Namibia have cruised into the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup 2021 with a thumping win over Ireland in their last match of Round 1 at the Shaꦍrjah Cricket Stadium on Friday, October 22.
Namibia are placed at the second spot in ꦡGroup A after Sri Lanka, who will face the Netherlands in their last fixture of 𝔉the opening round.
The win over Ireland have earned Namibia a spot in Group 2 of the Super 12 stage alongside India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Scotland.
Gerhard Erasmus top-scored for Namibia with an unbeaten 53 off 49 balls while David Wiese contributed 28 not out as they chased down the target of 126 with eight wickets and nine balls♒ to spare.
Earlier, Namibian bowlers made a strong comeback to restrict the Irish at a modest total of 125-8. Paul Stirling top-scored for his side with a 24-ball 38 and shared 62 runs off just 44 balls with Kevin O’Brien (25) for the opening wicket.
Jan Frylinck (3/21) was the pick of the bowlers for Namibia,🍬 while Wiese (2/22) also bagged two wickets.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Namibia have created history! They’ve won by 8 wickets! W♔hat a moment.꧂ And that was a very well deserved win!
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB)
What a story send out a strong message to all Associate nations on what can be done .. it can be done .. Well do🐷ne guys 🤸♀️🤸♀️🤸♀️👏👏👏
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69)
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ🔯ᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚCongratulations Namibia. An extremely proud moment. To beat Netherlands and Ireland is commendable
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Another exceptional all-round performance from David Wiese, (+14 Batting Imp🌼act, +9 Bowling Impact) helps put debutants Namibia into the Super 12s, knocking out Ireland in the process.
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst)
Nam🐷ibia 🇳🇦👏👏👏👏take a bow. What emotion! Sports h🐲as a way of bringing such emotion out.
— Venky Mysore (@VenkyMysore)
𝙉𝙖𝙢(𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙖) 𝙩𝙤𝙝 𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙜𝙖! 🇳🇦
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders)
Namibia secure an eജight-wicketꦅ win, bringing an end to our campaign.
Thank you to all our fans for your support.
📷 ☘️🏏
— Cricket Ireland (@cricketireland)
We feel all the joy for Namibia as a crocket nation on the qualification to𒐪 the Super 12 stage of the Well dome to Gerhard Erasmus and his wonderful team👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi)
Oh McMassive 🍸for alias Dave Grohl was brilliant! 🤸🏽👏 Congrats 😬
— Danny Morrison (@SteelyDan66)
It has been deeply moving to s💙ee the joy on the faces of the Namibian cricketers
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Unbelievable scenes at Sharjah. Gerhard Erasmus: 53*(49). Captain's knock under pressure. Crying after the win.
— Srini Mama (@SriniMaama16)
Moment of glory, well deserved!
Scorecard:— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
History ✅
Namibia are through to the Super 12 ✨ | |
— ICC (@ICC)
what a moment for .🅺. ✤David “Qalandar” Wiese is on 🔥
— Sawera Pasha (@sawerapasha)
Cricket wins everyday❤️
— Kanav Bali🏏 (@Concussion__Sub)