AFGHANISTAN beat Namibia off the last ball of the match to win their ICC World Cup qualifier by one wicket on Wednesday.
Namibia scored 208/9 off their 50 overs while Afghanistan replied with 211/9 off 49.5 overs.Namibia’s top batsmen were Wian van Vuuren (43), Justin Baard (23), Stephen Baard (22), Shalako Groenewald (24) and Gerhard Erasmus who 52 off 65 balls.Namibia had Afghanistan in trouble as they stumbled to 104/6 but Nasir Ahmadzi launched a great comeback.He scored 64 not out off 75 balls to take Afghanistan to a dramatic victory.Stephen Baard (3/52) and Shalako Groenewald (2/38) were Namibia’s best bowlers.In other matches on Wednesday, Canada beat Nepal by three wickets, Ireland beat Vanuatu by 165 runs, Papua New Guinea beat Kenya by 66 runs and Scotland beat USA by 8 wickets.Scotland now lead the log on 8 points followed by Ireland (8), Nepal (6), Namibia (6), Canada (6), Afghanistan (4), Kenya (4), USA (4), Papua New Guinea (4) and Vanuatu (0).- namibiasport.com.na
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