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Namibia beat Scotland by four wickets

AFP . Abu Dhabi
28 Oct 2021 01:54:59 | Update: 28 Oct 2021 01:59:26
Namibia beat Scotland by four wickets
Namibia's JJ Smit plays the winning shot during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between Scotland and Namibia at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on October 27, 2021. — AFP Photo

JJ Smit stood unbeaten on 32 as Namibia beat Scotland by four wickets in their first ever Super 12 match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Wednesday.

Left-arm quick Ruben Trumpelmann returned figures of 3-17 in Abu Dhabi to help restrict Scotland to 109-8.

Smit and David Wiese, who made 16, put on a key partnership of 35 to guide the team home with five balls to spare, handing Scotland their second loss of the group stage.

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