Did anyone watched the match between Namibia and Canada yesterday, in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2? It was a close match with a lot of twists and turns, but eventually Namibia managed to win. They had Canada at 140/7 at King City, but then the hosts managed to make a decent recovery and ended up at 219. And Namibia struggled early on during the second innings, after getting reduced to 23/3. Then Jan Frylinck and Dylan Leicher put together a 151 run fourth wicket partnership, which took them home.
That was great match. It was amazing to see Canada came back after difficult situation. It really showed their fighting spirit and it looked like they might even win game. However teamwork between Jan Frylinck and Dylan Leicher was incredible. They came to plate when their team was struggling badly with score at 23/3. Fact is that they were able to work together and score 151 runs under so much pressure proves their skills. So it means few players can completely change outcome of game.
In cricket, there is no chance of expecting to win no matter what the score is. It would have been difficult to expect Namibia to come back from a difficult situation when they lost 3 wickets for 23 runs against Canada. But that is what the team did. Despite having much pressure, Jan Frylinck and Dylan Leicher both came together to lift the match from a difficult stage. Usually, if a team's players can perform well even under pressure, then the chances of winning for that team increase. Namibia won even in a losing match. The team secured victory with 5 wickets in hand by building a great partnership. There is a lot of interest in such matches in the cricket world.