🏏ICC Men's T20I WC 2022 - Qualifiers: Group A: NAM vs UAE on Pg 54🏏 - Page 47

What a strange, strange innings of cricket this has been!

Namibia lose three wickets within the powerplay, and their chase was going nowhere when skipper Gerhard Erasmus fell in the 8th over.

UAE won by 7 runs.

Congratulations to UAE .

What a strange, strange innings of cricket this has been! Namibia lose three wickets within the powerplay, and their chase was going nowhere when skipper Gerhard Erasmus fell in the 8th over. Namibia were reeling at 67/7 after 13 overs, totally out of it. But then David Wiese and Trumpelmann stitched a record 70-run partnership for the eighth wicket. UAE felt the heat with the dew setting in and the Namibian batters going all guns blazing.

David Wiese is beyond devastated in the Namibia dugout. The last two overs by Basil Hameed and CP Rizwan in the first innings - three sixes were hit in the last seven balls - got UAE up to a total that was just enough. Namibia meanwhile could only manage 12 runs off their last 12 balls in the chase having got the equation down to 20 off 12 balls, and that too with UAE forced to bring an extra fielder into the ring for the final over after taking too long to bowl their overs. UAE used a player to bowl the final over who had bowled a total of 3.4 overs in T20Is coming into his 20th T20I today. But Waseem somehow conceded just six runs with his medium pace in the final over to get UAE across the line. At the same time, Namibia are KO'd and Netherlands' tournament continues.

Muhammad Waseem is named Player of the Match not only for his half-century in the first innings but for his unlikely death bowling:

M Waseem | Player of the Match: It was tough bowling at the death after so long, but I was always confident. I think the way we bowled the second last over, we got back into the game. The plan was to keep it straight as the boundaries in front of the wicket were very long. The previous two games also we were in winning positions, we could have won them. Very happy to have won a World Cup game for the first time.

Gerhard Erasmus: I thought we did well with the ball to keep them under 150. I think it was much below par, but we let them get away with a few shots in the middle overs. These kind of games happen, we need to react better to situations when the momentum swings away from us. He's a match-winner who plays all over the world, our dressing room gets to learn a lot from him.

That concludes Group A Qualifier Round matches.

Sri Lanka found a spot in Group 1 of Super 12

Netherlands found a spot in Group 2 of Super 12.

Farewell to Geelong and we move on to the big and fancy grounds from 22nd.

Cheers..

Today’s matches were the best ones of this WC so far 🔥

What a strong competition!

And the best thing is all 8 teams got at least one win in this qualifying round ❤️

Originally posted by: RandomWaliLadki

Today’s matches were the best ones of this WC so far 🔥

What a strong competition!

And the best thing is all 8 teams got at least one win in this qualifying round ❤️

Cheers..

Originally posted by: RandomWaliLadki

Today’s matches were the best ones of this WC so far 🔥

What a strong competition!

And the best thing is all 8 teams got at least one win in this qualifying round ❤️

Very well said and yes all teams were so competetive. Glad all 8 teams got a win.

Originally posted by: Savera84

That concludes Group A Qualifier Round matches.

Sri Lanka found a spot in Group 1 of Super 12

Netherlands found a spot in Group 2 of Super 12.

Farewell to Geelong and we move on to the big and fancy grounds from 22nd.

Cheers..

Happy for Netherlands but sad for Namibia.