Namibia v Easterns - CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition – Day 3 – Live Score and Update
Namibia 326/9d & 60 v Easterns 217 & 170/6 (51.0 ov) - Easterns won by 4 wickets
Easterns proved just too good for Namibia in the CSA Provincial Three-Day Competition, as they won the match by four wickets on Saturday, October 13, at United Cricket Club Ground, Windhoek.
Having annihilated Namibia on a meagre score of 60 a day earlier, and requiring 170 to win, Easterns had little between them and victory as they resumed their run chase from an overnight tally of 61 for three.
However, all was not lost for Namibia as they needed a staggering performance on the field to secure a miraculous victory.
L Klazinga provided his side an excellent launch pad, as he made inroads with 71 on the board. The bowler dismissed D Bennie by trapping him in front of stumps for nil.
On the penultimate delivery of his next over, he struck again by dismissing SW Liebisch, who also perished without opening his account.
Namibia needed to maintain pressure on the batting side, however, unfortunately for them, while TM Bodibe created enough problems for the bowlers, the presence of JP Kok was also troublesome.
The duo forged an intimidating partnership, with the opener taking lead and hammering the bowlers all around the park.
With the game in balance, Namibia needed a few more wickets to get back in the match, but the batsmen were just too good for them as it was not before 155 on the board when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jai-Prakash-Yadav-c65330 Kok fell after scoring 33 runs.
With K http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817 on nine, Bodibe jabbed a match winning knock of 89 to steer Easterns across the finish line in 51 overs for the loss of six wickets.
From Namibia, L Klazinga was the star of the show for taking five wickets in each innings. However, he was not backed by his fellow bowlers, who failed to make an impression.
From Easterns, D Stanley and SW Liebisch were impressive as they grabbed seven wickets in both innings.
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