Australia Qualified For The Super 8 Stage By Defeating Namibia

Source: ICC

In the 24th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Australia secured a place in the Super 8 stage by defeating Namibia by 9 wickets.

In the Group B match played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Australian captain Mitchell Marsh won the toss and opted to field first against Namibia.

Namibia's Innings:

Namibia's batters struggled against the Australian bowlers and the entire team was bowled out for 72 runs in 17 overs.

Against Australia, nine Namibian batters couldn't even reach double figures. Captain Gerhard Erasmus was the standout performer, scoring 36 runs.

For Australia, Adam Zampa took 4 wickets, Josh Hazlewood and Marcus Stoinis each claimed 2 wickets, while Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc took one wicket each.

Australia's Innings:

Chasing a target of 73 runs, Australia reached the target in the sixth over with the loss of only one wicket.

For Australia, Travis Head remained unbeaten with 34 runs off 17 balls, and Mitchell Marsh scored an unbeaten 18 runs. David Warner contributed 20 runs.

With this victory, Australia qualified for the Super 8 stage, having secured 6 points from three consecutive wins in the group stage.

It is noteworthy that both Australia and Namibia were playing their third match of the tournament today. Namibia has won one match and lost two.