SL vs NAM Highlights: Namibia STUN Asian Champions SriLanka by 55 runs: Watch ICC T20 WC Highlights

SL vs NAM Highlights – ICC T20 World CUP Highlights – Namibia win by 55 runs: Minnows Namibia have stunned Asia Champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to begin their first-round campaign. SriLanka are now in a spot of bother as they could lose out on a spot in the T20 World Cup Super 12. Ben Shikongo and David Wiese starred with the ball while Jan Frylinck and Jonathan Smit’s shone with the willow. Namibia set 164-run target but Sri Lanka were dismissed for 108. Watch SriLanka vs Namibia Highlights & T20 World Cup 2022 Live updates with InsideSport.IN

Chasing a target of 164, Sri Lanka were off to their worst possible start. Their star batters who became their backbone in the Asia Cup triumph failed miserably. Pathum Nissanka (9), Kusal Mendis (6) and Danushka Gunathilaka (0) departed inside the powerplay to make it 21/3. Ben Shikongo was the wrecker-in-chief. In his first over, he bagged two wickets in two balls to wreak havoc.

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Medium-pace continued its domination in Lanka’s innings as Jan Frylinck joined the party, dismissing Silva for 12 off 11 balls after being caught by Shikongo at deep backward square leg. Sri Lanka was 40/4.

Dasun Shanaka, the skipper joined Rajapaksa and they had to do some heavy repair works. The duo kept the scoreboard ticking and took Sri Lanka halfway through the innings safely. After 10 overs, Sri Lanka was at 72/4, with Rajapaksa (19*) and Shanaka (22*). It seemed Sri Lanka could bounce back in the match.

Just when things looked safe for SL, spinner Bernard Scholtz gave twin jolts to the Asia Cup champions, sending back Rajapaksa (20) and Wanindu Hasaranga (4). Frylinck also got his second wicket of the match, sending back skipper Shanaka for 29 off 23 balls.

2 wickets in 2 balls!

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The Asia Cup champs looked in a huge trouble, 7 down for just 88 runs in 14 overs. They needed to swing big, but with caution as 76 off 36 balls were needed, with only three wickets in hand.

Pramod Madushan was run out for a duck by Michael van Lingen and wicketkeeper Zane Green. SL sunk to 88/8 and Namibia was just two wickets away from pulling off a huge upset.

Chamika Karunaratne (5) and Dushmantha Chameera (8) gave away their wickets owing to poor shot selection and Namibia pulled off a memorable victory against the recently-crowned Asia Cup champions. SL was bundled out for 108 in 19 overs and lost the game by 55 runs. Scholtz (2/18) and David Wiese (2/16) were the standout bowlers for Namibia. Shikongo and Frylinck took two wickets. Smit took a wicket too.

SL vs NAM Highlights: Opening BLUES continue for SriLanka, Namibia STUN Asian Champions by 55 runs: Watch ICC T20 WC Highlights

Earlier, Jan Frylinck and Jonathan Smit’s 69-run stand helped Namibia set a competitive 164-run target for Sri Lanka. Although SriLankan bowlers started well with wickets at regular intervals, Frylinck (44) and Smit (31 off 16) did rebuild and took SriLankan bowling apart at the death. Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga were economical, bagging a wicket each.

Namibia displayed some solid intent throughout their innings but it came at cost of their wickets. Sri Lanka had their opponents restricted at 95/6 in 15 overs but Frylinck (44 off 28) and Smit (31* off 16) stitched a 69-run stand to help their side reach a competitive total.

Put to bat first by Sri Lanka, Namibia was off to a shaky start. Openers Michael van Lingen (3) and Divan la Cock (9) were sent back to the pavilion by pacers Dushmantha Chameera and Pramod Madushan. It reduced Namibia to 16/2 in 3 overs.

SL vs NAM Highlights: Opening BLUES continue for SriLanka, Namibia STUN Asian Champions by 55 runs: Watch ICC T20 WC Highlights

Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton and Stephan Baard were the fresh pair and they started to rebuild the innings. Eaton continued to bat with attacking intent, smashing Chamika Karunaratne for a four and a six. Karunaratne however had the last laugh, dismissing Eaton for 20 off 12 balls.

In 15 overs, Namibia was at 95/6, with Frylinck (14*) and JJ Smit (1*) at the crease. A hard strike from Frylinck through the midwicket region brought Namibia to the 100-run mark in 15.4 overs.

