Connor Esterhuizen brings up his maiden ODI hundred • Cricket Namibia
became 's latest centurion as he reached a better-than-run-a-ball hundred, they topped 300 for the second successive match and sealed the series win with a game to play. reached another score in the 70s and shared a 183-run second-wicket stand with Esterhuizen which set South Africa up for another big score and for their in the format.Namibia, once again, hoped for early moisture - that wasn't there - and bowled first. Though they were able to contain South Africa upfront, one substantial partnership took the game away. claimed the second four-for of his career but conceded 64 runs in 10 overs, which exemplified Namibia's time in the field: they were among the wickets but gave away too many runs.Asked to complete their highest successful chase for a second time in the series, and having never chased more than 266 in an ODI, Namibia were completely out of their depth. Captain scored his first ODI half-century in eight innings and was the only batter to score more than 26 in a tough outing for their batters against South Africa's seamers.
Firdose Moonda is Cricinfo's senior correspondent for Africa and women's cricket