Highlights SL vs NAM T20 World Cup 2022 Match 1: Namibia write history, beat Sri Lanka to cause big upset

SL vs NAM, T20 World Cup 2022 Match 1 LIVE Scorecard: Follow LIVE score and updates from final between Sri Lanka vs Namibia on our live blog here

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SL vs NAM Match preview: Sri Lanka take on Namibia in the first match of T20 World Cup 2022 at Geelong and expect Lankans to run over Namibia today. The Dasun Shanaka-led unit may have failed to directly qualify for the main stage of the tournament but they are a team that has improved by leaps and bound and are in very good form at the moment. Recently, Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup 2022 where they beat favourites India and Pakistan at different stages of the tournament to emerge as victors. Their title clinch sent a message to the world that they cannot be ruled out as contenders just yet. However, on the eve of their first match, Lankans have received a huge blow as Dilshan Madushanka has been ruled out of the World Cup.

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The left-arm quick has sustained a quadriceps injury. A replacement will be announced shortly.

Sri Lanka come into the #T20WorldCup with five wins on the trot in T20Is _

Can they maintain their winning streak against Namibia in the tournament opener?

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— ICC (@ICC) October 15, 2022

Namibia had made a big impression on their T20 World Cup debut in the UAE and Oman in 2021, surging through to the Super 12 stage and even getting a win there. In the 2022 T20 World Cup, the challenge for Gerhard Erasmus's side will be to deliver again without the element of surprise they had in 2021. Undoubtedly, Namibia will lean heavily on fast bowling all-rounder David Wiese and left-arm fast bowler Ruben Trumpelmann.

16 October 2022

12:55 IST

SL vs NAM Match 1 T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE score

Biggest wins by runs for an Associate team vs a Full member team in T20Is:

81 runs Afg vs Zim Sharjah 2016
59 runs Afg vs Zim Nagpur 2016
55 runs Nam vs SL Geelong 2022 (Today)
54 runs UAE vs Ire Dubai 2021

That brings us to an end of an exciting game of cricket. But we are not done yet in T20 World Cup. 

12:39 IST

SL vs NAM Match 1 T20 World Cup 2022 LIVE score

HISTORY! NAMIBIA WIN BY 55 RUNS. THEY DON'T JUST WIN BUT CRUSH LANKANS BY 55 RUNS. 

Brilliant effort from the Africa nation. A forgettable day for Lankas. The T20 World Cup begins with a big upset. 

NAM 163/7 (20)
SL 108 (19)

Namibia won by 55 runs

SL had won the toss and opted to bowl first