Ruben Trumpelmann led a lethal bowling show to set up Namibia’s famous four-wicket win over Scotland in their first ever Super 12 clash of ...
Ruben Trumpelmann led a lethal bowling show to set up Namibia’s famous four-wicket win over Scotland in their first ever Super 12 clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on Wednesday.
Chasing a tricky 110, JJ Smit made an unbeaten 32 to drive the team home with five balls to spare in Abu Dhabi and extend Namibia’s win streak to three in the tournament after the team came through the qualifying round.
T20 World Cup, SCO vs NAM as it happened: JJ Smit guides Namibia home for a famous win
Smit and David Wiese, who made 16, put on a key partnership of 35 in the low-scoring match to hand Scotland their second loss of the group stage.
Trumpelmann began the show with three wickets in the first over to return figures of 3-17 with his left-arm pace and restrict Scotland to 109-8.
The left-arm quick justified his team’s decision to bat first as he struck with the first ball and then got two in successive deliveries including Richie Berrington for nought.
Berrington, who was standing in as captain with regular skipper Kyle Coetzer out nursing a finger injury, reviewed the call but replays suggested the ball would have hit the leg stump.
The opening over provided a superb start for a team,...
