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Zimbabwe and Namibia are all set to take on each other in Match no. 6 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 warm-ups on Thursday, October 13 at The Junction Oval in Melbourne. Zimbabwe, led by Craig Ervine, started their warm-ups with a 33-run loss against Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. On the other hand, Namibia, led by Gerhard Erasmus, had started with a win in their first warm-up match. They beat Ireland by 11 runs on Tuesday.
However, after opting to bowl first, Zimbabwe failed to restrict Sri Lanka as they scored 188/5. Wanindu Hasaranga’s unbeaten 14-ball 37 helped Zimbabwe a bit but it wasn’t enough as Zimbabwe scored 155/5 in 20 overs. Wesley Madhevere and Milton Shumba scored 42 and 32 respectively as well whereas Regis Chakabva and Ervine also played quick knocks.
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Meanwhile, after being put in to bat first, Namibia scored 138 runs for the loss of four wickets. Captain Erasmus top-scored with an unbeaten 34. Later, Namibia bowled Ireland out for 127 in 19.5 overs. Ireland lost their last six wickets for only 27 runs as well. Ben Shikongo claimed three wickets and was the pick of the bowlers for his side. Ruben Trumpelmann, David Wiese, and Jan Frylinck picked up two wickets each.
The match will not be live-streamed.
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Zimbabwe: Regis Chakabva (wk), Craig Ervine (c), Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Tony Munyonga, Luke Jongwe, Wellington Masakadza, Richard Ngarava, Tendai Chatara, Blessing Muzarabani, Clive Madande, Brad Evans
Namibia: Divan la Cock, Michael van Lingen, Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Gerhard Erasmus (c), Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, David Wiese, Ruben Trumpelmann, Zane Green (wk), Bernard Scholtz, Tangeni Lungameni
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