Namibia, who were playing for the first time ever in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup, managed to register a 4 wicket win against Scotland and create history. Namibia was chasing a feeble target of 110 but with some brilliant captaincy from the stand-in captain Richie Berrington and the effort from the bowlers, the Namibian team faced difficulty while chasing the target.
For Namibia, Williams (23), Lingen (18), Wiese (16) & Smit (32*) chipped in with small scores as the Namibian team held their nerve and were able to register this historic win. They weren't predicted to get across the ROund 1 and yet here they are, with their first win in their first Super 12 match.
For Scotland, from the spin department - Michael Leask picked up 2 wickets, and Mark Watt & Chris Greaves picked up 1 wicket and tried to choke the Namibian batting but then the target was proved to be too low. Pacers Sharif & Wheal also picked up 1 scalp apiece.
In the first innings, Namibia continued their dream run in the tournament as they restricted Scotland to 109/8 in 20 overs. For Namibia, Ruben Trumpelmann picked up 3 wickets in the first over itself and since then bowlers didn't allow batters to adjust. Jan Frylinck picked up 2 wickets while JJ Smit & David Wiese picked up 1 wicket each.
For Scotland, Michael Leask scored 44 off 27 balls with 4 fours & 2 sixes and helped Scotland batting after they lost 3 early wickets.
Earlier, Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus won the toss & elected to field first against Scotland in the 21st match of the T20 World Cup 2021. This match is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.
Namibia win their first ever Super 12 game
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