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T20 World Cup: Namibia beat Asian champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs in opening match
Namibia scored 163 runs for 7 wickets
Sydney: Namibia caused a major upset in the opening match of the T20 World Cup on Sunday as they defeated Asian Champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs.
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bowl against Namibia in the opening match of the T20 World Cup in Geelong on Sunday.
Batting first, Namibia scored 163 runs for 7 wickets. Jan Frylinck scored 44 off 28 balls while JJ Smit played an unbeaten 31.
Chasing a target of 164 runs, the Sri Lankan team was bowled out for 108 runs.
The Asia Cup champions were hit by an injury to left-arm quick bowler Dilshan Madushanka and brought in Dushmantha Chameera and Pramod Madushan.
Namibia:
Stephan Baard, David Wiese, Gerhard Erasmus (capt), Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Zane Green (wk), Divan la Cock, Michael van Lingen, Bernard Scholtz, Ben Shikongo
Sri Lanka:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Danushka Gunathilaka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka (capt), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Pramod Madushan, Maheesh Theekshana
Umpires: Joel Wilson (WIS), Rod Tucker (AUS)
TV Umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match Referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
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