नामीबिया vs दक्षिण अफ्रीका, मैच 6, नामीबिया क्रिकेट ग्राउंड, विंडहोक, 04 September 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

Slower one, short of a good length and over off. Brevis waits back and wrists it through mid-wicket for a single.

Swing and a miss! Pitched fuller, angling it just across off. Pretorius goes down on one knee for the big slog across the line and fails to get any bat on it.

Length ball, straighter in line, Pretorius picks it up and wallops it to the left of the deep square leg fielder for a couple of runs.

Good bowling from Max.

Six! Played towards mid on.

FOUR! It's just boundary after boundary at the moment. Fired in on the pads, Esterhuizen swings it away off the inside half of the blade and fine of the short fine fielder for four more runs.

Tossed up from over the stumps, Esterhuizen sweeps it away to the left of the long leg fielder for a couple of runs.

OUT! TIMBER! There it is, Namibia's nightmare ends, at least for now. Jan Balt bowls it quicker and gives it a real rip. Not all that full and Connor Esterhuizen goes for the slog-sweep. He misses as the ball turns in and goes past the inside edge, hammering into the leg pole. End of a stellar knock and a massive 156-run opening stand as well.

Flighted ball, wide of the off stump, and this is eased to the left of cover for a single.

Dragged shorter and outside off, grips a bit. Pretorius presses back, and hits it flat down to long on for another single.

Good effort in the field. Tossed up outside off, Brevis drives it well but the fielder at short cover extra springs to his right and makes a half-stop. Just a single then.

Back-of-the-hand delivery, turns out to be a full toss. Lhuan-dre Pretorius flicks it away through square leg for one.

NO BALL AND SIX! Oh, dear me! That definitely slipped out of the bowler's hands. Another pace-off delivery attempted by Smit, and it ends up being a chest-high full toss. Esterhuizen does well to move inside the line and smashes it away over deep square leg for a biggie. A Free-Hit to follow as well...

Good work in the deep. This is pitched up on off, Esterhuizen drives it straight back and to the right of the long on fielder for a couple of runs more. Esterhuizen has now moved into the 80s.

A yorker now, angling across off, Esterhuizen squeezes it to backward point for an easy single.

Excellent running again and Lhuan-dre Pretorius now brings up his FIFTY. Slower yorker at the stumps, Pretorius hangs back and pushes it straight down the ground for a couple of runs.

SIX! That's out of here! A low full toss at the stumps, Lhuan-dre Pretorius keeps the front leg out of the way and swings it mightily over the sightscreen for another biggie. 19 off the over, with a ball to go.

FOUR! Flat-batted over the infield, and the 150 is now up for South Africa in just 11 overs. Back of a length and around off, Lhuan-dre hangs back and forces it up and over the cover region with brute force for another boundary.

Around off and short. Lhuan-dre Pretorius punches it off the back foot to deep cover for a single.

BEATEN! Quicker and flatter, shorter and outside off, going straight with the arm. Connor Esterhuizen looks to cut it late behind point, only to get beaten by the pace.

Another quick delivery, darted on a fuller length, outside off. Quick hands from Connor Esterhuizen as he carves it to deep extra cover for a single.

SIX! Straight as an arrow! Pitched into the slot, on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius takes the full ball on and absolutely carts it over long off for a massive six.

A bit full on the pads, drifting in, this is worked through mid on for a single.

 FOUR! Streaky, but luck goes Esterhuizen's way. At the halfway stage, South Africa have smashed 127 runs without losing a single wicket. Pitched fuller and outside the off stump, Connor Esterhuizen backs away to make room, attempting to play the inside out lofted shot, but gets a thick outside edge and the ball flies over and between the backward point and the short third fielders for a boundary.

SIX! FIFTY FOR CONNOR ESTERHUIZEN! Off just 26 balls, graced with six towering sixes. He is looking unstoppable at the moment, timing the ball extremely well. A touch full in length from Brassell, on middle and leg. Connor Esterhuizen clears the front leg and hoicks it over cow corner for a big six. With that, Esterhuizen gets to his 3rd T20I half century. And he gets there without a single hair misplaced.

