The Richelieu Eagles and DP World Lions' match got in Namibia's Global T20 League underway today.
The tournament is a bit like the Champions League of cricket....just a bit crapper. The DP World Lions, Lahore Qalandars, and Richelieu Lions are the three teams that are competing. It was planned to add another squad—the Bengal state team from India—to the mix. However, the BCCI refused to give the Bengal team permission to compete.
The Namibia Global T20 competition features a total of seven matches, followed by two one-day matches between Lahore Qalandars and Richelieu Lions. The Wanderers Cricket Ground in Windhoek will host each game with the final on the 5th.
The first game was won by the South African set-up thanks to the experience of Reeza Hendricks who got 77 off 42 balls in the first innings total of 183. Namibia’s Eagles could not compete with that and fell 18 runs short.
Tomorrow sees the Richelieu Eagles play Lahore.