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It doesn’t take long for Pat Cummins to strike as Frylinck looks to hit over the infield but finds Mitch Marsh standing at mid off. The Australia takes a low but comfortable catch.
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The Namibia opener has been trying to give himself room but Hazlewood follows him. Davin’s cramped back-footed drive takes an edge and flies to Glenn Maxwell in the gully for a simple catch. There was a bit of extra bounce on that one.
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Australia XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (c), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stonis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wk), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
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Namibia XI: Michael van Lingen, Nikolaas Davin, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green (wk), David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Bernard Scholtz, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo.
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Mitch Marsh calls “heads” and decides that Australia will bowl first.
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“It looks like a nice wicket,” Marsh says, in ominous signs for Namibia.
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Nathan Ellis in for Mitch Starc is Australia’s only change from the commanding win over England. “He didn’t quite pull up from the last match, so taking the safe approach there,” Marsh says.
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Namibia have made three changes, while Gerhard Erasmus says they would have bowled first as well. The Eagles’ captain smiles at the idea of adding to the long list of upsets that have already taken place at this T20 World Cup.
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Australia captain Mitch Marsh has won the toss and elected to field in their #T20WorldCup clash against Namibia in Antigua.
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— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 12, 2024
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of Australia and Namibia meeting in the 2024 T20 World Cup group stage match.
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First ball at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua is 10:30am AEST (Tuesday June 11, 8:30pm local time).
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Australia are flying high in Group B after a crushing victory over arch-rivals England although that followed a less convincing win over Oman in their tournament opener. A third consecutive triumph in the clash with Namibia would secure Mitch Marsh’s side’s progress to the Super Eight stage.
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Namibia need an upset to keep their hopes of progressing to the next phase alive, after falling short against Scotland. But Gerhard Erasmus’ unpredictable side impressed in a thrilling Super Over victory against Oman that clinched Namibia’s first-ever win at a T20 World Cup.
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The teams and toss will drop in about 15 minutes, but if you want to get in touch now or throughout the match, please email martin.pegan@theguardian.com or HMU on X / Twitter @martinpegan
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Good luck to our Aussie men who take on Namibia today in game three of our @T20WorldCup campaign 🔥
Watch it live and exclusive through Amazon Prime ➡️ https://t.co/EJcfWyOY9i#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/PDXrI6DrdO
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) June 11, 2024
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Important Events
Round 6: Namibia 17-3 (Erasmus 0, Smit 2) Stoinis returned to bowl in the final over of the powerplay with Namibia now focused on survival rather than quick scoring. The final delivery saw a bloodbath but ended with Erasmus whiffing. In this scenario, the captain’s play was dodgy and a little unnecessary.
Round 5: Namibia 16-3 (Erasmus 0, Smit 1) Hazlewood’s consistent line and length make Namibia suffer in every sense of the word. Bounce was a key weapon for the pace bowlers who didn’t get much action but it nearly breached Smit’s defence when the final ball of the over bounced off the seam. A superb over leaves Hazlewood two for 10 with one to go.
Wickets! Namibia 15-3 (van Lingen c Maxwell, b Hazlewood 10)
Namibia nearly collapsed when Hazlewood and Maxwell combined again, this time to dismiss Michael van Lingen. The Australian fast bowler ran a line outside the offside and van Lingen instinctively flicked the ball, which bounced further and went to Maxwell at backward point.
Fourth round: Namibia 15-2 (Van Lingen 10, Erasmus 0) Cummins took no wickets as Australia put Namibia on the defensive early on.
Wickets! Namibia 15-2 (Flylink c Marsh, b Cummins 1)
It wasn’t long before Pat Cummins took the ball, his fly link trying to hit it over the infield but it hit Mitch Marsh, who was standing on the off side, and Australia took an easy catch, albeit low.
3rd: Namibia 14-1 (Van Lingen 10, Vlilink 1) Hazlewood provided the breakthrough, smashing Davin’s bat a couple of times, while Jan Vrilink, who scored 45 against Oman and 12 against Scotland, came in to bat alongside van Lingen.