FOUR! Easy pickings. 100 UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA! Short of a good length, on the bodyline. Connor Esterhuizen gets the ball at a very comfortable height and he effortlessly pulls it to the right of the deep mid-wicket fielder for a cracking boundary.

FOUR! Helped away. A lot straighter on the pads, full in length. Connor Esterhuizen uses the pace on the ball and just whips it to deep backward square leg, beating the fielder to his right for four more runs.

SIX! It's raining fours and sixes in Windhoek. Back of a length, slower one, on top of off. Connor Esterhuizen has enough time in the world to play the pull shot. He stays deep inside the crease, creates a stable base before hoisting it behind deep mid-wicket for a mammoth six. Connor Esterhuizen gallops to 64 off just 29 balls.

FOUR! Absolute mayhem! Full and outside the off stump. Connor Esterhuizen accepts the width on offer, shimmies a bit and thumps it cleanly over cover-point for one more boundary. 24 runs with a ball to go in the over.

This time, Jack nails the yorker in, on middle. Connor Esterhuizen jams the bat down in time and shovels it to the backward point region.

Pushed through from over the stump, around off. Pretorius goes for the reverse sweep but seems to have gotten a faint inside edge onto the pads. The ball rolls behind point for a single. There's a lengthy appeal for LBW, but it is immediately turned down by the umpire.

Short of a length around leg stump, Pretorius shuffles across to manufacture some room before chopping the pull shot down towards short mid-wicket for a single.

On the leg stump and this is steered across to deep square leg for a single.

SIX! High and handsome! Pitched full and on off, Lhuan-dre Pretorius stretches forward and pumps it down the ground for a massive six.

Not too full, not too short either, Lhuan-dre Pretorius stabs it back at the bowler off the back foot.

Around the off pole, on a length, Lhuan-dre Pretorius pushes it between cover and mid off for a quick single.

Short of a length, on the body, Connor Esterhuizen pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Around off, and a tad short. Lhuan-dre Pretorius chops it off the back foot into covers.

IN THE AIR AND DROPPED! A big, big opportunity goes begging. Alexander Volschenk is the guilty party in the deep there. On a good length, on middle and off, with extra zip and bounce. Lhuan-dre Pretorius miscues the pull shot off the toe end and it goes ballooning up towards deep backward square leg. Alexander Volschenk never looked comfortable while settling under it and shells it in the end, allowing the batters a couple of runs.

SIX! Sprays a bit of salt on the wounds. Angled across on a good length. Lhuan-dre Pretorius gets on top of the bounce and absolutely hammers it over the deep extra cover fence.

Short delivery and Lhuan-dre Pretorius pulls it through square leg and mid-wicket for a run.

11 runs off the over. On a length, angled on the pads, this is flicked nicely through mid-wicket for another single.

FOUR! Finds the gap! Back of a length, on top of off. Lhuan-dre comes down the track and pierces the packed off side, finding the gap between cover and point for a cracking boundary. 

A bit sloppy from Namibia and Erasmus is not a happy captain seeing that. Short of a length, and outside off. Pretorius gets forward to punch it towards mid off before scampering through for one. The throw at the bowler's end turns out to be a wayward one, and it skids away down to long leg, gifting them a second run they didn't need to work for.

Nagging length, around off, Pretorius knocks it off the back foot to extra cover.

Almost a yorker, on middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius carves it down to long on for an easy single.

On a length, angled in, Connor Esterhuizen nudges it off the inner half of the blade through mid-wicket for a run.

FOUR! Crunched! South Africa end their Powerplay going spotless with 70/0 on the board. This is full and on the stumps. Lhuan-dre Pretorius plays with a straight bat and smashes it back past the bowler. JJ Smit ducks under the firing line in the nick of time and the ball speeds to the fence to the left of long off.

Straighter in line, a bit fuller as well. Lhuan-dre Pretorius shows the full face of the bat, pushing it to the right of mid on for a run.

