Namibia defeated Sri Lanka with a thrilling 55-run victory in the opening match of round 1 of T20 World Cup at Kardinia Park in Geelong. While defending 163 for 7, the Namibian team bundled out its opponent for 108 runs in 19 overs. Ben Shikongo, Bernard Scholtz, Jan Frylinck and David Wiese took two wickets each for Namibia. Frylinck scored 44 off 28 balls while Smit scored 31 off 16. Namibia got an invitation to bat first. For Sri Lanka, Pramod Madushan picked up two wickets.
New rules
The ICC brought has brought new rules into effect from October 1. These rules are being followed for the first time at the T20 World Cup. Henceforth, a new batter will be on strike when a batter is out caught, regardless of the fact that whether the batters crossed before the catch was taken. As per the new norms, running out a non-striker will no longer be an ‘unsportsmanship’ act or ‘unfair play.’ The new rule also states that a batter will have to have some part of his person or bat within the pitch while playing a shot. If the batter goes beyond that, the delivery will be called a dead-ball.