Namibia will show up at the T20 World Cup just because in the wake of beating Oman in Dubai, joining the Netherlands on Tuesday in meeting all requirements for one year from now's competition.
All-rounder JJ Smit impacted 59 off 25 balls as Namibia beat Oman by 54 hurries to advance to the eight-group initially round of the World Cup in Australia in October 2020.
Namibia posted 161-7 in the wake of batting, with Smit smacking five sixes in a match-winning innings following a relentless 45 from Craig Williams.
Oman, who participated in the 2016 T20 World Cup, started well in answer as Khawar Ali and Aqib Ilyas put on 57 for the second wicket after Jatinder Singh was expelled for a first-ball duck.
Left-arm spinner Bernard Scholtz caught Ilyas (18) in front and afterward had Ali (41) befuddled as Oman stumbled to 64 for 4 preceding collapsing submissively.
Scholtz completed with 3-14 while Namibia chief Gerhard Erasmus took three wickets of his own, including that of contradicting captain Zeeshan Maqsood (2), as Oman drooped to 107 hard and fast.
"We got such huge numbers of messages from individuals back home having faith in us, and we did it at long last," said Smit. "I'm alleviated. We've been on an inappropriate side of a considerable lot of these competitions."
Erasmus trusts Namibia's capability for the worldwide masterpiece can help sparkle more extensive enthusiasm for the game back home.
"We need more individuals playing cricket in Namibia and we need to spread the game and in the event that they see us do well on the world stage, at that point it gives them an impetus to play and think about a profession," said Erasmus.
Namibia, who lost every one of the six of their games at the 50-over World Cup in 2003, meet Papua New Guinea in the challenge semi-finals, while Oman can even now qualify on the off chance that they beat Hong Kong in a season finisher.
- Dutch seamers persistent -
Prior, the Netherlands punched their pass to Australia in the wake of whipping United Arab Emirates by eight wickets.
UAE, who began the competition with triumph over Ireland, could just gather 80-9 in their 20 overs which the Dutch knocked off with 29 balls remaining.
The Netherlands face previously qualified Ireland in the semi-finals, while UAE have one final opportunity to arrive at the competition when they face Scotland in a season finisher on Wednesday.
UAE won the hurl and batted, however were rapidly in a difficult situation as Rohan Mustafa tumbled to Fred Klaassen in the first finished. Things abandoned awful to more regrettable as UAE lost their initial five wickets for only nine runs.
Waheed Ahmed and Mohammad Boota went some path toward fixing the harm with a 6th wicket association of 35 preceding both fell in the equivalent over to Johannesburg-conceived Brandon Glover, whose 4-12 earned him the player of the match grant.
Ahmed Raza top-scored with 22 from 24 balls, however an objective of 81 was never prone to extend the Dutch.
Max O'Dowd fell early yet Ben Cooper, with 41 not out, guided the Dutch to triumph.
"The manner in which the seamers bowled was phenomenal," said Dutch captain Pieter Seelaar.
"We have still not played at 100 percent, bowling a group out for 80 and pursuing it down with only two wickets is clearly near 100 percent.
"Be that as it may, we can in any case improve and the semi-last against Ireland is a decent opportunity to do that."
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