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Survivor of the coup, Sri Lanka in Twenty20 Cricket World Cup Super 12. Despite the defeat against Lanka, the Netherlands qualified for the Super 12. Namibia’s defeat to the United Arab Emirates in the crucial match of the group opened the road to Holland. Namibia and the United Arab Emirates are out. The group matches will end today. The former West Indies champions will face Ireland and Scotland will face Zimbabwe.
Lanka is the first place in Group A. Lanka, who unexpectedly lost to Namibia in the first game, kept his chances by beating the United Arab Emirates. In the crucial final, they defeated the Netherlands by 16 points. Beating first, he scored 162 points for the loss of six wickets. In response, the Netherlands could only score 146 points for the loss of nine wickets.
In the last over, the Netherlands needed 23 runs to win with a wicket in hand. However, they could only score six points in the over launched by Lahiru Kumara. 71 out of 53 balls by Max O’Dowd was a struggle. Vanindu Hazaran took three wickets. Mahish Theeksna took two wickets.
Kushal Mendis scored 79 runs out of 44 balls for Lanka. Mendis’s innings included five sixes and four each. Charit Asalanka scored 31 points out of 30 balls. Bhanuka Rajapaksa 19 out of 13. Lanka is in Group 1 of Super 12. There are teams from England, New Zealand, Afghanistan and Australia. Holland is in the second group. The group also includes teams from India, Pakistan, South Africa and Bangladesh. In the second match of Group A, Namibia suffered a shocking defeat against the United Arab Emirates, which they had to win. Namibia, which overthrew Lanka, failed to keep pace with the UAE. Lost for seven runs.
Beating first, the UAE scored 148 out of three. Namibia’s response ended at 141 for eight. David Wiese’s 36-ball 55 failed to save Namibia. The goal was 20 runs in the last two overs. 14 in the last above. However, Namibian resistance came to an end when Wiese was pushed back in the latest over launched by Mohammad Wasim.
Malaysian player Basil Hameed took two wickets for the United Arab Emirates. He scored 25 points in 14 balls. Malaysian captain C Rizwan scored 43 points out of 29 balls. Wasim scored 50 points. If they lose to Ireland today, two-time champions Windies will be out of Super 12. All four teams have a group win. Windies lost to Scotland in the first match. Scotland will face Zimbabwe today. Windies are third in terms of speed. The Super 12 of the World Cup starts tomorrow. The hosts of Australia will face New Zealand. England and Afghanistan will meet in another match. India’s first match is against Pakistan on the 23rd.
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