ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Canada is out of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013 after a 120/3-117 loss to Namibia on Saturday.
Nicolaas Scholtz claimed a maiden five-wicket haul to lead Namibia (3-2) to victory over Canada (1-4) by seven wickets. Scholtz tore through Canada’s middle order, claiming five wickets in three overs for the loss of 13 runs.
Ruvindu Gunasekera (25) and Jimmy Hansra (23 from 21 balls) were the key contributors for Canada, before the side lost a wicket on the final ball of the innings to finish on 117 all out from its 20 overs.
The Namibia run chase was anchored by Raymond van Schoor (58) and Craig Williams (37 not out), with Williams still at the crease when Namibia reached 120 in 19.3 overs with seven wickets in hand to record its third victory of the tournament.
In the other three matches of the day, Italy shocked the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 67 runs, the Netherlands defeated Kenya by 29 runs, and Nepal overcame Bermuda by 21 runs.