Trumpelmann. Zimbabwe: 193/3(rr 10.16)

SIX! Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett. Off cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

FOUR! Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.

Ruben Trumpelmann to Sikandar Raza. Full toss, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, in the air under control to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Loftie-Eaton.

FOUR! Ruben Trumpelmann to Sikandar Raza. Half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.

Ruben Trumpelmann to Brian Bennett. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Erasmus.

Over 18. 8 runs. Bowler: JJ Smit. Zimbabwe: 177/2(rr 9.83)

JJ Smit to Brian Bennett. Off cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to long off for 1 run, fielded by Erasmus.

Over 20. 9 runs. Bowler: Brad Evans. Namibia: 178/7(rr 8.90)

Brad Evans to Alex Busing-Volschenk. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Masakadza. With that, the game comes to a close. Zimbabwe have clinched a comfortable victory. Sikandar Raza and Blessing Muzarabani are the bowlers who pick up two wickets apiece, with three others taking one. There were plenty of starts among the Namibian batters but nobody managed to convert into a big score. Brian Bennet is the Player of the Match.

Brad Evans to Dylan Leicher. Length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.

FOUR! Brad Evans to Dylan Leicher. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs.

Brad Evans to Alex Busing-Volschenk. Slower length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, in the air under control to long on for 1 run, fielded by Burl.

Brad Evans to Dylan Leicher. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off for 1 run, dropped catch by Butt.

Brad Evans to Dylan Leicher. Full toss, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, run save by Evans, fielded by Butt.

Over 19. 6 runs. Bowler: Blessing Muzarabani. Namibia: 169/7(rr 8.89)

Blessing Muzarabani to Dylan Leicher. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Bennett.

Blessing Muzarabani to Dylan Leicher. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Taylor.

FOUR! Blessing Muzarabani to Dylan Leicher. Length ball, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control past fine leg for 4 runs.

Blessing Muzarabani to Alex Busing-Volschenk. Full toss, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Myers.

Blessing Muzarabani to Zane Green. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Taylor.

Over 18. 13 runs. Bowler: Richard Ngarava. Namibia: 163/6(rr 9.06)

Richard Ngarava to Dylan Leicher. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Taylor.

Richard Ngarava to Dylan Leicher. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot Scoop, missed for no runs, fielded by Taylor.

Richard Ngarava to Ruben Trumpelmann. Off cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Butt.

SIX! Richard Ngarava to Ruben Trumpelmann. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.

Batters	R	B	4S	6S	S/R
M Krugerc Bennett b Muzarabani	13	13	2	0	100
J Frylincklbw Butt	21	13	3	0	161.54
J Loftie-Eatonc Ngarava b Masakadza	38	24	8	0	158.33
M Erasmusc Masakadza b Butt	26	19	2	1	136.84
Z Greenc & b Muzarabani	33	27	3	0	122.22
J Smitc Marumani b Evans	2	4	0	0	50
R Trumpelmannc Burl b Ngarava	20	9	1	2	222.22
D Leichernot out	11	9	2	0	122.22
A Busing-Volschenknot out	4	3	0	0	133.33
B Scholtzdid not bat
J Brasselldid not bat

Bowling	O	R	W	NB	WD	E/R
W Masakadza	4	23	1	0	0	5.75
R Ngarava	3	33	1	0	2	11
B Muzarabani	4	38	2	0	2	9.5
B Evans	3	28	1	1	0	9.34
B Bennett	1	9	0	0	0	9
S Butt	4	31	2	0	0	7.75
R Burl	1	11	0	0	0	11

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