The opening day of the T20 World Cup brought in a huge surprise as Namibia opened their campaign in some style. Namibia were sensational as they caused a major upset by defeating Asian champions, Sri Lanka in the first match of the mega-event.
While Sri Lanka had a strong grip on the match up until the first-half of the first innings, Namibia fought back as they managed to score 163/7 in their innings. Namibia’s bowlers were outstanding as they bowled out Sri Lanka for 108 inside 19 overs. They registered a win by 55-run win to hand their net run rate a huge boost.
The second match saw a thrilling encounter as Netherlands narrowly defeated UAE by 3 wickets. UAE were abysmal with the bat early on as they could only manage 111 runs in their innings. Netherlands, cruising in the run-chase in the powerplay, struggled as UAE fought back valiantly. At the end, Netherlands scored the winning runs with three wickets and one ball to spare.
Source: Pro Pakistan