ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Minnows Namibia Crush Sri Lanka By 55 Runs On Opening Days – In Pics

Namibia caused a massive upset on the opening day of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with a 55-run win over 2014 champions and reigning Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka in a group A match on Sunday. Namibia, who had impressed in the previous edition 12 months ago as well, recovered from 93 for six in the 15th over to post a challenging 163 for seven in 20 overs. Jan Frylinck (44 off 28) and JJ Smit (31 not out off 16) did the damage in the death overs, sharing a whirlwind 69-run stand off 33 balls to raise concerns in the Sri Lankan dressing room. Nicol Loftie-Eaton had made a handy 20 off 12 balls after the reigning Asian champions put them in to bat. The Namibian pacers, led by Ben Shikongo, wrecked the Sri Lanka top- order before bowling them out for 108 in 19 overs for a memorable win.

Updated on: 18 January 2024 11:13 am

Published at: 16 October 2022 2:39 pm

ICC T20 World Cup 2022: Namibia vs Sri Lanka

Namibia caused a massive upset on the opening day of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 with a 55-run win over 2014 champions and reigning Asia Cup winners Sri Lanka in a group A match on Sunday. Namibia, who had impressed in the previous edition 12 months ago as well, recovered from 93 for six in the 15th over to post a challenging 163 for seven in 20 overs. Jan Frylinck (44 off 28) and JJ Smit (31 not out off 16) did the damage in the death overs, sharing a whirlwind 69-run stand off 33 balls to raise concerns in the Sri Lankan dressing room. Nicol Loftie-Eaton had made a handy 20 off 12 balls after the reigning Asian champions put them in to bat. The Namibian pacers, led by Ben Shikongo, wrecked the Sri Lanka top- order before bowling them out for 108 in 19 overs for a memorable win.