New Delhi/Geelong. Today, Namibia made a big upset in the series by defeating Sri Lanka by 55 runs in the opening match of the T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Today Namibia scored 163 for seven after being invited to bat first. In reply, Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 108 runs in 19 overs.
Today the Sri Lankan team, chasing the target given by Namibia, has a bad start. Today opener Pathum Nishanka got out after scoring just 9 runs. At the same time, Kusal Mendis returned to the pavilion after scoring 6 runs. Dhananjaya de Silva was dismissed after scoring 12 runs. On the other hand, Danushka Gunathilaka could not even open the account. After this, captain Dasun Shanaka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have added some runs. So there Rajapaksa got out after scoring 20 runs. While Shanaka returned to the pavilion today after scoring 29 runs disappointed. He faced 23 balls and hit 2 fours and a brilliant six.
Wanindu Hasaranga departed after scoring 4 runs. Chamika Karunaratne returned to the pavilion after scoring 5 runs. Pramod Madhushan is out on zero. He has not played a single ball and has been run out. In the end, Mahish Thikshana remained unbeaten on 11 off 11 balls. He also hit a deafening six. While Dushmanth Chamira got out after scoring 8 runs. In this way, the entire team got piled up after scoring only 108 runs in 19 overs.
Earlier today, Namibia, batting first after losing the toss, scored 163 runs in 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. Today, for the Namibia team, John Freelink scored a brilliant 44 off 28 balls while batting brilliantly. His innings included 4 fours. JJ Smit also scored an unbeaten 31 today. Smit faced 16 balls and hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. Captain Gerhard Erasmus also contributed 20 runs today. Stephen Bard has scored 26 and Lofty-Eaton has scored 20.