Namibia vs Sri Lanka Highlights: In what can be considered as one of the most shocking upsets in history of T20 World Cup tournament over the years, World number 14 Namibia defeated Asia Cup 2022 winners Sri Lanka on Sunday in the first match of T20 World Cup 2022 at the Simons Stadium in Geelong. Sri Lanka failed to chase down 164 runs as their entire team was bundled up for 108 runs in 19 overs. In this way, 2014 T20 WC winners Sri Lanka suffered a humiliating 55-run defeat against Namibia, a team who for the first time in their history defeated any of Top-10 side in a World Cup match.
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Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar's 'priceless tweet' for underdogs Namibia post theri historic win over Sri Lanka is going viral on the internet. The Master heaped praise on the Namibian crciket team for their scintillating performance.
"Namibia has told the cricketing world today… “Nam” yaad rakhna!," Sachin tweeted.
Invited to bat first after losing the toss, Namibia rode on fiery knocks from Jan Frylinck (28-ball 44) and JJ Smith (31 not out off 16 balls) to post a challenging total of 163/7 in 20 overs. Namibia then bundled up a depleted Sri Lanka for 108 runs in 19 overs at the Simons Stadium in Geelong.
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This is the third major win for any Associates team in T20 International cricket against a full member team. Also, Namibia today secure their 27th win in 39 matches in T20I cricket. The team's overall wins against top-5 playing nations include one against Ireland, three against Zimbabwe and now one against Sri Lanka.