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After upsetting http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Twenty20 Qualifier tournament with a 17-run win against the United States of America at the ICC Global Cricket Academy Ground No 2 in Dubai, on March 15, 2012.
Namibia won the toss and chose to bat, a decision which has served them well in the last two matches they’ve played, and led to their third consecutive victory. Opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raymond-van-Schoor-c84385 remained the top-scorer for his side with an unbeaten 79 off 55 balls.
He was joined at the crease by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Abhimanyu-Rajp-c41749 in the 6th over, leaving the team at 49 for 1.
Louis http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Graham-Robert-Cowdrey-c60631 der Westhuizen stepped up to the crease with high-expectations riding on his shoulders after his match-winning 106 against Scotland yesterday. However, the 23-year-old managed a mere 4 runs, after which he was caught out by Adil Bhatti off Orlando
Baker in the 9th over.
The Namibians gained some added momentum with the innings of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-David-Williams-c51678, who contributed 41 and joined Schoor for a third-wicket partnership which yielded 56 runs. He was dismissed by Rajp in the 16th over, leaving his team at 126 for 3. Captain
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarel-Francois-Burger-c88808 scored 11 runs and joined forces with Schoor to see the team to 177 for 4 at the end of 20 overs.
Rajp and Baker were the only US bowlers to pick up any wickets, claiming two scalps each.
The United States innings got off to a bad start, with Captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sushilkumar-Suhas-Nadkarni-c92066 caught out by Christi Viljoen off Snyman on duck, in the very first over. He was followed swiftly by Nauman Mustafa (0), who was sent back to the pavilion by Hendrik Geldenhuys
in the 2nd over.
Wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Louis-Klazinga-c73186 in the 9th over, leaving his side at 67 for 3.
The middle-order, in comparison, put up a valiant show, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Orlando-M-Baker-c80285 (38) lifting their side up to 117 before Mishra was bowled out by Viljoen in the 15th over.
Andy Mohammed followed Baker to the crease, and scored a-run-a-ball 18, but the damage had already been done early in the innings, and the United States found themselves cut off at 160 by the time 20 overs drew to a close – 17 runs short of their target.
Viljoen remained the highest wicket-taker for Namibia, with 2 for 21, while Snyman, Geldenhuys, Klazinga, and Westhuizen claimed one scalp each.
Schoor was awarded the Player of the Match, for his stunning half-century.
On day 4 of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers on March 16, Namibia will be playing against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Imtiaz-Sheikh-c64290 Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, while the United States are due to battle it out against Ireland at the ICC Global Cricket Academy.
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