The middle overs belonged to Bas de Leede and Logan van Beek (2/13 in 3 overs), who shared four wickets between them. De Leede accounted for the dangerous Gerhard Erasmus and JJ Smit. Namibia eventually finished on a competitive but below-par 156/8 in 20 overs.
Ahead of his side's ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches against Namibia and defending champions India, Netherlands all-rounder Saqib Zulfiqar spoke on the challenge faced by associate nations and expressed his excitement of competing with top teams in the tournament.
Oman's win over the Netherlands have tightened the League 2 Race as two points separate the top five teams with a third of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cycle completed.
In a stellar showing, the Dutch qualified for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 by coming through the qualifier before winning two matches in the tournament proper later in the year in India.
Ahead of his side's clash against Bangladesh in the T20 World Cup 2024, Netherlands cricketer Logan Van Beek said that the upcoming match will be the biggest game they will play in the tournament.
The T20 World Cup will start on June 1 and will be played in Venues in the USA and the Caribbean. The official X page of the Netherlands Cricket unveiled an Orange coloured jersey, reminiscent of the team's 1996 ICC Cricket World Cup jersey, which was their WC debut.
Netherlands cricketer Teja Nidamanuru disclosed that he was trying to assess and study Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav even on the bus as the Dutch team made their way to the M Chinnaswamy Stadium against the Men in Blue in the World Cup.
Shastri took to Instagram to share picture of him meeting the batting legend at the Chinnaswammy Stadium, where India is playing Netherlands in the final league stage ICC Cricket World Cup match today.