END OF OVER:
20 | 6 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 168/6 (32 runs required, RR: 8.40)

  • Dylan Leicher0 (1b)
  • Ruben Trumpelmann3 (2b)
  • Ali Khan4-0-43-1
  • Shadley van Schalkwyk4-0-30-2

6.22pm: Right, thank you for your company today. On behalf of Alan and Raghav, this is Matt Roller signing off.

Over in Colombo, it's nearly time for the toss in the game that was once off, but is now back on. Follow live ball-by-ball commentary of India vs Pakistan here.

Here is how the Group A table stands after that result, with USA now level on points with both India and Pakistan but behind on NRR. Their route for qualification is pretty simple: they have to hope that whichever team loses in Colombo tonight is then defeated again in their final group game, and with a big enough combined margin of defeat for their NRR to take a beating. India's NRR is far better than Pakistan's as things stand, so the most likely route for them is to hope that Pakistan mess up twice!

6.15pm: Victory for the USA, their second in a row, and their hopes of qualification are alive. Namibia are officially out after three successive defeats. Very impressive showing from the US. Monank Patel chose to bat first and set the tone at the top of the order, but it was Sanjay Krishnamurthi - 68 not out off 33 balls - who really stood out. Namibia were well placed in the chase at 99 for 1 after 10.2 overs but faded away badly after Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Louren Steenkamp's dismissals. Shadley van Schalkwyk excellent again, and extends his lead as the top wicket-taker at this tournament.

19.6
0
Ali Khan to Leicher, no run, another slower-ball bouncer, Leicher flaps at his attempted flash through the off side and the ball dribbles through to Jahangir

Leicher walks out to face the final ball. Net Run Rate could yet get USA through, so they won't want to concede a boundary

19.5
W
Ali Khan to Smit, OUT, slower-ball bouncer, loops up to Jahangir behind the stumps! Speared in halfway down, and Smit is through his shot very early

JJ Smit c †Shayan Jahangir b Ali Khan 31 (35m 23b 1x4 1x6) SR: 134.78

19.4
4
Ali Khan to Smit, FOUR, sliced down through short third! Misses his yorker, flashes hard away through the off side with an open face
19.3
0
Ali Khan to Smit, no run, perfect yorker, dug out via the toe-end
19.2
1
Ali Khan to Trumpelmann, 1 run, chaos! Khan misses the stumps from point-blank range! Yorker, inside-edged into his pad and deflects off his partner at the non-striker's end. He is stranded as the ball ends up in the bowler's hand, but his underarm from a yard away somehow misses the stumps!
19.1
1
Ali Khan to Smit, 1 run, full and straight, muscled down to long-on

Zane Green is the second batter to be retired out at a men's T20 World Cup. The first was also a Namibia player: Nikolaas Davin vs England at the 2024 edition.

END OF OVER:
19 | 13 Runs | NAM: 162/5 (38 runs required from 6 balls, RR: 8.52, RRR: 38.00)

  • Ruben Trumpelmann2 (1b)
  • JJ Smit26 (19b)
  • Shadley van Schalkwyk4-0-30-2
  • Saurabh Netravalkar4-0-27-1
18.6
2
van Schalkwyk to Trumpelmann, 2 runs, lands the wide yorker, mistimed out to wide long-off

First ball for Trumpelmann.

18.5
1
van Schalkwyk to Smit, 1 run, yorker, swung hard down to long-off
18.4
6
van Schalkwyk to Smit, SIX, muscled down the ground for six! Sits up nicely from a length, and Smith uses his power. 79 metres into the sightscreen. More of those needed!
18.3
0
van Schalkwyk to Smit, no run, lands his yorker, Smit can't lay bat on it
18.2
2
van Schalkwyk to Smit, 2 runs, wide yorker, slapped out to deep cover for a couple more
18.1
2
van Schalkwyk to Smit, 2 runs, lands the yorker, slapped down to long-off for a couple

Last roll of the dice for Namibia: Green has been retired out. Surely too little, too late! Trumpelmann comes in at No. 7.

I'm afraid we've reached the stage where the required rate climbs slightly even after a four.

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | NAM: 149/5 (51 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.27, RRR: 25.50)

  • JJ Smit15 (14b)
  • Saurabh Netravalkar4-0-27-1
  • Ali Khan3-0-37-0
17.6
W
Netravalkar to Green, FOUR, reverse-lapped over short third! Shin-high full toss angling down the leg side, Green gets into his stance early and cross-bats over the infield

ZE Green retired out 18 (16m 13b 2x4 0x6) SR: 138.46

17.5
1
Netravalkar to Smit, 1 run, lands his wide yorker, squeezed out to deep third

Four per ball required.

17.4
1
Netravalkar to Green, 1 run, low full toss, hoicked out to deep midwicket via the toe end
17.3
1
Netravalkar to Smit, 1 run, steps across his stumps, Netravalkar goes wide blockhole. Dug out towards extra cover
17.2
1
Netravalkar to Green, 1 run, steps across his stumps, struck in front as he looks to swing leg-side. Netravalkar liked it, and USA will review. And why not, with two available? But Ultra-Edge shows there was a thin inside-edge on it
17.1
1
Netravalkar to Smit, 1 run, wide outside off, sliced out to deep third where the catch is shelled! Ranjane just about made the ground, scrambling in off the rope, but couldn't scoop it up diving forwards

60 required off the final three overs. Netravalkar to finish his quota.

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | NAM: 140/4 (60 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.23, RRR: 20.00)

  • Zane Green12 (10b)
  • JJ Smit12 (11b)
  • Ali Khan3-0-37-0
  • Saurabh Netravalkar3-0-18-1
16.6
4
Ali Khan to Green, FOUR, slower-ball bouncer, upper-cut over short third! Finally a boundary, the first since the 12th over for Namibia. Dug in halfway down, Green held his shot and steered it away with an open face
16.5
2
Ali Khan to Green, 2 runs, lands his yorker, well squeezed out via the toe of the bat. Mohsin does brilliantly on the rope, sprawling to his left to cut it off
16.4
1
Ali Khan to Smit, 1 run, yorker, dug out to long-off
16.4
1w
Ali Khan to Smit, 1 wide, hung wide outside off, left alone. Too wide, in fact
16.3
1
Ali Khan to Green, 1 run, steps across his stumps, Khan follows him with a wide slower ball. Steered to short third

Namibia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st54JN FrylinckL Steenkamp
2nd45L SteenkampJN Loftie-Eaton
3rd13MG ErasmusL Steenkamp
4th11MG ErasmusJJ Smit
5th26JJ SmitZE Green
6th19JJ SmitR Trumpelmann
7th0R TrumpelmannDO Leicher

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Super Eights, Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA33062.259
IND32140.106
WI31220.993
ZIM3030-3.415
Super Eights, Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG33061.096
NZ31131.39
PAK3113-0.123
SL3030-1.95
Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
IND44082.5
PAK43160.976
USA42240.788
NED4132-1.217
NAM4040-3.108
Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
ZIM43071.506
SL43161.741
AUS42241.523
IRE41230.15
OMA4040-4.845
Group C
TeamMWLPTNRR
WI44081.874
ENG43160.201
SCOT41320.184
ITA4132-1.02
NEP4132-1.349
Group D
TeamMWLPTNRR
SA44081.943
NZ43161.227
AFG42240.889
UAE4132-1.364
CAN4040-2.426