T20 World Cup first round | Sri Lanka opt to bowl against Namibia
The Hindu
Namibia earned the right to be in the first round after doing well in the regional qualifying event in Africa
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanka won the toss and elected to bowl against Namibia in a Group A first round match of the T20 World Cup here on Monday.
While Sri Lanka were forced to play the Qualifiers after dropping out of top-eight nations in the ICC rankings, Namibia earned the right to be in the first round after doing well in the regional qualifying event in Africa.
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