Capricorn Eagles off to great start
Namibia's national women’s cricket team, the Capricorn Eagles, got off to a great start in the T20 Four Nations Tournament after winning their opening two matches […]
Namibia’s national women’s cricket team, the Capricorn Eagles, got off to a great start in the T20 Four Nations Tournament after winning their opening two matches to go to the top of the log.
On Tuesday, they comfortably beat Tanzania by nine wickets, but yesterday’s match against Uganda went down to the wire and had to be decided by a super over, which Namibia won off the final ball.
In yesterday’s match, Uganda won the toss and sent Namibia in to bat, a decision which soon paid dividends as Kayleen Green (4) and Mekelaye Mwatile (6) were dismissed cheaply.
Captain Sune Wittmann hit a run-a-ball 24, and when Edelle van Zyl was dismissed for 13, Namibia were struggling at 56/4 with less than eight overs remaining.
Arrasta Diergaart and Wilka Mwatile, however, came to Namibia’s rescue with a rapid partnership of 36 runs off 26 balls, with Diergaardt eventually dismissed for 36 off 33 balls (4×4), while Mwatile scored 22 off 14 (2×4, 2×6).
