Kathmandu. Australia defeated Namibia to reach the Super Eight of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024.
Australia defeated Namibia by nine wickets in the match at the Survivian Richards Stadium in the West Indies and entered the World Cup Super Eight. Australia, which is in Group B, has reached the Super Eight of the World Cup with its third consecutive win. Australia had earlier defeated Oman by 39 runs and England by 36 runs.
According to the international media, Australia chased down the normal target of 73 runs given by Namibia for victory, losing one wicket in five and a half overs. Travis Head contributed the most for Australia with 34 runs. He is unbeaten on 34 runs with five boundaries and two sixes in 17 balls. Similarly, David Warner scored 20 while Captain Mitchell Marsh scored 18 runs. Namibia’s David Wiza took a wicket.
Before that, Namibia lost the toss and batted first. For Namibia, captain Gerald Erasmus contributed 36 runs off 43 balls with four fours and one six. Similarly, except for Michael van Lingen who scored 10 runs, other players could not score double-digit runs.
In Group B, Australia is on top with six points from three games. Similarly, Scotland, which is in the same group, is in second place with five points after winning two of three games and sharing one point.
Namibia is in third place with two points from three games with one win and two losses. England is in fourth place with one point from two games. Oman is out of the World Cup after going without a win in three matches. The top two teams from each group participating in the World Cup will qualify for the Super Eight.