da bet vitoria： Bangladesh took a 2-1 lead in the five-match Alexander Forbes one-day seriesagainst Namibia on Saturday, winning the third match by three wickets with30 balls left
Andrew Poolman25-Jan-2003Bangladesh took a 2-1 lead in the five-match Alexander Forbes one-day seriesagainst Namibia on Saturday, winning the third match by three wickets with30 balls left.Bangladesh scored 234 for seven in reply to Namibia’s highest total of theseries, 232 for six.Halfcenturies for Namibia were scored by opener Riaan Walters (65) and GavinMurgatroyd (53), both finding form after struggling in the earlier matches.On a good batting wicket, Namibia could not contain the Bangladesh batsmenwho were scoring at the required run rate throughout the innings. TheNamibian fielding was not as sharp as in the first two matches.Bangladesh number four batsman Sanwar Hussain won the man of the macthaward, scoring a fluent 72 off 85 balls. He also shared a 114 runpartnership with opener Ehsanul Haq, who made 52.Hussain fell to a sharp catch by Namibian captain Deon Kotzé at backwardpoint, but Mohammad Rafique (24 not out off 21 balls) saw Bangladesh home.The fourth match is played on Sunday, with the fifth and final match to beplayed on Wednesday. Both will take place at Wanderers Cricket Club.