Namibia upset Ireland in their final group game to advance to the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup in the UAE.

Minnows Namibia pulled off an upset in their final preliminary round match, stunning Test-playing nation Ireland to advance to the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup on Friday.

Fast start followed by costly batting display as Ireland’s campaign comes to an end

India’s Super 12 opponents will be Afghanistan, Namibia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Scotland, with the Men in Blue’s first game against Pakistan Sunday. 

Namibia won their final match of the first round of the T20 World Cup by eight wickets against Ireland to qualify for the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup for the first time.

Namibia defeated Ireland by eight wickets on Friday in Sharjah, and have now qualified for the Super 12 stage which starts on October 23. An unbeaten half-century from Gerhard Erasmus helped Namibia to join India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Scotland in Group 2 in the Super 12 round.

Their future in the tournament at stake, Namibia and Ireland will look to put their best foot forward when they clash in a battle of survival in a Group A game of the T20 World Cup.

Ireland had appeared well set at 71-2 at the midway point of their innings but the runs dried up as Namibia’s bowlers turned the screws, restricting their opponents to 125-8.

Captain Gerhard Erasmus struck 53no as his Namibia side made history by qualifying for the ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 stage at the first time of asking with an eight-wicket win over Ireland.

We are a small country, we should be proud of ourselves, says captain Gerhard Erasmus

Gerhard Erasmus and David Wiese saw Namibia over the line in an historic eight-wicket win over Irela...

David Wiese fired Namibia in the Super 12.

Winner of the match will qualify for the Super 12.

Captain Erasmus struck an unbeaten half-century.

The win takes Scotland past the opening round of any International Cricket Council global event for the first time.

They join Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Scotland in the Super 12s

Sharjah, Oct 22: Gerhard Erasmus led from the front with a well-crafted unbeaten fifty to guide debutants Namibia to a historic eight-wicket win over Ireland in the first round Group A match and qualification spot in Super 12s of the ICC T20 World Cup here on Friday. Erasmus (53*) guided Namibia’s chase of 126 in […]

World number 19 Namibia, the lowest-ranked side in the tournament, chased down their modest target of 126 with skipper Gerhard Erasmus making an unbeaten 53.

After Namibia registered an eight-wicket victory against Ireland on Friday, captain Gerhard Erasmus has stated that his teammates should be proud of what they have achieved in the tournament. Namibia will join India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Scotland in Group 2 in the Super 12 round.

Scotland beat Oman by 8 wickets in the Group B tie to progress into the Super 12 phase alongside Bangladesh.

Scotland thrashed Oman by 8 wickets on Thursday to top the Group B points table in Round 1 and enter the Super 12 Stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021 in the UAE and Oman. Scotland won three out of their three matches and will join India, Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan in Super 12 Group 2.

The ICC T20 World Cup 2021 will now enter the main event - the Super 12 stage after the conclusion of the first round where four teams made it through.

Ireland miss out on a place in the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup after suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of Namibia.

Al Amerat, Oct 21 (IANS): Scotland cruised into the Super 12 stage of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup with an emphatic eight-wicket victory over Oman in a Group B match of Round 1 at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground here on Thursday. With this win, Scotland have now topped Group B and are placed.....

Teams ready to embark on road to semifinals.

Scotland, having gone "through thick and thin", reached the T20 World Cup second round for the first time on Thursday with a thumping eight-wicket win over Oman as star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan

Namibia see off Ireland to qualify for Super 12

Scotland record an eight-wicket victory over Oman to earn their place in the Super 12 of the T20 World Cup.

SHARJAH - Namibia made history by qualifying for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 Super 12 stage in their very first appearance at the tournament after beating

Scotland produced a clinical performance with ball and bat to beat Oman by 8 wickets in Al Amerate to enter the Super 12s of the ICC T20 World Cup on Thursday.

NAMIBIA booked a spot in the Super 12 stage of the Cricket World Cup with an emphatic eight-wicket victory against Ireland in Sharjah.

Scotland’s left-arm spinner Mark Watt believes that the team can challenge major teams in the Super 12s stage of the T20 World Cup 2021, after having registered three wins from as many games in Round 1. The Kyle Coetzer led side registered a comfortable eight-wicket win against Oman on Thursday.

South Africa take on Australia in the much-anticipated opening match of the T20 World Cup, Super 12 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi looking for a strong performance that will lay a solid foundation for them.

There are some talented players on show.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was the driving force

Aaron Finch backs Warner to come good.

Finch himself has been short of game time after a knee surgery ruled him out of the T20I series against Bangladesh.

NAMIBIA coach Pierre de Bruyn revealed Friday that his World Cup history-making team has been assembled with just 18 players to choose from in the country.

In 11th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and chose to bat against Namibia at Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Hazlewood the star as Australia prevail over South Africa

Pierre De Bruyn’s side reached the main draw of a global tournament for the first time.

Australian skipper Aaron Finch has confirmed that David Warner will not be dropped from the Australian playing eleven.Australia is set to start its ICC T20 World Cup 2021 campaign against South Africa on 24 October. South Africa have won their last nine out of ten T20I games, whereas Australia have lost their last four T20I series. However, the past record won’t matter much in this crucial game.Australia will finalize their playing eleven at the toss of the game, but there has been a lot of fuss about David Warner. The veteran of 2265 T20I runs, David Warner is under a lot of scrutinies. He has scored just three runs in the last four T20 innings, whereas he was even dropped from his IPL team. The talk of dropping David Warner has been around the media for a while. However, Aaron Finch has confirmed that David Warner will be his opening partner in the T20 World Cup. The pair of Warner and Finch has done wonders in the past. Warner 🤝 Finch – What a partnership!#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/j2OsINK45S — ICC (@ICC) January…