Namibia last played in an ICC World Tournament in 2003. He played 6 matches in the World Cup and the African country lost in every match. After 17 years, Namibia came back on the world stage and lost to Sri Lanka by 96 runs in the first match. However, in the next match, he turned around brilliantly. Namibia topped the Netherlands’ 184-run stand with David Weiss’s unbeaten six off 40 balls, their first World Cup victory. On the other hand, after losing two matches in a row, the Netherlands has gone to the edge of the abyss.
Namibia lost 3 wickets for 52 runs. He still needs 113 runs from 60 balls. No one could run in the first 4 balls. However, in the first ball of the tenth over, Rolf von der Marwe was bowled by Gerhard Erasmus, the captain of the crease at the crease. The storm that started in Visayas did not stop. His partnership with Erasmus was 93 off 51 balls. Erasmus returned with 32 off 22 balls, but Vise left the field to ensure Namibia’s historic victory.
After losing the toss, the Netherlands scored 164 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Opener Max O’Dowd made his second consecutive fifty in the World Cup. O’Dowd’s opening partnership with Steven Maiburg led to 42 runs, while the Netherlands scored 45 runs in the power play. O’Donnell’s third wicket partnership with Colin Ackerman was 62 off 62 balls, even though Fon der Marway returned quickly. Ackerman returned with 35 runs off 32 balls.
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However, O’Dowd survived till the last over, with 3 balls to spare, he was dismissed for 60 off 57 balls, hitting six fours and one six in the innings. However, Scott Edwards made a leap towards the Netherlands towards the end, in a cameo of 21 runs from 11 balls. Although the Netherlands has taken a little longer to change gears. Namibia captain Erasmus finished the day with five bowlers. Ian Frylink is the most successful with 2 wickets for 36 runs. Vise took 1 wicket in 4 overs with 32 runs.
Chasing the run, Namibia’s start was slow. All three top-order batsmen returned bold. Steven Bird made 19 off 20 balls, Jane Green made 15 off 12 balls and Craig Williams made 11 off 13 balls. Then the pair of Vise and Erasmus. JR Smith ended the drought even though no boundary came from 11 balls after the wicket of Erasmas. He was the one who ensured Namibia’s first victory in the World Cup with two fours in a row to Logan von Beek.
