Nikolaas Davin
England vs Namibia T20 World Cup 2024: England has kept its hopes alive for Super-8 by defeating Namibia by 41 runs in a rain affected match. England has got 5 points after winning the match. Due to rain the match was reduced to 10-10 overs. Batting first, England scored 122 runs in 10 overs. After this Namibia’s team could score only 84 runs. Namibia’s star batsman Nicholas Devlin retired out in the match.
Namibia batsman retired out in the sixth over
Michael Lingen gave a good start to the Namibian team chasing a big target in 10 overs. On the other hand, Nicholas Devin was not able to bat well. In the sixth over, when Nicholas Devin was batting after scoring 18 runs off 16 balls, he retired out in the match. David Wiese came to bat in his place. This is the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup that a player has retired out. Before retiring out, the batsman tells the umpire that he is leaving the crease.
According to MCC rule 25.4.3, if a batsman leaves the field for any reason other than 25.4.2 (illness, injury or any other unavoidable reason), then the player can come to bat only when the opposing captain allows it. If his innings does not resume for any reason, then that batsman will be recorded as ‘retired out’. On the other hand, when a player is marked retired hurt by the umpire, then he can come to bat again, for this he does not need the consent of the opposing captain.
England registered a win
In the match against England, Namibia’s captain Gerhard Erasmus won the toss and decided to bowl first. Harry Brook and Johnny Bairstow performed well for England. It was because of these players that England’s team was able to score more than 100 runs in 10 overs. Bairstow contributed 31 runs and Brook contributed 47 runs. On the other hand, Namibia’s team was able to score 84 runs in 10 overs. David Weese scored the highest 27 runs for Namibia.
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