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ICC T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying round Group A: Netherlands register thrilling win over Namibia

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 Netherlands made it two out of two with a last-over finish against Namibia played at Kardinia Park, Geelong on Tuesday. Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus won the toss and decided to bat first. Divan La Cock could not open his account providing a simple catch to de Leede. Ackermann got his revenge after being hit for 2 boundaries and eventually dismissed Lingen caught by de Leede at mid-on. Meekeren hit the straps right away getting rid of Jan Lofite Eaton without opening his account. Stephen Baard was given out but on review, it was overturned to not out as it hit the inside edge. At the end of the first six overs, Namibia made 33 for 3. Netherlands bowlers did not allow Baard and Frylinck to score runs easily on a tough batting pitch. They could not boundaries with ease against disciplined Netherlands bowling. Van Der Merwe produced the magic dismissing Baard caught by Klassen at deep midwicket. Baard and Frylinck added 31 runs for 4 th wicket. Frylicnk and Erasmus depended ...

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 16 th 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 7 th wicket.  Sri Lanka lost an early wicket of Kusal Mendis cheaply....

ICC World T20 qualifiers Match 7: David Wiese’s brilliance stuns Netherlands

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 Thanks to a brilliant batting performance by David Wiese, Namibia kept their hopes alive of reaching the Super 12 stage with an amazing win over the Netherlands in the 7 th match of ICC World T20 qualifiers played at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus won the toss and decided to field first. Stephen Myburg coming to open the innings along with Max O Dowd started the innings keeping scoreboard ticking by hitting boundaries and taking singles. Myburg and O Dowd looked in fine touch before Frylink dismissed Myburgh trying to hit a tennis shot giving a simple catch to Baard. The Netherlands openers added 42 runs for the opening wicket. At the end of the first six overs, Namibia scored 45 for 1. Roelf van der Merwe's promotion at number 3 did not work as he was dismissed cheaply with a simple catch to Scholtz at third man. Colin Ackermann came to the crease and struggled initially while O Dowd kept on ticking runs. Namibian ...