NAM vs ZIM

5:19 PM local time (8:49 PM IST): So that does it for today, in Windhoek. It's an important game coming tomorrow between Namibia and South Africa, starting 2:00 PM local time (5:30 PM IST), to decide which two teams make it through to the final. For now, this is Bidipto taking your leave. But, you can surely switch tabs and check out what's happening in the Women's Asia Cup right here, as India take on Hong Kong, China. Keep following Sportskeeda! 

Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe captain): "I thought we controlled the game well through the middle the best, and of course, the power play went brilliantly. We could have given a few runs less, but, in windy conditions, we did a decent job. Now, let's see what happens tomorrow. South Africa will have to beat Namibia on this ground! But, let's hope for the best and we should get some good cricket to watch." 

Gerhard Erasmus (Namibia captain): "They bowled well in the power play and we didn't really play boldly enough. We fell short of where we wanted to be on that wicket. Being 3-down in the power play doesn't help. We still have a chance of making the final, playing against two Test-playing nations, that in itself is a positive. So, we have it all to do tomorrow. Let's see how it pans out." 

Innocent Kaia (Player of the Match, 72 runs off 42 balls): "It feels good to contribute and help the team win! I took the game to the bowlers, backed my game and got the job done, more or less." 

5:05 PM local time (8:35 PM IST): Zimbabwe win by 5 wickets with 17 balls to spare! 

Innocent Kaia 72 (42) | Brad Evans - 2/29 (4)
Gerhard Erasmus 88* (48) | Ruben Trumpelmann - 2/41 (4)

A couple of 50-run partnerships, a solid half-century and an unbeaten 27-run stand off only 19 balls, made sure that Zimbabwe were never in trouble in the run chase. The better part - they finished it off with more than two overs left! 

Run-rate wise, we don't know yet if Zimbabwe can go through, but a South African win is the first thing they will be hoping for tomorrow, when the hosts take on the Proteas. 

After losing Ben Curran early, Innocent Kaia and Brian Bennett went about the chase with intent, and kept connecting for fours and even sixes. The short-ball ploy to Kaia backfired for Namibia, as the tall right-hander picked up plenty of runs off it to go to an impressive fifty! 

Bennett went trying to force the issue against Jan Nicol Loftie Eaton, but out came skipper Sikandar Raza and put together yet another partnership of 50 runs. 54, to be precise, off 38 deliveries. 

The wickets of Kaia, Raza and Wesley Madhevere fell in quick succession, with the latter two falling off back-to-back deliveries, but Ryan Burl and Tadiwanashe Marumani ensured victory with a pretty clinical finish. 

Namibia overdid the short ball for sure, but weren't tight with their lines either. Jan Balt bowled well to keep the runs in check, but couldn't pick up a wicket. 

18.1 Jonathan Smit to Ryan Burl, SIX RUNS! AND THAT IS THE WIN FOR ZIMBABWE! Short and around off-stump. Burl stands tall, makes a bit of room and slaps it hard from the back foot, to make it go flat over deep cover, for a maximum! Zimbabwe stay alive in the series. 

17.6 Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, good length and too straight. Marumani tucks it off the pads to deep backward square-leg for a well-run two! 

17.4 Jan Balt to Tadiwanashe Marumani, Oh! Good length and slow around off. Marumani goes for the reverse-sweep and gets a feather on it! The keeper misses it, and the batters take two to third man. 

16.6 Jack Brassell to Ryan Burl, short and slow on off-stump. Burl does defend it to silly point off the back foot, but the quick single is not on.

16.5 Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, into the pitch on leg-stump. Tucked off the hip to the left of long-leg, for a single now, to rotate strike.

16.5 Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, WIDE BALL! Full, but down the leg-side on this occasion. Marumani tried to flick it away, but failed to make contact.

16.4 Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, SIX RUNS! Short on leg-and-middle. Marumani goes across again, gets under it and pulls it away flat and hard, over long-leg! 

16.4 Jack Brassell to Tadiwanashe Marumani, WIDE CALLED! Short around leg-stump. Marumani tried to hook that away off the backfoot, and almost ended up feathering through to the keeper.