Namibia defeated United States of America by – runs in the fourth match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League two 2019-23 cycle on Saturday. Here in this article, we have discussed Namibia Vs USA match highlights in detail.
After scoring 254 in their 50-over quota, Namibian players proved their superiority with the bat and the ball in today’s match by holding USA to 186 runs and winning the game by 68 runs.
Earlier, Gerhard Erasmus scored the most the runs for the Namibia side that helped the team cross 250-mark.
Namibia Vs USA match highlights
Invited to bat, Namibia witnessed a dreary start when they lost their opener in the fifth over of the innings in the form of Divan la Cock.
Lohan Louwrens and Stephan Baard, however steadied the ship by adding 93 runs for the second wicket. Both scored half-centuries before walking back to pavilion.
Gerhard Erasmus then took the charge of Namibia’s innings and played a valuable knock of 87 off 72. JJ Smith also played a handy knock to drive post a competitive total.
In reply, USA too started on the same line as Namibia as they also lost their opener early. Saiteja Mukkamalla and the skipper Monank Patel then tried to add some runs by doing 52 runs partnership for the second wicket, but as soon as Mukkamalla got out, team lost more 2 wickets in quick succession.
Although the USA players made a valiant effort to get their team close to the line, their little partnerships didn’t help them win the match and they lost by 68 runs.
For Namibia, Bernard Scholtz (3) bagged the most number of wickets, Tangeni Lungameni grabbed 2, while Ruben Trumpelmann and Gerhard Erasmus took a wicket each.
Erasmus ended the game as the most impactful player of the match as he recorded 72-ball 87 with the bat and also took an important wicket.
With this win, Namibia earned two crucial points to be placed fifth on the points table with 22 points in 20 games. While USA, who played lost his 16th game in the 2019-23 cycle, currently sitting at third spot with 29 points in 32 games.
