Sri Lanka’s defeat by the hands of Namibia may put the islanders in India’s pool within the Super 12. Despite the defeat, they continue to be a formidable facet and are more likely to advance as one of many high two sides of the group. The Asia Cup champions should beat each the UAE and the Netherlands. If they’re runners-up in Group A, they are going to be paired with India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and South Africa, with solely two groups reaching the semi-finals.
Sunday’s turmoil has put Namibia in a very good place to maneuver ahead. A win over both the Netherlands or the United Arab Emirates will most likely do the needful.
The winners of Group A will be part of Australia, England, New Zealand and Afghanistan in Group 1 of the Super 12.
In the second Group A match of the day, Netherlands beat UAE by three wickets with one ball to spare. UAE scored 111 for 8 in 20 overs and by the 14th over, the Dutch workforce was bundled out for 76 for six wickets. It was Scott Edwards (16 not out) and Logan van Beek (4 not out) who saved their cool within the last over to convey the workforce residence. Brief scores: UAE 111/8 (Muhammad Wasim 41; Bass de Leede 3/19, Roolof van der Merwe 1/19) misplaced to Netherlands 112/7 (Scott Edwards 16, Tim Pringle 15; Junaid Siddiqui 3/24) .
Group B consists of two-time champions West Indies, Zimbabwe, Ireland and Scotland, with the winners going to the group India and the runners-up to Australia.
West Indies will begin their marketing campaign in Hobart on Monday and must be robust contenders to beat Scotland.
But it’s the second match of the day – Ireland v Zimbabwe – that might present an indicator of which workforce is more likely to advance.
West Indies will face Zimbabwe on Wednesday and Ireland on Friday and must keep away from any lapses to maneuver forward.
Upcoming matches:
October 17: Scotland v West Indies; Ireland vs Zimbabwe
18 October: Namibia v Netherlands; Sri Lanka vs UAE
19 October: Ireland v Scotland; West Indies vs Zimbabwe
20 October: Netherlands v Sri Lanka; Namibia vs UAE
21 October: Ireland v West Indies; Scotland vs Zimbabwe
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
