Ireland v Namibia - ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier - Group B Match Update
Namibia 160/8 (20/20 ov) v Ireland 156/9 (20.0/20 ov) - Namibia won by 4 runs
On Tuesday, March 13, 2012, Namibia won their match against Ireland by four runs in the ongoing International Cricket Council World Twenty20 Qualifier at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 Global Cricket Academy Ground No 2, Dubai.
Namibia, after winning the toss elected to bat in a bid to bolster a daunting total on the board against a formidable Irish side.
Openers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raymond-van-Schoor-c84385 gave their side a stand of 15 runs before Snyman was dismissed after playing an innings of 11 runs off just four deliveries.
After the demise of the opener, it was time for middle-order batsman, Louis van der Westhuizen to forge a resilient innings alongside Schoor to subdue the fielding side.
Ireland struck again by grabbing the wicket of Westhuizen, who fell after playing an innings of 34 runs off 16 deliveries. Spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Namibia-c2964 had amassed 77 runs.
Schoor, was the next wicket to fall at a time when the side had posted 86 runs on the board as the batsman found his way back to the pavilion after playing an innings of 31 runs.
In the middle it was skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarel-Francois-Burger-c88808, who smashed an innings of 21 runs while the lower-order failed to give a commendable performance as the side managed to post 160 runs in 20 overs for the loss eight wickets.
From Ireland, spinner http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Dockrell-c59135 and Paul Stirling were the most successful bowlers from their side with three wickets to their names.
Needing 161 runs to win the game, Ireland had a terrible start to their innings when they lost their first wicket with only five runs on the board.
With a tally of 15 , they lost their second wicket as skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WTS-Porterfield-c2801, fell on the penultimate delivery of the third over after scoring only 11 runs.
However, the Namibian bowlers launched a rampant bowling attack leaving the Irish batting line-up in ruins.
From http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GC-Wilson-c1474 was the highest scorer from his side after playing a commendable innings of 49 runs; however, this was not enough as the side faltered after posting 156 runs.
LP http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Westhuizen was named as the Player of the Match.
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