AUS VS NAM - 24th Match, Group B, ICC Mens T20 World Cup 2024

Australia stroll through to the Super Eights. Namibia were given a true lesson tonight. On that note we sign off from here. Rest assured there's lot of cricket coming up and we will be there for all of that. Till then chill, take care and be well. Bye.

Mitchell Marsh | Australia captain: I thought it was a great performance from the bowling team. Swing was around and all-round a professional performance. It's really important and great to qualify for the super eights.. We will manage as many as we can over the next few days. [on Zampa] If you look at his career over the last 4-5 years, he 's probably our most important player. He loves the pressure and he is bowling well at the moment and we are lucky to have him. [on how they are enjoying the off days in West Indies] Probably not as many beers as you had back in the day Haydos. Lots of beach days and it's like being back in Perth, we are enjoying it.

Gerhard Erasmus | Namibia captain: That you can't sit back against the best in the world. The skill gap is there, we tried to close that by fighting fire with fire but we did not do that in this tournament so far. A good side like Australia with their skillset will expose you if you are not mentally there, the conditions were fair and unfortunately we did not play well enough according to the conditions.

Adam Zampa | Player of the Match: It sounds fine, we qualify for the Super 8s, that's a nice feeling. Enjoying bowling, being encouraged to take wickets by the captain, just trying to do my thing mate. We are happy (to qualify), first step in trying to take the trophy home, but long way to go.

Stats by Deepu Narayanan

Highest difference in Powerplay in T20 WCs
57 Nam(17/3) vs Aus(74/1) North Sound 2024
55 Sco(27/2) vs Nam(82/2) Dubai 2021
48 Aus(35/3) vs WI(83/0) The Oval 2009

Highest Powerplay for Australia in T20 World Cups
74/1 Aus vs Nam North Sound 2024
74/2 vs Eng Bridgetown 2024
67/2 vs Ban Dubai 2021
63/0 vs SL Dubai 2021
62/0 vs Ban Cape Town 2007
62/1 vs WI Colombo RPS 2012

Winnings with most balls to spare in T20 WCs
90 SL vs Net Chattogram 2014
86 Aus vs Nam North Sound 2024
82 Aus vs Ban Dubai 2021
81 Ind vs Sco Dubai 2021
77 SL vs Net Sharjah 2021

22:40 Local Time, 02:40 GMT, 08:10 IST: Australia have finished this off inside the powerplay. They have also qualified to the Super Eights now. As dominant a win as they come. The bowlers ripped through the Namibian batting early on and even though Erasmus fought a lone hand, the total of 72 was never going to test the Aussies. Warner showed his intent early on as he tried to finish it off in a hurry. Head then joined in the act after Warner's dismissal. Marsh too was in the same mood and even though NRR was never a consideration for the Aussies, they showed what a professional winning machine they are. A hard lesson to learn for Namibia but they will be better off for tonight's experience. Stay tuned for the presentation...

Jack Brassell to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, Mitchell Marsh finishes it off in style. A length delivery outside off, he walks forward and drives in the air but wide of mid-off, races away

Jack Brassell to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, Mitchell Marsh picks the slower ball and it's short, he pulls and clears deep mid-wicket, against the breeze but such is the power of the man

Jack Brassell to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, into the gap. A short of length delivery outside off, Mitchell Marsh forces it on the rise and into the gap, between point and cover-point

Jack Brassell to Mitchell Marsh, no run, good length and tight on the stumps, defended back

Jack Brassell, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

Highlights (Overs 1-5)
-> Warner takes on Wiese, smashes a couple of boundaries and a six
-> Wiese has the last laugh, Warner looks to go big, miscues it to mid-off
-> Head and Marsh smash Shikongo for 19 runs in an over
-> Erasmus smashed for a huge six by Head in the 4th over
-> Australia inching closer to the target, only 13 more runs required

Trumpelmann to Head, no run, just over the stumps. A back of the hand slower ball on a length, Head tries to pull and misses, did not go far from the stumps

Trumpelmann to Head, FOUR, even the hard length goes. A good length delivery on the stumps, Head makes room and drives it wide of mid-off. Hat-trick of boundaries

Trumpelmann to Head, FOUR, Head picks the slower ball on a fuller length and swipes across the line, in the air but well wide of mid-on

Trumpelmann to Head, FOUR, dug in short on the stumps, Head makes room and dabs that over backward point, deliberately played and four

Trumpelmann to Mitchell Marsh, leg byes, 1 run, a slower ball down leg, Mitchell Marsh swipes and misses, but takes the legbye