Publish Date: | Sun, 16 Oct 2022 03:36 PM (IST)
T20 World Cup: In the very first match of T20, Namibia has made a big upset by defeating Sri Lanka by 55 runs. With this win, now the qualifying round matches have become even more exciting. Namibia surprised the entire cricket world by registering a win against former champions Sri Lanka. Playing first, Namibia scored 163 for 7 in 20 overs. Chasing 163 runs to win, Sri Lanka’s team could score only 108 runs. In this way, Namibia beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs and started the tournament with a bang. Sachin Tendulkar also expressed his surprise by tweeting on this victory and wrote – ‘Namibia told the whole world to remember the name…’. This tweet made by Tendulkar is becoming very viral. Not only Tendulkar but Wasim Jaffer has also congratulated this team by tweeting on the victory of Namibia.
Can get place in India’s group
Namibia are placed in Group A of the qualifying round. If Namibia is the runner-up in this group, then she will qualify for Super-12 and she will get a place in Group-2 of India itself. In such a situation, the Indian team will compete with the runner-up team of Group A on October 27. That is, if Namibia qualifies in the Super-12, then it can compete with Team India again. Let us tell you that this will be the second T20 match between India and Namibia.
Increased problems for Sri Lanka
Now former champions Sri Lanka have to play their second match only after the next 48 hours. Let us tell you that to reach the Super 12, Sri Lanka will have to win their matches in the qualifying match. From the qualifying round 4 teams will qualify for Super 12. The Sri Lankan team will play their next match in the tournament on Tuesday against the UAE at the same ground.
Posted By: Shailendra Kumar