Berrington anchors Scotland to T20 World Cup win over Namibia

Captain Richie Berrington upstaged his Namibian counterpart in leading Scotland to a table-topping, five-wicket victory in Group B at the T20 World Cup on Thursday at Kensington Oval in Barbados.

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For Erasmus it was a particularly bitter pill to swallow given his overall contribution.

He may have forgotten about the inclusion of J.P. Kotze at the top of the order for this match during the toss, but the captain was well aware of his role when coming to the crease in the fourth over with his side in trouble at 19 for two following the decision to bat first.

"It's nice to contribute all-round but obviously feels better when you’ve won, so we have to regroup from this and come back again stronger," Erasmus said.

Erasmus' innings off 31 balls (five fours, two sixes) got his team back on course for a competitive total over the next ten overs before he fell stumped off the bowling of Leask.

Scotland though were indebted to the two seam-bowling Brads – Wheal and Currie – for pulling Namibia back from a total that looked as if it would get closer to 170, especially with David Wiese, their super over hero from the opening match victory over Oman, at the crease.

Wheal, who dispensed with Kotze in the first over of the match, returned to dismiss Wiese and wicketkeeper-batsman Zane Green (28), finishing with the best figures of three for 33.

Currie (two for 16), who opened the bowling with Wheal, was also back on at the end to ensure the Namibians were kept in check as four wickets tumbled in the final two overs.