As Namibia outclassed Oman in the ICC T20 World Cup match, Pakistan Super League (PSL) star David Wiese was declared the Player of the Match.
Talking to the post-match ceremony, David Wise said, "Aged a couple of years tonight. Don't have a lot of years left in me (laughs). Emotionally draining evening. (Batting and bowling in Super Over) It helped that I had a feel of the game and knew if I got a few hits out in the Super Over .... then with the ball, felt like taking the ball and executing. The pitch was difficult, didn't play the way we thought. But we adapted well.”
He explained his balling and batting strategy, “It was two-paced, it was a difficult wicket to get yourself in. One you needed to spend a bit of time before capitalizing. (Target) Difficult to gauge a good target because if you're chasing 180 then you're playing differently. But when you let them bowl the way they did, you bring them back into the game. Lots of learnings from this game.”
The commentators termed the victory of Namibia as ‘The Great Escape for Namibia’, as they seemed to be in control and then they seemed to panic.
“They almost fluffed it. Before they redeemed themselves. Wiese is at the forefront of it all. Picked up three wickets in the game proper. Then turned up with the bat in the Super Over, before sealing it with the ball in the over that followed,” the match commentator summed up the match.
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