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Namibia defeated Oman by six wickets in a closely contested affair in the 14th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup League Two on Thursday, July 18.
Canada continue to top the ICC CWC League Two standings with a perfect record of four wins in four games, accumulating eight points and a net run rate of +0.426.
Namibia, after their win over Oman, have the same number of points as Canada in five matches, and they occupy the second spot on the points table with a net run rate of +0.241.
The Netherlands have won two and lost two fixtures in this tournament and hence have scored four points with a net run rate of -0.154. They are third in the standings. Scotland, with one win and one no result, have scored three points, and they are in the fourth position.
Nepal have scored two points, while Oman have just one this season, and they occupy the fifth and sixth positions, respectively. UAE are yet to get going in the points column this tournament, having lost all three of their games so far, and they are languishing in the seventh position with an abysmal net run rate of -0.952.
Namibia chase down 234 to hand Oman their first loss of the tournament
Namibia decided to field first against Oman at the Forthill Cricket Ground. Sizable contributions from skipper Aqib Ilyas (39 off 76), Zeeshan Maqsood (51 off 99), Khalid Kail (51 off 66), and Shoaib Khan (30 off 18) helped Oman post a decent total of 233/8 in 50 overs. Ben Shikongo finished with a four-fer (4/29) in nine overs for Namibia, while his teammates Junior Kariata, Jack Brassell, and Bernard Scholtz scalped a wicket each.
In reply, Namibian openers Michael van Lingen (30 off 41) and Lohandre Louwrens (29 off 65) provided a decent start to the chase. However, Jan Frylinck's 81-ball 73 was the talk of the match as he scored eight boundaries and helped Namibia inch closer to the required target.
Skipper Gerhard Erasmus (36 off 46) and JJ Smit (44* off 37) ensured Namibia chased the target in 47.5 overs with six wickets in hand. Bilal Khan was Oman’s highest wicket-taker (2/40), but in vain.
