Report: Abdullah Asjad
ISLAMABAD (October 20,2021):-Namibia defeated Netherlands by 6 wickets in the ICC Men’s T 20 World cup 2021 match at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.
Netherlands batters post 164 for 4 runs on scoreboard, as their Opener Max O Dowd played a superb innings and scored 70 runs in 56 balls. He hit 4 fours and solitary six. Colin Ackermann added 35 runs in the team total. He faced 32 deliveries while Edwards scored 21 runs after wasting 11 balls .He smashed couple of fours and one six. Namibia’s bowler Jan Frylinck took 2 wickets and conceded 36 runs while all rounder David Wiese picked up 1 wicket.
Namibia’s all rounder David Weise played a very sparkling innings and cracked 5 long sixes and 4 fours during an innings of 66 runs. He faced just 40 deliveries. Namibia’s skipper Gerhard Erasmus scored 35 runs in 32 balls while Stephan Baard made 19 runs for 20 balls. David Weise got man of the match for his shining all rounder performers.
Summarized Scorecard:
Netherlands Batting: (Max O Dowd (70 runs in 56 balls) 6 fours 1six, Colin Ackermann (35runs in 32 balls) 1 four 1 six, Scott Edwards (21 run in 11 balls) 2 fours 1 six)
Namibia Bowling: (Jan Frylinck 2 for 36, David Wiese 1 four 32)
Namibia Batting: (David Weise (66 runs in 40 balls) 4 fours 5 sixes, Gerhard Erasmus (32 runs in 22 balls) 4 fours1 sixes, Stephan Baard (19 runs in 20 balls)3 fours)
Netherlands Bowling: (Pieter Seelaar 1 for 8, Fred Klaassen 1 for 14)
Result:-Namibia won by 6 wickets
Man of the Match:-David Wiese
Toss: Namibia won the toss and elected to bowl first