Smit and Frylink started to attack Sri Lankan bowlers and 37 runs came in the next three overs. Karunaratne seemed to be the worst sufferer, smashed for 16 runs in the 18th over. The duo found ways to put runs on the board despite Wiese’s dismissal, putting on 50 runs in just 27 balls.

They also helped their side reach the 150-run mark in 19 overs, something which looked doubtful a few balls back. Namibia finished their innings at 163/7, fetching 68 runs in the last five overs. Frylinck was out for 44 off 28 on the final ball while Smit stayed unbeaten at 31.

Pramod Madushan (2/37) was the leading bowler for Sri Lanka. Theekshana, Karunaratne, Hasaranga and Chameera also got a wicket each.

SL vs NAM Highlights: Opening BLUES continue for SriLanka, Namibia STUN Asian Champions by 55 runs: Watch ICC T20 WC Highlights

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(w), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Maheesh Theekshana

Namibia (Playing XI): Stephan Baard, David Wiese, Gerhard Erasmus(c), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green(w), Divan la Cock, Michael van Lingen, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo

SL vs NAM Highlights: Opening BLUES continue for SriLanka, Namibia STUN Asian Champions by 55 runs: Watch ICC T20 WC Highlights

SriLanka scorecard

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c Jonathan Smit b Ben Shikongo	9	10	1	0	90.00
Kusal Mendis (WK)	c Zane Green b D Wiese	6	6	0	0	100.00
Dhananjaya de Silva	c Ben Shikongo b Jan Frylinck	12	11	1	0	109.09
Danushka Gunathilaka	c Zane Green b Ben Shikongo	0	1	0	0	0.00
Bhanuka Rajapaksa	c Divan la Cock b Bernard Scholtz	20	21	2	0	95.24
Dasun Shanaka (C)	c Zane Green b Jan Frylinck	29	23	2	1	126.09
Wanindu Hasaranga	c Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton b Bernard Scholtz	4	8	0	0	50.00
Chamika Karunaratne	c Stephan Baard b Jonathan Smit	5	8	0	0	62.50
Pramod Madushan	runout (Zane Green / Michael van Lingen)	0	0	0	0	0.00
Dushmantha Chameera	c Gerhard Erasmus b D Wiese	8	15	0	0	53.33
Maheesh Theekshana	Not out	11	11	0	1	100.00
Extra	4 (b 0, w 2, nb 0, lb 2)
Total	108/10 (19)
Yet To Bat

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Gerhard Erasmus	1	0	8	0	8.00
David Wiese	4	0	16	2	4.00
Bernard Scholtz	4	0	18	2	4.50
Ben Shikongo	3	1	22	2	7.33
Jonathan Smit	3	0	16	1	5.33
Jan Frylinck	4	0	26	2	6.50

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
K Mendis	1-12	1.4
Pathum Nissanka	2-21	3.2
D Gunathilaka	3-21	3.3
D de Silva	4-40	6.3
B Rajapaksa	5-74	10.3
W Hasaranga	6-80	12.3
D Shanaka	7-88	13.6
Pramod Madushan	8-88	14.2
C Karunaratne	9-92	15.2
D Chameera	10-108	18.6

Namibia Scorecard:

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Michael van Lingen	c PM Liyanagamage b D Chameera	3	6	0	0	50.00
Divan la Cock	c D Shanaka b PM Liyanagamage	9	9	1	0	100.00
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	c K Mendis b C Karunaratne	20	12	1	2	166.67
Stephan Baard	c D de Silva b PM Liyanagamage	26	24	2	0	108.33
Gerhard Erasmus (C)	c D Gunathilaka b W Hasaranga	20	24	0	0	83.33
Jan Frylinck	runout (K Mendis / D Chameera)	44	28	4	0	157.14
David Wiese	c K Mendis b M Theekshana	0	1	0	0	0.00
Jonathan Smit	Not out	31	16	2	2	193.75
Extra	10 (b 1, w 9, nb 0, lb 0)
Total	163/7 (20)
Yet To Bat	Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Maheesh Theekshana	4	23	1	5.75
Dushmantha Chameera	4	39	1	9.75
Pramod Madushan	4	37	2	9.25
Chamika Karunaratne	4	36	1	9.00
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	27	1	6.75

Fall Of Wickets	FOW	Over
Michael van Lingen	1-6	1.2
Divan la Cock	2-16	2.6
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	3-35	4.5
Gerhard Erasmus	4-76	11.5
Stephan Baard	5-91	13.6
D Wiese	6-93	14.2
Jan Frylinck	7-162	19.6

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