Nepal vs Namibia Tri-Nation T20I Series

At the ongoing T20I Triangular Series (Nepal, Namibia, and the Netherlands), in the first match of Nepal vs Namibia, Nepal is beaten by 20 runs by Namibia.

Namibia had won the toss and chosen to bat first and given a massive target of 206 runs to Nepal. Loftie-Eaton achieved this landmark in the first T20I of the Nepal Tri-Nation T20I series against the hosts. Arriving when his side was precariously placed at 62/3 in the 11th over against the Rhinos, Loftie-Eaton unleashed a flurry of attacking strokes that helped Namibia race past 200.

Loftie-Eaton had Smashed 11 fours and eight sixes; the batter scored 101 off 36 deliveries, reaching the hundred milestone on the 33rd delivery with a four. The previous fastest century in men’s T20Is belonged to Nepal’s Kushal Malla, who hit one off 34 balls versus Mongolia last year.

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Nepal vs Namibia Match Summary

Namibia (20 Overs)
BATTING		Runs	Balls Faced	4s	6s	Strick Rate
Michael van Lingen	c Gulsan Jha b Karan KC	20	19	2	1	105.26
Malan Kruger	not out	59	48	6	2	122.91
JP Kotze	c Yadav b Paudel	11	9	0	1	122.22
Jan Frylinck	st †Aasif Sheikh b Paudel	5	7	0	0	71.42
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	c Gulsan Jha b Bohara	101	36	11	8	280.55
JJ Smit (c)	not out	1	1	0	0	100
Extras	(lb 4, w 5)	9
TOTAL	20 Ov (RR: 10.30)	206/4

BOWLING	Over	Median	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wide Ball	NO Ball
Ruben Trumpelmann	3.5	0	29	4	7.56	0	0
Tangeni Lungameni	3	0	36	0	12	3	0
Bernard Scholtz	4	0	43	2	10.75	0	0
Jan Frylinck	4	0	36	2	9	0	0
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton	3	0	29	2	9.66	0	1
Peter-Daniel Blignaut	1	0	10	0	10	0	0

Nepal (Target: 207 runs from 20 overs)
BATTING		Runs	Balls Faced	4s	6s	Strick Rate
Kushal Bhurtel	lbw b Trumpelmann	0	1	0	0	0
Aasif Sheikh †	c Frylinck b Trumpelmann	6	6	0	0	100
Rohit Paudel (c)	c Frylinck b Loftie-Eaton	42	24	3	3	175
Kushal Malla	c Smit b Scholtz	32	21	4	1	152.38
Dipendra Singh Airee	c †Green b Trumpelmann	48	32	2	2	150
Gulsan Jha	b Scholtz	12	6	1	1	200
Sundeep Jora	c Frylinck b Loftie-Eaton	5	5	0	0	100
Bibek Yadav	c Scholtz b Frylinck	6	4	1	0	150
Sompal Kami	c Scholtz b Frylinck	26	11	1	3	236.36
Karan KC	not out	2	3	0	0	66.66
Abinash Bohara	b Trumpelmann	0	1	0	0	0
Extras	(lb 3, nb 1, w 3)	7
TOTAL	18.5 Ov (RR: 9.87)	186

BOWLING	Over	Medain	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wide Ball	NO Ball
Karan KC	3	0	32	1	10.66	1	0
Sompal Kami	3	0	34	0	11.33	0	0
Dipendra Singh Airee	4	0	32	0	8	0	0
Rohit Paudel	4	0	30	2	7.5	1	0
Abinash Bohara	4	0	49	1	12.25	1	0
Kushal Malla	1	0	7	0	7	1	0
Gulsan Jha	1	0	18	0	18	0	0

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MATCH FLOW

Namibia Innings

Powerplay 1: 0.1 – 5.6 Overs (Mandatory – 36 Runs, 1 Wicket) Ex 1
Namibia: 50 runs in 8.3 overs (51 balls) Ex 1
Drinks: Namibia – 60/2 in 10 overs (MB Kruger 21*, JN Frylinck 5*) Ex 3
Namibia: 100 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls) Ex 6
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton: 50 runs off 18 balls (4*5, 6*4)
Namibia: 150 runs in 15.5 overs (95 balls) Ex 7
Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton: 100 runs off 33 balls (4*11, 6*8)
Malan Kruger: 50 runs off 44 balls (4*4, 6*2)
Last Over Bowled at 12:59
4th wickets partnership: 135 runs in 52 balls (JN Loftie-Eaton 101, MB Kruger 29*) Ex 5
Namibia: 200 runs in 19.5 overs (119 balls) Ex 9
Innings Closed: Namibia – 206/4 in 20 overs (JJ Smit 1*, MB Kruger 59*) Ex 9

Nepal Innings