FOUR! Just too full this time, and the 50 IS UP FOR SOUTH AFRICA. A half-volley, wide outside the off stump, Esterhuizen gets his hands through the line of the ball and hammers it through extra cover for a boundary.

Back of a length, in and around off, stabbed down towards point.

SIX! Another gorgeous shot from Esterhuizen, all timing. Good length, over off and middle, Esterhuizen gets forward a bit and gets leg side of the ball, just lofting it off the middle of the bat and well beyond the cover fence for a biggie.

Very full, a low full toss actually and this is clipped away towards square leg for a run.

Short-pitched delivery, right at the batter. Lhuan-dre Pretorius pulls it down to long leg for a single. South Africa are 58/0 after 5 overs.

Short of a length, over middle and leg, Lhuan-dre Pretorius pulls it through square leg, and without much timing for a single.

FOUR BYES! Esterhuizen playing mind games with the bowler. Connor moves around in his crease, shuffling well past the off stump. Brassell follows him with an outswinger and beats the outside edge but the keeper is beaten as well. The ball rolls down to the deep third fence.

SIX! Elegantly done. Full of a length, slightly outside off. Esterhuizen lofts it square over the off side and the ball lands over the ropes at deep point.

SIX! Esterhuizen is hitting some exquisite maximums here. Back of a length, not too wide of the off stump either. Esterhuizen just stands tall and thwacks it over deep cover-point for a huge six.

Length ball around off, Esterhuizen pummels the drive but can't get it past extra cover and settles for the single.

Good length on the pads, tucked away gently into the leg side for a quick single.

SIX! Classical from Connor Esterhuizen, and that's gone a long way back. Full-pitched delivery on off, Esterhuizen walks towards the ball and nonchalantly lofts it beyond the sightscreen for a massive six.

Smit pulls the length back a bit. Esterhuizen shmmies down the pitch again but gets it off the pads and into the off side for a leg bye.

Excellent running. Nice and full, attacking the stumps. Pretorius leans on and pushes it to mid on, pinching a quick single in the process as well.

Back of a length, Esterhuizen comes forward and tucks it to the left of Jan Balt at short mid-wicket, scampering through for the single. Balt slips and falls as well but thankfully, he is fine.

An appeal for LBW, but turned down. Probably the height is an issue here. Good length, in and around off. Lhuan-dre Pretorius misses the flick and the ball brushes the top of his pad, rolling behind point for a leg bye.

Back of a length, over the stumps, nudged down with soft hands to the right of the bowler.

Back of a length and over middle, Esterhuizen presses back up on his toes and defends it onto the deck.

SIX! For a second, the fielder seemed to be in business, but the ball sails well over his head. Banged in short and at the bodyline. Esterhuizen picks it up and swings it high towards deep backward square leg for a biggie.

WIDE! Quick and short again, but drifted down the leg side. Good diving take from Zane Green, the keeper, to his left.

Back of a length, in and around off, Esterhuizen lets the ball come on and nudges it down past point for a single.

Much better from Trumpelmann. Just short of a good length and in the channel, shaping away. Lhuan-dre Pretorius ends up playing inside the line.

FOUR! A bit of width on offer and Pretorius pounces on it. Back of a length, around the sixth stump line. Lhuan-dre opens the bat face and plays it off the back foot through backward point for a boundary.

Good length in the channel, sliced away towards short third. The fielder gets an awkward bounce and parries it away as the batters pick up two runs. 14 runs off the over.

Off the mark right away. Erasmus bowls it flatter and fires it into the pads. Lhuan-dre Pretorius stays back and tucks it between mid on and mid-wicket for a single.

Flatter again, straighter in line with the stumps, Connor Esterhuizen tucks it across to mid-wicket.

Fractionally shorter, on middle, Esterhuizen gets cramped for room and jams it across to the on side again.

Too close to cut, and that's three dots in a row now. Shorter and around off, Esterhuizen rocks back to cut but jams it towards point.

Make that four dots on the trot. A bit fuller and around off, punched away to cover.

Finally, Esterhuizen gets off the mark. Nice and full, on middle, Esterhuizen leans on and drives it down to long on for one. Just 2 runs off the first over of the game.