http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 – First Innings Recap
Tournament leaders, Namibia, took on Ghana in the 15th match of the ICC World Cricket League Africa Region Division One Twenty20 (T20) series. The fixture was being staged at the Lugogo Cricket Oval, Kampala on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
The first innings of the day came to a competitive closure after Namibia posted a massive total of 237 with a loss of 6 wickets against the opponents.
The fixture comes as the 6th game apiece as Namibians are set to maintain an undefeated streak while team Ghana has so far secured a single win.
The bout began after the Namibians won the toss and chose to bat, with the opening duo featuring, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Isaac-Kofi-Otuafo-Aboagye-c64534.
The batting side kicked off with a troubling start after Westhuizen returned to the pavilion in the opening minutes of the innings. The player was caught out by Ghana wicketkeeper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Julius-Horlali-Mensah-c69655 off Sumaila’s delivery.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sarel-Francois-Burger-c88808. The duo, swiftly recouping from the loss, engaged into an aggressive partnership.
The pair proceeded with the innings through some whacking batting display, earning boundaries and a few out of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Luke-Charles-Parker-c73266 for their side. The partnership added a massive contribution to the total and paved the way into the second half of the session.
Finally, by the end of the 11th over, the two parted as the Namibian captain was declared out after being caught by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Bawa-c74546. William’s wicket was owned by Ghana’s medium pacer Samson Awiah.
The skipper delivered an exceptional performance on the pitch that earned him an adequate total of 86 runs from just 33 balls. The player’s innings included 7 boundaries and 6 sixes.
By the time the Ghana bowlers earned their second wicket, the Namibian batsmen had accumulated a secure total of 144 runs from 12 overs.
Following the captain’s loss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gerrie-Snyman-c59913 made his way to the crease to join Burger. However, after adding a few whacks to the total, Snyman (21) made the return to the pavilion in the 15th over of the Namibian innings.
The player’s loss came as the second wicket for Sumaila.
By the time the game entered the last quarter of the Namibian innings, the team lost three more players in the closing three overs.
The first batsman to make the return was the hard hitter Burger who scored an impressive total of 82 runs from 52 balls. Burger’s run at the crease included 8 boundaries and 3 sixes.
The other batsmen to follow Burger were http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Raymond-van-Schoor-c84385 (12).
As for the Ghana bowlers, Sumaila and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kofi-Stephen-Bagabena-c71620 and Awiah earned a single apiece.
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