Namibia suffered a comprehensive 9-wicket defeat to South Africa in their first friendly warmup match for the Under-19 Cricket World Cup on Tuesday, February 12.
Playing in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, South Africa won the toss and sent Namibia in to bat. Namibia struggled against South Africa’s bowling and sharp fielding and were all out for a meagre 107 runs.Opener Sean Silver top scored with 28 runs, before being run out, while the only other batsman to reach double figures was tailender Morne Engelbrecht with 26.Raymond van Schoor scored 5, Tiaan Louw a duck, LP van der Westhuizen 6, Ewald Steenkamp 6, Charl Bouwer 3, Keady Strauss 4, Otto ya France 5, Elandre Oosthuizen a duck and Bernard Scholtz 1 not out.Namibia were all out for 106 runs off only 31 overs at a run rate of 3,49 per over.South Africa chased the total from the offset with both their openers scoring briskly and putting them on the road to victory.Pieter Malan scored 34 off 57 balls before retiring hurt, while JJ Smuts hit a rapid 50 off only 42 balls before, he too, retired hurt.Otto ya France got Namibia’s only wicket when he had Reeza Hendricks caught behind for a duck, but Jonathan Vandiar (5 not out) and Yasen Vallie (6 not out) took South Africa to a comfortable victory.They scored 107/1 off only 19 overs at a run rate of 5,73.Namibia’s next warm-up match is against Ireland on February 14, while their opening match of the tournament is against one of the favourites, Australia, on February 17.Namibia SportNamibia struggled against South Africa’s bowling and sharp fielding and were all out for a meagre 107 runs.Opener Sean Silver top scored with 28 runs, before being run out, while the only other batsman to reach double figures was tailender Morne Engelbrecht with 26.Raymond van Schoor scored 5, Tiaan Louw a duck, LP van der Westhuizen 6, Ewald Steenkamp 6, Charl Bouwer 3, Keady Strauss 4, Otto ya France 5, Elandre Oosthuizen a duck and Bernard Scholtz 1 not out.Namibia were all out for 106 runs off only 31 overs at a run rate of 3,49 per over.South Africa chased the total from the offset with both their openers scoring briskly and putting them on the road to victory.Pieter Malan scored 34 off 57 balls before retiring hurt, while JJ Smuts hit a rapid 50 off only 42 balls before, he too, retired hurt.Otto ya France got Namibia’s only wicket when he had Reeza Hendricks caught behind for a duck, but Jonathan Vandiar (5 not out) and Yasen Vallie (6 not out) took South Africa to a comfortable victory.They scored 107/1 off only 19 overs at a run rate of 5,73.Namibia’s next warm-up match is against Ireland on February 14, while their opening match of the tournament is against one of the favourites, Australia, on February 17.Namibia Sport
