T20 World Cup: Wiese’s blistering knock helps Namibia beat Netherlands, keeps them in hunt for Super 12

Wiese’s
maiden
international
half-century
changed
the
pace
of
the
game
in
matter
of
minutes
as
runs
flew
thick
and
fast
after
he
took
charge
at
the
crease
and
in
the
process
added
93
runs
with
skipper
Gerhard
Erasmus
(32)
for
the
fourth
wicket.

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Chasing
165
to
stay
alive
in
the
competition,
debutants
Namibia
were
stuttering
at
52
for
three
after
nine
overs
but
Wiese
single-handedly
sank
the
Dutch
side.
His
onslaught
on
the
spinners,
especially
the
monstrous
straight
sixes,
was
a
treat
to
watch
as
the
Dutch
bowlers
were
guilty
of
putting
the
balls
in
the
slot
for
Wiese
to
clobber.
And
even
if
the
pacers
drew
the
length
a
bit
back,
the
36-year-old
Wiese
had
enough
power
to
muscle
the
ball
around
for
big
shots.

He
raised
his
fifty
in
just
29
balls,
with
a
six
off
rival
skipper
Pietar
Seelar.
His
40-ball
unbeaten
knock
was
adorned
with
five
sixes
and
four
shots
to
the
fence.
Erasmus
too
timed
the
ball
beautifully
and
got
boundaries
with
ease
in
his
22-ball
knock
that
had
four
fours
and
a
six.

The
victory
has
kept
Namibia
in
hunt
for
the
Super-12
stage
and
now
need
to
beat
Ireland
in
their
final
game
in
the
first
round.
They
had
lost
to
Sri
Lanka
in
their
opening
match.

The
Netherlands
now
have
lost
both
their
games
and
their
chances
to
make
it
to
the
next
stage
are
quite
low.

Earlier,
opener
Max
O’Dowd
(70)
struck
his
second
consecutive
half-century
and
shared
a
82-run
stand
with
Colin
Ackermann
(35)
to
help
the
Netherland
post
a
competitive
164
for
four.
O’Dowd,
who
had
hit
51
against
Ireland
in
the
previous
match,
expressed
himself
freely,
going
after
the
bowlers.

At
times
he
played
uppish
shots,
not
exactly
in
control
but
still
kept
finding
the
gaps
to
keep
the
scoreboard
going.
His
57-ball
knock
had
six
fours
and
a
six.
Stroke
making
was
not
easy
on
the
wicket
and
his
opening
partner
Stephan
Myburgh
(17)
was
happy
playing
the
ball
according
to
merit.

Myburgh
got
out
when
he
tried
to
slap
one
hard
from
Frylinck
but
ended
up
giving
a
simple
catch
to
Baard
at
point.
The
Dutch
side
had
high
hopes
from
experienced
Roelof
van
der
Merwe
(6)
but
he
also
fell
cheaply
off
pacer
David
Wiese.
Next-man
in
Ackermann
though
timed
the
ball
nicely
and
even
used
his
feet
effectively.

O’Dowd
completed
his
fifty
with
an
inside-out
boundary
off
the
bowling
of
spinner
Bernard
Scholtz
in
the
cover
region.
That
shot
also
brought
up
hundred
of
the
side
in
the
14th
over.
Pacer
JJ
Smit
was
impressive
with
his
accurate
widish
deliveries
in
slog
overs,
not
letting
the
Dutch
batters
score
freely.
Wiese
too
kept
it
tight.