NAM vs ZIM Match 3 Highlights - Windhoek (31 August 2026)

Bangs it in short, over middle. Volschenk arches back and plays the upper cut down to deep third for a single.

Pace off and into the wicket, on off. Green has a heave across the line but does not pick the change of pace. He swings early and fails to connect.

Pinged on the helmet. Bangs it in short, around off. Green shuffles across for the pull but the ball climbs onto him and grazes the bat before deflecting down to deep third off the helmet for a couple.

FOUR! Threads it through. Fuller in length, on off. Green leans on and transfers the weight onto the front foot. Plays a punchy drive wide of mid off. Brad Evans dives to his right but in vain.

Wide! Down leg, on a short of a good length. Zane misses out on the tickle.

Hits the back of a length, on off. Zane hops and taps it wide of cover. They cross.

Bashes the hard length, on middle. Volschenk looks to use the pace of the bowler. He arches back to play the upper cut but is beaten for pace.

FOUR! A better effort was needed there. Into the deck, on middle. Volschenk hangs back and plays the short-arm pull. Hits it flat towards deep mid-wicket. Wessly Madhevere does not pick it straight away off the bat and is late to set off for the catch. He moves to his right and dives, but the ball stays out of his reach. It bounces just in front of the ropes.

Full and on off, pushed back to the bowler by Green.

FOUR! That should have been stopped. Fractionally short, on middle. Zane rocks back and pulls it between deep mid-wicket and long on. The long on fielder sprints and slides to his left. He gets a hand on it, but it is not enough.

Drops it short, on middle. Green pulls it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Full and fired in at the pads. Volschenk clips it to deep mid-wicket for one.

Flighted up, on off. Green strokes it to deep cover for a single.

SIX! Up, up and away! The 50-run stand comes up between these two batters.  A bit short, on middle. Volschenk hops on the back foot in a flash and powers it away over long on for a biggie. A person in the crowd tumbles away to his left to take the catch but fails to do so. 13 runs off the over. 65 needed off 24 balls.

Angled away, on a good length. Green flays it to deep point for a single.

Hits the hard length, on off. Volschenk gets on his toes and drops it in front of point for a single.

FOUR! Innovative and mighty effective! Across the left-hander from over the wicket, on a short of a length. Green brings out the reverse and makes use of the angle as he gets the it away over short third for a boundary.

Switches to around the wicket and serves in a full ball, on middle and leg. Green hits it down to long on for a single.

SIX! Dispatched with disdain. Evans tries the slower, short ball but this sits up to be hit. Volschenk waits for the ball to arrive and nails the pull in front of square for half a dozen.

At pace, on a hard length, on off. Volschenk hops and glides it behind point for a single. 14 runs off the over. Namibia require 51 runs off 18 balls. A 20-plus run over here will really put Zimbabwe under pressure.

Starts on a good length, on middle. Volschenk knocks it to long on and crosses over.

SIX! Wow, that takes a lot of skill. Newman goes searching for the yorker but ends up serving a low full toss, on off. Green shapes up early for the reverse. He gets his hands through the line of the ball and reverse scoops it over short third for a six.

Drags the length back now and takes pace off, on off. Green has a swing at it and slices it over extra cover for a couple of runs. 9 runs off the first 3 balls.

FOUR! Nicely done. Off-pace ball by Nyamhuri, on a length, on off. Green shuffles across and gets low to get under the ball. Plays the reverse and gets the elevation to clear short third and pick up a boundary.

FOUR! 17 runs off the over with a ball to go. Newman rolls his fingers over the ball and goes into the wicket, on off. Green stands tall and gets his hands high to slam it over wide mid off for four more.

Newman slips in a full ball, keeping it near the tramline on off. Zane initailly tries to scoop it past short fine leg but then adjusts to the line by running it down to deep third for one. 33 needed off the last 2 overs.

SIX! Not from the middle, but it does the job for Zane Green. Off-cutter, on a good length, on middle and leg. Green clears the front leg and has a heave across the line. He does not quite get hold of it but manages to clear the leaping deep mid-wicket fielder on the fence.

Attempts the wide yorker but drifts just beyond the tramline on off. Green throws his hands at the ball but misses. 26 needed off 11.

FOUR! Stand and deliver. Hits the good length, on off. Green stays leg side of the ball and presents a high elbow. He holds his shape and pumps it over extra cover for a four.

On a back of a length, outside off, zipping through. Green flashes but is beaten for pace. 22 needed off 9 balls.

FOUR! Gets it wide enough. Zane Green brings up his 2nd T20I FIFTY and what a time to get it. Off-cutter, on a length, trying to keep it away from the batter's arc. Green is able to reach for it and drags it away down the ground. He beats the diving on mid on fielder to his right for a four. The 100-run stand comes up between these two batters who came together when Namibia were 76/6.

At pace now, full and wide on off. Green squeezes it out to deep backward point for a single.

Keeps it full, on off. Volschenk forces the drive to deep cover for a single. 

Would you believe it? A massive error by Zimbabwe. They had 5 fielders outside the 30-yard circle. On a length, on off. Volschenk reaches out and slams it to the left of long off for a couple of runs. No Ball called. Free Hit coming up. 13 needed off 6 balls.

Good effort in the field. On a length, on off. Volschenk has a swing at it and even though his bat turns in his hand, he gets it away to the left of long on. Ryan Burl tumbles away to his left, saving the boundary. Two runs taken and that will be  FIFTY for Alexander Volschenk. His 3rd T20I half-century and it could not have come at a better time.

OUT! ZANE GREEN IS RUN OUT! A moment of brilliance in the field by Sikandar Raza. Full and keeping it away from the batter's arc. Volschenk extends his hands and powers the drive to the right of long off. They think about the second run and eventually commit to it. Sikandar Raza charges across to his right and picks the ball up cleanly. He gets rid of the ball quickly, scoring a direct hit at the bowling end. Green puts in a desperate dive but in vain.

FOUR! It nearly went the distance. 6 required off 3 balls. Evans goes searching for the yorker but fails to get it full enough. Volschenk is standing deep in the crease and he manages to get under the ball. Holds his shape and pumps it back over the bowler's head.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! This game continues to swing one way and then the other. Evans sticks to the full length, outside off. Volschenk throws his hands at the ball, looking to force it away. The ball takes an outside edge and flies behind quickly, where the keeper, Tadiwanashe Marumani flings himself to his right and holds onto a one-handed blinder with his right mitt.

OUT! BERNARD SCHOLTZ IS RUN OUT! That brings the equation down to 6 needed off the final ball and the scales are now tipped heavily in favour of Zimbabwe. Nails the yorker, does Evans, on off. Jack gets his bat down and digs it out. It dribbles down the deck and Bernard Scholtz is backing up too far. Evans gathers the ball, turns around and breaks the stumps with Bernard at a point of no return. Max Heingo is the last man in, but it is Jack Brassell on strike.

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Brad Evans has done it for Zimbabwe, who win by 5 runs. Really full by Brad, near the popping crease, on off. Brassell collapses his back knee and throws the kitchen sink at it. Gets an inside edge and it crashes back onto the stumps. Jubilation for Chevrons, heartbreak for the home side.