T20 World Cup: England thrashes Namibia by 41 runs

ST GEORGE: England thrashed Namibia by 41 runs in the 34th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match on Saturday.

Rain delayed the toss, resulting in both innings being restricted to 11 overs each, later reduced to 10 overs due to match conditions.

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Namibia won the toss and opted to field against England, a decision that proved costly. The English team set a target of 123 runs for the Namibians, who fell very, very short.

Due to the DLS method adjusting for rain, Namibia was set a target of 126 runs to win. The DLS (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern) method is a mathematical formula used in cricket to adjust target scores in limited-overs matches affected by weather interruptions.

It calculates a revised target for the team batting second based on the number of overs lost and the resources (wickets and balls remaining) available.

Nimbi only managed to scrap together 84 runs at a loss of three wickets. Namibia’s opener Michael van Langen scored 33 runs off 29 balls, including 3 sixes and a four. Nicholas Dion contributed 16 runs and David Welle scored 27 runs.

England’s innings saw captain Josh Buttler dismissed without scoring, while opener Phil Salt scored 11 runs off 8 balls. Harry Brook remained unbeaten with 47 runs off 20 balls, featuring 2 sixes and 4 fours. Jonny Bairstow contributed 31 runs, Moeen Ali scored 16 runs, and Liam Livingstone added 13 runs.

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Namibia’s Robin Trumpelman was their standout bowler, taking two wickets for 31 runs. David Well and Bernard Koltz each took one wicket.

England’s total of 122 runs for the loss of 5 wickets qualified them for the Super Eight stage.