T20 World Cup: Scotland’s first win by five wickets against Namibia

The 12th match of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between Namibia and Scotland of Group B. In this match, Scotland defeated Namibia by five wickets thanks to a 74-run partnership between Richie Berrington and Michael Leask. This is Scotland’s first win against Namibia in the history of T20 cricket. Namibia, who won the toss and batted first at Kensington Oval in Barbados, scored 155 for nine in 20 overs. In reply, Scotland scored 157 for the loss of five wickets in 18.3 overs and won the match by five wickets. In this match, Michael Leask performed a double for Scotland. He first showed amazing performance with the ball, then made a blast with his bat.

The half-century partnership of Berrington and Leask turned the match
The turning point of this match was the partnership between Richie Berrington and Michael Leask. In fact, Scotland had lost three wickets in 10 overs. Now the team needed a big partnership. In such a situation, Berrington got the support of Leask and there was a strong partnership of 74 runs between the two. Berrington remained unbeaten after scoring 47 runs in 35 balls while Leask scored 35 runs with the help of four fours in 17 balls. Namibia’s Ruben made him his victim.