Kane Williamson (New Zealand Captain): I think we all know what to expect when we've come in here in recent times. It's a real scrape. We always look to get something to hit in the middle & try to utilize the short side. The guys did a good job right at the end to put us back in the game. The wicket was challenging but the boys were ready for that. During the mid-stages, the game was nicely in the balance but then we bowled well at the back-end of the game which put us in the driver's seat. Our focus was on building partnerships. We did that pretty well throughout, we were always sure that one or two overs will open up the game and we were able to do that today.
Player of the match: Jimmy Neesham
END OF OVER 205 runs
Score after 20 overs111/7
Jonathan Smit
9(17)
Ruben Trumpelmann
6(4)
Adam Milne
4-0-25-0
19.60
AF Milne to Jonathan Smit, no run, dot ball!! inswinger short length, on the middle stump, Jonathan Smit plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
19.50
AF Milne to Jonathan Smit, no run, dot ball!! yorker, outside off, Jonathan Smit plays of the backfoot to point.
19.40
AF Milne to Jonathan Smit, no run, dot ball!! short length, outside off, Jonathan Smit plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
19.3 1
AF Milne to R Trumpelmann, 1 run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Ruben Trumpelmann plays down the track of the frontfoot to long on for 1 run
19.24
AF Milne to R Trumpelmann, Four, full length, outside off Ruben Trumpelmann plays the drive, down the track of the frontfoot to the mid on for four
19.10
AF Milne to R Trumpelmann, no run, dot ball!! inswinger full length, outside off, Ruben Trumpelmann plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 194 runs
Score after 19 overs106/7
Jonathan Smit
9(14)
Ruben Trumpelmann
1(1)
Trent Boult
4-0-20-2
18.6 1
TA Boult to R Trumpelmann, 1 run, full length, outside off, Ruben Trumpelmann plays drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
18.5W
TA Boult to Craig Williams, no run, Caught out!! full length, outside off, Craig Williams plays drive, outside edge of the frontfoot to the third man where Glenn Phillips completes catch. Gone. c Glenn Phillips b TA Boult
18.5 1wd
TA Boult to Craig Williams, 1 wide, yorker, outside off, Craig Williams plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, but fails to act on ball.
18.4 1wd
TA Boult to Craig Williams, 1 wide, yorker, outside off, Craig Williams plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, but fails to act on ball.
18.40
TA Boult to Craig Williams, no run, dot ball!! yorker, outside off, Craig Williams plays of the backfoot
18.3 1
TA Boult to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, full length, outside off, Jonathan Smit plays drive, of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run
18.2W
TA Boult to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, no run, Caught out!! short length, outside off, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton plays pull, of the backfoot to the mid off where Martin Guptill completes catch. Gone. c MJ Guptill b TA Boult
18.10
TA Boult to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, no run, yorker, outside the leg stump, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton plays defensive shot on the backfoot to mid wicket
18.1 1wd
TA Boult to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 1 wide, inswinger full length, outside the leg stump, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton plays on the backfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 186 runs
Score after 18 overs102/5
Zane Green
23(27)
Jonathan Smit
8(13)
Tim Southee
4-0-15-2
17.60
TG Southee to Jonathan Smit, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Jonathan Smit plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
17.5W
TG Southee to Zane Green, no run, Caught out!! inswinger back of length, on the off stump, Zane Green plays lofted of the frontfoot to the long on where Trent Boult completes catch. Gone. fielded by Trent Boult. Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone. c TA Boult b TG Southee
Match Information
Time05-Nov-2021, 03:30 PM
VenueSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
TossNamibia won the toss & elected to field
UmpiresPaul Reiffel (Australia), Paul Wilson (Australia), Ahsan Raza (Pakistan, TV)
Kane Williamson (New Zealand Captain): I think we all know what to expect when we've come in here in recent times. It's a real scrape. We always look to get something to hit in the middle & try to utilize the short side. The guys did a good job right at the end to put us back in the game. The wicket was challenging but the boys were ready for that. During the mid-stages, the game was nicely in the balance but then we bowled well at the back-end of the game which put us in the driver's seat. Our focus was on building partnerships. We did that pretty well throughout, we were always sure that one or two overs will open up the game and we were able to do that today.
Player of the match: Jimmy Neesham
END OF OVER 205 runs
Score after 20 overs111/7
Jonathan Smit
9(17)
Ruben Trumpelmann
6(4)
Adam Milne
4-0-25-0
AF Milne to Jonathan Smit, no run, dot ball!! inswinger short length, on the middle stump, Jonathan Smit plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
AF Milne to Jonathan Smit, no run, dot ball!! yorker, outside off, Jonathan Smit plays of the backfoot to point.
AF Milne to Jonathan Smit, no run, dot ball!! short length, outside off, Jonathan Smit plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
AF Milne to R Trumpelmann, 1 run, inswinger full length, on the middle stump, Ruben Trumpelmann plays down the track of the frontfoot to long on for 1 run
AF Milne to R Trumpelmann, Four, full length, outside off Ruben Trumpelmann plays the drive, down the track of the frontfoot to the mid on for four
AF Milne to R Trumpelmann, no run, dot ball!! inswinger full length, outside off, Ruben Trumpelmann plays of the backfoot, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 194 runs
Score after 19 overs106/7
Jonathan Smit
9(14)
Ruben Trumpelmann
1(1)
Trent Boult
4-0-20-2
TA Boult to R Trumpelmann, 1 run, full length, outside off, Ruben Trumpelmann plays drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
TA Boult to Craig Williams, no run, Caught out!! full length, outside off, Craig Williams plays drive, outside edge of the frontfoot to the third man where Glenn Phillips completes catch. Gone. c Glenn Phillips b TA Boult
TA Boult to Craig Williams, 1 wide, yorker, outside off, Craig Williams plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, but fails to act on ball.
TA Boult to Craig Williams, 1 wide, yorker, outside off, Craig Williams plays but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, but fails to act on ball.
TA Boult to Craig Williams, no run, dot ball!! yorker, outside off, Craig Williams plays of the backfoot
TA Boult to Jonathan Smit, 1 run, full length, outside off, Jonathan Smit plays drive, of the frontfoot to mid off for 1 run
TA Boult to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, no run, Caught out!! short length, outside off, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton plays pull, of the backfoot to the mid off where Martin Guptill completes catch. Gone. c MJ Guptill b TA Boult
TA Boult to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, no run, yorker, outside the leg stump, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton plays defensive shot on the backfoot to mid wicket
TA Boult to Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, 1 wide, inswinger full length, outside the leg stump, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton plays on the backfoot, but ball was way too far and given wide by the umpire, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 186 runs
Score after 18 overs102/5
Zane Green
23(27)
Jonathan Smit
8(13)
Tim Southee
4-0-15-2
TG Southee to Jonathan Smit, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Jonathan Smit plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
TG Southee to Zane Green, no run, Caught out!! inswinger back of length, on the off stump, Zane Green plays lofted of the frontfoot to the long on where Trent Boult completes catch. Gone. fielded by Trent Boult. Outstanding catch!! It looks like a six but fell short of boundary and taken, gone. c TA Boult b TG Southee