Namibia bowled out for 176 by United Arab Emirates: ICC World Cricket League Division Two
Namibia were bowled out for 176 in a ICC World Cricket League Division Two match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 being played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Namibia’s captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Williams-c51765 elected to bat first after winning the toss. The pitch was good for batting, as it was dry and had no pace in it. However, the visitors failed to make the most of the conditions and were dismissed cheaply.
The start to the Namibia innings was a dismal one, as they lost wicketkeeper batsman Ewald Steenkamp for a duck in the second over of the innings. He was followed by his opening partner Jan-Berrie Burger, who got out after scoring 13 runs off 19 balls.
Things got worse for the visitors when they lost their first-drop batsman Sarel Burger. The right-hander managed only 6 runs from 25 balls.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gerrie-Snyman-c59913. The pair batted sensibly, scoring a 45-run partnership for the fourth wicket. However, Williams failed to carry onto the start to his innings, as he was sent
back to the pavilion after adding 30 runs to the total.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raymond-van-Schoor-c84385 walked out in the middle and held things together for the visitors. He scored a 56-run stand along with Snyman, guiding their team to 127 in 36 overs. Just when things started to look good for Namibia, Snyman got out. He played well though,
as he scored 57 runs off 87 balls with the help of three fours and three sixes.
The fall of Namibia’s fifth wicket saw a collapse for the team. Louis van der Westhuizen and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Louis-Klazinga-c73186 got out in a span of just three runs. They scored 4 and 2 runs respectively.
Christi Viljoen gave some support to van Schoor, but the latter was run out after a promising innings of 30 runs from 43 balls. He rotated the strike nicely and kept on ticking the scoreboard without even hitting any boundary.
Viljoen was the last man to fall for Namibia after scoring 22 runs off 26 balls. He ran out of partners and was trying to take his team closer to 200, but failed to do so.
Shadeep Silva, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Tauqir-c77416 and Arshad Ali took three wickets each for the hosts.
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