Namibia vs Sri Lanka

Captain Gerhard Erasmus says the experience of the last T20 World Cup gave them an idea of the skills required at this level.

The speed of the ball is more, the quality of the skills and the percentage of execution that guys are playing at is higher. It's only the start of the tournament and we really need to have our eye on qualifying for the Super 12s, which is the main goal for me." "The experiences we had from last year's World Cup really gave us a good idea of what type of skill we need to have to be able to compete at this high level. It's only the first match of three and Namibia can ill afford to take their victory for granted, even though they are going to celebrate it for everything it is worth. The Namibian quicks stuck to a hard length and an off-stump line to force a Sri Lankan collapse that will be talked about for ages. [Morne Morkel](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/morne-morkel-46538), the brother of their assistant coach Albie and someone who knows more about the short ball than most. [Uganda and Zimbabwe](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=3;id=2022;team=28;type=year). We just went onto the field on an equal footing to the Sri Lankan side." "We've seen it, we've tasted it and we've sort of closed that gap by becoming one step closer to them and getting the physical feel of what it's like. That gave us the belief this time around." They lost to Afghanistan, Pakistan and New Zealand by margins of 45 runs or more and to India by nine wickets, and lessons were learned. [bowled Namibia out for 96](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-men-s-t20-world-cup-2021-22-1267897/namibia-vs-sri-lanka-4th-match-first-round-group-a-1273715/full-scorecard)in their T20 World Cup opener and won by seven wickets.