GEELONG: On Sunday, Sri Lanka’s T20 World Cup campaign got off to a terrible start when the previous champions were defeated by tenacious Namibia by a score of 55 runs.In front of tens of thousands of eager fans on a sunny afternoon at Kardinia Park, Sri Lanka, the surprise Asia Cup champions, had intended to make an early statement against the African associate team.
Instead, Namibia celebrated their best ever international victory, coming off a Super 12 run at the last World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.The 2014 winners Sri Lanka, who were dismissed for 108 while chasing 164, cannot afford any mistakes in their upcoming qualifying games against the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday and the Netherlands on Thursday.
