Namibia v Scotland T20 sequence
Namibia 159-7 (20 overs): Erasmus 54 (39); Watt 2-24, J Davidson 2-28
Scotland 160-3 (18.5 overs): Munsey 44 (31), McMullen 44* (39); Heingo 2-16
Scotland win by seven wickets
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Scotland began their T20 sequence towards Namibia in convincing trend as they chased down 160 with seven balls to spare in Windhoek.
Having received the toss and opted to bat, the hosts slumped to 94-6 as seamer Jasper Davidson and left-arm spinner Mark Watt each took two wickets whereas bowling economically.
However, Namibia hauled themselves to a aggressive complete of 159-7 thanks to 54 from captain Gerhard Erasmus and a strong late cameo from Jan Balt, who hit an unbeaten 19.
Louren Steenkamp – who struck 67 in Sunday’s ODI between these sides – was dismissed for 27 to present Scotland debutant Zainullah Ihsan a first worldwide wicket.
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In reply, openers George Munsey (44) and Finlay McCreath (16) obtained off to a fast begin in the powerplay and the vacationers by no means ceased management in their run chase.
Off the again of a supreme hundred on Sunday, Brandon McMullen struck an unbeaten 44 to information his group dwelling, supported by 34 from captain Richie Berrington on his 350th Scotland look.
Berrington fell to an outstanding one-handed catch on the square-leg boundary by Ruben Trumpelmann, however wicketkeeper Matthew Cross struck the profitable runs with two into the off-side.
There are two additional matches in the sequence, on Friday and Saturday (each 13:00 BST).