4) Namibia vs Sri Lanka, 2022
Namibia vs Sri Lanka (Image Source: Twitter)
Namibia, led by Gerhard Erasmus, shocked everyone in the very first match of the 20-20 World Cup 2022 as they defended a total of 163 runs. While everyone backed Sri Lanka to clinch the victory, Namibia, on the back of some stupendous spells from David Wiese and Bernard Scholtz, clinched the win.
“It’s been an incredible journey, last year was exciting for us and we’ve now topped that with a great win. Though there’s still a lot of work to do for the rest of the tournament. But yeah it’s been a historic day for us. [On head coach Pierre de Bruyne] He turned this whole ship around for us in 2019, he’s instilled a culture in this team,” said skipper Erasmus on the win.
