ICC World T20: Namibia upsets Sri Lanka in opening game
hasing 163 runs, Sri Lanka’s team could score only 108 runs. In this way, Namibia defeated Sri Lanka by 55 runs and started the tournament with a huge upset Playing first against Sri Lanka a team who had recently won the Asia Cup, Namibia scored 163 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. For Namibia, JJ Smit and Jan Frylinck played a counter attacking innings, on the basis of which the team was able to score 162 runs in 20 overs. JJ Smit scored 31 runs off 16 balls, while Jan Frylinck scored 44 runs off 28 balls. Sri Lanka got a target of 164 runs. Pramod Madushan took 2 wickets for Sri Lanka, while Chameera, Mahesh Theekshana got 1-1 wickets in their account. Earlier, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field first. To reach the Super 12, Sri Lanka will have to win their matches of the qualifying match. From the qualifying round, 4 teams will qualify for Super 12.
