Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
31 | 8 Runs 2 Wkts | NAM: 162/8 (100 runs required, RR: 5.22)

  • Ruben Trumpelmann14 (8b)
  • Bernard Scholtz1 (1b)
  • Prenelan Subrayen6-0-29-4
  • Kwena Maphaka6-0-32-2

6.07pm So Namibia's first ODI against a full-member team since 2003 ends in defeat, but they will have two more shots at South Africa in this series. Do tune in for those games. But that's all from us today. On behalf of Ekanth, Chetan, Ranjith and Thilak, it's Abhimanyu signing off.

6pm Time for the presentation ceremony.

Bjorn Fortuin: "Nice to get a good start in an ODI series. Nice to see guys stepping up. Jordan played an unbelievable knock and Subrayen picking up wickets. You can never take performing well for your team for granted. Nice to see guys performing big like Jordan did today. It gives good confidence to a young team."

Gerhard Erasmus: "I don't feel like we were ever in the game. I don't think in the first quarter of the game we put ourselves in any position to try and go for the win. So it's disappointing. [On the decision at the toss] Nah, I'd have bowled again. That's been the go-to here. I think both those games are important for us and we want to be looking at them alone but we know there's a massive picture for us in the World Cricket League and we need to get guys in good form and confidence."

Player of the match is, unsurprisingly, Jordan Hermann: "It was definitely my day and I am glad to contribute to a winning cause. [On a record score] It's very cool to think about, and it's great to have a result. That's the coolest thing."

5.50pm Jordan Hermann opened on debut and raced away to 150, with a large chunk of luck, and that pushed South Africa to 348, and the scorecard pressure was too much for Namibia, who never quite got going in the chase. They had a fifty-plus opening stand, but it came at a sluggish rate, and Namibia were always going to struggle to catch up to the required rate. When a couple of rain delays spiked their asking rate to near-impossible levels, the rest of the game was just a formality as South Africa take a 1-0 lead in this three-match series. Trumpelmann and Smit impressed with the ball, and the two were also the two most aggressive batters in what were the positives for Namibia. For South Africa, Subrayen picked up four after Maphaka got the first two breakthroughs. Duan Jansen also got a wicket on debut. Comprehensive display, really, from South Africa, in a big, big win over their World Cup co-hosts.

30.6
1
Subrayen to Trumpelmann, 1 run, Full outside off, Trumpelmann skips down and drills it down to long-off. And South Africa win their first ever ODI encounter against Namibia by 99 runs via the DLS method!
30.6
1w
Subrayen to Trumpelmann, 1 wide, Tossed full, and well it's past the tramline so we'll have at least one more delivery in this match
30.5
1
Subrayen to Scholtz, 1 run, Low full toss on off, whipped away to long-on. Subrayen was trying to attack the stumps, but went a tad too full there

Subrayen finds himself on a hat-trick here. Scholtz will try to prevent that

30.4
W
Subrayen to Brassell, OUT, Bowled 'im! Brassell skips down the track to take on this full ball and misses it completely as he ends up yorking himself and the ball crashes into the stumps

JT Brassell b Subrayen 0 (1m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Young quick Jack Brassell is the new man in

30.3
W
Subrayen to Smit, OUT, Straight to long-on and Subrayen has a third. Smit takes on this full ball on middle and leg but can only pick out the fielder as he fails to get under it

JJ Smit c Smith b Subrayen 31 (28m 20b 3x4 2x6) SR: 155

30.2
4
Subrayen to Smit, FOUR, Scythed over point! Waits on this length ball outside off and slashes it away square on the off side
30.1
1
Subrayen to Trumpelmann, 1 run, Flung full around middle, Trumpelmann works it down the ground to long-on

Well, this is the last over of the game coming up. Subrayen will bowl it

END OF OVER:
30 | 15 Runs | NAM: 154/6 (108 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 5.13, RRR: 108.00)

