Richie Berrington and Michael Leask shared a match-winning partnership for
Scotland as they defeated Namibia in Barbados to bolster their hopes of
progressing on the T20 World Cup.
After impressing with the bat of their washed out opener in opposition to England, the Scots had been victorious in Barbados, chasing down their goal of 156 with 5 wickets and 9 balls to spare.
Issues had been wanting dicey when Matthew Cross fell lbw at 73 for 4, however captain Berrington and Leask took the bull by horns as they placed on 74 from the subsequent 42 balls.
Leask blasted 4 sixes in his knock of 35 and Berrington was unbeaten on 47, ending with a flourish as he clubbed David Wiese all the way in which over long-on earlier than punching the air with glee.
The consequence places Scotland on three factors, which means England may discover themselves feeling the warmth in the event that they fail to beat Australia on Saturday – reside at 6pm on Sky Sports activities Cricket and Sky Sports activities Predominant Occasion.
Brad Currie had earlier excelled with the ball, with two for 16 from 4 exacting overs.
Brad Wheal obtained Scotland off to an ideal begin, swinging the brand new ball dangerously and having JP Kotze caught at mid wicket along with his third supply.
Currie additionally landed an early blow and Chris Sole recovered after seeing three of his first 4 balls disappear to the ropes to open his account as Namibia reached 48 for 3 in a full of life powerplay.
Chris Greaves dismissed Malan Kruger within the eighth over as Scotland continued chipping away however Gerhard Erasmus was proving a troublesome nut to crack.
He held the innings collectively, stitching collectively an everyday provide of boundaries off the spinners to even up the scales. He reached his half-century with a flourish off simply 30 balls, slog-sweeping Leask for six over extensive long-on.
The Aberdonian exacted instantaneous revenge moments later, Cross finishing the stumping. There have been 42 runs and 4 extra wickets from the final 5 overs, with Currie and Wheal tidy on the dying.
Scotland’s reply loved an early enhance with eight runs in wides from Ruben Trumpelmann, a shift in fortunes for the left-armer who took wickets along with his first two balls in opposition to Oman. However runs off the bat had been more durable to return by, with the full slowly ticking to 25 for one after 5 overs.
Michael Jones, so spectacular within the washout in opposition to England, lastly got here alive within the sixth as he unloaded two fours and a six, however the introduction of Erasmus modified the sport for the second time. Jones (26) was caught behind and Brandon McMullen (19) allowed himself to be stumped courtesy of some sloppy footwork.
The required price had climbed to just about 10 an over when Berrington and Leask made their transfer.
Two large overs successfully settled issues, 13 off Tangeni Lungameni and 19 off the veteran Wiese within the seventeenth, together with a pair of massive blows by Leask.
Leask launched Trumpelmann over 100 metres over the massive display screen earlier than holing out however Berrington ensured victory as he powered Wiese again down the bottom for the decisive six.
What’s subsequent?
With three factors up to now in Group B, Scotland subsequent place bottom-of-the-table Oman in North Sound, Antigua on Sunday at 6pm.
Namibia face Australia of their third match of the event at 1.30am on Wednesday.
Watch each match of the Males’s ICC T20 World Cup reside on Sky Sports activities, proper up till the ultimate on Sunday June 29.
