Namibia defeated Oman in Tremendous Over to start its marketing campaign within the 2024 T20 World Cup on a successful observe right here on Sunday.
Batting first, Oman was bowled out for 109 in 19.4 overs on the Kensington Oval. In reply, Namibia have been additionally restricted to the identical workforce rating with Jan Frylinck making 45 in 48 balls and Mehran Khan taking 3/7 to take the sport into the Tremendous Over.
Namibia’s Gerhard Erasmus and David Wiese smashed 21 runs within the one-over eliminator and Oman may handle solely 10.
Earlier, Namibia’s South Africa-born left-arm quick bowler Ruben Trumpelmann (4/21) created historical past as he grew to become the primary participant in historical past of T20I cricket to take two wickets off the primary two balls of a match.
The 26-year-old achieved the feat when he dismissed opener Kashyap Prajapati and Oman skipper Aqib Ilyas for golden geese on the primary two balls of the match after Namibia requested their opponents to bat first.
Khalid Kail top-scored for Oman with 34 in 39 balls.
Transient Scores
Oman: 109 all out in 19.4 overs (Khalid Kail 34; Ruben Trumpelmann 4/21, David Wiese 3/28).
Namibia: 109/6 in 20 overs (Jan Frylinck 45; Mehran Khan 3/7).
Namibia gained the Tremendous Over.