England score 122-5 in a rain-shortened match before restricting Namibia to 84-3, sealing a dominant victory by 41 runs via the DLS method
England, 122-5, beat Namibia, 84-3, by 41 runs In securing victory over Namibia in a rain-shortened thrash, England had done all they could do. It was then back to the team hotel, bolstered by a 41-run win, to discover whether Australia could offer them safe passage into the Super Eight phase of this men’s
This was the only remaining question, with Richie Berrington’s gutsy Scotland team still able to leapfrog them once more with what would be a shock victory. At the end of a day that had seen English nerves seriously tested – the possibility of a terminal washout felt on the cards at one point as the dark clouds lingered overhead – nothing felt certain when they boarded the team bus.
Enter Jonny Bairstow, who, after Will Jacks was left out for an extra seamer, breathed life into the innings by thrashing 31 in just 18 balls and adding 56 in five overs with Harry Brook. This injection of momentum was not without a sliding doors moment early on, however, spinner Bernard Scholtz finding the edge of Bairstow’s bat on 15 only for Zane Green to grass the chance. Had it stuck in the wicketkeeper’s gloves, England would have been 29 for three from four overs.
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