Namibia v Sri Lanka T20 World Cup: JJ Smits, Jan Freilink star, highlights

The cricket minnows had little chance of defeating the 2014 World Cup champions, but produced one of the greatest upsets of all time in Geelong.

The T20 nation, ranked 14th in the world, has only qualified once for the T20 World Cup in 2021.

The Namibians looked unlikely to reach 130 batting average first before Jan Fryrink (44) and JJ Sumit (31 no outs) started in the final over and helped the side post 7-163. rice field.

Sri Lanka had no chance of replying after falling to 3-21 when paceman Ben Sikongo scored a hat-trick.

After Bhanuka Rajapaksa and captain Dasun Shanaka threatened to turn the match in favor of Sri Lanka, the lower ranks scored a stunning upset.

Sri Lanka were dismissed for 108 as Namibia claimed a famous 55-run victory.

Namibia’s next match is against the Netherlands on Tuesday and Sri Lanka will have to lick their wounds before facing the United Arab Emirates.

Captain Gerhard Erasmus said it was a “truly historic day” for the team and would boost their belief that they could qualify for the last 12.

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