Namibia T20 Quadrangular Results

The hosts Namibia have prevailed in this T20 Quadrangular tournament also featuring the Netherlands, Kenya and a South Africa Emerging XI. They beat Kenya in the final by 5 wickets, in a tight finish after Nicolaas Scholtz hit the winning runs off the final ball. This will give Namibia some confidence going into the World Twenty20 Qualifiers later this year. With 6 teams qualifying, they would really fancy themselves to qualify for the WT20 in Bangladesh early next year. Considering their disappointing performances to date in the WCL Championship, their T20 form is a consolation.

The other finalists Kenya were also quite impressive, with Namibia the only team they lost to. After finishing 9th in the last World Twenty20 qualifer behind the likes of Nepal and PNG, they will be looking for an improved performance this time around in the UAE later in the year.

Netherlands beat the South Africa Emerging XI by 42 runs, but they will be disappointed in this tournament with that being their only win. This includes losing the only T20 International of the tournament against Kenya, as well as losing an additional T20I to Kenya before the tournament started. Nonetheless their two critical wins in the WCL Championship mean they are on the brink of qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.

Kudos to South Africa for sending a team over to this tournament. With South Africa being the only major competitive nation in the Africas region, they have a responsibility to help out the associates and affiliates. Hopefully Cricket South Africa will be willing to help out in a similar way in the future.

Results:
20th April: Kenya defeated the Netherlands by 7 wickets*
20th April: South Africa Emerging Players defeated Namibia by 7 wickets
21st April: Kenya defeated South Africa Emerging Players by 5 wickets
21st April: Namibia defeated the Netherlands by 45 runs
23rd April: South Africa Emerging Players defeated the Netherlands by 22 runs
23rd April: Namibia defeated Kenya by 8 wickets

24th April: Third place playoff - Netherlands defeated South Africa Emerging Players by 42 runs
24th April: Final - Namibia defeated Kenya by 5 wickets

*T20 International (T20I); all the other fixtures were just T20 status matches