  • Ruben Trumpelmann12 (6b)
  • JJ Smit27 (18b)
  • Kwena Maphaka6-0-32-2
  • Bjorn Fortuin6-0-46-0
29.6
1
Maphaka to Trumpelmann, 1 run, Full outside off, drilled to long-off
29.5
4
Maphaka to Trumpelmann, FOUR, Length ball angled across, with the pace off, the batter looks to flick and gets a lucky top edge that takes it over the keeper and short third and the ball runs away for four. 150 up for Namibia, so they at least level scores with Jordan Hermann
29.4
1
Maphaka to Smit, 1 run, Low full toss outside off, driven out to the off-side sweeper
29.4
1w
Maphaka to Smit, 1 wide, Short and wide, angled across him, Smit can't get bat on ball, and it's deemed too wide by the umpire
29.3
1
Maphaka to Trumpelmann, 1 run, Pitched up full on the stumps and Trumpelmann clubs it back down the ground to long-on
29.2
0
Maphaka to Trumpelmann, no run, Now angles a length ball across him, Trumpelmann looks to swing through the line but can't connect
29.2
1w
Maphaka to Trumpelmann, 1 wide, Looks for the wide yorker, but goes past the tramline

Over the wicket now

29.1
6
Maphaka to Trumpelmann, SIX, Now Trumpelmann joins the party! Back of length delivery sits up nicely and Trumpelmann muscles it onto the roof of the stadium over deep midwicket. They'll need a new ball now!

Maphaka replaces Bosch

END OF OVER:
29 | 18 Runs | NAM: 139/6 (123 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 4.79, RRR: 61.50)

  • JJ Smit26 (17b)
  • Ruben Trumpelmann0 (1b)
  • Bjorn Fortuin6-0-46-0
  • Duan Jansen6-0-13-1
28.6
0
Fortuin to Smit, no run, Goes wide and yorker length and it works as the ball sneaks under the bat
28.5
6
Fortuin to Smit, SIX, Now Smit clears long-on! He's having a go out here, is JJ Smit. Darted in in the slot and Smit clears his front leg and clears the ropes
28.4
4
Fortuin to Smit, FOUR, Now drives this over point! Tossed up full and wide and Smit gets it over the infield for another boundary
28.3
0
Fortuin to Smit, no run, Flings this full down leg and Smit gets some bat on it as the ball dribbles to short fine leg
28.2
2
Fortuin to Smit, 2 runs, Now he takes on a full ball tossed up wide and gets a top edge that lobs over the backtracking backward point fielder. Smit picks up two more
28.1
6
Fortuin to Smit, SIX, Oh, that's hit high and handsome! Picks the short ball quickly and rocks back to muscle it over midwicket for a rather big six!

END OF OVER:
28 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 121/6 (141 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 4.32, RRR: 47.00)

  • Ruben Trumpelmann0 (1b)
  • JJ Smit8 (11b)
  • Duan Jansen6-0-13-1
  • Bjorn Fortuin5-0-28-0
27.6
0
Jansen to Trumpelmann, no run, Big shout for caught behind as Jansen angles this length ball across Trumpelmann. He tried to help it along fine on the on side but it goes to the keeper. Umpire doesn't reckon there was any bat on that, and thinks it may have brushed the batter's body

Trumpelmann the new batter in

27.5
W
Jansen to Green, OUT, Skied behind point! Good catch by backward point running back, who almost barged into deep third running to his left! This is full outside off with pace off and Green goes for an expansive drive and it flies up off the toe end. And that's Duan Jansen's first ODI wicket!

ZE Green c Esterhuizen b Jansen 11 (23m 12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 91.66

Namibia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st51MB KrugerA Busing-Volschenk
2nd15JN FrylinckMB Kruger
3rd2MB KrugerL Steenkamp
4th16MG ErasmusL Steenkamp
5th16MG ErasmusZE Green
6th21JJ SmitZE Green
7th38JJ SmitR Trumpelmann
8th0R TrumpelmannJT Brassell
9th3BM ScholtzR Trumpelmann