Michael van Lingen’s duck in the very second ball of Namibia’s innings marked Oman’s strong start to tie the game. Despite facing challenges with uneven bounce, Nikolaas Davin and Jan Frylinck managed to hold onto their wickets and took Namibia to 32/1 at the end of the powerplay period.
Captain Aqib Ilyas used spinners and medium pacers to slow down the run rate, forcing Davin to take risks to score runs. Davin managed to hit a six off Aqib after facing seven dot balls in a row, but then fell victim to Aqib’s spin the very next ball, getting caught by Mohammad Nadeem.