Takeaways - Will Sri Lanka's loss turn the Super 12 Group 2 into 'group of death'?
Raunak Kapoor looks back at Smit and Frylinck's game-changing partnership, Sri Lanka's batting collapse, and more
16/10Result
1st Match, First Round Group A (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Geelong, Oct 16 2022
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![Namibia]( "Namibia")
163/7 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
108 (19/20 ov)
Player of the Match
16/10Result
1st Match, First Round Group A (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Geelong, Oct 16 2022
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![Namibia]( "Namibia")
163/7 -
![Sri Lanka]( "Sri Lanka")
108 (19/20 ov)
Player of the Match
'Don't be surprised if Namibia start winning big games' - former batter Craig Williams
Namibia upset Sri Lanka by 55 runs in the opening match of the T20 World Cup in Geelong
Erasmus - 'It's going to take massive mental reset because you can get carried away'
Namibia captain on learnings from the last T20 World Cup, the preparations since then, Morne and Albie Morkel's influence, and more
Dasun Shanaka: 'Our bowlers didn't bowl to take wickets'
"There's nothing to worry about as it's the first game, but the way we played is the worry"
Rajapaksa - 'We are quite happy with our preparation'
The middle order batter addresses the media ahead of Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup clash against Namibia
Stephan Baard: 'There is a bit more sense of calmness this time'
Namibia kickstart their T20 World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on Sunday
Match Coverage
All Match NewsIs Namibia's win over Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20 World Cup their first against a Test-playing nation?
And how many players have scored a century and taken a wicket in all three international formats?
How Namibia 'turned the tables' on Sri Lanka
Captain Gerhard Erasmus says the experience of the last T20 World Cup gave them an idea of the skills required at this level
Namibia kick off World Cup in style with famous upset
Jan Frylinck, JJ Smit, Ben Shikongo show spirit and skill to hand Sri Lanka a heavy defeat
Sri Lanka pacers change their plan - and allow Namibia to change the mood at Kardinia Park
Captain Dasun Shanaka not happy with his bowlers after Namibia's match-turning late blitz with the bat
Injured Dilshan Madushanka out of T20 World Cup; Binura Fernando named replacement
The left-arm seamer sustained a quadriceps tear on the eve of Sri Lanka's first match of the tournament
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.667 |
| NED | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.162 |
| NAM | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.73 |
| UAE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1.235 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ZIM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 |
| IRE | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.105 |
| SCOT | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.304 |
| WI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.563 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| NZ | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.113 |
| ENG | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0.473 |
| AUS | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -0.173 |
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.422 |
| IRE | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1.615 |
| AFG | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -0.571 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| IND | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.319 |
| PAK | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.028 |
| SA | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.874 |
| NED | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.849 |
| BAN | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1.176 |
| ZIM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1.138 |