Namibia Qualifies for T20 WC Super 12 stage

Debutant qualifies for the Super 12 stage with stunning 8-wicket win over Ireland.

Gerhard Erasmus led from the front with an unbeaten fifty to guide debutant Namibia to a historic eight-wicket win over Ireland in a First Round Group A match here on Friday and seal a qualification spot in the Super 12s of the Men’s T20 World Cup.

Erasmus (53 not out off 49 balls, 3 fours, 1 six) helped Namibia chase its target of 126 in the company of David Wiese, who made an unbeaten 28. Namibia made a quiet start to its chase as its batters dealt mostly in singles and twos. The team’s struggle can be gauged from the fact that it found the fence only four times in the first 10 overs, scoring 49 for one.

Needing 77 off the last 10 overs, Erasmus and Zane Green (24) shared 48 runs for the second wicket to keep Namibia in the contest on a slow surface. But, Green failed to clear Kevin O’Brien at mid-off to make the match interesting.

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