BARBADOS : The hero of Namibia’s Super Over win against Oman, David Wiese said that the opening Group B match was a “tight one.”

In his post-match press conference, Wiese, who was also named the player of the match, said: “All credit to Oman to fight back and defend the under-par score. They put us under pressure, and we were lucky with the single off the last ball [that forced the tie and Super Over].”

Wiese said that “his experience of playing franchise cricket all around the world including CPL, helped him during the Super Over.”

“When one plays franchise cricket, you come across such situations [Super Over]. It helped me today as I was in my zone during the eliminator. We are happy to have picked up two points despite the narrow margin,” he said.

He added: “The pitch was difficult, didn’t play the way we thought. But we adapted well. It was two-paced, it was a difficult wicket to get yourself in. One needed to spend a bit of time before capitalising. Lots of learnings from this game.”

In his remarks to official broadcasters after the match, Namibia skipper Gerhard Erasmus said: “The pitch was tough to get momentum. We tried that with running between the wickets but felt we needed that odd boundary. Unfortunately, we couldn’t do that, and we need to take accountability for that before the next game.”

He added: “Batting was tough on a tough wicket like that. It showed in the Super Over that if you put pressure there will be some scoring opportunity. It is great to be part of a Super Over. Winning a close game early breaks the duck and brings you into the tournament. Experienced everything in this game.”

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