Zimbabwe beat Namibia by five runs in T20I tri-series final-over thriller
Zimbabwe defended a small total to beat Namibia by five runs in a final-over thriller in the T20I tri-series.
Zimbabwe held on to win by five runs against Namibia in a final-over thriller in the T20I tri-series on Monday. Namibia's seventh-wicket pair had dragged the chase close to the target before Zimbabwe's bowlers defended the total in the closing overs.
Namibia had earlier stunned South Africa in the tournament while Zimbabwe lost their opening match to the Proteas. Each side now has one win from two matches in the tri-series.
The result keeps Zimbabwe in contention for the title and sets up further encounters between the teams in the coming days.
CricHubb Take
Namibia's ability to push Zimbabwe close after their upset win over South Africa shows that associate sides are becoming genuine threats in limited-overs cricket rather than easy points on the board.