Match Details
Jan Frylinck was once again the highest scorer for the team as he scored 43 runs off 48 balls. His innings was the only bit of resilience seen from the Namibian batting order. While all the bowlers for Netherlands were on the money, the pick of their bowlers was Leede who picked up 2 wickets for 18 runs in his three overs.
Namibia in the end managed to reach a total of 121 runs in their 20 overs for the loss of 6 wickets.
Netherlands while chasing the target started off brilliantly. Vikramjit Singh (39 off 31) gave them the launchpad which made the already small target appear even smaller. He was dismissed in the 9th over by Scholtz and after that Netherlands lost a bit of momentum.
In the 14th over O’Dowd was the second man to go at the score of 92 runs. From there on the match suddenly changed complexion. There was a double wicket over followed by a maiden wicket over which put the Netherlands under pressure. In the last two overs Netherlands needed 14 runs to win.
But in the end the orange army was able to hold their nerves and get across the line in the last over. With just 3 balls left in the match, Netherlands won the match by 5 wickets. De Leede scored the winning runs for the team in the 3rd ball of the final over.
With this win Netherlands solidify their claim to the Super 12. The group is now wide open for either Sri Lanka or Namibia to go through as the second team.