GEELONG: Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by means of 55 runs to reason a significant disappointed within the opening fit of the Twenty20 Global Cup on Sunday. The left-handed Frylinck and JJ Smit, who made an unbeaten 31, lifted Namibia to 163-7 with their 69-run seventh-wicket stand after being invited to bat first in Geelong. Sri Lanka have been then bowled out for 108 in 19 overs with David Wiese, Frylinck, Bernard Scholtz and Ben Shikongo taking two wickets each and every within the group’s first of 3 opening-round suits.
The African minnows are heading in the right direction for a 2nd immediately Tremendous 12 position after reaching the feat on their T20 Global Cup debut closing 12 months within the United Arab Emirates. “Improbable adventure, closing 12 months used to be a different enjoy for us. We’ve began a really perfect win, however lot of labor to do all over this event nonetheless,” skipper Gerhard Erasmus stated after the lovely win. “It’s been a historical day for us. The outlet day has been moderately particular however we need to kick on from right here and qualify for the Tremendous 12 level. We perceive the larger image as neatly.”
Namibia misplaced their openers within 3 overs with returning rapid bowler Dushmantha Chameera getting a wicket 0.33 ball when Michael van Lingen used to be stuck at deep third-man. Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton fell to a super diving catch by means of wicketkeeper Kusal Mendis after a 12-ball 20. Stephan Baard and skipper Gerhard Erasmus tried to rebuild with a stand of 41 however Sri Lanka’s bowlers saved chipping away with wickets. Namibia slipped to 93-6 when spinner Maheesh Theekshana were given big-hitter David Wiese stuck in the back of for nought however Frylinck, who hit 4 fours in his 28-ball innings, and Smit had different concepts.
Fanatics silenced
The pair took the assault to the opposition with 5 fours and two sixes within the ultimate 5 overs. Sri Lanka, who gained the Asia Cup closing month, misplaced Kusal Mendis for 6 when his top-edge off Wiese ballooned as much as land within the gloves of Zane Inexperienced. Shikongo silenced the Sri Lankan lovers when he despatched again Pathum Nissanka for 9 and Danushka Gunathilaka for nought from consecutive balls. Bhanuka Rajapaksa performed out the hat-trick ball, surviving a large lbw shout. “When we lose 3 wickets within the powerplay, we’re typically out of the sport,” stated skipper Dasun Shanaka. “The plans must be easy, we don’t need to do the rest particular. We’ve were given a excellent group, it’s in regards to the procedure.”
Frylinck, a left-arm seamer who used to be named guy of the fit, got rid of Dhananjaya de Silva as Sri Lanka slipped to 40-4. The left-handed Rajapaksa and Shanaka, who made 29, tried to position the chase again on target with a partnership of 34 however Scholtz broke the stand together with his left-arm spin. Scholtz were given Rajapaksa out for 20 when he skied a shot and in addition despatched again Wanindu Hasaranga. Frylinck ended captain Shanka’s resistance and the decrease order quickly adopted to spark joyous celebrations when Wiese claimed the general wicket. – AFP