Namibia Beats South Africa in T20 Tri-Series Opener
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Namibia won a cricket match against South Africa. The game was a T20 match. This is a short and fast type of cricket game.
The match was part of a tri-series. A tri-series is a small competition with three teams. Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe played in this tri-series.
Namibia won the game by 18 runs. Two players helped Namibia win. Their names are Trumpelmann and Frylinck.
Trumpelmann and Frylinck played very well. They helped their team get a strong score. A score is the number of runs a team makes.
This win was good news for Namibia. It showed their team can beat strong teams like South Africa.
The tri-series will continue with more matches. Zimbabwe will also play games in this competition.
Vocabulary15 words
- T20
- a short cricket game with 20 turns for each team
- tri-series
- a small competition with three teams
- score
- the number of points a team gets in a game
- runs
- points in cricket
- match
- a game between two teams
- win
- to be the best and finish first
- team
- a group of people who play together
- competition
- an event where teams try to win
- players
- people who play in a game
- strong
- very good or powerful
- helped
- did something good for someone
- news
- information about something new
- continue
- to keep going
- games
- matches or contests
- against
- playing to beat another team
Quiz
Answer key
1. Namibia 2. 18 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Namibia won a cricket match against South Africa. The game was a _____ match.
The match was part of a _____. Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe played in this competition.
Namibia won the game by _____ runs. Two players helped Namibia win.
Their names are _____ and Frylinck.
Trumpelmann and Frylinck played very well. They helped their team get a strong _____.
This win was good news for _____.
It showed their team can beat strong teams like _____ _____.
The tri-series will continue with more _____.