UAE defeat Namibia by one-wicket in thriller: Cricket news
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Namibia-c2964 by one wicket in an absorbing encounter of the ICC Cricket League Division Two, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday.
There wasn’t much assistance for the bowlers in the wicket, as it was dry. This forced the Namibia captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Craig-Williams-c51765 to bat first after winning the toss, but his team was unable to pile up a big total against the hosts, getting bowled out for 176 in
48 overs.
The start to the visitors innings was a dismal one, as they lost their top-three batsmen for just 26 runs. However, Namibia’s captain Williams and middle-order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gerrie-Snyman-c59913 put together 45 runs for the third wicket, guiding their team out of trouble.
Williams was unable to carry onto the start he got to his innings though, as he was sent back to the pavilion after adding 30 runs to the total.
Snyman and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raymond-van-Schoor-c84385 batted sensibly in the middle overs, scoring a solid 56-run partnership for the fifth wicket. They guided their team to a safer position, as the team reached 127 in 36 overs.
However, wickets started to tumble after that for the visitors. Snyman got out after scoring 57 runs off 87 balls with the help of three fours and as many sixes. Schoor was unlucky to be run-out in the death overs after scoring 30 runs from 43 balls.
Christi Viljoen scored a cameo of 22 runs for his team, guiding them to 176 but he got out in an attempt to lift the run-rate.
The wickets were shared between Shadeep Silva, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Tauqir-c77416 and Arshad Ali, as they took three apiece.
The hosts didn’t get off to an ideal start either, as they lost four batsmen for just 39 runs. Shaiman Anwar looked good, but he failed to capitalise on the start and got out for 22 runs. Amjad Ali and Shadeep Silva got out cheaply, leaving UAE struggling
at 99 for seven.
However, UAE captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khurram-Khan-c71386 didn’t give-up. He played until the end for his team, guiding them to a thrilling one-wicket victory. He remained unbeaten on 54 off 103 balls with the help of three fours.
Louis Kalzinga was the pick of the bowlers for Namibia, as he took three wickets in the match.
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