Zimbabwe`s Chevrons were humiliated yesterday when Namibia produced a thrilling performance to beat Zimbabwe in its backyard by 28 runs in the third and final T20 at Queens Sports Club..
Namibia posted a formidable total of 204-7 in their allotted 20 overs. Zimbabwe then struggled to chase that total and could only manage to post a total of 176 runs all out in 19.5 overs.
At one stage, Zimbabwe required 131 runs from just 60 balls but their innings fell short.
Namibia’s innings featured explosive hitting from Jan Frylinck who struck 77 off 31 balls.Ruben Trumpelmann contributed 46 from 24 deliveries while Gerhard Erasmus added 14.
Sikandar Raza took three wickets for Zimbabwe but could not prevent Namibia from posting a competitive total.
The Chevrons` batting was again the main challenge which let the team down.
Zimbabwe’s chase began poorly, with openers Brian Bennett and Tadiwanashe Marumani dismissed early. Sean Williams offered resistance, scoring 77 from 45 balls but he lacked support from the middle order.
Zimbabwe won the series 2-1 and they now turn their focus to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Regional Final, scheduled from September 26 to October 4 to be held in Harare.
