Australia vs Namibia Highlights, T20 World Cup 2024: In the first innings, Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus was the one of the only two batters to get into double figures as the side was wrapped up for 72 runs.
T20 World Cup 2024 Match Today: Australia qualified for the Super 8s after defeating Namibia by nine wickets on Wednesday at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. Set a target of 73 runs, Australia’s Travis Head (34 off 17), David Warner (20 runs off 8 balls) and Mitchell Marsh (18 off 9) went out all guns blazing to end the chase in 5.4 overs, before the powerplay was over.
In the first innings, captain Gerhard Erasmus was the one of the only two Namibia batters to get into double figures in their T20 World Cup clash against Australia as the side was wrapped up for 72 runs.
Namibia was never in the game, particularly after losing half their side for 21 runs. Australia captain Mitchell Marsh had won the toss and without any hesitation opted to bowl first against Namibia in their Group B fixture on Wednesday. The 2021 winners have started off the competition with consecutive wins over Oman, England and now Namibia to top their group.
Namibia, however, have had a mixed bag at the tournament so far. In their opening fixture, Namibia came out on top against Oman in Super Over but facing Scotland in their second match, the Gerald Erasmus-led side lost by five wickets.
