T20 World Cup: Scotland Defeats Namibia by 5 Wickets
ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Scotland Tops Group B After Second Victory.
In the T20 World Cup, Scotland defeated Namibia by 5 wickets.
Following their victory in Bridgetown, Scotland now leads Group B with 3 points after 2 matches.
On Friday, Namibia won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 155 runs.
Scotland chased down the target with 9 balls to spare, finishing at 156 for 5.
Namibia’s innings started poorly as opener JB Kotze was dismissed for a duck.
Captain Gerhard Erasmus top-scored with 52 runs off 31 balls, including 2 sixes and 5 fours.
Zane Green added 28 runs, and Nicolaas Davin contributed 22 runs.
For Scotland, Brad Wheal took 3 wickets for 33 runs.
Captain Richie Berrington led the chase with 47 runs off 35 balls, hitting 2 sixes and 2 fours. Michael Leask scored 35, Michael Jones added 26, and Brandon McMullen made 19 runs.
Namibia’s Gerhard Erasmus took 2 wickets, while Ruben Trumpelmann, Tangeni Lungameni, and Bernard Scholtz each claimed 1 wicket.
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