Namibia run away with 114-run victory

Xander in pitchers' unbeaten 105 in the second innings of Namibia and a disciplined bowling performance on the last day ICC Intercontinental Cup in Windhoek Hong Kong helped them to win more than 114 runs.

Namibia after they decided to bat first innings did not get an ideal start, they were 16 for 2 in the seventh over. Gerhard Erasmus and Raymond van Schoor, however, to strengthen their innings, put on a 101 run stand, but the right arm seamer Nadeem Haseeb Amjad and push the hosts on the back foot through mid quick wickets.

Sarel Burger and Nicolaas Scholtz 250 122 for the sixth wicket to guide them further, but the lower order collapsed and remained unbeaten on 272. Scholtz 85 up to 5 up to 49, and Amjad Namibia collapsed.

Hong Kong's first to response was poor. JJ Burger and Smit, Irfan Ahmad, and Roy Lamsam inside four overs as rejected as they were 2 0. Smit and Christopher Coombe 19.2 overs to reduce them to 25 for 4 by adding to the difficulties of Hong Kong.

Hong Kongs a 10th wicket partnership of 22 runs were the main contributors 203. Nizakat Khan (58) and Tanwir Afzal (52) pushed them to a 46-run ninth-wicket stand before their way to 135 for 8 hobbled.

Namibia, 301-run lead pitchers' third first-class century and mainly ride van Schoor 42, after their second innings on 232 for 5 declared.

Hong Kong ended with the fall of wickets Lamsam which began with the opening stand of 51 runs. The rest of the innings fell apart. Scholtz's brothers, Bernard and Nicolaas, 75,2 overs to bundle out of 187 Hong Kong 38 for 2 burgers to add, five wickets between them.