Scotland 157 for 5 (Berrington 47*, Leask 35) beat Namibia 155 for 9 (Erasmus 52, Wheal 3-33) by five wickets
Scotland produced a stunning run chase to beat by five wickets Namibia in the T20 World Cup 2024. Returning to the Kensington Oval after their washout against England, they achieved a target of 156 with five wickets in hand and nine balls to spare, securing their first T20I victory over Namibia at the fourth attempt.
But Erasmus put the Namibia innings on his back with his 11th fifty-plus T20I score, 37 of which came in a rebuilding stand of 51 with Zane Green for the fifth wicket.
Despite losing George Munsey earlier in their chase, Scotland had chipped off 49 midway through the eighth over for the loss of just one. Michael Jones stepped up the gears, scoring 15 of the 18 runs in the final over of the powerplay, but Erasmus returned to the fray with to instigate a collapse.
With his wily offspinners at one end, and Bernard Scholtz’s slow left-arm at the other, the pair pocketed three wickets between them as Scotland fell from 49 for 1 to 73 for 4 after 11 overs.
It was at that point Leask joined forces with Berrington to take Scotland to the brink with a 42-ball partnership that included seven boundaries, including four sixes from Leask. Though he would fall, Berrington finished the match off in style, carting David Wiese into the pavilion at long on as Scotland triumphed with nine balls to spare.
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