NAM beat SCO Highlights – T20 World Cup: Namibia is playing global cricket event of the magnitude of T20 World Cup for the first time. They have beaten the likes of Irealand & Netherlands in the Qualifiers & they are not stopping anytime soon. The Dream-Run for the debutants is continuing as they registered 4 wickets victory over Scotland to win their 1st Super-12 match: Follow T20 World Cup LIVE Updates on InsideSport.in
NAM beat SCO Highlights: Namibia’s dream run continues in T20 World Cup, beat Scotland to register 1st victory in Super-12
Namibia on Dream Run: Namibia kicked off their Super 12 campaign with a victory against Scotland by 4 wickets in the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. Namibia faced certain difficulties but the team was able to chase the modest target of 110 with five balls to spare. With this win, Namibia went to 3rd spot in Group 2 behind Pakistan and Afghanistan.
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Namibia on Dream Run: Chasing 110, Namibia prefered to go with caution over aggression as it wasn’t until the fifth over of the innings that Namibia scored their first boundary off the bat. Opener Michael van Lingen was removed in the last over of powerplay as their score read 29/1.
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Zane Green and Craig Williams tried to up the ante but the former fell at the stroke of drinks. At the halfway stage, Namibia needed 54 from the remaining 10 to win the contest. Gerhard Erasmus stay at the pitch was cut short in the 12th over.
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Namibia on Dream Run: Craig Williams soon followed Erasmus into the dressing room in the next over. With the team under the pressure, JJ Smit and David Wiese steadied the ship for the chasing team. Wiese was removed in the 18th over and Jan Frylinck in the penultimate over but until then it was just too late for Scotland. JJ Smit smashed six on the first ball of the last over as Namibia put their first points on board.
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Earlier, Left-arm pacer Ruben Trumpelmann struck thrice in a sensational first over as debutants Namibia restricted Scotland to a below-par 109 for eight in a Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup here on Wednesday.
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Munsey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Matthew Cross (WK) | 19 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 57.58 | |
| Calum MacLeod | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Richie Berrington (C) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Craig Wallace | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 30.77 | |
| Michael Leask | 44 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 162.96 | |
| Chris Greaves | 25 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 78.13 | |
| Mark Watt | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Josh Davey | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | |
| Extra | 9 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 5) | |||||
| Total | 109/8 (20) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | SM Sharif, BTJ Wheal | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben Trumpelmann | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4.25 |
| Jan Frylinck | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2.50 |
| Jonathan Smit | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5.00 |
| David Wiese | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Bernard Scholtz | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Michael van Lingen | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Pikky Ya France | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| HG Munsey | 1-0 | 0.1 |
| CS MacLeod | 2-2 | 0.3 |
| RD Berrington | 3-2 | 0.4 |
| CD Wallace | 4-18 | 5.3 |
| MH Cross | 5-57 | 11.1 |
| MA Leask | 6-93 | 16.2 |
| MRJ Watt | 7-99 | 18.1 |
| CN Greaves | 8-109 | 19.6 |
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Williams | 23 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 79.31 | |
| Michael van Lingen | 18 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 75.00 | |
| Zane Green (WK) | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 69.23 | |
| Gerhard Erasmus (C) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| David Wiese | 16 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 114.29 | |
| Jonathan Smit | 32 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 139.13 | |
| Jan Frylinck | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Pikky Ya France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Extra | 11 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 9) | |||||
| Total | 115/6 (19.1) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, R Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Wheal | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Josh Davey | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Safyaan Sharif | 3.1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6.63 |
| Chris Greaves | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Mark Watt | 4 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Michael Leask | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| M van Lingen | 1-28 | 5.3 |
| Zane Green | 2-50 | 9.1 |
| Gerhard Erasmus | 3-61 | 11.2 |
| Craig Williams | 4-67 | 12.3 |
| D Wiese | 5-102 | 17.4 |
| Jan Frylinck | 6-109 | 18.4 |
Namibia won the toss and opted to field
Teams:
Scotland (Playing XI): George Munsey, Matthew Cross(w), Calum MacLeod, Richie Berrington(c), Craig Wallace, Michael Leask, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Josh Davey, Safyaan Sharif, Bradley Wheal
Namibia (Playing XI): Craig Williams, Zane Green(w), Gerhard Erasmus(c), David Wiese, Michael van Lingen, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Pikky Ya France, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Ruben Trumpelmann, Bernard Scholtz
