da betobet： Mohammad Tauqir’s five-for and Khurram Khan’s century helped UAE to beat Namibia by four wickets
Cricinfo staff08-Dec-2009
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UAE pulled off an amazing come-from-behind victory in Windhoek after Namibia had started the final day in control of the match.Set a tough target of 310, a brisk century from captain Khurram Khan steered them home with only a handful of overs remaining. Khurram was assisted by a whirlwind 35 from Amjad Javed and a run-a-ball 52 from Fayyaz Ahmed. He struck 12 fours and a six in a 144-ball 109 and though he was dismissed with UAE 69 runs short, Fayyaz and Abdul Rehman (30*) finished the job. It was opener Amjad Ali who had set the tone for the chase with a quick 43 putting UAE on their way.The heroics of the batsmen came after the UAE bowlers had taken the remaining six Namibian wickets in 25.1 overs in the morning. Despite a couple of run-outs, Namibia had moved along to 224 for 5 – an overall lead of 296 – before offspinner Mohammad Tauqir sparked a dramatic collapse. He finished with five wickets as the home side lost their final five for 13 runs, undoing their good work on the first days.