UAE beat Namibia to send Netherlands into Super 12 at T20 World Cup

The United Arab Emirates won their first-ever game at a Twenty20 World Cup on Thursday to upset Namibia by seven runs. The win sends the Netherlands into the Super 12 stage of the tournament. Namibian team would have joined Sri Lanka in the next round if they won. UAE restricted Namiban to 141-8 as they chased 149 for victory. David Weise scored 55 off 36 balls. Namigro lost their openers early with Stephan Baard getting a thick edge off Junaid Siddique and Ahmed Raza collecting the catch.