Van Lingen ton sets up Namibia win over Nepal
Michael van Lingen struck his second ODI century for has Namibia in their last home match of CWC Association 2 to set up an agreeable 86-run prevail upon Nepal at Windhoek. The triumph cements Namibia's case on a main three completion in the opposition and direct movement to the World Cup Qualifier, while Nepal's possibilities staying away from a last two completion keep on subsiding.
Still looking for their most memorable success of the visit, Nepal had made early advances subsequent to winning the throw and welcoming their hosts to bat. Sompal Kami found Diwan la Rooster's external edge and Sagar Dhakal clean bowled Lo-handre Louwrens to lessen the hosts to 34-2, however battled for infiltration as the sparkle went off the ball. Van Lingen and captain Gerhard Erasmus added 99 for the third wicket to take the Falcons to 133-2 preceding Erasmus turned into the first of Lalit Rajbanshi's four casualties, selecting the cover sweeper with a flung really look at drive.
Nicol Loftie Eaton's lively 40 off 32 kept the scoreboard ticking over prior to miscuing a converse scope to in reverse point off Rajbanshi, yet regardless of the left arm spinner circling back to the wicket of JJ Smit, van Lingen pushed on courageous. In the wake of going to three figures hauling Sompal Kami off the hip behind square for four to adjust the 47th, van Lingen started to release, taking Gulsan Jha for three back to back limits before at long last holing out off Kami for 119 in the penultimate over. Pikky Ya France contributed with two or three additional limits as the hosts hoped to get done with a twist, however Rajbanshi would have the last word in the innings, guaranteeing Zane Green's wicket with the last ball to wrap up with figures of 4-36 of every 10.
Regardless the hosts were the more joyful unit at the break with a sum of 275-7 on the board, and Smit would strike two times in the powerplay, Green taking a thick edge before slip to send back Kushak Bhurtel and Aasif Sheik edging low to ravine, to put Nepal significantly further behind. A fifty organization between Arjun Saud and Gyanendra Malla hauled Nepal back into the game, yet both would fall with hardly a pause in between as Malla called Saud through for an unthinkable single and Erasmus had him run out for 29, preceding Malla was tidied up by van Lingen's recently grown left-arm turn in the following over.
Youthful captain Rohit Paudel looked to summon some center request opposition, and one more 50 years organization with Dipendra Singh Airee momentarily restored Nepal's expectations, however neither could pass fifty themselves, Airee nailed LBW to the back cushion by Ya France for 34 and Paudel all around got at profound in reverse square off Ruben Trumpelmann for 44 as Nepal slipped to 165-7. The tail could gather only 34 additional runs between them as Tangeni Lungameni wrapped things up for the hosts,.Nepal were all out for 189 with three overs unused.
The success takes Namibia clear in third put on 37 focuses with six matches to play, currently guaranteed of holding ODI status and very much positioned to get a critical platform finish. The USA in fourth have played all their matches, leaving the UAE - presently on 27 focuses with ten matches close by - as their closest opponents for bronze.
Nepal in the mean time face an extreme errand in the event that they are to try not to complete in the last two and subsequently gambling with transfer and loss of ODI status at the Qualifier Play-Off. As of now on only 18 focuses from 23 games ,Nepal are right now 9 focuses unfastened of the Emiratis and 17 behind the USA, however they really do have 13 matches still to play including two home series, as well as the last match of this visit against Scotland tomorrow.