Wiese scored 13 runs and restricted Oman to 10 within the tremendous over after the match was tied on the finish of every aspect’s 20 overs.
Namibia scored a nerve-shredding victory over Oman of their T20 World Cup Group B clash in Barbados after a low-scoring thriller was determined by an excellent over.
David Wiese was the hero for Namibia in Sunday’s late match, contributing 13 runs within the Africans’ tremendous over complete of 21 earlier than limiting Oman to 10 runs with the ball in hand to seal a vital win at Kensington Oval.
The match had gone to a decisive additional over after a tense duel noticed each groups end with 109 runs from their allotted 20 overs.
Oman had heading for defeat after an excellent four-wicket bowling show from Ruben Trumpelmann noticed all of them out for 109 off 19.4 overs.
However Oman’s bowlers responded with a disciplined efficiency to comprise Namibia’s batters, with Mehran Khan conjuring an excellent spell to go away the match on a knife edge.
Khan completed with figures of three wickets for seven runs off three overs.
The veteran Oman bowler took two wickets within the ultimate over to frustrate Namibia, who wanted simply 5 to clinch victory.
‘Emotionally draining night’
However Khan was bizarrely missed for the tremendous over bowling duties by Oman, with Bilal Khan handed the ball as an alternative.
That transfer backfired spectacularly, although, with Wiese blasting a 4 off the primary ball after which crushing a full toss for six off Khan’s second supply.
Wiese took three extra runs off the subsequent two balls earlier than Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus hit back-to-back fours to set Oman a frightening victory goal of twenty-two off their tremendous over.
Wiese took over the bowling duties for Namibia and after conceding simply two runs from his first two deliveries, took the wicket of Naseem Khushi.
Two extra singles left Oman needing 18 from the final supply to win, which means Wiese may permit Zeeshan Maqsood to blast a six realizing victory was assured.
“I undoubtedly aged a few years tonight,” the 39-year-old Wiese stated. “And I don’t have plenty of years left in me. It was an emotionally draining night.”
Wiese stated he had been assured of steering Namibia to victory with bat and ball within the tremendous over.
“It helped that I had a really feel of the sport and knew if I get a couple of hits out within the tremendous over … then with the ball, felt like taking the ball and executing.
“The pitch was tough and didn’t play the best way we thought. However we tailored properly.”
Oman captain Aqib Ilyas was left lamenting an agonising near-miss – however defended the choice to go for Bilal because the tremendous over bowler over the in-form Khan.
“I feel Bilal is without doubt one of the finest bowlers you may have at this stage,” Aqib stated. “However there are days the place you propose and it doesn’t execute.
“He was clear, we have been clear, however perhaps the ball was moist and he couldn’t execute.”
Earlier, Trumpelmann had given Namibia a dream begin with two wickets from the primary two deliveries of the match, a part of a four-wicket efficiency. Wiese additionally impressed within the regulation 20 overs with 3-28 off 3.4 overs.
Namibia made laborious work of the run chase, nevertheless, with Jan Frylinck (45) and Niko Davin (24) prime scoring because the Southern African aspect got here up simply in need of their victory goal.
