Australia’s fast bowlers, led by Callum Vidler, bundled Namibia out for under 100 before their captain Hugh Weibgen steered them through a tricky chase in their first game of the Men’s Under-19 World Cup.
Weibgen came out to bat in the third over after opener Sam Konstas was cleaned up by Jack Brassell, and saw Australia lose half their side with 35 runs still needed. But he and No. 7 batter Raf MacMillan all but sealed victory for Australia, knocking off 30 of those runs in a 40-ball partnership.
Summarized scores: Australia 95 for 6 (Weibgen 39*, Brassell 3-28, Badenhorst 2-29) beat Namibia 91 (van Vuuren 29, Vidler 4-17, Straker 3-16) by four wickets