England shore up their hopes of Super Eights qualification with victory over Namibia after narrowly avoiding a washout as rain threatened to end T20 World Cup title defence Matthew Mott's side almost fell victim to yet another washout in the West Indies By Lawrence Booth Published: 23:04, 15 June 2024 | Updated: 23:10, 15 June 2024 e-mail View comments Harry Brook helped England dodge the showers - and a bullet - to beat Namibia by 41 runs in a 10-over thrash in Antigua, and leave themselves hoping Scotland did not stun Australia later in the evening in St Lucia. After persistent rain had threatened to knock them out of the World Cup without even taking the park, Brook’s high-class unbeaten 47 from 20 balls had helped them to an imposing 122 for five. England’s bowlers then limited the Namibians to 84 for three, Reece Topley setting the tone with two tight overs for six runs, instantly raising the required rate to 15.
So frustrated did the openers become that Nikolaas Davin retired out for 18, making way for the big-hitting David Wiese. But by then the Namibians needed 82 off four overs, and the only question was the margin of defeat, which Wiese massaged with some huge but futile blows off Adil Rashid. 'There was a lot of anxiety going around,' said Brook.
'Thankfully it stopped and we got a game, and Toppers started beautifully with his height.' England have shored up their hopes of making the Super Eight at the T20 World Cup after victory against Namibia Jos Buttler's .