Jan Frylinck to Babar Azam, Length and on middle. Azam tucks it to mid-wicket for a single.
Jan Frylinck to Babar Azam, Full and on the pads. Babar Azam flicks it to deep square leg. The fielder fumbles which allows the batters to take the second run. Lately, Namibian players have been inconsistent in the field. The skipper would hope such mistakes do not repeat several times.
Jan Frylinck to Babar Azam, Touch short and outside off. Azam swings at it. The ball takes the outside edge and goes towards third man. Ben Shikongo comes running to his left and makes a good stop near the ropes. The batters pick a couple this time.
Jan Frylinck to Mohammad Rizwan, Outside edge, but safe! A length ball, around off. Rizwan looks to push it out. The ball takes the outside edge and evades the diving effort of the fielder at backward point. They take one.
Jan Frylinck to Babar Azam, Length and outside off. Azam pushes it gently through covers for a single.
Jan Frylinck to Babar Azam, On a length, outside off. Azam punches it through point. The batters take a brace.
Change.
Ben Shikongo to Mohammad Rizwan, Slightly short and on off. Rizwan pulls it to deep square leg. The fielder in the deep fumbles and the batters pick two with ease.
Ben Shikongo to Babar Azam, Back of a length and on off. Azam pulls it off the bottom end to long on for a single.
Ben Shikongo to Babar Azam, A couple now! Slightly short and on off. Azam stays inside the crease and gets the inner half of the blade while looking to pull it away. The batters pick two.
Ben Shikongo to Mohammad Rizwan, A single now. Full and on off. Rizwan shuffles across and clips it through mid-wicket for a run.
Ben Shikongo to Mohammad Rizwan, OUCH! That must've hurt. Back of a length, around middle. Rizwan hangs back, swivels and looks to pull it away but misses. He was a little early into his stroke. The ball goes through to hit him on the rib cage.
Ben Shikongo comes into the attack now.
Ben Shikongo to Babar Azam, Ben Shikongo serves a length ball, on middle. Azam stays inside the crease and tucks it to square leg for a single.
Jan Frylinck to Babar Azam, On a length, outside off. Azam pushes it to cover and takes off for a quick single. A tidy over by Jan Frylinck. Just 6 runs off it. At the end of Powerplay, Pakistan are at 29/0.
Jan Frylinck to Babar Azam, A full-length ball, outside off. The ball nips in. Azam looks to defend it out on the front foot but misses. The ball goes to the off side off the thigh pads. On some other day, this delivery could've gone to rattle the stumps.
Jan Frylinck to Babar Azam, FOUR! Don't bother running for that! That is crunched! Short of a length, outside off. Babar Azam stands tall and crunches it through covers for a boundary.
Jan Frylinck to Mohammad Rizwan, Full and on off. Rizwan pushes it to mid on. The fielder collects the ball and throws it to the keeper. The keeper fumbles and the batters sneak a single. This will be frustrating for the bowler.
Jan Frylinck to Mohammad Rizwan, Length and on off. Rizwan pulls it hard to mid-wicket. The fielder dives to his left and makes a sharp stop.
Jan Frylinck is brought into the attack now.