Namibia beat Argentina

NAMIBIA recorded their second successive victory in the ICC World Cricket League Division 2 after beating Argentina by 178 runs at the United field Sunday.

Namibia amassed a huge total of 344 for 6 wickets off their 50 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat. Namibia’s openers JB Burger and Raymond van Schoor put on 95 for the first wicket before Burger was out for a rapid 65 off only 46 balls, which included 7 fours and 3 sixes.Van Schoor was dismissed for 46 while Kola Burger hit one six before being dismissed for 8.Gerrie Snyman continued his great form by smashing 98 runs off only 74 balls.His innings included 3 fours and 6 sixes, one from which the ball disappeared and had to be replaced by a new ball.Snyman seemed to be heading for his century when he attempted another big hit and was caught on the boundary by Nino off Matias Paterlini’s bowling.Dawid Botha was run out for 22, while Namibian captain Bjorn Kotze was not out on 54 off 47 balls.Argentina’s best bowlers were Paterlini and Diego Lord who both had figures of 2/62 off 10 overs.Argentina were soon in trouble when opener Bernardo Irgoyen was caught behind off Ian van Zyl’s bowling for a duck.Wickets continued to fall regularly as Namibia’s bowlers gained the upper hand, but Argentina’s opening batsman Mathias Paterlini gave a great display to bat through Argentina’s 50 overs.As wickets fell all around him, Paterlini went on to score a great century and was eventually not out on 114.His innings came off 147 balls and included 14 fours and 1 six.Such was his dominance that the only other batsman to reach double figures was Esteban McDermott with 17 not out.Argentina eventually reached 166/6 off their 50 overs to lose by 178 runs.Namibia’s best bowlers were Ian van Zyl (2/25 off 6 overs), Bjorn Kotze (2/19 of 6) and Nicolaas Scholtz (2/28 of 10).Matias Paterlini won the man of the match award.At Wanderers, Oman staged a great comeback to beat Uganda by three wickets in a thrilling finish.Uganda were put in to bat by Oman and reached 251/9 off their 50 overs.Arthur Kyobe scored 50, Benjamin Musoke 39, Richard Okia 28 and Kenneth Kamyuka 43 not out.Tariq Hussein was Oman’s best bowler, taking 3/20 off 10 overs, while Hemen Desai took 2/68 off 10 overs.Uganda’s bowlers made some early breakthroughs to leave Oman in trouble at 42/4, but Oman staged a great comeback.Muhammad Asif scored 28, Sultan Ahmed 52 and Hemal Jayanthilal 34, before Syed Amir (50 not out off 49 balls) and Farhan Khan (44 not out off 27 balls) took them to victory with only one over remaining.Uganda’s top bowlers were Kenneth Kamyuka (2/61 off 10), Daniel Ruyange (2/38 of 10) and Frank Nsubuga (2/38 of 8).Tariq Hussein of Oman won the man of the match award.Namibia, Oman and the UAE now all have four points from two victories each, while Argentina, Uganda and Denmark have all lost their opening two matches.The tournament continues today, with UAE playing Argentina at the Wanderers field, Denmark playing Uganda at the United field and Namibia playing Oman at the CCD field.Namibia SportNamibia’s openers JB Burger and Raymond van Schoor put on 95 for the first wicket before Burger was out for a rapid 65 off only 46 balls, which included 7 fours and 3 sixes.Van Schoor was dismissed for 46 while Kola Burger hit one six before being dismissed for 8.Gerrie Snyman continued his great form by smashing 98 runs off only 74 balls.His innings included 3 fours and 6 sixes, one from which the ball disappeared and had to be replaced by a new ball.Snyman seemed to be heading for his century when he attempted another big hit and was caught on the boundary by Nino off Matias Paterlini’s bowling.Dawid Botha was run out for 22, while Namibian captain Bjorn Kotze was not out on 54 off 47 balls.Argentina’s best bowlers were Paterlini and Diego Lord who both had figures of 2/62 off 10 overs.Argentina were soon in trouble when opener Bernardo Irgoyen was caught behind off Ian van Zyl’s bowling for a duck.Wickets continued to fall regularly as Namibia’s bowlers gained the upper hand, but Argentina’s opening batsman Mathias Paterlini gave a great display to bat through Argentina’s 50 overs.As wickets fell all around him, Paterlini went on to score a great century and was eventually not out on 114.His innings came off 147 balls and included 14 fours and 1 six.Such was his dominance that the only other batsman to reach double figures was Esteban McDermott with 17 not out.Argentina eventually reached 166/6 off their 50 overs to lose by 178 runs.Namibia’s best bowlers were Ian van Zyl (2/25 off 6 overs), Bjorn Kotze (2/19 of 6) and Nicolaas Scholtz (2/28 of 10).Matias Paterlini won the man of the match award.At Wanderers, Oman staged a great comeback to beat Uganda by three wickets in a thrilling finish.Uganda were put in to bat by Oman and reached 251/9 off their 50 overs.Arthur Kyobe scored 50, Benjamin Musoke 39, Richard Okia 28 and Kenneth Kamyuka 43 not out.Tariq Hussein was Oman’s best bowler, taking 3/20 off 10 overs, while Hemen Desai took 2/68 off 10 overs.Uganda’s bowlers made some early breakthroughs to leave Oman in trouble at 42/4, but Oman staged a great comeback.Muhammad Asif scored 28, Sultan Ahmed 52 and Hemal Jayanthilal 34, before Syed Amir (50 not out off 49 balls) and Farhan Khan (44 not out off 27 balls) took them to victory with only one over remaining.Uganda’s top bowlers were Kenneth Kamyuka (2/61 off 10), Daniel Ruyange (2/38 of 10) and Frank Nsubuga (2/38 of 8).Tariq Hussein of Oman won the man of the match award.Namibia, Oman and the UAE now all have four points from two victories each, while Argentina, Uganda and Denmark have all lost their opening two matches.The tournament continues today, with UAE playing Argentina at the Wanderers field, Denmark playing Uganda at the United field and Namibia playing Oman at the CCD field.Namibia Sport