England overpower plucky Namibia

By Matt Thacker

June 15, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
England 122-5 (Brook 47*, Bairstow 31, Ali 16,
Trumpelmann 2-31, Wiese 1-6, Scholtz 1-24)
Namibia 84-3 (van Lingen 33, Wiese 27, Archer 1-15,
Jordan 1-19)
England won by 41 runs (DLS method)
Toss: Namibia, who elected to field
Officials: Adrian Holdstock, Langton Rusere, Rashid Riaz
As England's must-win match against Namibia approached, the Caribbean weather had England fans sweating, but not because of an excess of sunshine.
Torrential morning rain followed by regular showers, some of them heavy, put the match at r...

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