New Zealand vs Namibia Match Stats

Short of a length, outside off. Zane Green looks to heave it to the leg side but he misses.

Good-length ball, around off. Zane Green looks to drive but it takes the outside edge towards third man. The batters cross for a single.

OUT! LBW! Huge wicket in the context of this game and the Kiwis are delighted! Length ball, around off, jagging back in sharply. David Wiese looks to play it across the line and he misses. The ball hits him on the pad and Tim Southee puts in an appeal. The umpire raises his finger in no time.

NOT OUT! New Zealand lose a review here! Good-length ball, jagging back in from middle and leg. JJ Smit looks to flick but he misses and gets hit on the pads. Kane Williamson opts for a review but the UltraEdge shows that there was an inside edge before the ball hit the pad. 

Back of a length, around middle. JJ Smit looks to pull but he misses and gets hit on the box.

Short of a length, outside off. JJ Smit punches it to cover.

Short of a length, outside off. Zane Green guides it to third man for a single.

Beaten! Good-length ball, coming back in sharply from outside off. JJ Smit stays back and looks to push it through covers but he misses and the ball just goes past the off stump.

Back of a length, around off. JJ Smit cuts hard but Martin Guptill at backward point puts in a dive and stops the ball.

Back of a length, outside off. JJ Smit stays back and steers it to point.

FOUR! Top shot! Length ball, outside off. JJ Smit prods and carves it through covers to collect a boundary.

Leg bye! Full ball, darted on the pads. JJ Smit misses his flick and gets hit on the pad. The ball rolls away for a leg bye! 72 runs needed off 24 balls!

A length ball, outside off, angling across the batter. Smit punches it through point for a couple of runs.

A single now! Full, around off. Smit pushes it through covers for a single.

A length ball, on top of leg. Green comes across and looks to scoop it over the keeper's head, but misses it completely. 

A sharp bouncer, around off. Green looks to chase it but misses. Both the umpires share a look and decide it's the first bouncer of the over and not a wide.

Great bowling by Boult! He sees Green coming across and fires in a yorker, around leg. Green looks to dig it out but misses. The ball goes to the keeper.

Boult again fires in a yorker, on leg. Green digs it out to mid-wicket for a single.

A length ball, around off. Green drags his pull shot towards square leg for a single.

Swing and a miss! Southee with a nice off-pace delivery with this. Length, top on off. Smit swings hard at it, but misses. The ball evades the stumps in the end.

On a length, around off. Smit pushes it to cover for a single.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for Namibia. Slower ball, full and around off. Green gets under it and smacks it towards long on. This boundary also brings up 100 for Namibia.

OUT! CAUGHT! Tim Southee has the last laugh here. Zane Green looks to attack yet again, but perishes this time. Southee serves it on a length, around middle and off. Green heaves across the line. The ball lofts towards long on. Boult runs in front of him, puts in a low dive forward to grab the ball cleanly.

A great over by Southee. He continues his good run in this campaign. Full length, just outside the off pole. Smit looks to push it to the off side but misses.

WIDE! Good length, outside off. Nicol Loftie-Eaton leaves it alone. Wide called.

Boult fires in a yorker, in the blockhole. Nicol Loftie-Eaton stays back and digs it out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Another one bites the dust. Boult bangs in a short ball, around off. Nicol Loftie-Eaton makes room and looks to upper cut it. The ball takes the toe end of the blade and chips towards mid off. Martin Guptill keeps his eyes on the balls, runs backward and takes a sharp catch.

Full and on off. Smit hits it towards long off for a single.

Play and a miss! A wide yorker, outside off. Williams looks to push it out but misses.

WIDE! Full-length ball, wide outside off. Williams looks to chase it but misses. The umpire calls it as a wide.

OUT! CAUGHT! Craig Williams departs now. He goes back on a duck. Full-length ball, on off. Williams throws his bat at it. The ball takes the outside edge and lobs towards backward point. Glenn Phillips pouches it comfortably. Boult has made a strong impact in the death overs.

Full and outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann pushes it towards point and gets a single. A great over by Boult, two wickets coming off it.

Swing and a miss! Slower delivery, length and outside off. Ruben Trumpelmann looks to have a poke at it but misses.

FOUR! Up and over! A full-length ball, on off. Ruben Trumpelmann lifts it over mid off and bags a boundary.

Full and on off. Ruben Trumpelmann hits it towards long on. The ball just evades his partner at the other end. They take one.

Slower short ball, outside off. Smit looks to heave it away but misses.

Fuller, around off. Smit pushes it to cover but straight to the fielder.

Swing and a miss! Slower bouncer, on middle. Smit makes room and looks to chase it but misses. NEW ZEALAND WIN THE GAME BY 52 RUNS.