T20 World Cup: Namibia stun Sri Lanka by 55 runs on back of Jan Frylink's all-round show in opening game
FirstpostFrylink scored 44 and also grabbed a couple of wickets as Namibia bowled Sri Lanka out for 108 after posting 163/7 on the board in the opening match at Geelong. Geelong, Australia: Jan Frylinck smashed 44 runs and took two wickets as Namibia hammered Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka by 55 runs to cause a major upset in the opening match of the Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday. Sri Lanka were then bowled out for 108 in 19 overs with David Wiese, Frylinck, Bernard Scholtz and Ben Shikongo taking two wickets each in the team’s first of three opening-round matches. Watch: Kusal Mendis takes a blinder behind the stumps against Namibia Stephan Baard and skipper Gerhard Erasmus attempted to rebuild with a stand of 41 but Sri Lanka’s bowlers kept chipping away with wickets.