Wickets! Namibia 14-1 (Davin c Maxwell, b Hazlewood 2)
The Namibian opener was trying to create space but Hazlewood was chasing him, a cramped backfoot drive from Dubbin edging its way to Glenn Maxwell in the gully for an easy catch – the ball had a little extra bounce to it.
2nd: Namibia 13-0 (Van Lingen 9, Davin 2) Marcus Stoinis was handed the new ball and got going straight away, but it was a surprise that Pat Cummins wasn’t called on. Davin tried to hit a flat ball over Stoinis’ head but missed and was lucky the ball fell safely for a single. Van Lingen hit a brilliant straight one past Stoinis and Australia put Namibia in check early.
1st: Namibia 7-0 (Van Lingen 4, Davin 1) Thanks to some great work from the ground staff, the start was delayed by just over a minute.
Josh Hazlewood gets the new ball Opener Michael van Lingen was soon on the back foot, again batting at the top of the order alongside Nicholas Davin. The Australian fast bowler lost his line and bowled an erratic ball down the leg side, but keeper Matt Wade got a gloved catch to prevent three runs. Instead, a thick edge of the final ball picked up the first boundary of the game.
After the national anthem was sung, it started to rain lightly as the performance was about to begin. The cover came off The game will be stopped, but the players will remain on the field and hopefully the interruption won’t be too long.
team
Australia XI: David Warner, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh (captain), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stonis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (wicketkeeper), Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
Namibia XI: Michael van Lingen, Nikolaas Davin, Jan Frylinck, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green (wk), David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Bernard Scholz, Jacques Brassel, Ben Shikongo.
Australia have retained much of the 11-man XI that beat England with some explosive batting and Adam Zampa’s superb spin, with Mitchell Starc rested today and Nathan Ellis set to bat for one run.
Catch up when uploading How Australia beat England To step onto the Super Eight Stage:
There are about 20 minutes until kick-off in Antigua, but the outfield is wet. The match in Florida, where Nepal and Sri Lanka are due to play, has been delayed.There is a chance we may have to resort to five-over matches per team, which would be disappointing for the teams, but I think it would be pretty fun to watch.
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first.
Mitch Marsh called the ball heads, deciding that Australia would bat first.
“It looks like a good wicket,” Marsh says, but it’s an ominous sign for Namibia.
Australia’s only change from their emphatic win over England was the introduction of Nathan Ellis for Mitch Starc. “He hasn’t fully recovered from the last game so we’ve taken a safe approach here,” Marsh said.
Namibia made three changes but coach Gerhard Erasmus said they would have batted first, and the Eagles captain is smiling at the thought of adding another to the long list of upsets already occurring in this T20 World Cup.
Australia captain Mitch Marsh won the toss. #T20WorldCup They will play against Namibia in Antigua.
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— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) June 12, 2024
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In news that may interest any Australian fan, their old rivals and the defending champions are likely to miss out on the Super Eight stage.
Further reading on England’s hopes and predictions on whether they will progress:
preamble
Martin Pegan
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 2024 T20 World Cup group stage match between Australia and Namibia.
First pitch at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua is at 10:30am Australian Eastern Standard Time (8:30pm local time on Tuesday, June 11).
Australia opened the tournament with a less than convincing win over Oman but are on a strong form in Group B with a dominant win over arch rivals England. A third straight win in a hard-fought clash with Namibia will see Mitch Marsh’s side through to the Super Eight stage.
After their disappointing defeat to Scotland, Namibia need an upset to keep their hopes of progressing to the next stage alive, but Gerhard Erasmus’ unpredictable team produced an inspirational Super Over win over Oman to seal their first victory in the T20 World Cup.
The teams and toss will be over in about 15 minutes, but if you’d like to get in touch now or during the match, email martin.pegan@theguardian.com or hit us up on X/Twitter. Martin Pagan
Best of luck to the Australian players as they take on Namibia in their third match today. @T20 World Cup Campaign 🔥
Watch the exclusive live stream on Amazon Prime ➡️ https://t.co/EJcfWyOY9i#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/PDXrI6DrdO
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) June 11, 2024
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