6.42pm So that's a wrap for the match after the match that everyone's talking about. Scotland have secured a very significant victory, their first in T20Is against Namibia, and it's put qualification for the next round firmly in their hands for now. I daresay they wouldn't mind Australia doing them a favour against England on Saturday either... from Miller, Vish and Vairavan, good night!
Gerhard Erasmus: "It's a big rivalry and 150 on the board at a World Cup, we let that one slip. We weren't up to scratch with the ball or in the field today. Sweeter to score runs in a win, hopefully we'll regroup and come back stronger. We'll give it our best shot every game, four more points to come."
Matt Cross: "Berrington has a bit of cramp, but he'll be alright. An important win, we've given ourselves a chance to go through with two more big games to come. Currie's archer celebration, I can't say I'm a fan of it! Good to be out there and get the job done. Leasky can talk and we'll hear about his sixes later. Incredible striking. We have to turn up in a couple of days time, have to give ourselves a chance by winning against Oman then it's all guns blazing for Australia."
The Player of the Match is Michael Leask: "That means a lot, we've repaid the faith of the people that have come to watch. Last time they had us three-down in the first over, so this feels special. Two more big games to go. My role is simple, hit the ball hard, find gaps, if it's in the slot, hit it out of the ground. It came off. Put them under pressure, run hard..."
6.26pm Well, it was touch and go for a time, but after a ponderous first ten overs, Scotland turned up the heat through the back nine, with Michael Leask's 35 from 17 applying the humpty before the captain Richie Berrington brought them home with 47 not out from 35. Namibia's spinners applied a tourniquet through the middle with 3 for 49 in eight overs, but Ruben Trumpelmann's off-day came at a bad time for his side. David Wiese's first two overs for 3 couldn't be matched by his next nine balls, which sailed for 27.
END OF OVER:18 | 13 Runs 1 Wkt | SCOT: 148/5 (8 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.22, RRR: 4.00)
- Chris Greaves1 (1b)
- Richie Berrington41 (34b)
- Ruben Trumpelmann4-0-36-1
- David Wiese3-0-21-0
Mr Matt: "121 metres? really?" That's what I heard on the TV comms... I may have been mistaken! Apparently it was 101... big either way
MA Leask c Wiese b Trumpelmann 35 (29m 17b 0x4 4x6) SR: 205.88
Trumpelmann is the trump card. It's now or never to play it
END OF OVER:17 | 19 Runs | SCOT: 135/4 (21 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 7.94, RRR: 7.00)
- Michael Leask26 (13b)
- Richie Berrington39 (32b)
- David Wiese3-0-21-0
- Ruben Trumpelmann3-0-23-0
Ten an over is the requirement. Wiese has conceded 1.5 an over so far...
END OF OVER:16 | 7 Runs | SCOT: 116/4 (40 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 7.25, RRR: 10.00)
- Richie Berrington34 (29b)
- Michael Leask13 (10b)
- Ruben Trumpelmann3-0-23-0
- Bernard Scholtz4-0-20-1
