Namibia restricted to 200 runs by the UAE spinners
Namibia were bowled out for 200 runs in the final of the ICC World Cricket League Division Two against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE), at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The visitors were unable to bat out the complete 50 overs. However, they did last until 49.3 overs, which helped them in posting a challenging total.
The captain of the visiting team http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Williams-c51765 elected to bat first after winning the toss. The pitch was good for batting but it was a bit slow. However, there were no serious concerns for the batsmen.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Namibia-c2964 got off to a bad start, as they lost their openers Jan-Berrie Burger and wicketkeeper Ewald Steenkamp early. The wicketkeeper-batsman played aggressive cricket, but failed to carry onto the start he got to his innings. He got out after scoring 25
runs from 26 balls with the help of five fours. However, his opening partner was unable to make an impression, as he was sent back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers.
The visitors were two down for 31 runs when their captain walked out in the middle to join first-drop Sarel Burger. The pair batted sensibly, guiding their team to a very strong position with a 93-run partnership for the third wicket. Both batsmen complemented
each other nicely, as the first-drop batsman rotated the strike whereas his captain played aggressively.
Williams got out after scoring a terrific half-century. He scored 58 runs off 64 balls with the help of seven fours in his innings. The Namibia middle-order collapsed, as a few quick wickets fell for the visitors. Sarel got out after playing a steady innings
of 42 runs from 96 balls and Namibia were struggling at 130 for six in 34.4 overs.
Lower-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raymond-van-Schoor-c84385 attacked the opposition, guiding the team’s total to 200. He scored 39 runs from 37 balls with the help of one four and a six. The 20-year-old player was run-out in the final over of the innings, in an attempt to keep
the strike to himself.
The UAE spinners did a very good job for their team, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saqib-Ali-c88733 and Nasir Aziz grabbed three wickets apiece. They bowled brilliantly in the middle overs otherwise the visitors would have scored at-least 250.
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