Namibia vs Netherlands highlights, T20 World Cup 2021: Namibia beat Netherlands by 6 wickets

Who will bowl from the other end? Colin Ackermann it is.

Colin Ackermann to Zane Green, Tossed up, on middle. Zane Green drives it to mid on.

Colin Ackermann to Zane Green, Tossed up, around leg. Zane Green looks to reverse-sweep but he misses and gets hit on the pads.

We are set for the chase to get underway! The players of Netherlands make their way out to the middle. Stephan Baard and Zane Green are the opening batters for Namibia. Fred Klaassen to start with the ball.

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Colin Ackermann to Zane Green, Flatter ball, on off. Zane Green blocks it out.

Colin Ackermann to Zane Green, FOUR! Nicely done! Flatter ball, on middle. Zane Green plays the reverse-sweep past short third man. The ball races away for another boundary.

Colin Ackermann to Zane Green, FOUR! Top shot! Tossed up, on middle. Zane Green gets low and sweeps it over square leg for a boundary.

Colin Ackermann is up for a chat. He says that it is a pretty good score. Credits Max O'Dowd by saying that he batted really well and is the anchor of the side and others bat around him. Tells that Namibia bowled well and made things difficult for them.

Netherlands’ batters will feel they have done their job and now it is onto their bowlers. They do have a good bowling attack and will fancy themselves to defend this. Namibia will have to bat out of their skins to chase this down. All to play for in the second half. Stay tuned.

Fred Klaassen to Stephan Baard, Full ball, outside off. Stephan Baard swings hard but misses.

Fred Klaassen to Stephan Baard, Good-length ball, outside off. Stephan Baard punches it to cover.

Fred Klaassen to Zane Green, Leg bye! An appeal for LBW but turned down! A full ball, angling in around leg. Zane Green misses his flick and gets hit low on his pad. The ball rolls away and the batters cross for a leg bye!

Fred Klaassen to Zane Green, Wide! Klaassen sprays down leg. Zane Green misses his flick. Wide called!

Fred Klaassen to Stephan Baard, Namibia and Stephan Baard are underway! Good-length ball, on off. Baard pushes it to mid off and takes a quick single.

Fred Klaassen to Stephan Baard, Good-length ball, around off. Stephan Baard pushes it to cover off the front foot.

Fred Klaassen to Stephan Baard, Full ball, outside off. Stephan Baard leaves it alone.

The bowlers of Namibia weren’t that bad either. The Netherlands’ batters just played quite sensibly. Namibia did bowl the right lengths and there were not many bad balls. One could probably say they were a little too predictable with their slower ones, especially Jan Frylinck who is quite reliable but did not have the best of days despite taking a couple of wickets. David Wiese was the only other to get into the wicket’s column.

Max O'Dowd was the mainstay for Netherlands! He played the anchor role and the others played around him. His stand of 82 with Colin Ackermann was very crucial. That laid the platform and Scott Edwards added the finishing touch at the end. They paced the innings quite well and despite losing two quick wickets in the middle overs, did not let things dry up.

A really good show with the bat by the Dutch has taken them to a score which can be considered just above par here. At one stage they did look like getting around the 170-run mark but they will be still pleased with the effort today.