Namibia crush USA
The Namibians delivered some truly exceptional performances against the USA.
Namibia beat the United States of America (USA) by 139 runs via the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern (DLS) method in a rain-affected match, after a classy century by Jean Pierre Kotze and a five-wicket haul by Zhivago Groenewald on Friday.
Kotze's 136 off 109 balls - the first one-day international century for Namibia - lifted his side to 287/8 in 49 overs, which is the new highest total in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two.
It was a difficult chase for the USA, who were bowled out for 142, in Match 10 of the league at Lauderhill.
The USA won the toss and elected to field. Unfortunately, heavy rain soon delayed play, resulting in the loss of an over.
Jessy Singh bowled Karl Birkenstock in the second over for a duck, but the USA were then denied more early wickets.
Kotze, the number three batsman, settled in and become a nightmare for the bowlers.
Even though the showers stayed away for the rest of the innings, Kotze made sure it rained boundaries.
He became the first ODI centurion for Namibia, as well as in the competition. Kotze's knock included 11 fours and eight sixes.
Namibia made 80 runs in the Powerplay. The USA's breakthrough came in the 28th over, when Jessy dismissed Kotze and captain Gerhard Erasmus in the same over.
USA skipper Saurabh Netravalkar took a stunning catch to dismiss his Namibian counterpart.
But just as USA clawed their way back, Jan Frylinck (60) boosted the total.
The USA were set a target of 282 in 47 overs. They lost wickets at regular intervals. In the third over, Xavier Marshall fell to Jan Frylinck, with Groenewald taking a stunning catch. Jaskaran Malhotra and Steven Taylor's budding partnership was halted in the ninth over, and in the next, Monank Patel was dismissed for a duck. His middle stump was uprooted by Helao Ya France.
Aaron Jones (44) tried to dig in, but Groenewald ran through the rest of their line-up. The USA were bowled out in 37 overs.
The result put the USA second on the table, behind Scotland on net run-rate. Namibia, with one win, is fourth, while Papua New Guinea, the other team in the tri-series in this round, are still without a victory.
Player of the match Kotze said: “I started off when I got a free hit, which went away for a six. In our batting plans, we talked about batting positively, after we batted badly against USA in the first match.
“So we just went upwards, and it was one of those days where it just clicked for me.
“I got one or two away and that kept the momentum going and it was a good feeling. When Stephen and I were batting, I kept saying I will keep on going; I will keep on playing my shots.
“It was nice to be out there and hit the ball as cleanly as I did today. I'm very glad to be the first centurion in League 2, and I do not plan it being my last. This is our first win, and we hope we can build on our momentum against Papua New Guinea.”
Namibia were scheduled to play Papua New Guinea yesterday.
ICC
Kotze's 136 off 109 balls - the first one-day international century for Namibia - lifted his side to 287/8 in 49 overs, which is the new highest total in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two.
It was a difficult chase for the USA, who were bowled out for 142, in Match 10 of the league at Lauderhill.
The USA won the toss and elected to field. Unfortunately, heavy rain soon delayed play, resulting in the loss of an over.
Jessy Singh bowled Karl Birkenstock in the second over for a duck, but the USA were then denied more early wickets.
Kotze, the number three batsman, settled in and become a nightmare for the bowlers.
Even though the showers stayed away for the rest of the innings, Kotze made sure it rained boundaries.
He became the first ODI centurion for Namibia, as well as in the competition. Kotze's knock included 11 fours and eight sixes.
Namibia made 80 runs in the Powerplay. The USA's breakthrough came in the 28th over, when Jessy dismissed Kotze and captain Gerhard Erasmus in the same over.
USA skipper Saurabh Netravalkar took a stunning catch to dismiss his Namibian counterpart.
But just as USA clawed their way back, Jan Frylinck (60) boosted the total.
The USA were set a target of 282 in 47 overs. They lost wickets at regular intervals. In the third over, Xavier Marshall fell to Jan Frylinck, with Groenewald taking a stunning catch. Jaskaran Malhotra and Steven Taylor's budding partnership was halted in the ninth over, and in the next, Monank Patel was dismissed for a duck. His middle stump was uprooted by Helao Ya France.
Aaron Jones (44) tried to dig in, but Groenewald ran through the rest of their line-up. The USA were bowled out in 37 overs.
The result put the USA second on the table, behind Scotland on net run-rate. Namibia, with one win, is fourth, while Papua New Guinea, the other team in the tri-series in this round, are still without a victory.
Player of the match Kotze said: “I started off when I got a free hit, which went away for a six. In our batting plans, we talked about batting positively, after we batted badly against USA in the first match.
“So we just went upwards, and it was one of those days where it just clicked for me.
“I got one or two away and that kept the momentum going and it was a good feeling. When Stephen and I were batting, I kept saying I will keep on going; I will keep on playing my shots.
“It was nice to be out there and hit the ball as cleanly as I did today. I'm very glad to be the first centurion in League 2, and I do not plan it being my last. This is our first win, and we hope we can build on our momentum against Papua New Guinea.”
Namibia were scheduled to play Papua New Guinea yesterday.
ICC
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