South Africa defeated Namibia by 99 runs in the first ODI. Jordan Harman played an inning of 150 runs on debut. Prenelan Sabarayen bowled career best and took 4 wickets. On Wednesday, South Africa, batting first, scored 348/6 runs in 50 overs. In reply, Namibia could only manage 162/8 in the innings which was affected twice by rain. The match was decided by DLS method. The second ODI of the 3-match series will be played in Windhoek on 11 September. Jordan Harman, the joint-highest scorer with 150 runs on debut, became the joint-highest run-scorer on ODI debut. Before him, Matthew Britzke had also scored 150 runs on his debut. Harman became the fifth batsman for South Africa to score a century on ODI debut. Before him, Colin Ingram, Temba Bavuma, Reeza Hendricks and Matthew Britzke have scored centuries on debut. Harman made a partnership of 190 runs for the second wicket with Tony DeGeorge. De Georgi scored 72 runs off 84 balls and completed his third half-century in ODIs. 100/1 in the first 20 overs, then the pace increased. In the beginning of South Africa’s innings, Namibia’s bowlers got little movement from the pitch. Ruben Trumpelman touched the outside edge of Harman and also got a top-edge, but did not get the wicket. Connor Esterhuizen pulled the short ball in the seventh over. Jack Brassell was caught at fine leg and the opening partnership broke at 27 runs. De Georgi also got many opportunities. He edged the ball outside slip from Brassel. After this, wicketkeeper Zane Green also got a chance, but Namibia could not catch it. The team also missed the chance of a runout. South Africa scored 100/1 in 20 overs. After this, the team added 50 runs in the next seven overs. Harman completed his half-century, while De Georgi completed his fifty in 64 balls. After the century, Harman hit big shots. Harman completed his century in 93 balls. After this his batting style gained momentum. After the century he hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. Harman, considered strong on the leg side, scored runs on both sides of the field. He scored 59 runs between cover and midoff. After him, Dewald Brevis came to the crease and hit a no-look six after just two balls. 4 wickets fell in the last 10 overs. South Africa started the last 10 overs at 266/2. At that time the team’s score seemed to be crossing 350. But Namibia created pressure by blocking the boundaries. Harman tried to play a back-of-the-hand slower ball over backward point, but the ball went into the hands of Lauren Steenkamp. After this South Africa lost 4 wickets in 58 runs. Trumpelman took 3 wickets out of these. Brewis was caught at deep square leg, Rubin Harman was LBW and Jason Smith failed to hit a shot over midwicket. In the end, Corbin Bosch scored unbeaten 39 runs off 24 balls and took South Africa to 348/6. The team remained just two runs away from 350 runs. Namibia had a very slow start, chasing 349 runs, Namibia scored only 24 runs in the first 10 overs. There were no boundaries for 10 consecutive overs between the second and 12th overs. 21 year old Alex Bussing-Wolshenk tried to play Fortuin’s ball over the top on 12 runs. Caught by Jason Smith at longoff. Smith took the catch, but the ball slipped out of his hand. On the very next ball, Bussing-Wolshenk played a shot in the wrong line off the ball of Kwena Mafaka and was caught out by the wicketkeeper. Jan Frylink also could not repeat his batting performance of the T-20 series. He scored 7 runs on 16 balls and was bowled by Mafaka. Rain stopped the game after 73/3. The struggle of second opener Malan Kruger ended in the 19th over. He missed the flick on the ball from Sabrayan and was out LBW. Namibia were at 73/3 in the 22nd over when it started raining in Windhoek and play had to be stopped. The game restarted after 1 hour 18 minutes. Due to rain, Namibia’s target was reduced to 301 runs in 38 overs. He had to score 225 runs in the remaining 16.3 overs. After the second rain, 167 runs were needed in 7 overs. Just 10 balls after the resumption of play, Steenkamp played Bosch’s ball in the air. Sabryan took the catch at short cover. With this, Namibia’s wickets started falling. Gerhard Erasmus then hit two fours, but the rain returned once again. The game started again after about half an hour. Then Namibia needed 167 runs in just 7 overs. The goal was almost impossible. During this period, Namibia lost 4 wickets for 67 runs and reached 162/8 in 38 overs. —————- Also read this sports news… Asia Cup-Pakistani player took 6 wickets for 7 runs. Records are being made continuously in the Women’s Asia Cup. On Monday night, Pakistan’s Nashra Sandhu took 6 wickets for 7 runs against Hong Kong. Nashra has the best performance in T-20 International for Pakistan Women’s team. Full news…
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