T20 World Cup 2024: Oman’s wicketkeeper’s mistake that proved costly against Namibia – Watch

Namibia recorded a thrilling win over Oman to start their 2024 T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note in Barbados on Monday. The Gerhard Erasmus-led team won the game in the Super Over, with Namibia making 21 runs and Oman scoring just 10 in reply. Batting first, Oman lost 109, with Ruben Trumpelmann claiming 4 wickets and David Wiese taking three. In reply, Jan Frylinck scored 45 but a tight bowling display from Mehran Khan took the game to Super Over.

However, Oman came close to winning the match, with goalkeeper Naseem Khushi making a serious error with the final ball of the match, missing a great run-out opportunity.

Mehran Khan needed to defend 5 runs at the end and ended up taking two wickets in five deliveries to ensure that Namibia still needed 2 runs to win off the last ball. David Wiese was in the box and was beaten by a long ball that bounced hard out of bounds.

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Naseem Khushi also failed to gauge the bounce of the ball but quickly collected it and as the batsmen ran for the single, he went for the direct hit. However, he lost completely and the single was completed. The race was finally over, but the opportunity was begged by Oman.

“It’s difficult to get momentum during the innings, we tried to get singles and doubles but every now and then we needed those boundaries which were difficult to execute. On a pitch like this you need to take responsibility after hitting 15-20 balls, and you shouldn’t allow new batsmen to face. In the Super Over, we proved that there are runs to be made if you just assess the pitch well and take responsibility (in the Wiese bowling Super Over) David was in the dressing room and he made it very clear that. “We were very excited to come here and play in this competition, I hope we can continue in this form,” said Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus afterwards. the game.