Namibia stuns Asian Champions Sri Lanka in the opening match of T20 World Cup

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 Namibia created a huge upset as they defeated Asian Champions Sri Lanka in the opening match of the T20 World Cup played at Kardinia Park, Geelong on 16th October 2022. This was their first win over a top test-playing nation.

Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the Lankan Lions as they two early wickets getting rid of Lingen and La Cock. Kusal Mendis took a sensational one-handed catch to dismiss Lofite Eaton leaving Namibia in trouble.

Captain Gerhard Erasmus and Baard steadied the ship for Namibia with 41 runs partnership. Lankan bowlers made a strong comeback to leave them in big trouble at 93 for 6. Jan Frylinck and JJ Smit changed the momentum of the innings with a brilliant counterattacking partnership. Both batters scored 68 runs from the last 5 overs helping Namibia recover to 163 for 7. Frylinck and Smit put on 70 runs for the 7th wicket.

 Sri Lanka lost an early wicket of Kusal Mendis cheaply. Shikango stunned the Lankan team with two wickets of Nissanka caught at mid-on and then Danushka Gunathilka in quick succession to leave them in big trouble. At the end of the first six overs, SL struggled at 38 for 3.

Namibia bowlers created enough pressure on Lankan batters. Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa steadied the ship with a steady partnership of 34 runs for the 5th wicket. Rajapaksa fell trying to hit a big shot caught by La Cock. They kept picking wickets at regular intervals and made life tough for Lankan batters.

The experienced David Wiese completed the formalities getting rid of Dushmanta Chameera caught by Erasmus to give Namibia a famous 55-run win. Namibia bowled out Lanka for just 108 runs in 19 overs.

Namibia 163 for 7 in 20 overs ( Jan Frylinck 44, Pramod Madhushan 2/37) beat Sri Lanka 108 in 19 overs ( Shanaka 29, Rajapaksa 20, Wiese 2/16, Scholtz 2/18) by 55 runs.

For his 44 off 28 balls and 2 for 20, Jan Frylicnk was named the man of the match award.


 

                                        Namibia stun Sri Lanka in the opening match of the T20 World Cup 2022 

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