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Erasmus takes debutants Namibia into Super 12

After his two wickets with the ball, Wiese came to Namibia’s rescue by hitting Craig Young for back-to-back sixes in the 15th over to bring down the equation to 33 off the last five overs.

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Namibia’s Gerhard Erasmus en route his 53 not out v Ireland yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

Namibia’s Gerhard Erasmus en route his 53 not out v Ireland yesterday. Pic/Getty Images

Gerhard Erasmus led from the front with a well-crafted unbeaten fifty to guide debutants Namibia to a historic eight-wicket win over Ireland in the first round Group A match and qualification spot in Super 12s of the T20 World Cup here on Friday.

Erasmus (53 not out off 49 balls) guided Namibia’s chase of 126 in the company of David Wiese, who made an unbeaten 28.

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