Namibia set a target of 221 to Nepal
July 11, 2022 | SportsGuff Team 2.7K ReadsAs captain Sandeep Lamichhane shine with the ball, Namibia has given a competitive target of 221 runs to Nepal in the ICC World Cup League-2 triangular ODI series. Namibia won the toss and elected to bat first. Namibia were all out for 220 in 47.3 overs.
Namibia's batsman Nicol Loftie-Eaton who came in at number 6 top-scored with 60 off 69 balls with five fours and a six. Openers Lo-handre Louwrens and Divan la Cock shared 31 runs for the first wicket in 6.3 overs.
Louwrens was dismissed by Karan KC for 18 runs. He struck three fours in 23 balls. In the fourth ball of the 11th over, Sandeep got the better of Divan la Cock dismissing him for 41 off 32 balls with seven fours. Sandeep stumped Zane Green off wicketkeeper Aasif Sheikh in the first ball of the 15th over.
Namibia's premier batsman Craig Williams was run out for 21 off 46 balls with one four. Dipendra Singh Airee bowled captain Gerhard Erasmus for 22 in the fifth ball of the 30th over.
JJ Smit (17) and David Wiese (18) couldn't trouble the scorers much. Nepal captain Sandeep Lamichhane took 4 wickets for 54 runs from 10 overs. Sompal Kami took 2 wickets for 44 runs in 7 overs. Karan KC, Basir Ahmed and Dipendra Singh Airee shared a wicket each.
